General NSW Cup 2024

Anyone go to the game and notice any stand out players?

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Is this saying the Bears scored 1 second into the match?
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Is this saying the Bears scored 1 second into the match?
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It does but I’d say it’s more like 4 min mark… otherwise it took the kicker almost 5 mins to take the conversion.
 
Just off the highlights, Farr's D looked terrible on the right edge. I have to question why he played right-side after playing left when paired with Volkman last year & also the fact that it looked like Hanson played right edge in U21s last weekend then moved to left this week
 
Went to Pukekohe on Sunday. Didnt make the first Harold Matthews game but made it in time to watch the SG Ball and NSW Cup games.

Tough day at the office for the team with so many positional changes. They had Luke Hanson, Adam Pompey and Quilann Tupou on the team sheet despite not being named at all in the team list on Tuesday. CHT and TMM

As others have rightfully gathered from the highlights, Jacob Laban was a standout. Pretty sure he played close to a whole game. Don't remember him coming off. For a kid that is turning 20 in April he is not only pulling his weight but shining. His physique is building very nicely and at 6ft 2in he can carry his own in the pack amongst seasoned pros. Certainly has the motor and I was impressed with his workload. At one stage late into the game he had riled up the opposition #16 that much that he was gonna have a punch up with Jacob. This kid will play NRL sooner rather than later and will be one to watch in time.

Ben Farr was pretty average at half back. For most the game I actually thought he was playing centre. Geronimo Doyle was more than up to the task at fullback. He was actually amazing at times and made at least 3 try saving tackles. Not sure what Doyle is doing on the bench as he's a far better fullback than Farr IMO.

I like the look of Luke Hanson. Plays very direct with ball in both hands. You can tell he has good footy smarts and doesn't shy away from his defensive duties. He'd actually make a good hooker.

Adam Pompey showed his obvious class and NRL experience with a few nice touches and cover tackles. You can always tell the ones that have made the step up or are about to as they play so much better than the rest. Even when you don't know who they are you can tell like Shawn Blore for the Bears who just had a little extra pep in his step than his team mates. That was Pompey but he had little chance to get into space. Our attack was cluttered and simple. Very little decoys or backdoors. Always looked like we were short for numbers. Im guessing the edges were still tired from tackling and chasing the previous set. Also the new halves pairing didn't help at all. I would have loved to have seen CHT and TMM lead the team around.

Another couple of players I liked were Setu Tu and Moala Graham-Taufa. Tu did well to cover most the attacking plays that were thrown at him and Moala was awesome at set restarts. Dude has a fair bit of speed but is built like a prop. Their unbroken partnership showed with both doing well on both ends of the ball.

In what seems to be a recurring issue for all grades, our edges were getting cut to shreds with breaks happening just about every set. The Bears pack also had little problem marching down field straight through the middle. If it wasn't for some great goal line defence and heroics from Doyle we would have been smashed by 60+. Bears were the better gelled team and their combos showed they had spent a lot longer together than the Warriors patched together team.

Heres hoping they can get it together for this weeks game against the top of the table Raiders...
 

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