Pretty gobsmacked really, that was an awful result with anything that could go wrong going wrong. I tend to take a 'glass half full"view of things but it was a struggle to do that in the case of the Reds performance. Before we go there though, well done to the Bulls. A dominant performance across the park, in both defence and attack, and a well deserved win.
Some random thoughts:
The first half for the Reds, whilst not outstanding, wasn't that bad, and they would have been well in the game if a couple of those penalty kicks had been successful. The inability to keep the scoreboard ticking over was a real pressure builder.
The forward pack were monstered, and it's the age old truism, if your forwards are going backwards you will struggle. I really think that Slipper should have started in place of Daley, and I don't think Samo was well utilised off the bench. Quirk's mongrel and tenacity might have been useful out there as well.
Defence was shite. I can't recall seeing that many missed tackles from a Reds team. At times the Bulls 12 looked like he was running at and through a schoolboys side.
A couple of the Reds backs look to be playing with low confidence.
The lack of respect for ball retention was apalling although I guess once the score got away from them they had to resort to the high risk stuff.
Jonno Lance's injury looked painful, poor bugger. Season over?
On the upside, Shipperley continues to play well, I thought Schatz put in an 80 minute effort, and Frisby and Gill impressed me when they came off the bench.
