Second pre-season trial - Knights Vs Bulldogs - 6:00pm Saturday, 14th February - McDonald Jones Stadium

[Tim]

Determined to beat the record for the most scoreless first halfs this year!

 

[slotmachine]

I'm ok with that then as long as the ref remembers it should go both ways

We are not running hard enough to deserve a six again

 

[Kurriboy]

Loving Browns boot.

That will serve us well all year out of trouble.

 

[slotmachine]

That was another great long kick from brown

 

[JOJO82]

We are not running hard enough to deserve a six again

Thankfully brown has a big boot to kick us out of danger, our forwards are gonna struggle all year

 

[Mclovin]

Trial game for the reffs and bunker as well

 

[slotmachine]

Smith what were you doing mate. FFS

 

[Kurriboy]

Great effort from best there.

 

[Aidos]

Literally the only way I can defend the coach trying Brown in this dominant 7 role on the right is that he’s intentionally gathering data on what we absolutely should not do.

Other than that I’ve got nothing.

The only thing I can really think of is Brown has a bigger boot than Smith so wants him on the right

 

[MattyM]

They know AOB isn’t at the club anymore? They can actually have a crack now.

 

[slotmachine]

Bombed one there the dogs.

McEwen running hard and winning the set restart

 

[mullenmagic]

ESL had one good run that half and he'd still be the first forward picked going off trial form - starters included. Not ideal.

Either Smith isn't the player this forum convinced themselves that he is or the coach is making him play like Jack Cogger. Either way it's hard to argue Sharpe wouldn't be more dangerous in the role Smith played in the first half.

 

[JOJO82]

No points again in the first half

 

[Joel.M]

Scoreless 1st half you can’t make it up

 

[KPGreatness]

I won’t say much but what I will say it Holbrook is stupid, Smith played a great game imo against the dragons on the right, and Brown is a left sided player and always has been, why the hell would he swap them? He needs to swap them around for the second.


When Brown has moved to the left for attacking plays he has looked really good but he’s forced to stay on the right permanently it’s bone headed, put brown to the left and Smith to the right, it is that simple.

 

[Seano]

No points again, maybe we should sign the Bulldogs' attacking coach....

 

[mozza]

Dang. I’m looking forward to hearing how weak our middles are and how they’ve been dominated but it’s not really the case. Stupid errors, poor defensive decisions from our edges and terrible attack from our halves is what’s costing us. Exactly like last year.

J Saf, ESL and Lucas have been decent though.

 

[slotmachine]

Forward running metres grim reading other than Jsaf

 

[Sheent14]

McEwen runs good lines and runs hard. I hate the idea of Cant starting over him, he offers little.

 

[Newygirl]

Brown is and has always been a left sided player. Smith looked better on the right last week. Even if Sharpe is going to be in the halves, he was better on the right last year than the left.

So wtf are they doing?