City attempted to intimidate us and it took a while for the ref to deal with it. Plus it took till the second half for us to stretch the field more and make it harder for them to multi-team us in narrow spaces.
Just a thought but I think these guys need a bit more Siggy, Manny and Vinnie about them. 'Cause if we don't stand up to some of these sides it'll be a frustrating season. To be fair, and in hindsight, City mugging the heck out of us, particularly in that first half, was probably a compliment. We'd made them look silly for 15 mins before they resorted to that and we had the better of them in the second half once we adjusted and the ref started calling more.
Missing Siggy flattening a few Aussies, who mostly deserved it, Manny's willingness to body up and Vinnie's occasional cynical hack. The current team are a better side but imo could do with hardening up a bit against the Aussie sides that start to dish it. I'd say the Black Ferns are tougher than our guys, at the moment, by a long shot. Bring on Portia. 😂