Re: Fax v bulldogs : Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:06 pm  

hope other centres fit soon.

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:10 pm  

A draw might be a decent result come the season end, but at the end of the day, we blew that today. A time when we actually should have done what we did for the majority of the other 79 minutes and play out a set playing 1 up rugby, we throw a 20 metre pass straight from a scrum??

Defence excellent again on the whole. Unfortunately, we just luck completely flat / predictable and quite frankly boring in attack. No doubt Murrell has brought Handforth back to where he was 2 year ago, and thankfully too, otherwise we would be struggling to get to double figures in games!

Pack is up there with the best, but we are let down by our total lack of hooking creativity and as mentioned before a strike centre. Tyrer / Heaton / Pat do a job, but never threaten opposition trylines. Nanyn could be massive for us (if he ever plays). Tyrer's defence was excellent today though by all accounts!

Still unbeaten!!

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:27 pm  

Clayton FAX wrote:

A draw might be a decent result come the season end, but at the end of the day, we blew that today. A time when we actually should have done what we did for the majority of the other 79 minutes and play out a set playing 1 up rugby, we throw a 20 metre pass straight from a scrum??

Defence excellent again on the whole. Unfortunately, we just luck completely flat / predictable and quite frankly boring in attack. No doubt Murrell has brought Handforth back to where he was 2 year ago, and thankfully too, otherwise we would be struggling to get to double figures in games!

Pack is up there with the best, but we are let down by our total lack of hooking creativity and as mentioned before a strike centre. Tyrer / Heaton / Pat do a job, but never threaten opposition trylines. Nanyn could be massive for us (if he ever plays). Tyrer's defence was excellent today though by all accounts!

Still unbeaten!!

i thought tyrers defence was very good all game, but did drop 3 passes which gave batley chances. but his defence has improved lots and is usually a very good strong strike centre.

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:33 pm  

Question:
What does Thackray bring to your team?

Answer.

I think it's because KH wants to have a running half back to complement the more passing / kicking game of Tiger and Murrell and to give more options at 6, 7, 9 and 13 both in a single game and across the season as a whole.

Options and being able to change and mix things up are vital, being predictable is much easier for opposing coaches to work out a game plan to beat us, hence my comment about our centres being too much alike.
(Allthough last year they hardly ever got the ball in attack so maybe this year they have forgot what to do when they get it)

Whilst Tiger and Murrell are starting to click and having more of an influence on a game Thacks has not fitted into this system as well just yet.

I still feel across the season he will have his day, on the right pitches against the right oppostion.

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:54 pm  

Sorry but for me Thacks is a cart horse. Did nothing last year to make me see different and so far this year hasn't either. I'd rather give a young unknown his shirt as he doesn't seem to have a clue. Handforth for me has come into his own this year and starting to show us why we signed him. But you can leave Thacks out every week for me. Handforth may be our blessing in disguise at hooker as neither Ashall brother look good enough at this level to be our hooker solution just yet sadly. If we get the halves right and the strike centre options then we should look pretty good. Tyrer will lose his spot once Rettie is fit I reckon as he looks off the pace and lacking creativity / confidence??

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:55 pm  

Second half was cracking entertainment but how did yon mon get away with that head butt?,the ref was stood right there,unbelievable.

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:18 am  

j.c wrote:

Second half was cracking entertainment but how did yon mon get away with that head butt?,the ref was stood right there,unbelievable.

Having not seen the game yet, been out rocking the night away at a UFO gig in Holmfirth instead. Two things stand-out from the comments of posters who watched on tv or attended the game.

1. Byron aimed a headbutt at one of our lads.

2. Georgie Porgie was awful again.

It's obviously the ginners sticking together, horrible lot, always have a smell of fox-wee-wee about their person. Yuk !

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:43 am  

Sounding like bulls fans blaming ref was a good game refed well right result both teams played well so fair result

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:46 am  

Think a draw was a fair result. Murrells kicking was as good a display as ive ever seen at the mount. Ambler was impressive but your line defence was awesome, we had a stack of possession on your line and couldn't convert, but i think the best thing last night was our never say die attitude, great game by two evenly matched teams.

Re: Fax v bulldogs : Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:58 am  

Thought I would wait before posting as I were gutted last night.

First time in a while Ive woke up gutted about a rugby game as well. For most of the game I thought we played pretty well and dominated for long periods so to throw it away like we did was awful.

We need a hooker and a half back. Its that simple. Our distribution from acting half is appalling and its a good job we have a good pack because we would struggle to get going forward the ball moves so slow.

I thought Fieldhouse went really well along with Worrincy before his injury. Sheriffe was steady at best as he has been. I didnt really notice Heaton and Tyrer but that no surprise as its very rare they touch the ball. Murrell is quality and was superb along with Handforth apart from that awful bullet pass to Tyrer. Ambler was good again and I thought Bracek, Tonks, Robinson, Divorty, and Manning went ok without been spectacular.

Im not sure what part Casey plays to be honest. He dosnt seem to add anything to the team and probably struggles because of the utility tag. Ashall has been pushed in at hooker because of mistakes made with pre season signings and its not working. He isnt a hooker and its painfully obvious to see. Time for KH to admit he made a mistake and maybe try something else. I was going to say maybe try Thackery at hooker as he should give a bit of spark around the play the ball but a hooker has to defend and Thackery cant tackle for toffee and again at this moment Im not sure what he brings to the team. Maybe give Casey a shot at hooker? He certainly has the defensive qualities for it.

That leaves Sam Barlow. I really do hope that he dosnt just turn in to a pantomime villain. At times last season he looked like the best forward in the league and you could see him playing in SL and then at the beginning of each season he just looks like he is stealing a wage and from one of the, if not the, top earner at the club we should expect a lot more than what he is giving at the moment. He needs to knuckle down and get back to where he were last season.