04-17-2021, 09:50 PM
(04-17-2021, 09:06 PM)PaulP link Wrote:Port was always going to win this game. Media, betting agencies, fans etc. who thought otherwise just aren't accepting reality.
The 4 goal barrier against better teams is a hurdle we can't seem to overcome just right now. R1 25 points, R2 21 points, R5 28 points.
Execution and skill errors are the real killers. I accept one could argue that by the 2nd half the damage was done, but in that 2nd half we won the territory, more I50's, more scoring shots, more tackles. It's not like the boys threw in the towel. Throughout the 2nd and 3rd we had 75 chains and kicked 4.11, Port had around 72 and kicked 10.1 - that's all from Teague's presser. Honestly, I don't think it's as bad as all that. Fix up the connection and we will be around the mark.
It is as bad as all that Paul and it’s not just execution and skill errors, it’s also a lack of desire
All of Setterfield, Murphy & McGovern are playing for the cheque. McGovern is so frustrating, has the tools but will not go when it’s his turn. SPS’ desire is also a week by week proposition, but he is being played out of position.
Newnes, Kennedy, Plowman, Casboult all very average players.
Jones decision making under pressure is woeful
Dow, Williamson haven’t developed (the latter has actually regressed). And then you have the perennially injured club of Curnow, Marchbank & Kemp
And last but not least, Cripps’ has gone backwards and refuses to spread and his kicking is now embarrassing.
That’s a big chunk of the list