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Message: [QUOTE="Broncoman, post: 2674362, member: 7803"] We just had no answers whatsoever tonight and were beaten by a far superior team in all facets of the game. Full credit to the Kiwis for how they dug deep in defense on their own line in the second half and didn't let us back in the game but we just were no good and things must be looked at. [B]Greg Inglis - [/B]Came up with some big plays at times but made some huge brain explosions that cost us dearly especially on half time. Tried his heart out but nothing paid off. 5/10 [B]Josh Dugan - [/B]Was very disappointing on debut. Made some good runs I thought and didn't stop trying but was caught out by Manu twice and got injured towards the end. 3/10 [B]Will Chambers - [/B]Has turned out to be a better player than what I thought he was going to be. Managed to score a good try but like Jennings didn't get any smooth ball to weave much. Made our only line break by a back as well and topped the tackle count for the backs. 6/10 [B]Michael Jennings - [/B]Like Chambers didn't get any quality ball and had minimal chances to make an impact. Tried to create something with his speed but was all in vain. 4/10 [B]Alex Johnston - [/B]Was barely sighted and did almost no work at all and didn't go looking for anything, caught a bomb very well early in the game but that was it. My criticism of him was proven correct. 2/10 [B]Jonathan Thurston - [/B]Had a poor game and was unable to take any chances when we had opportunities to fight back after the break. Was a huge let down after his great club form for North Queensland. 3/10 [B] Cooper Cronk - [/B]Like Thurston he didn't play well enough for my liking and when chances were being presented you would expect great players like Corn Chips (my nickname for Cronk) and Thurston to be setting up there men left right and centre. It was another let down on his club form. 3/10 [B]Matt Scott - [/B]Made some very strong charges and got the Kiwis on the back foot in the second half but I didn't sight him at all after that. Pretty sure Sheens was up to his tricks again, we could have used him and he would've been vital in the second half. 5/10 [B]Cameron Smith - [/B]Played one of the worst games i've seen him play. There is very few players in the game I respect more than Smith but he should have lead the team a lot better and he can play a lot better as well. 4/10 [B]Aaron Woods - [/B]Worked himself hard as always and topped the 100 meter mark as he always does for the Tigers and I thought he made some good ground with the ball especially in the first half. 6/10 [B]Greg Bird - [/B]Was an unusually ordinary game form him considering how well he performs in the rep arena. Could have done a lot more. 4/10 [B]Sam Thiaday - [/B]I thought him along with Parker and Chambers was our best player. Scored a very good try early in the game and ran the ball back hard and injected life into a flat Australian attack. Topped our tackle count as well with 34 tackles. Really good to see him get back to his form of the past. 8/10 [B]Corey Parker - [/B]What a champ this bloke is. 19 hit ups for 213 meters and 27 tackles in a beaten team is a great effort. Made the most meters for us as well. 8/10 [B]Bench[/B] [B]Luke Lewis[/B] - Was played out of position in the backline and was unable to play the game he is used to. 3/10 [B]Trent Merrin - [/B]Another player I was disappointed by. I'm a big fan of Merrin and was stoked to see him get a test debut but it was another let down on his club form, he at least worked hard in defense but was unable to pop an offload and his footwork wasn't on display. 4/10 [B]Nate Myles - [/B]Got no idea how he got selected and didn't do very much. 4/10 [B]James Tamou - [/B]Another lucky selection but looking at the stats he did a lot better than what I thought. Came up with 12 hitups for 118 meters and made 23 tackles which is a good contribution coming of the bench. 5.5/10 [/QUOTE]

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