: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:07 pm  

Just got back from the match. I thought McGuire played well?????

: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:13 pm  

EmmaMur01 wrote:

Just got back from the match. I thought McGuire played well?????

He was looking for support and runners every time he had the ball and had no back-up imo and wasn't the worse player on a beaten side tonight.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:15 am  

Damo-Leeds wrote:

:SLEEPY:

If Leeds lose a game then players are apparently missing. I can still see Leeds Rhinos as the defending back to back champions and currently residing 2nd in the SL table.

Missing is when your Widnes. What ? This comment makes no sense what so ever!!


Leeds are just going through a bumpy patch that they’ll learn from and sort out come the business end of the season.

"Bumpy patch" I hope you are right, but it has to be said that we have not hit the heights in quite a few games this season. If you are right you can use another one of those stupid emoticons when you write your entry at the end of the season proving me wrong.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:53 am  

EmmaMur01 wrote:

Just got back from the match. I thought McGuire played well?????

So did I. Just his discipline fell apart late on. But he tackled his heart out, and tried everything.

To be honest I am not going to critisize any player individually.

It was entirely the coaches fault that defeat. Making his hooker substiitution was a joke. We could have won that game by half time with the dominance we had at the time. And non use of substitutes another barmy decision. He is the one to blame this week, not the players.

Although I will say I still touch cloth from the botty department when a kick goes to Donald.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:55 am  

EmmaMur01 wrote:

Just got back from the match. I thought McGuire played well?????

I had a text from a Saints friend telling me they thought McGuire was poo, I didnt think he was as good as previous weeks but wasnt that bad

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:33 am  

The two clear issues are the discipline and the Buderus/Diskin situation.

Bluey needs to grow some testicles and drop Diskin. Danny Buderus was playing state of origin last season and is an 80 minute player. I like Diskin and i though he did ok last night when he came on but Buderus is in a different class. He will be unhappy at been taken off all the time. It's probably too late now this season but it needs sorting for next year.

With 14 minutes or so left last night i still fancied us, then giving away 5 or 6 penalties runied any chance we had of doing anything.

get it sorted bluey, show them who is the boss.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:09 pm  

The last few games have hidden the fact that Leeds really arent quite on it and with the Coach in charge never will be.

The decision to take of Buderus (who it is a priveledge to watch) when Leeds were well on top was nothing short of schoolboy, Buderus has always been a 80 mins number 9 so why bloody play him in spells.

Additionally, I also though Sinfield was garbage, his speed of thought cost us two tries lastnight, he seems incapable of shifting the ball quickly.

Discipline i would suggest is almost becoming Carry On its that bloody funny.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:06 pm  

Damo-Leeds wrote:

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Leeds are just going through a bumpy patch that they’ll learn from and sort out come the business end of the season.

My thoughts exactly - Wigan always beat us in the league but we always win the Grand Final

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:40 pm  

Two of the Wigan tries seemed to come from lazy / slow / poor slide defence from left to right (am thinking of the two where Wigan runners were coming back against the slide defence).

The first when McGuire was on the floor and not at marker it seemed Burgess was slow moving to his right to cover Sinfields inside (no coincidence he was substituted immediately after?).

Not sure on the second until I see it again.

Our goal line defence just hasn't seemed upto it lately, at the start of the season it was one of the stand out parts of our game.

Anyone any idea's why its gone of the boil? Have teams worked out some sort of weakness?

Burgess' lateral movement doesn't quite seem upto it, are teams exploiting this? (not wanting to single him out, but its been mentioned on here before...)

: Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:45 am  

Buderus was our best player but i also thought burrow looked quite sharp and never stopped working.

Senior was awful and is getting quite consistent at it but he keeps having the odd good game and everyone thinks the sun shines out of his a*se. Move him into the pack or end it bluey he is a spent force.