Round 4 - Festival of Hate - Qld v NSW

[Adam84]

Fuck me I feel for the crowd at the ground. Sitting 50m from the sideline and absolute bore of a game too.

I went last year, was abysmal to watch.
Sydney really has some of the worst stadiums in the country

 

[Shaker]

What a terrible try to concede. You get back in the game and you fail to exit for a change and let the Waratahs get easy metres. Just awful.

 

[gel]

9 minutes to go.

Get the penalty.

Waste as much time as you possibly can, reds.

Fucking stupid players have no fucking clue.

 

[Slim 293]

Nah, that’s not the actual rule

It's not stated in the laws, but it's how it is applied by the referees...........they kicked the ball away for a territorial advantage from a knock on - advantage over.

 

[Adam84]

It's not stated in the laws, but it's how it is applied by the referees.....they kicked the ball away for a territorial advantage from a knock on - advantage over.

Nah, referee here...
advantage can be achieved by a kick without advancing past the advantage line, i.e. a cross field kick which provides tactical advantage to the team... a poor kick from a disadvantaged position doesn't automatically negate advantage unless it resulted in a clear and real advantage.. which it didn't.. poor call by the ref

 

[jimmydubs]

The reds are the very definition of uninspiring

 

[gel]

Fuck these reds guys.

They couldn't give a fucking shit about play g for their state.

Fucking glad I haven't given them a single dime this year. I hope they go broke and are removed from the competition.

 

[Dctarget]

Did we really trade Karmichael Hunt for Bryce Hegarty? Hegarty has been god awful. Genuinely. What does this say about Stewart, that Thorn thinks this shovel who can't bloody kick is better than Stewart.

 

[Adam84]

Fuck these reds guys.

They couldn't give a fucking shit about play g for their state.

Fucking glad I haven't given them a single dime this year. I hope they go broke and are removed from the competition.

absolute rubbish... plenty of passion in this team and plenty of guys trying their ass out.
there is poor execution and fusion across the team, doesn't mean individuals aren't trying.

Yes be frustrated about the performance, don't take aim at the individuals and claim they don't give a shit.

Fickle fans like you are like a leaf in the wind anyway

 

[Shaker]

They just kind of look clueless in attack. Lack of a recognised 10 who can control and direct play is really hurting them.

 

[Adam84]

They just kind of look clueless in attack. Lack of a recognised 10 who can control and direct play is really hurting them.

agreed, real lack of composure across the team, structure in attack is lacking..

I had hoped the recruitment of McKay would have inspired some greater attack, but it's just missing at the moment.

 

[Shaker]

agreed, real lack of composure across the team, structure in attack is lacking..

I had hoped the recruitment of McKay would have inspired some greater attack, but it's just missing at the moment.

They need to either stick with Stewart and actually play him as 10 instead of just chucking the number on his back and playing him at 12 or find someone new, Hegarty isnt the answer as he's not a playmaker.

 

[Adam84]

They need to either stick with Stewart and actually play him as 10 instead of just chucking the number on his back and playing him at 12 or find someone new, Hegarty isnt the answer as he's not a playmaker.

I actually think Stewarts best position is at 12, he is playing 10 because he has a reasonable passing and kicking skillset but longterm I think his attributes are best suited to inside centre. How that plays out I'm not sure, Its easy to forget he is still an extremely young guy so im not really surprised he is struggling to run the backline at a Super Rugby level.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

I went last year, was abysmal to watch.
Sydney really has some of the worst stadiums in the country

Parramatta new stadium is going to be class and frankly the Tahs should be seriously looking at moving the SCG games either there or Brookvale after tonight. The SCG is not up to scratch and is damn right dangerous.

 

[Derpus]

Did we really trade Karmichael Hunt for Bryce Hegarty? Hegarty has been god awful. Genuinely. What does this say about Stewart, that Thorn thinks this shovel who can't bloody kick is better than Stewart.

He created one of your tries tho. Much better at 15. Don't get why he's playing 10 so much.

I went last year, was abysmal to watch.
Sydney really has some of the worst stadiums in the country

We aren't allowed Stadiums m8.

Kerevi looks so disappointed. Feel for the guy.

 

[Ash]

absolute rubbish. plenty of passion in this team and plenty of guys trying their ass out.
there is poor execution and fusion across the team, doesn't mean individuals aren't trying.

Yes be frustrated about the performance, don't take aim at the individuals and claim they don't give a shit.

Fickle fans like you are like a leaf in the wind anyway

I've been a fan of the Reds since the mid 90s. Thorn has killed it for me. I'm currently pretty ambivalent about results. I want the Reds to win, but every loss I also get to enjoy the schadenfreude over Thorn being clueless and out of his depth and one game closer to gone.

This Reds team is not far off Richard Graham era bad. Thorn, unlike Graham, has some positives as a coach, but his negatives are so glaring that he will never, ever be a winning coach. The sooner the Reds move on the better, I am still just hoping the team isn't gutted yet again before it happens.

The game? Messy, scrappy affair. Based on the recent showings we are watching the 3rd and 4th teams in the Australian conference, and it's sad to say that.

 

[Adam84]

Parramatta new stadium is going to be class and frankly the Tahs should be seriously looking at moving the SCG games either there or Brookvale after tonight. The SCG is not up to scratch and is damn right dangerous.

Absolutely, its going to really open the eyes of rugby union/league fans in Sydney I think when they realise the quality of stadium that Brisbane and Melbourne have had for years.

SCG is a disgrace for both the fans and the players, its not up to standard. I think the only one it appeases, and probably the most crucial stakeholder is the SCG/SFS members.

 

[Derpus]

^^^
I think most people recognize SCG is a temporary thing.

 

[The Honey Badger]

Parramatta new stadium is going to be class and frankly the Tahs should be seriously looking at moving the SCG games either there or Brookvale after tonight. The SCG is not up to scratch and is damn right dangerous.

We haven't seen the surface at Parramatta. We know it's not well established.

So it might not be any better.

 

[The Honey Badger]

Anyone see a crowd number?

Looked reasonble