: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:17 pm  

Walter Neff wrote:

On the subject of hookers,Don*t you think it could be a good call to give McShane a go,? Heard he is a very promising player and one for the future.

He has already played this year and he's done well but he won't be picked when diskin and buderus are fit!
Great prospect though.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:20 pm  

Walter Neff wrote:

On the subject of hookers,Don*t you think it could be a good call to give McShane a go,? Heard he is a very promising player and one for the future.

I doubt McShane will get a sniff with 2 quality hookers avaiable..

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:25 pm  

Walter Neff wrote:

On the subject of hookers,Don*t you think it could be a good call to give McShane a go,? Heard he is a very promising player and one for the future.

Nope, I'm confident in Brians selection. One for the future yes, current team when all are fit no. He will be continually developing under Buderus & Diskin. I think by the time Buderus Leeds days are over he will be installed as the main Leeds hooker.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:31 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

wigan game apart we have been average all season.we have beaten such as catalans because they have been poorer than us.
there is no set plays,no pattern to our attack or defence and we lack structure.
we are better than this,but we need to up our game and quickly

Spot on. At times we appear to be completely static, and have no idea where the ball carrier is going and end up going 30 yards across the pitch for no forward gain.

Last season when Burrows made a break like that 2nd half one, there would have been 2 or 3 players along side in support. Today? nobody.

We badly need a right centre, as at the moment the Gibson/Donald pairing is not working.

Gibson is struggling at this level, and Donald appears to have his body on the pitch, but his head in Australia. Unless Scotty has a centre good enough to create the gaps for him to use his speed, then he has lost his only attacking option.

On the plus side....Keef is showing some real class and an appetite for the game, Buderus can only improve with some match time.... and the season has a long time to run.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:35 pm  

Thought the lads tried their hearts out to be honest. We had chances to take the game. Saints were (and probably are all round) the better side but we could have won.
They were much more clinical than us (stupid forward pass aside) in everything they did. Remember we were further away from them in the CC Semis last year, and went on to take the title.

I will however have the following whinge. When are the coaching staff going to see that Donald is about 1/4 as good on the right, as he is on the left? I don't give a hoot if he 'should' be able to play as well on both sides, because he can't. It's one of our main attacking weapons from last year gone. Hall will be fine on the right.

Secondly I've got big concerns about the right centre spot. I'd rate Ablett there above Gibson to be honest, and at this stage I'm unconvinced that Watkins can fill the gap this season. If Smith goes (and he's not an ideal choice there either, IMO) then we're in the sh*t, and certainly need to invest in someone.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:29 pm  

I thought the ascoreline vs Wigan was very flattering as well, since they played as bad as any side I've seen for the 20 or so minutes when Leeds racked up the points.

I just don't understand why lack of width, creativity and structure are so apparent, especially near the opposition line with the number of 'playmakers' we have.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:42 pm  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

I thought the ascoreline vs Wigan was very flattering as well, since they played as bad as any side I've seen for the 20 or so minutes when Leeds racked up the points.

I just don't understand why lack of width, creativity and structure are so apparent, especially near the opposition line with the number of 'playmakers' we have.

I don't think they have the structure or game-plan.

When Saints attacked our line look at the moves they put on, the runners they had and how they always had an over-lap and we were always desperately scrambling.

Then compare when we had the ball how comfortable they were.

Its' been the same for some time.

Is Bluey's rah rah approach wearing off and do we need something more technical?

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:40 am  

G1 wrote:

Is Bluey's rah rah approach wearing off and do we need something more technical?

Careful Gareth, I got shot down in flames when I posed the same question 18 months ago.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:37 am  

King Monkey wrote:

No, you use it to post racist jokes.

Its like this, if i dont agree with an opinion i'll question it. If it's batshit loony tunes i'll laugh at it. Rather than whinging about "its my opinion so I'm entitled to it", argue the case.

BTW, thanks for comfirming my guess that you run to mods.

Danny - come on - nobody is allowed to question you pontifications - they either accept them or if they don't you give them a shed full of abuse often twisting the topic to dig the knife in further - prime example above -you cannot have it both ways.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:43 am  

G1 wrote:

I don't think they have the structure or game-plan.

When Saints attacked our line look at the moves they put on, the runners they had and how they always had an over-lap and we were always desperately scrambling.

Then compare when we had the ball how comfortable they were.

Its' been the same for some time.

Is Bluey's rah rah approach wearing off and do we need something more technical?

What you need is the players - we simply do not have the players - one of the things we had was pace that is no longer the case - Diskin and Sinfield must be the slowest 9 & 13 in the league - McGuire is being beefed up to help his defence so he no longer has that burst of pace - we have no threat on the right hand side - if we are a top side we need to recruit like one.

McClennan has delivered in 18 months what Smith delivered in 18 months ie a GF and a WCC - time will tell whether he can deliver more.