First to the ball wins the free... so lets be first in. Tackling pressure excellent and FMD, some have been rewarded (I have to rewind the box to make sure I wasn't seeing things).
Rowe goes safety first and punches unless he is sure he can mark. I have no dramas with that. White needs to play percentages more - needed to hold that ball or smash it away. Dropped it... instant late goal and momentum to norf.
Thomas gets a soft free every time he goes near it but FFS Touhy, tighten up on him close to goal. Position yourself correctly!. Get goal side of him.
Need to shorten the leash on Boomer as well. No ball hunting Ed.
Keep it up Sam.. respect. That free was because norf were dropping too far behind.
Norf are treacle-like in defence but we haven't picked a side to exploit it. Theya re not a great kicking side under pressure either. So let's apply some!
Petrie marked well against Lake but other than that I thought it was close to Lake's worse game in many years... he lost concentration for periods of the game and let Petrie get position on him - something he rarely lets happen.
Rowe will go ok. I'm more concerned about Goldstein and their inside mids.
Everybody nearly gets run over in Paris...and Roma, but they stopped for the missus in Roma...
Petrie won't be a factor... Rowe will be impassable at CHB, standing like a beacon in a storm..... clunking one grabbers while the packs collapse around him, keeping his feet and dishing off by hand to Touhy, Simmo and Yazz who zip it straight down the guts to Menzel and Henderson who get lacksadaisical after 3 quarter time as we're so far up....
Sorry, the only French I know is not fit to print so I went with that. If it makes you feel better, I rate Florence or Rome over Paris but they are all great places to spend time in.
I'd have persisted with Johnson as well. Add a hungry Robbo, a real goal kicking option and hoping Wood can give a fair account of himself... lot better side this week.
