Andy Gilder wrote:
Set the tempo in the first 15 minutes defensively, in the same way that Diskin set the tempo for the attack. The performance got markedly worse when both or either of them were off the field.
A few players will be better for the hit-out, the likes of Sinfield, Peacock and McGuire who haven't had a run since the end of the World Cup. There's a definite need to get the Eastwood situation sorted though to add some bulk to the middle of the park when the likes of Leuluai and Peacock are being spelled, not convinced that Burgess hits his weight defensively.
Didn't get the decision to give Danny Allan so little game time when the match was effectively won by half time. Even an extra 25-30 minutes at loose with Ablett shifting into the second row as the game got more open late on would have done him the world of good.
A few players will be better for the hit-out, the likes of Sinfield, Peacock and McGuire who haven't had a run since the end of the World Cup. There's a definite need to get the Eastwood situation sorted though to add some bulk to the middle of the park when the likes of Leuluai and Peacock are being spelled, not convinced that Burgess hits his weight defensively.
Didn't get the decision to give Danny Allan so little game time when the match was effectively won by half time. Even an extra 25-30 minutes at loose with Ablett shifting into the second row as the game got more open late on would have done him the world of good.
Burgess is one of the hardest tacklers at Leeds. His only problem is that he comes flying out and misses a lot. He's certainly no weaker than Bailey though.
