Round 3 v Newcastle

[Chris]

Kafusi must be close to the hook!

WTF is he doing????

 

[Chris]

Hopefully that kickstarts them into action!

 

[Red]

This is much more nerve-wracking than it was supposed to be.

 

[Paul]

Lets kick this goal and put them away.

 

[Red]

Kafusi is rubbing salt into the wound now.

 

[Chris]

God have mercy over Felise..........

 

[Red]

Just in case anyone is wondering, Brenko Lee is playing.

 

[Chris]

Just in case anyone is wondering, Brenko Lee is playing.

He did well there.

 

[Chris]

Got away with it. Better improve massively or Ponies will put a score on us.

 

[Red]

That was a really nice way to finish it off.

 

[Red]

Anyone want to rate the player? 1 as lowest to 10.

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 6
2. Jamayne Isaako 7
3. Euan Aitken 6
4. Brenko Lee 5
5. Tesi Niu 6
6. Isaiya Katoa 5
7. Sean O’Sullivan 6
8. Jesse Bromwich 7
9. Kodi Nikorima 6
10. Jarrod Wallace (did he play?)
11. Felise Kaufusi 3
12. Kenny Bromwich 6
13. Tom Gilbert 8
    
    
14. Connelly Lemuelu 7
15. Mark Nicholls 7
16. Ray Stone 7
17. Kurt Donoghoe 5

 

[midlands hobo]

7am start not 9 so managed to get most of the game in thought the sinbin was a bit strong. Will do proper watch tonight

 

[Chris]

7am start not 9 so managed to get most of the game in thought the sinbin was a bit strong. Will do proper watch tonight

I don't know about that sin-binning. If someone did it against the Dolphins, I'd be screaming for a sin-binning. And it was in that period they played thier best. Newcastle didn't look like scoring in that time and we obviously scored twice.

 

[Chris]

Anyone want to rate the player? 1 as lowest to 10.

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 6
2. Jamayne Isaako 7
3. Euan Aitken 6
4. Brenko Lee 5
5. Tesi Niu 6
6. Isaiya Katoa 5
7. Sean O’Sullivan 6
8. Jesse Bromwich 7
9. Kodi Nikorima 6
10. Jarrod Wallace (did he play?)
11. Felise Kaufusi 3
12. Kenny Bromwich 6
13. Tom Gilbert 8
    
    
14. Connelly Lemuelu 7
15. Mark Nicholls 7
16. Ray Stone 7
17. Kurt Donoghoe 5

Wallace didn't play. Not sure why not. Lemuelu too his place and was at worst solid.

 

[Chris]

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 7
2. Jamayne Isaako 7
3. Euan Aitken 6
4. Brenko Lee 5
5. Tesi Niu 7
6. Isaiya Katoa 6
7. Sean O’Sullivan 7
8. Jesse Bromwich 7
9. Kodi Nikorima 6
10. Connelly Lemuelu 7
11. Felise Kaufusi 2 - Just too many mistakes no matter how well he did when he didn't make a mistake.
12. Kenny Bromwich 5
13. Tom Gilbert 8
    
    
14. Mason Teague 5
15. Mark Nicholls 6
16. Ray Stone 6
17. Kurt Donoghoe 4 - He needs to do better at #9 or transition to an interchange forward.

 

[Red]

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 7
2. Jamayne Isaako 7
3. Euan Aitken 6
4. Brenko Lee 5
5. Tesi Niu 7
6. Isaiya Katoa 6
7. Sean O’Sullivan 7
8. Jesse Bromwich 7
9. Kodi Nikorima 6
10. Connelly Lemuelu 7
11. Felise Kaufusi 2 - Just too many mistakes no matter how well he did when he didn't make a mistake.
12. Kenny Bromwich 5
13. Tom Gilbert 8
    
    
14. Mason Teague 5
15. Mark Nicholls 6
16. Ray Stone 6
17. Kurt Donoghoe 4 - He needs to do better at #9 or transition to an interchange forward.

Kafusi seemed to have one of those games when after the first mistake, he tried extra hard to redeem himself which led to another and another until the vicious cycle came to an end with the sin-binning.

 

[Equaliser]

Kafusi seemed to have one of those games when after the first mistake, he tried extra hard to redeem himself which led to another and another until the vicious cycle came to an end with the sin-binning.

Giving him the last part of the game in the bin proved the difference. Hopefully he'll be able to make up for it in round 7.

 

[Red]

Dolphins 36 - 20 Newcastle Knights​

What we liked: The Dolphins dream run rolls on for another week​

In just their third week in the NRL, the Dolphins were viewed as favourites entering into their clash against a severely undermanned Knights side. They'd sprung a shock with an opening round ambush against the Roosters and then repeated the dose against the Raiders last week.

But they showed no signs of letting those victories get to their heads when they confidently dismantled Newcastle in front of their home fans early on. Then, as Wayne Bennett so eloquently put it, there was "a lot of rubbish in between". Regardless of the uncomfortable nature of the win, the Dolphins found a way to put 30-odd points on their opponents while not at their best.

They have built an identity not even a month into their existence which centres on high completion rates and building pressure. It's fair to say, at the moment it's working a treat.

What we disliked: Felise Kaufusi slips up​

Felise Kaufusi has been going around taking names in the early weeks of the season, famously flattening out Brandon Smith before hitting Hudson Young with an absolute bellringer in Round 2.

With the game on the line against the Knights and heading into the final 20 minutes or so, the backrower took it into his own hands once again. Only this time, his hits veered into the illegal territory that served to actively disadvantage his teammates. Firstly, he gave away a relieving yardage penalty by putting an unnecessary shot on Hymel Hunt which got him put on report.

Then, he smashed Jackson Hastings late in the back with a cheap shot that was once his bread and butter at Melbourne. In his press conference afterwards, Bennett played down the severity of Kaufusi's hits and claimed he was more worried about his three handling errors with the ball. Regardless, he now faces the prospect of a trip to the judiciary.