R15 v Brisbane Roar | Monday 2nd Feb | 10:00pm

And he clearly got the ball first. Burns tackle was a lot more thuggish.

Roly a passenger, Burns only moderately interested. Cmon you two pull your fingers out

Vinnie is a clean-tackle kind of a guy now compared to his old faster self.

I like sleep.

Hope I wake up to that warm happy feeling you get the day after your team wins away!

Will be interested to see who tires.  We have been absorbing most of the pressure so this will be a test of our fitness.

Well that was about the most dire half of football I have watched for a while.

The Roar are very ordinary but they are hustling our midfield and closing down our space. Nix look like they need more Rodriguez

It really does look like a preseason game...everyone looks rusty. Could go either way but we look like we have more class up front and are organised better at the back

Anyone else worried with the pressure on Manny?

thanks mate.

My own view is that Roly, who never played in Brisbane before, is feeling the humidity, although it is far from bad tonight according to Paul Okon Ned Zelic.  And Fenton seems to be coping better on his wing than our other (left) flank right now.

Roar created more chances than us, thought we were lucky they were not on target better.

We need to control it better in the transition from mids to forwards. Sloppy

I am sure they'll be provoking him into something stupid as he is on a yellow.

I tend to like him, but he seems to have toned it down a bit. Like it when he is really passionate about the game.

Yeah I actually thought sub him but then we would have to shake up the team.

What would you do though? Put boxy as a lb?

is it back on again ffs, someone could have said. I'm in the mancave....

Not yet

exactly, I just don't know but if he does something dodgy the next will be another another yellow.

Back now

another another yellow being worse than a normal one.

We return to Suncorp to the sight of Polenz doing a little dance.

No worries!

Actually this is a very even tussle.  We look solid in defence apart from partial clearances and some scoring opportunities at the other end have gone begging..

Game on for the 2nd half!

That looked fancy

Neat flick-on from Roly in the box.

very much this. We have had about 5 shots, they have had 2. It's a real midfield grind and the surface is sharkhouse.

Good save Mossy

Mossy certainly earning his pay tonight!

take it

I get the feeling that Roly and Krishna, in particular, are either a little out of sorts, or are just not used to not being able to outrun the opposition. Brisbane's defence is getting back very quickly.

D'oh! Shows what I know. :D

Krishna!

Well in boys,  good work Burnsy.  Roy with the final touch

So is Krishna

Burns and Krishna!

Hah! And came off Polenz's leg, which makes it absolutely hilarious.

sneaky wee finish from Roy, great work from Burns

Unlucky there,  almost got a second

Nosebleed territory...

Nice work Manny

Was it Zelic who just referred to our midfielder as Elbow Riera?

Polenz just looks like utter sharky mcshark shark