R14 v Perth Glory | Thurs 5th Jan | 11pm | SS3

barbs has been pants

The coaches have been screaming at Watto telling him to fudgeing work harder since he came on.

There's that godawful ball control from Kosta again. Massively frustrating.

Mike Cockerill says "Phoenix are not getting enough from Barbarouses this season - drifts in and out of the game"

Looks a shadow of the player he was at the Vuc, really does. I went to a lot of games live and was usually watching from his side - every time he got the ball the crowd sensed something would happen. I haven't seemn him take players on like that once since he got here.

Bringing Fenton off the bench is pretty uninspiring innit?

doyle has passed poorly aswell

Odd move from Bucks Fizz. As Valeo says, Roly could find a winner - he was subbed after he sweetly smacked that one on target from outside the box.

Well we were good for the first 44'59" but after that we were total kak.

how was there not a card for that?

Doyle has given the ball away a lot this half.

I feel sorry for all Kiwis who stayed up for this sharke

and yet again doyle lays the ball forward for Kosta to run to and he stands still and looks lost! He can fudge back of to Melbourne, clearly being the star player in his home town is not what he really wanted

Can Watson not head the ball? Cos I'd sure like to see some crosses slung in to try them out.

fixed

Keogh better get a red

correction doyle has passed the ball to where kosta should be running to but someone isn't running

isnt a headbutt, a red?

Well there goes the chance for the MRP to review the headbutt.

What a fn joke, a deliberately headbutt is only a yellow!!

nope, he's wearing purple not grey.

utter sharke!

We looked better than previous weeks.

Durante is mildly miffed not to get a penalty there. A little perturbed.

And Keogh just got $500 I don't even...

Thought Durante was going to throw his boot at the ref, wish he had.

Judging by how well Durante has been seeing things lately he would have missed by a mile!

How the hell does Keogh get the man of the match when he deliberately headbutts a player?

Jesus Schrist why does sharkty officating have to affect our games like this?

Well, fudge. 

How did Keogh not get a red... boggles the mind!!

I wish I had chosen sleep. Regrets.

Better performance than the crap we served up against Adelaide. Kosta missing in action.

A draw would have been a fair result but for some poor refereeing that likely swung the outcome.

He didn't . Castro did

so key difference for me was Smeltz. First half when fresh the Nix koiked sharp and dangerous in attack. Second half as he tired our attack looked clumsy and disorganized. Looking forward to when sneltz gains full match fitness and Krishna back from suspension.

Oh my bad, thanks.  I thought it was him getting the cheque.  1AM eyes strikes again.

I'm too tired and dispirited by seasons of this crap refereeing to be angry anymore. The straight red for Krishna was bizarre, the failure to send off Keogh for violent conduct a total disgrace.

A big opportunity for us went begging there. Perth were awful and we should've finished them off in the first half.

Watson might make also a difference when we play CCM; when we play Victory, not so much.

I would agree with that. We actually overrun them in the first 20 minutes, contrary to my own predictions.

However, Doyle should have done better with that free header from Parkhouse corner; we don't often get gifts like that.