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Message: [QUOTE="Jeba, post: 2271255, member: 1827"] Just got back from the game. Here is my summary (for numbers 14-17 I am not sure if I got the numbers on the jerseys right but knew who I was watching [icon_lol1. ) 1. Corey Norman - very impressive. As said by Matt earlier, his footwork and agility to set up Teo's first try was outstanding. Looks to have a heap of ability. 2. Denan Kemp - played wing for the whole game, and Ivan switched his fullback around a few times so that's a sign that Kemp is here as a winger. He had a good game, shut down some Raiders backline movements in defence, and one run in particular was fantastic - he leaped high to defuse a bomb and before you know it he was 20 metres downfield. Good to see him back. 3. Israel Folau - My MOTM, 3 tries and they weren't just fall over the line tries. His third try was awesome, got the ball on the right hand sideline 25 metres out and beat 3 defenders to crash over. Also played fullback at the start of the second half and did it very well! 4. Alex Glenn - defended well and made some nice runs. Didn't play second half. 5. Steve Michaels - a nice bat back for Norman's try but other than that, pretty hopeless. 6. Ben Hunt - along with Smith controlled the game nicely. Good kicking game. 7. Tim Smith - worried about his ankle injury, but before that he played well combining with Hunt. His chip kick for Teo's first try was pin point. 8. Scott Anderson - started strong, didn't get too much game time. He'll be a good signing. 9. Andrew McCullough - didn't miss a tackle. And in the second half made some very nice runs. Very encouraging. 10. Ashton Sims - like Anderson, strong at the start but not too much game time after that. I'll happily see him start in the front row. 11. Lagi Setu - threw some nice offloads including one great offload to set up Izzy's second try. Best of the forwards. 12. Sam Thaiday - tried hard, but disappointing. Threw some stupid passes. Forget he went around though. 13. Corey Parker - worked very hard and goal kicking was good too. 14. Josh McGuire - little bit disappointing, will need to step it up a it. Not worried though. 15. Gerard Beale - Didn't get too involved, not much game time either. Defended OK though. 16. Matt Gillett - Played in the centres when he got on, didn't do a lot. 17. Ben Teo - scored 2 tries, which I love to see from a back rower. Tackled hard too. Overall some encouraging signs and minus a few of our key players. The game was dominated by penalties so it was hard for the forwards to really dominate the game. Looking forward to round 1 now icon_smile [/QUOTE]

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