Yep. I think by moving Burton to centre permanently we have fixed one of our Achilles heels. The other is FB. Tracey is simply not good enough for a finals team. It's too easy to target his flaws, both positionally as well as defensively. I'd be happier if we had Kiraz at FB, Tuala on his...

A Agree. I still think Galvin needs to throw some looping harbour bridge passes every now and then. Granted, they are risky and with Tracey at FB it's probably an automatic try going the other way but he still needs to vary it up abit.

I like SOS. He offers something in the halves I haven't seen in our team for ages. He makes some mistakes but I'd like to think we can become a team that strives for 7 successful plays out of 10 rather than 4 out of 5. It's a 70% return vs 80% but it usually results in more points and these...

Abit tough to suggest Joey Johns knows nothing about defence. He was probably one of the toughest and brutal defenders as a HB. Perhaps what you meant was he couldn't coach defence, even though he was good at it individually....

He was a fan favourite but once CC started playing him for 80mins or long minutes, errors came to the fore. It's something he has always struggled with. He does run the ball oddly however and that makes him unpredictable. It's something we need as we are otherwise too monotonous and predictable...

Just about everyone in the team is a better passer of the ball than Burton. Burton is probably the worst player at passing I've seen in the game. Even Tracey is better.

I missed the game live as my wife booked me in to see a comedy show. Was scrolling through TK for updates and all I can make-out was that we were diabolical. Watched a full replay yesterday morning only to see a different game - nowhere near as bad as those hypochondriacs make it out to be...

I personally hold '98 ahead of it, mainly because I made the bold move to back us 5 weeks before finals even started. That roll was unprecedented and even though we lost the GF, it was a massive wave of excitement.

My fear is that the players have lost confidence in CC and have lost confidence in each other. That is a recipe for disaster. What we need is 4 or 5 players playing well and combining well and it needs to result in points. The other players who are just going out to do their job as individuals...

I actually think Galvin needs to develop his cut-out passes abit more and the winger and centre needs to train to push up more. Whether it's a harbour bridge pass or a face cut-out, it allows the winger to get around his opposite number and then have the centre and FB backing up on the inside...

Funnily, I think that the wet conditions suited us as Storm had to stay compressed throughout the game and our centres (Xerri, Burton and Tuala) had a field day against theirs. It is very important to score min 5 tries a game. 4 out of 5 games last week were won by scoring exactly 30 points...

Apologies for the late reply, I tend to lurk around TK more these days. I was glad to see the late changes with Tracey dropped, Kiraz FB, Monty on wing and Mann at starting hooker. It's almost like CC read my posts both here and TK although I had either Tuala or Kiraz as FB suggestion. I was...

Underwhelming team list. I would have played Kiraz or Tuala at FB with Monty or Jethro at wing. We have lost the last 2 games at FB and wing, due to poor cover defence. It needs to be the primary fix. Just having someone solid at FB might just be enough to stay in the game. From there it will...

Would have been interesting if Latrell and Turbo were available.

Unfortunately the horse has bolted mate.... CC's roster decisions and Gus's failure to address key spine position and depth has resulted in a massive revolt against them. I don't think it is unjustified. They are highly paid professionals but have proven to be caught out with their 1 plan only...

Im afraid our best team has Galvin and SOS at 6 and 7 and that means Burton and Critta at 3 and 4 meaning Tuala misses out. I personally rate Xerri above Tuala so if we accept Xerri being dropped then Tuala dropped is a given. Our wingers are definitely slow but we use them as kick return...

Someone on TK made a very good point in that the new interchange rules and bench has negated our advantage of being a superior fit team and it allowing for big boppers to once again play a role in a team. I have to agree. But more importantly, i dislike our gameplan which wastes all its...

Disgusting performance across the board but in particular from CC who lost the plot. I can only assume his pre-match plan was to use Mann and SOS as interchanges in the 9 and 13 with Hayward to save an interchange. He must have changed it when we were down chasing points and points not coming...

I expect this Cows team to win and win well (over 24 points). But would be interesting to see how the young guys go. Just hoping the guys that are in line for first grade like DSF, Hughes, CKT, Sua get to dust the cobwebs off and get match ready for when they get the chance in NRL.

Competition in the squad is great, but we still have too many players with similar attributes. Its fine when we are working together as a unit and winning games on defence. But by end of season, you need both your attack AND defence firing to win the 3 or 4 big games. In the last 2 years, our...