Simmonds was a turnover machine, couldn't carry to save his life, and tends to try to do that instead of chip and chase.
The problem with the Stars and Jets is that their tougher/scrappier players happen to play against our top lines where ours are stapled to the bench most of the time.
I think last night's pushback from Rielly and Bunting had more to do with how much they hate the Jets: it's likely they would've played the same way if 43/24 weren't in the lineup, but Jets might've played dirtier if they weren't.
I don't mind them there if Keefe is happy to shorten the bench when they're not needed. We're usually pretty top heavy in those situations so if Kampf gets some extra reps, I have no problem with him playing up in the lineup.
- gravyface
I think it was all of the above. They were always going in with an edge vs the Jets. But having Simmonds and Cliffy in there helps you feel just a little bit bigger.
The Jets were still playing tough ..especially Dubois but guys like Stanley and Lowry were quiet all night. I saw Stanley turn away from a few scrums. Nobody wanted to have to get into it with our meatheads.
