Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:24 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

I thought that but when you watch it back Watkins doesn't seem to realise he has Dawson tracking him and is cruising for the line.( at least i hope so )

I did say he seems to have lost pace and concentration

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:27 am  

Gotcha wrote:

I kept commenting how less effective Roby is these days, didn't think he was that great at all. All their danger was McCarthy Scarsbrook, and Walsh because we wouldn't tackle him. But then again Roby was still a big presence in defence.

Our missed tackles though from certain individuals was pathetic. Your fullback you could normally excuse with breaks, but he normally pulls them off. Five missed tackles from Zak is poor. Walters and Sutcliffe also with five missed tackles each, and Walters wasn't exactly on for that long. Ablett with six missed tackles, which I am sure all or the majority at least we're in the first half. They are appalling stats for a champion chasing team. Our metres per carry is hardly anything to write home about, but as Thaler forgot about the offside rule, probably explainable.

Terrible stats yet they still won at a canter against one of the best sides in the competition - perhaps now some on here will accept the standard of the SL is distinctly average at best.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 8:46 am  

Watkins has been caught in those type of breakaway situations before so no real change there. He was happy just to hold off the cover defence, not realising he was being caught from behind.

Terry O'Connor certainly had the hots for Watkins last night repeatedly calling him World Class when the only thing he was world class at was in coughing up possession.

Handley had a good game overall but I thought he also should have gassed it for his opening effort. Allowing Walsh to get there even with the angle was a poor effort for a SL winger.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:22 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

What injury did you sustain that forced your year long absence in 2015?

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:28 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

Pretty much spot on. I'd give Handley MOM. Burrow did ok but not MOM like he got off Sky.

Handley went better last night and managed to cut out the errors but had an opportunity for a score that he failed to take. He did not do enough for the MOM award which IMO should have gone to JJB who in only his 2nd game back after serious injury played the full 80 and led the forwards with tremendous enthusiasm and non stop effort. His 41 tackles (top) and 16 carries (2nd top) and important try made him our top man on the night. This performance was quite remarkable considering many believed him past it and that he should have retired.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:51 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

What injury did you sustain that forced your year long absence in 2015?

A severe dose of Humble Pie Adversion brought on by Rhinosuccessitis and an overdose of NRL syndrome which brought on a recurring SPOTY rash.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 11:23 am  

Did Jones-Buchanan play the full eighty (?), I thought I saw him with a training top on at the final handshakes, fantastic effort either way but he gave away his usual quota of pens including a bad one when Leeds had St Helens struggling to clear their lines and that enthusiasm got the better of him .... again.
Charging car on way to Leeds so not able to review footage until tomorrow to confirm.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 11:40 am  

tvoc wrote:

Did Jones-Buchanan play the full eighty (?), I thought I saw him with a training top on at the final handshakes, fantastic effort either way but he gave away his usual quota of pens including a bad one when Leeds had St Helens struggling to clear their lines and that enthusiasm got the better of him .... again.
Charging car on way to Leeds so not able to review footage until tomorrow to confirm.

They finally pulled JJB off on about 75 minutes. Got a great, and well deserved, ovation.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:33 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Terrible stats yet they still won at a canter against one of the best sides in the competition - perhaps now some on here will accept the standard of the SL is distinctly average at best.

Aussie NRL fan: G'day. How's it going in your European Super League maayte?

Pommy fan of SL: Kurt Gidley and Chris Sandow are ripping it up pal!

Aussie NRL fan: That bad, ay?

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:06 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Aussie NRL fan: G'day. How's it going in your European Super League maayte?

Pommy fan of SL: Kurt Gidley and Chris Sandow are ripping it up pal!

Aussie NRL fan: That bad, ay?

Last year Sandow tore apart the Rabbitos virtually on his own, the standard of top 8 NRL teams that bad as well?