[Nat (Rugby_Aholic)]

Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:24 pm  

Proud of that effort from the boys. Gave a Full-Time team an 80 minute game in terrible conditions!

Positives: Very strong in the middle, took it to Leigh and even rattled their pack.
Negatives: Didn't look like scoring other than that lucky try. Place doesn't offer much at all.

Looking like a very close league this year. London lost to Sheffield and Fev only just beating Doncaster. Going to be a very interesting year!

Halifax 6 Leigh 18 : Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:27 pm  

Seen enough to be optimistic for a good season
Greenwood and Ambler were outstanding in the conditions. Saltonstall looks promising too.
Some of the other forwards really fronted up in the second half.
I'm going to try and give a couple of the other the players the benefit of the doubt but I don't expect to see a couple of them playing next week.
Was that Charlie with Andy Gregory!!?
Over here we move our legs when fellow spectators try to get past

Re: Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:41 pm  

I thought our forwards were outstanding, spesh in that second half. We had the Leigh pack done for large parts of the 2nd half. The difference were the halfbacks, and especially the kicking game.

Plenty to be positive about

Re: Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:53 pm  

Leigh were the better side but we have lots to be positive about.

And on to Batley we go!

Re: Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:54 pm  

very pleased with that considering the result, place didn't offer anything today but I think once he settles in and gets used to the british weather he will be fine, but other than that the forward looked strong and at parts in the second half out did the leigh forwards. so plenty of optimism for the rest of the season and especially the warmer and firmer it gets.

Re: Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:00 pm  

Looks like we are all on the same wavelength here. We were very good up front but they just had that extra class and creativity in the halves. Not bad for a set of part timers and teams will take points of each other all over the place this season for sure. (Anybody know why Robbo and Johnstone didn't make the team today?) Well done to Leigh on travelling support and today's result-simply a team that is used to winning week in week out. Stick at it Fax it's a long season and there is enough talent in that side to cause teams trouble.

Re: Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:14 pm  

Didnt go last season due to KH way of playing but got my season ticket again n glad i did. Plenty of positives today against a full time team that were quicker and fitter but we battled hard and showed great spirit. Cant wait for next game, not felt like this for a few years. Well played and lets keep it going and the results will follow

Re: Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:17 pm  

lfcnige wrote:

Didnt go last season due to KH way of playing but got my season ticket again n glad i did. Plenty of positives today against a full time team that were quicker and fitter but we battled hard and showed great spirit. Cant wait for next game, not felt like this for a few years. Well played and lets keep it going and the results will follow

feel exactly the same first time for a while i'm looking forward to games rather than last year where I had to endure going

Re: Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:20 pm  

All sounds positive. Sounds like Richard Marshall is doing a great job clearing up the mess left by Karl Harrison. If only we'd had him on board last year....

I must admit, as a qualified coach myself, I like the way Richard speaks and how he thinks about the game. I said it before, my instinct is he will be good to play for. Our hardest task moving forward could be keeping hold of him.

Anyway, very promising, we won't play teams as good as Leigh every week. Well done to all

Re: Halifax 6 - 18 Leigh : Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:22 pm  

You've a lot to feel positive about - good luck for the rest of the season (normal exceptions of course)