Halves

The forwards have been going really good the last few weeks, dominating feild position and putting the team into a position to score some points. the halves seem to be the issue, the forwards are busting their backside and putting us in the opposition 20 but the halves and backs can’t put the icing on the cake and score some bloody points. The only try we scored last night was from an intercept but for a lot of the game we were in the bronx 20 trying to score but we can’t.

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  • Actually it was Mennings and Corey who bombed 3 tries.

    if we don’t take our chances we lose

    Apart from that thought those played well

  • Next week

    1: C Norman
    2: J Hayne
    3: M Jennings
    4; G Jennings
    5: J Hoffman
    6: C Gutherson
    7: M Moses
    8: D Alvaro
    9: C King
    10: N Brown
    11: M Mau
    12: T Moeroa
    13: B Takairangi

    14: P Terepo
    15: S Matagi
    16: K Evans
    17: M Nuikore

    French, Vave, Gower dropped
    B French is getting smashed on the wing
    We need bigger guys on the wing to bring the ball back hard and fast
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      • Drop Gower ha??

    • I don't think you have been watching the games mate.
    • If Takaraingi is your answer to ANY question, then we are well and truly screwed. He should be pat on the back for his loyal service and sent on his way. 

  • the whole team is at fault - every time the pressure was applied to the ponies line, someone dropped the ball.

    Terepo dropping on first hitup. Matagi dropping it cold when on the charge in their red zone. Jennings dropping it over the try line.

    Also the consistency in refereeing is abysmal - broncos 2nd try was as forward as the eels one but was allowed to continue without even a cursory glance.

    The high tackle and subsequent cannonball tackle on Taka where play was held up for a couple of minutes was not even looked at - at the ground even ponies supporters were a bit mystified how it became play on when about 10 replays showed the high hit and lodge cannon balling into takas knees - thought that was outlawed.

    Just before half time ponies were given 3 warnings on penalties but nothing happened, yet Jennings was marched for one infringement (rightly so I think). 

  • Agreed. I feel sorry for a our forwards. Individually they are decent players. Perhaps two negatives are they don't hunt as a pack and they tend to struggle with timing to create effective second phase play.
  • Most of the forwards done okay but the halves let us down with no creativity at all. Moses is crap and Guth is a fullback and only a fill in half due to injuries. You either make Norman dominant half and get a better 5/8 than Moses or get a Cronk like half and let Norman be a running 5/8.

  • Agree. Halves and the rest of the backs have let us down. Especially Jennings. What a fall from grace. He’s not nailing the key moments. Did it against the dogs and did it again last night. You nail those moments and the boys get the confidence, energy and more importantly the momentum they need. So disappointing
  • Forwards are putting in our spine is letting us down as bad as mitch and cory have been i feel the lack of a good dummy half is affecting them especially in the red zone
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