Still a few negatives though, our discipline and error rate simply has to improve, the amount of times we just gift teams position and territory is crazy and our play the ball speed has to improve (although our smallish pack won't help with this either). Overall a good win and a game we'd have 100% lost last year.

Still a few negatives though, our discipline and error rate simply has to improve, the amount of times we just gift teams position and territory is crazy and our play the ball speed has to improve (although our smallish pack won't help with this either). Overall a good win and a game we'd have 100% lost last year.

Away support was in fine fettle and buoyant.

Deux points is what it's all about and we managed to get over the line.

Will watch this afty's game and tonight's Vegas spectacular with a contented glow.

Away support was in fine fettle and buoyant.

Deux points is what it's all about and we managed to get over the line.

Will watch this afty's game and tonight's Vegas spectacular with a contented glow.

Hudds may of been the better team on the night, but we took our chances, must be one of only a few who thought Martins' try was a try, aslong as his finger is on the ball when it grounded, then its a try. Didn't think they were that dangerous on our line when they got close and we kept them out easily. Great take by Baron for the intercept, best pass Lolohlea (check spelling) did all match haha.

As for the officials, once again they gave our players no protection at all with headshots! be interesting if the review panel pick anything up? and not policing the 10 metre rule allowed them to get in our faces quite easily, think we should have gone out wide more than trying to take them on through the middle. 

2 from 3 and 14 points conceded against two opponents away from home shows vast improvement from last season, where we had conceded over 80 points in our first 3 games!

 

Hudds may of been the better team on the night, but we took our chances, must be one of only a few who thought Martins' try was a try, aslong as his finger is on the ball when it grounded, then its a try. Didn't think they were that dangerous on our line when they got close and we kept them out easily. Great take by Baron for the intercept, best pass Lolohlea (check spelling) did all match haha.

As for the officials, once again they gave our players no protection at all with headshots! be interesting if the review panel pick anything up? and not policing the 10 metre rule allowed them to get in our faces quite easily, think we should have gone out wide more than trying to take them on through the middle. 

2 from 3 and 14 points conceded against two opponents away from home shows vast improvement from last season, where we had conceded over 80 points in our first 3 games!

 

I'm not sure even Lewis Martin thought it was a try! his body language almost gave himself away, he didn't look too sure as he stood up. I was convinced the VR was going to chalk it off, but 'fingertip control' and all that!!

Agree about the headshots, how was it not a penalty for the one on Briscoe, and then their disallowed try (off the back of the non-Briscoe penalty) came about due to Sezer taking a crack around the back of his head as he was on the floor. Thought we were going to be awarded a penalty for that shot, but the VR only looked at Wilson's knock-on to disallow it, no mention of the crack on Sezer.

I'm not sure even Lewis Martin thought it was a try! his body language almost gave himself away, he didn't look too sure as he stood up. I was convinced the VR was going to chalk it off, but 'fingertip control' and all that!!

Agree about the headshots, how was it not a penalty for the one on Briscoe, and then their disallowed try (off the back of the non-Briscoe penalty) came about due to Sezer taking a crack around the back of his head as he was on the floor. Thought we were going to be awarded a penalty for that shot, but the VR only looked at Wilson's knock-on to disallow it, no mention of the crack on Sezer.