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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2599530, member: 2221"] Everyone is piling on Hoggman, and while I wholeheartedly agree we'd be better off with a real ball player in the position, he wasn't even too bad tonight, and certainly not the reason we lost. Our ruck defense went down the gurgler without Macca, Parker, Gillett and Thaiday, even more so when we also didn't have one of Hannant or McGuire in there. I thought we ended up doing relatively well given the circumstances, against a team like the Warriors and their brutal pack, especially given they were switched on tonight. Hunt was really hot and cold, some crappy kicks and some beautiful ones. Some good decisions, some awful ones, etc... We really noticed how important Macca is to direct this team and shore up the defense in the ruck. Granville looked good with his quick passing and darts from dummy half, scoring a nice try that way, but he should really only be a backup hooker, and possibly a weapon for us to bring on while giving Macca a breather. I thought Hannant was by far the best forward in the team, with McGuire a close second. Oates is going to be something out of this world when he gains some experience and routine. Sammy did quite well for backing up from SOO, but he was totally rooted in the second half. Vidot, Copley, Reed and Maranta did their job, especially Dale with good strong runs and speed. Barba was good again and to me it just looks like he's building to something... I hope we'll see him at his damaging best towards the business end of the season. On the other hand, I was pretty disappointed in Glenn, not only for his costly mistakes, but because he didn't show the leadership I expected and we needed from him. Lowrie wasn't as good as he has been of late, while Hala seriously doesn't seem to have the motor for the NRL and Stagg really should retire from a fantastic career... Unfortunately, we weren't able to target their weaknesses because we rarely maintained sustained possession of the ball, but I hope we will see a very different game a month from now at Suncorp, hopefully with all the troops back healthy. [/QUOTE]

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