Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:05 pm  

Yeah I’ve noticed a few posts from one or two on here that are out of order and are close to being personal and stepping over the line. Well said Mods. Chris is a terrific contributor on here and has been for years.

Anyways onwards to Thursday. Move on.

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:23 am  

A much better performance where we seemed to do the basics a lot better, albeit Hudds were dire and clearly not playing for the coach.

I feel this was our first 80 minute performance of the season. When we are playing well, we look like a match for any side, however, we have been extremely inconsistent so far. It would be nice to go on a winning streak now and improve our confidence.

Like others have said, Myler at full back and Handley at wing should be the only way. Fusitua and Austin were very good. I would extend Austin's contract by a year. Lisone and McDonnell also very good.

Walters was very good. I'm praying he ends up signing and the rumours are wrong i.e. Walker and Sutcliffe when they were meant to be leaving.

Johnson's progress has been extremely slow, however, I think the regular game time is helping, and he is seeing very gradual improvement. I think he might be taking over O'Connor soon whose passing for mine is not good enough.

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:07 am  

Walters has confirmed for wigan this morning.

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:29 am  

Seth wrote:

Walters has confirmed for wigan this morning.

I’m genuinely sad about this one. Think he will turn into a great forward with a bit of an X Factor about him.

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:00 am  

Leeming I did not care about whatsoever. Walters I am disappointed about.

Although Walter's still has a lot of improvement and is not the full package yet, he has bags of potential. He looked a real threat every time he had the ball on Friday.

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:11 am  

Good team performance all round. Austin was on a different planet to anyone else on the field. Huddersfield were dire but you can only beat what is put in front of you. It begs the question - how did they lose to Wakefield?

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:53 pm  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

Good team performance all round. Austin was on a different planet to anyone else on the field. Huddersfield were dire but you can only beat what is put in front of you. It begs the question - how did they lose to Wakefield?

We are terrible at times away from home. We were very good for long periods on Friday. One big factor was wakey played with some real effort and Hudds looked like a fair few were going through the motions, some of their defence was very poor.
We need to keep at it v Wire and match or better their enthusiasm as a start point

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:42 pm  

Find it staggering to think Hill didn`t receive at least a caution for either the late hit or for constantly challenging the refs decison Friday.
Following the latest round of Betfred Super League matches, the Match Review Panel have issued the following sanctions:

Jonny Lomax (St Helens) - Grade A Strikes - No Further Action
Jordan Lane (Hull FC) - Grade A Strikes - No Further Action
James Harrison (Warrington Wolves) - Grade D Dangerous Contact - 2 Match Penalty Notice and £250 Fine
Fouad Yaha (Hull KR) - Grade B High Tackle - £250 Fine
Yusuf Aydin (Hull KR) - Grade B Dangerous Contact - £250 Fine
David Fifita (Wakefield Trinity) - Grade A Disputes Decision - No Further Action
Will Dagger (Wakefield Trinity) - Grade B Dangerous Contact - £250 Fine
Romain Navarette (Catalans Dragons) - Grade B Dangerous Contact - £250 Fine
Ed Chamberlain (Leigh Leopards) - Grade A Dangerous Throw - No Further Action
The following players have received a caution:

Romain Navarette (Catalans Dragons) - Raising Knee in Tackle
Tim Lafai (Salford Red Devils) - Raising Knee in Tackle

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:53 am  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

We are terrible at times away from home. We were very good for long periods on Friday. One big factor was wakey played with some real effort and Hudds looked like a fair few were going through the motions, some of their defence was very poor.
We need to keep at it v Wire and match or better their enthusiasm as a start point

I would agree with all the above - you have to question if Watson's natural negativity has impacted the squad. They look like they can't be bothered.

Re: RD 16 | Huddersfield Giants (H) : Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:42 am  

I'm not sure if any of you noticed it on TV (would be harder to see live, at the game) but there were several of the tries on Friday where the Hudds players were either in position to try to make a tackle on the person running through near the line, or who motioned to look as though they were, but their tackles were akin to the motion a 90 year old woman would make, trying to grab a misbehaving teenager.

I noticed it from Price in particular a couple of times. Though I obviously support Leeds, after noticing it once, I was then spotting it numerous times through the match. I found it frustrating when none of the Sky panel in the game dared acknowledge Watson pulled the 3 after 25 mins as they were coasting - Barrie Mc's rubbish about 'he must be trying to now play a different system, just in the same way as before' felt like a similar lack of effort to say what was happening.

I know Watson has been derided for how angry he was in his interview - and in some ways it was churlish - though I can also get his irritation with what his players did - especially the likes of Price and a few others at the back.

Leeds obviously won handsomely on the scoreboard, though to me it felt the played competently (ie. not dropping the ball loads, as they have recently) and they tried. Half the Hudds team were just coasting. To me it just underlined a bit that effort is important in a team game - better in some ways having an average player who always gives 100% than a very good one whose effort levels will vary depending how they feel on the night.

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