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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2675251, member: 1899"] It's a shame Josh Reynolds had to go and spoil what was otherwise a fun afternoon of footy. Outside of the odd comment about Austin's hat-trick, you'd seldom hear anything else other than Reynolds lashing out with the boot and his later shoulder charge. I've already said my piece about Reynolds in the Grub Reynolds thread but the way he just spoiled the momentum for his side was disappointing. He's a better player than that and if he cut that crap out and focused on his running game and kicking game he'd be a lock for the Blues five eighth spot. Anywho, thought the game summed up modern League pretty well. City tried to play footy and shot themselves in the foot sometimes, while Country were very methodical and were just able to make the most of their opportunities. I reckon Freddy's camp would have been more enjoyable, but would have preferred to have been a Country boy for the post-game. Talking Points James Maloney - Thought he started slowly but warmed his way into the match. Don't know if it's the type of performance I take to the bank because it was more about the opposition than himself. The one positive is that his last tackle kicking on the line was really good and that's something you can count on in Origin. Blake Austin - Everyone has a soft spot for ol' Stone Cold and he has a knack of popping up at the right place at the right time but beyond that, he didn't impress me. He mostly played second banana to Reynolds and the few times he stepped up he let himself down with his kicking game or just didn't make the most of it. 3 tries is nothing to sneeze at, but this talk of him playing Origin is rich. The Dan Tupou Flick - Beautiful, that try definitely belongs on the highlight reel for 2015. The City Rookies - Lost track of the amount of times Gilbert flaunted the age of City. "The oldest player is 27!" Yeah yeah yeah, all well and good and I'm sure it'll do those players some good moving forward but I think it spoiled the party somewhat for the rest of the team. The City bench was clearly outclassed by Country's and Blake was exposed pretty badly in this. The Country Bench - Thought they really made a difference. In particular Mitch Rein who has really stepped up ever since he hasn't had to play the full 80. It just simplifies his game and allows him to focus on his strengths. Thought Vaughan put his hand up, albeit it as Merrin's understudy and the likes of James and Sims had their moments as well. The City Props - I thought they'd make all the difference but I really only saw one passage where Fifita threatened to do so. It's frustrating with Andrew - clearly he has all the tools to challenge Bromwich as the best prop in the game but he'll just come up with these Dave Taylor type plays that make you shake your head. If I had to pick between him, Tamou and Klemmer for the NSW bench, I'd go Fifita but it has to be off the bench. [/QUOTE]

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