The Tigers were blown away in the first half, but then recovered to score two quick tries. However, their defensive structure was criticized as 'embarrassing' by an NRL legend after a costly mistake.
So, to paraphrase former Italian soccer player Gennaro Gattuso, sometimes a little bit good, sometimes a little bit *ahem* not good, for the Tigers in that first half. Benji Marshall's side were blown away in the first part of the half, 14-0 down in the blink of an eye and barely able to get a hand on the ball. But then the Raiders recovered to score two quick tries and leave the Tigers defensive structure labelled as 'embarrassing' by an NRL legend.
38' 'Embarassing' mistake gifts alert Raiders a try! Seb Kris was too quick for the Tigers, who saw Jayden Sullivan completely misread his defensive assignment after a kick to touch. Sullivan was in no man's land when Kriss took the tap and went blind side to Xavier Savage, who strolled over. And he's right. It's a calamitous error at NRL level to miss that type of defensive set up and one that will give Benji Marshall nightmares. Parker doubled down at half time: 'That last try there that we saw from Savage, that was embarrassing,' the former Bronco said. Was it something the Raiders identified earlier in the game? Perhap
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