Agreed, Walker has never been a 9. Would love to see him get a run in his actual position of LF as I can’t seem to remember him ever getting an opportunity. Feel as though we’re missing a trick in attack by not using him there.

To win this game we don't need size in the pack, we need effort and intensity.
The rest will sort itself out.

Mostly I agree though I think Fifita would make a difference in this one. It’s strange because I was watching the KR match and there was effort there in spades imho. The intensity part I completely agree with as it’s not where it needs to be especially in defence. We far too often allow a ball carrier to meet out line gifting post contact yardage cheaply and more effort in defence.

I don’t think we were a million miles off vs KR but we need to react to mistakes and repeat sets better. We did this well early season and seemed to not let it faze us and roll our sleeves up.

The effort is there but we just need to channel it properly. The defensive mentality of standing off needs addressing and I put that at the feet of the coaching team. Just a few tweaks here and there and hopefully we will see our effort rewarded. And if it isn’t immediately rewarded we need to retain composure.

Quote: PopTart "To win this game we don't need size in the pack, we need effort and intensity. The rest will sort itself out.'" Can’t get much better than this if Dave plays. https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... 17/photo/1

Quote: PopTart "To win this game we don't need size in the pack, we need effort and intensity. The rest will sort itself out.'" Can’t get much better than this if Dave plays. https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... 17/photo/1

Need to sort our markers out at the ptb, very poor and lazy at KR, giving easy metres with alarming regularity.

Hopefully, Shudds will have one or both eyes on their cup semi final

Quote: wrencat1873 "Need to sort our markers out at the ptb, very poor and lazy at KR, giving easy metres with alarming regularity. Hopefully, Shudds will have one or both eyes on their cup semi final'" https://twitter.com/Giantsrl/status/151 ... 85/photo/1 Thats a strong giants squad, will be difficult for Trinity

Quote: wrencat1873 "Need to sort our markers out at the ptb, very poor and lazy at KR, giving easy metres with alarming regularity. Hopefully, Shudds will have one or both eyes on their cup semi final'" https://twitter.com/Giantsrl/status/151 ... 85/photo/1 Thats a strong giants squad, will be difficult for Trinity

Am almost glad to have Covid and miss it and that’s a first.

Correct.

Of course, size helps in almost any position but it can be overcome with effort and intensity.

I think it runs deeper than that but the above is the minimal expectation from the paying public….

It would be a nice change if our forwards can resist giving away a ball steal penalty within the 1st couple of sets.

I don't think he ever is, he plays in spite of his general fitness.

If he's not fit he must be fiddling his stats as he runs further and tackles more (per minute on the field) than any of the other forwards.

He just seems to be Dave, and plays those minutes dispite his frame. Big bopper, eats pies, scores tries and all that.

Wish we had three of him!