WPM R17 vs Macarthur | Sun 18th Dec | 8:01pm | Sky Sport 7

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Given the ball away three times in the last couple of minutes. Need to tighten up our passing and ball control.

Pitch isn’t helping us, sadly. Think we’d be finding it easier on a slicker surface for passing.

We've got a right to be even more boring than usual. This reminds me of some of those games in the past when half the team has been on AWs duty and we've been forced to play the kids.

Done well so far against a not very dynamic Macarthur.

Man we desperately need to get some players back from injury. We're pretty much forced to play on the counter and it's working, but imagine how much better we'd be with a full strength squad. It's getting a bit tiring hanging on by the skin of our teeth. Credit to the team and staff though, they're doing all they can with what they've got, and succeeding with it too. Hope we can hang on here tonight

Old is fudgeing excellent 

whatever

martinb

nufc_nz

martinb

Fudge me this is a cow track. Only missing grates and pats. Ball bobbling everywhere.

 
Where do you think the cow bells came from? lol 

 
Waikato

We need more Cow Bell

I got a fever, Phoenix til I die! They can do what they want with their rural vuvezelas!

Piney on the Paramount coverage! 

Bananas

Old is fudgeing excellent 

I worry about his fitness though. We know he's carrying some kind of injury too. This bog of a pitch is not going to do it any good.

CCM won their game 1-0 against Marko Rudans bunch.

Hope we see Salas soon.

This year we seem to win against all odds. Years gone by we'd be down 3-0 in this game...

The cheif is actually a magician! 

number8

Hope we see Salas soon.

Apparently he's recently recovered from a quad strain? Annoying that I hadn't heard anything about it when he was signed..I reckon if we are up we won't see him 

Was that Conchie or Hughes who lost possession twice there? 

Come on Phoenix! Sort it out.

Wake up boys! MacArthur 3 paces ahead this half.

We need to block this Lewis crosses!

Nah we cannot sit this deep and expect to hold this. 

Come on lads!

number8

We need to block this Lewis crosses!

 
Noticed in the first half we were just giving him space. Seems like a bad idea.

Conchie’s been very poor, shame as I’m a huge proponent of his. A great Rufer prototype on paper, but isn’t controlling the game like he did for the U20s and reserves

Good run from Hughes there. 

Salas coming on!

How about LKH? Kid is playing like a veteran and he's 18!

Aaagh that was the moment!

Two great chances from Kosta and Old.

That was the game right there with Kosta, my lord.

Oldie skinning Clayton Lewis down this left hand side prior though. 🤌

Cmon Salas!!!

Delfin?

Freakn, holding on here boys 

Good introduction for Salas winning that duel with Lewis. 

Keep it going lad.

Fudge me man!

Old is better on dribbling than finishing today.

martinb

Freakn, holding on here boys 

I've been completely calm all game but since we missed those two great chances (and another one!) I've got a serious case of sweaty palms.

Surman now! Conceding after all this would be peak cruelty

We should be 3-0 up here.

Oldie has run his absolute socks off today. Could have been game set match there. 

Some good early signs from Salas.

Salas is good.

Ball, Old and Kosta lacking gas. We seeing any youngsters?

Salas looks absolutely fantastic. Some drive he’s got

Props to Isaac Hughes tonight as well.

Second start of the season, and the lad does not look out of place one bit. Backing up his good game against Brisbane the other week.

number8

Salas is good.

 
Yes…though that tackle made me nervous. If we can get the ball without committing to tackles like that on Uli near the box..,

Koooostaaaa! Yes!
Nice toe poke!

What an assist old!! Surely that’s game