Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:46 pm  

Seth wrote:

Leeds need to get over the dellusion that they can get backrowers to carry some front row responsibility and be interchangeable. The game wont change you need big bodies. No go forward in edges or middles

Absolutely agree.

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:47 pm  

Seth wrote:

Leeds need to get over the dellusion that they can get backrowers to carry some front row responsibility and be interchangeable. The game wont change you need big bodies. No go forward in edges or middles

Agreed.

I know it's almost impossible but we just haven't replaced the work JP got through in the middle of the park he was such a corner stone and reliable for big minutes even when surrounded by inferior players and indeed carried a few.

I liked what i saw of Prior. Oledzki has to step up this year he has done his apprenticeship now hopefully he doesn't stagnate like Singleton did as there so much potential. We really lack a metre muncher still though and still look a bit soft up front; packs like this Hull one today will always get over us.

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:47 pm  

Think ill give this forum a miss this week for the sake of my sanity.

Fwiw we were dire but we got absolutely battered by a huge Hull FC team, they will do that to some very good teams this year its just a question of whether they can be consistent, if they aren’t there will be as many Radford out posts as Agar out posts on here.

There were some positives, Prior went well but needs to watch his tackling technique, Mellor looked handy out of position, Smith looked good and Gale does improve the side.

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:49 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Agreed.

I know it's almost impossible but we just haven't replaced the work JP got through in the middle of the park he was such a corner stone and reliable for big minutes even when surrounded by inferior players and indeed carried a few.

I liked what i saw of Prior. Oledzki has to step up this year he has done his apprenticeship now hopefully he doesn't stagnate like Singleton did as there so much potential. We really lack a metre muncher still though and still look a bit soft up front; packs like this Hull one today will always get over us.

Hull are huge across the park bar Sneyd and Shaul

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:54 pm  

christopher wrote:

Think ill give this forum a miss this week for the sake of my sanity.

Fwiw we were dire but we got absolutely battered by a huge Hull FC team, they will do that to some very good teams this year its just a question of whether they can be consistent, if they aren’t there will be as many Radford out posts as Agar out posts on here.

There were some positives, Prior went well but needs to watch his tackling technique, Mellor looked handy out of position, Smith looked good and Gale does improve the side.

Look grand final quality Hull. But let's see. We have serious work to do on and off the field

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:55 pm  

christopher wrote:

Think ill give this forum a miss this week for the sake of my sanity.

Fwiw we were dire but we got absolutely battered by a huge Hull FC team, they will do that to some very good teams this year its just a question of whether they can be consistent, if they aren’t there will be as many Radford out posts as Agar out posts on here.

There were some positives, Prior went well but needs to watch his tackling technique, Mellor looked handy out of position, Smith looked good and Gale does improve the side.

Agree with every word. Perhaps I’m less fussed about this loss than some previous ones because of the emotional impact of what’s happened with Rob. There’s more to life than winning or losing a game of rugby.

There will always be next week...

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:56 pm  

Cam Smith and Prior our best 2 for me. Thought Martin was really poor. Suttcliffe is just a nothing player, Newman back to Centre and L Briscoe to wing and for christ sake...Two props on the bench, every game, no exceptions.

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:59 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Agree with every word. Perhaps I’m less fussed about this loss than some previous ones because of the emotional impact of what’s happened with Rob. There’s more to life than winning or losing a game of rugby.

There will always be next week...

Or next season provided we do another Houdini

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:02 pm  

Even if we don’t, which I’m sure we will, then it’s not the end of the world. For at least a year Leeds would take huge crowds to grounds that rarely see them and all the Championship clubs would benefit massively from a financial perspective.

Would it be disappointing, certainly. Would it be terminal, no.

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:04 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Even if we don’t, which I’m sure we will, then it’s not the end of the world. For at least a year Leeds would take huge crowds to grounds that rarely see them and all the Championship clubs would benefit massively from a financial perspective.

Would it be disappointing, certainly. Would it be terminal, no.

Were one game in!