Round 5: Newcastle Knights vs Melbourne Storm

[danknights]

We always go 1 or 2 wide of the ruck. Storm send up a shooter who sticks which then allows a 3 man tackle which slows us down so much. Either get in at the ruck faster or get it wider. We seem to want to play too laterally which the storm love.

 

[Ak-47]

Pearce is tired he has had to make a heap of tackles, someone else needs to stand up. Mann looking dangerous.

Yer true they throw alot at him, credit to Pearce though held his own well.

 

[slotmachine]

yeah, we're losing the ruck pretty badly.

I don't see it that way. Storm have just had heaps more ball

 

[Battler]

I don't see it that way. Storm have just had heaps more ball

heaps quicker ball too. The grub jumps out and we're still getting onside.

 

[slotmachine]

I think we're slowing them down pretty well tbh.

Hopefully we get a few early penalties to keep it close.

 

[cowboyman]

Storm dominating the ruck on a whole. Knights when have held onto the ball are getting the off chance off a quick play the ball. Pearce has taken the wrong option a few times and Ponga not getting enough early ball.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

Lets see how Obi's half time speech's are lol.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

That's a captains challenge if I ever saw one.

 

[slotmachine]

Oh look, another error

 

[Grandpa Joe]

Get Mann off if we ever needed a wild card its now.

 

[knightime]

No excuses for our performance but the refereeing has been embarrassing.

 

[slotmachine]

No excuses for our performance but the refereeing has been embarrassing.

You're kidding yourself

 

[knightime]

You're kidding yourself

Do you think it has been good? Like I said, no excuses. The refereeing has been atrocious.

 

[Battler]

Kalyn just bombed that.

 

[slotmachine]

Do you think it has been good?

It's been fine. What's your specific issue?

Those two sets show storm aren't anything special in the ruck. We slowed them down really well then marched back up the field

And another error, of course

 

[member 2299]

Grub Smith is refereeing this game walking around with his arms spread. Pretty lacklustre performance so far.

Lot of one out stuff and only Cummins and Maxwell could believe Jacks got the ball down.

 

[knightime]

It's been fine. What's your specific issue?

Those two sets show storm aren't anything special in the ruck. We slowed them down really well then marched back up the field

And another error, of course

Specifically, both sides running so far off the line before the play the ball, the 10-metre rule seems to have been forgotten about. Storm laying all over us in the ruck. Our butterfingers aren't helping in any way though.

 

[slotmachine]

Storm laying all over us in the ruck.

And yet our play the ball speed is faster. Set restarts 5-1

 

[Joel]

Mann 4 NSW, beautiful kick

 

[slotmachine]

Pearce is rooted with all the defence and Mann on one leg is standing up here