Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:37 am  

We nearly beat fev at their own game. Structured, safe, and taking our chances when they aame. Good to see Harrison has got the team working towards a plan, much more comforting than the headless chicken approach that calland used to deploy, relying on individual brilliance rather a team effort. Lots to look forward to. Would rather that kind of defeat happens now, and we learn from it than later on the season.

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:41 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

What a fantastic effort from the boys. Cant remember anyone having a bad game. Just a few turning points that let the game slip away from us, Heaton dropping the ball 40 metres out which put Fev on the roll, Bowmans telegraphed pass which was awful and the major one was actually the sending off. Never seen two players sent off for handbags but Hicks is usally one to go over the top, remember the Greenwood sending off not so long back, unfortunatley that cost us more than it did Fev.

Agreed. Whilst Micky H was playing ok, Ashall was playing out of his skin. His absence was the greater void and in the end, IMO, made a difference perhaps between getting something more than a bonus point out of the game.
Hicksy??? Never been a fan. I thought we'd got rid of him to SL?

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:52 am  

People say we was missing our big names. Well the likes of barlow,aizue, pattetson, divorty are really going to have to work hard as the guys that have stepped up dont deserve to be dropped and have set the standard required to play for Fax. What a great capture Ashall is alongside Fieldhouse. Keep the standards high no slacking off against London.

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:04 am  

Agreed. It is mentioned on this thread that having the injured players back = beating fev! (and I use that as the benchmark set by fax fans on here, not some statement of defense)!
I'm not sure it's as simplistic as that. That hypothesis makes an assumption that the returning players will play better than those who took to the field yesterday, which I think sells those players short. The fax players punched well above their weight yesterday and in my limited opinion, those injured players wouldn't have delivered that much more!
The big problem is keeping those players happy when they will inevitably stand back down to the 23's. They did themselves and their club no harm at all yesterday.

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:13 am  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

People say we was missing our big names. Well the likes of barlow,aizue, pattetson, divorty are really going to have to work hard as the guys that have stepped up dont deserve to be dropped and have set the standard required to play for Fax. What a great capture Ashall is alongside Fieldhouse. Keep the standards high no slacking off against London.

I agree with that which means there will be plenty of competion for places .
Consistency is the key, clearly the lads were up for yesterdays game with it being Fev where motivation was never going to be a problem.
Fax need to do it week in week out just like Fev have done over the last couple of years.
I think KH's experience will be priceless in this aspect of the game.
To play that well against the side who have been the best in the comp is all well and good but it needs to be backed up, i'm sure it will be and there should be some cracking games ahead.

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:45 pm  

Quite simply a brilliant game of RL. Who said it would be dull under KH? Can't agree with RFF saying our lads punched above their weight though.

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:34 pm  

Hudd-Shay wrote:

Can't agree with RFF saying our lads punched above their weight though.

I think it was a fair assessment(so far). Playing against the best team in the league and we have a few players that are untried and unproven at this level and they went really well. By the end of the season i think most of them will be well known in this league.

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:37 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

I think it was a fair assessment(so far). Playing against the best team in the league and we have a few players that are untried and unproven at this level and they went really well. By the end of the season i think most of them will be well known in this league.

Agreed 100%

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:05 pm  

Jaffro wrote:

We nearly beat fev at their own game. Structured, safe, and taking our chances when they aame. Good to see Harrison has got the team working towards a plan, much more comforting than the headless chicken approach that calland used to deploy, relying on individual brilliance rather a team effort. Lots to look forward to. Would rather that kind of defeat happens now, and we learn from it than later on the season.

Dont forget the headless chicken approach from Calland won you a grand final and got you to another 2 finals. Gained my respect did Calland when he coached you to beat us in the final the other year against all the odds. Harrison has added something to your game though, time will tell if he can match Callands achievments

Re: Halifax 32-34 Featherstone : Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:09 pm  

cracking game! will be tough to beat that excitement again this year. not too dissapointed at the loss, the boys out there yesterday proved that they can more than hold their own against the 'best' team in the league. we won the game twice in the last five minutes......all the players from both teams can hold their heads up high.

when we get all our squad fit Rhino is gonna have some very tough decisions to make!

up the Fax! lets now go and smash London!

Fieldhouse superb!!! Ashall - buy of the season! Manning is a machine!