: Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:49 pm  

We lost to the better team on the night, it is allowed you know.

Notwithstanding the result, the game was exciting and Wigan deserve huge praise for their 'Big One' campaign. Easy to be cynical etc but they got 20k+ in on a Friday night. Great atmosphere, plenty of noise etc

: Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:45 pm  

vb1981 wrote:

Dont think Ratu is upto SL standard neither.

You still vexed that Kyle Briggs got the boot?

Now he definitely wasn't up to SL standard

: Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:06 pm  

The second half was very very poor. Diskin's service from acting half was dreadful. I'm a fan of his, and I wasn't overly impressed by the signing of Buderus, but TBH he's playing like an NL hooker at best. Some of his passing was woefully slow and misdirected. That hurts the whole team. Near the end the penalties just became a joke as Leeds clearly stopped trying some time before then.

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:52 pm  

fanstanningley wrote:

Don't disagree with any of that but don't you think McClennan and his senoir players should have sorted our discipline out by now?

For the only areas that can be significantly improved is dissent, off side and in and around the ruck.

We did not give any penalties for dissent, Off-side is unforgiveable - I think we only gave one penalty away - it is around the ruck - we seem very slow at moving away from the tackle the likes of JJB and Ablett appear to be very slow.

The only problem with that is the ref's lack of consistency - IMO Leeds have been on the end of some pretty poor reffing where different interpretations have been applied to the opposition. The penalty awarded against McGuire for interference when he trying to take avoiding action as the winger jumped for the ball is the type of 50/50 decision that has gone against us.

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:53 pm  

Serge A. Storms wrote:

it is around the ruck - we seem very slow at moving away from the tackle the likes of JJB and Ablett appear to be very slow.

Who was the main culrpit for that on Friday?

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:56 pm  

G1 wrote:

Who was the main culrpit for that on Friday?

Either JJB or McGuire although I am not sure how many of the penalties given against McGuire were for holding down - one certainly wasn't holding down

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:44 pm  

LS16_Rhino wrote:

Stuff the result – the missus and I were on the box again, ok so we were both sat there looking mighty p*ssed off but on the box all the same.

That’s twice this season and once on the official RFL 2008 season review DVD – that makes me a celebrity.

I saw someone in a Homer mask, I assume it was our very own Springfield resident

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:47 pm  

Austin 3:16 wrote:

Don't think that is as clear cut now, I think it's advantage Giants. Only a massive challenge cup distraction will help.

2 Leeds 22 16 0 6 589 385 32
3 Huddersfield 22 15 0 7 548 344 30

Funny sort of an advantage that. I wonder if they'd swap their "advantage" for our position if offered.