24 hours ago, I was so hopeful. I seriously thought we could push for a finals spot and be a serious darkhorse.
I didn't think we'd beat Melbourne, but I thought we would put up a very good fight and come away with positives despite the loss. After the first 10 minutes, I was as hopeful as ever, which was mainly due to that Sean Russell try with 12 men. That was short lived.
Players like Ryley Smith, Pezet, Simmonsson, Jack Williams, even Brian Kelly I was very excited to see. These players (apart from Kelly) had strong seasons last year and I couldn't wait to see how they developed. I know it's early days, but they all seemed to have gone backwards, especially Ryley who was virtually a speed bump.
with that said, do we have any hope for 2026. I know it's early days but that is not a performance you put in the back of the mind. It was one that exposed so many issues.
However, it would not surprise me in the slightest for us to come away with a win next week, and we are all back on the Bandwagon
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Yes I know last night was shit. But lets face it, it's Round 1 against Melbourne in Melbourne. No other team has managed to beat them, and on top of the 2 sin bins, the 6 agains, having no match fitness, and the use of Joash instead of forward sealed our fate. To write off the whole season after that is an over reaction.
Whether we lose by 1 point or 50, it's still only 2 competition points. Obviously, these guys weren't prepared physically or mentally at what was thrown at them. They reflect on the prep as Ryles said, move on from it and learn what you can do better.
Still a young team with a bunch of unknowns in there to boot. They will get better, lets wait and see what happens next week.
I don't know. I must admit i find this hard to take, immediately after a performance like that.
Does it show any distress or embarrassment. Those are two things i'd like to see, surely players that want to compete for a premiership are a little more downcast then this.
Tuilagi is rubbish shouldn't even be there
Says the guy who has played how many first grade games of football.?....sorry Paraboy, you are entitled to have opinions but calling a player who has actually played the game at this level rubbish is above your station in life.
You can do better, stop and think about it....and I'm not related to Tuilagi!
Tuilagi is rubbish & a half whether u like it or not buddy, add Penisini & Kautoga to that list. Add yourself too for being a biased fan lmao. U don't know me so don't talk lad..
i said you were entitled to an opinion, not my respect....the rest is up to you and i don't need to know you, only your opinions.
You stated that me calling Tuilagi rubbish is above my station of life? His had 3 years to nail a spot on the edge and failed, do u want me to clap for him ? His rubbish full stop.
Fans are entitled to be critical of blokes who try to play footy and fail. That's the risk people take trying to be good at footy. It is just part of it. Just ask paul carriage.
who was a better player than both of us!
We will never know haha
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