just got back from game.
really awesome to see us weather a fierce late storm. it was spookily similar the the tigers game last year. 14-0 , young halves and a rampaging opposition trying to steal it from us. this year we showed some mettle and got the job done.
impressed right across the park. even though mattai went on a spree late in the game, Idris was still pretty amazing from what i could see. his hitting, his workrate is on another planet to last year.
our forwards dont need much more praise, they are tough and defend like demons...but Ryan James - each week he takes a step closer and closer to super stardom.
outside backs were quite for the most, and after 2 weeks of Alby seeming to dominate the halves for us, Sezer looked like he took more control tonight, which is good if they can share it out, no one can do it for 26 rounds alone.
Fa'aso... you a dog mate.
all of this is from relatively cheap seats, i will watch the game replay soon and see how similar it is to what i thought i saw
a confidence boosting performance for the team. There was a lot of talk about Manly before the game and now Titans can feel smongst them. I have to give credit to Jamal. He looks fit and angry and ready to take on the line. Really did look threatening.
2013 - Sezer's breakout year
I'm surprised Cattai didn't injure his shoulder again this game.
It was Bailey who was missing tackles after the Zillman kicked dead.
Before anybody says it, I want to be first to say that Zillman played like an NRL fullback today so I must ask: has he turned the corner or do we wait until Round 7 to see that again from him?
Four reasons to escape to Queensland: Sun, Surf, Sand & the Titans.
All of this.
The difference is we have options this year.
We gave Manly so little time that their kicking game was atrocious for most of the first half and the service from their halves was ordinary. Our defence was outstanding, although a little fractured towards the end, but I couldn't work out who was covering left centre for the last 20 minutes. Seems Zilly, Douglas and James all had a stint at some stage. Manly did find some opportunities on the right too.
I will say Falloon was great, was fast, gave crisp ball and converted me to the switcheroo hooker idea. Srama came back fresh, although he did seem to be a bit out of phase with the game for a few minutes.
Manly scored on some poor refereeing and a bad kicking mistake, but they returned the favour late in the game, to let us seal it, so a bit of the rub both ways there.
This game shows us where we really are. Hopefully now all the fans can rally behind the team and accept that we really are a top 4 contender. No more excuses, and also no more complaining. We can score, we can defend, we can close out a game, we can win games again.
Of course, it's only round 3, and it will be same again next week, but this was a great win.