A pattern is beginning to repeat itself down at Kogarah. Again, it seems that a consistent and defensively sound St George Illawarra is struggling to put a decent game together when it really matters.
Again the other day, the St George side was well beaten across the park. The only thing that made their performance respectable is the 10-6 final score.
For 70 minutes on Sunday afternoon, St George looked like a rugby league textbook.
They went forward, defended soundly and attempted to execute their style of play in search of the win. The problem with St George is that they missed the chapter titled ‘Creativity and Passion’.
For a large amount of the game, the forward pack did their job albeit in a lackluster fashion. The halves worked hard but either they didn’t want to or couldn’t provide the creativity to provide their side with a clear opportunity.
And the backs tackled well but weren’t given much opportunity to do anything else.
The last 10 minutes of the game showed St George how they should play. Jeremy Smith was going to the line and offloading. Neville Costigan was getting out of dummy half with purpose and at least challenging the defence.
And Soward, Hornby and the rest of the backline were pushing up and taking risks to find their way to the tryline.
St George aren’t chokers just yet. They just need a good pat on the back to clear the blockage and continue their march towards a premiership that they probably deserve.
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