: Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:25 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Discipline I'll accept, form I'm not so sure.

Leeds were lost without him V Hull KR and while he was ineffective at Wigan I'm guessing he was short of being fully fit.

Leeds' most fluent performances this season have come with Sinfield at halfback with McGuire at scrum half.

I didn't see the HKR game.

My first post you quoted stated "albiet still a very important one in terms of our team".

He's simply not been the dominant force in the whole league that he was under Smith's stewardship.

Stop fog knitting and leave it to the likes of DISA.

: Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:04 am  

G1 wrote:

My first post you quoted stated "albiet still a very important one in terms of our team".

Agreed. Arguably still the most important cog in the Leeds team.

G1 wrote:

He's simply not been the dominant force in the whole league that he was under Smith's stewardship.

Dominant force in the whole league is not how I ever saw Sinfield no matter who was the coach at Leeds. A player recognised far more within the club than he was perceived outside of it.

If he is in any way less influential at Leeds then I'm not seeing it.

: Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:48 am  

If fitness and fatigue are the problems causing penalties, with a little bit of attitude, then anyone who gives away 2 or more penalties whould be made to do extra drills in front of the rest of the team.

It shows them up in front of their mates, and gets them that little bit fitter.

: Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:55 am  

leicester_rhino wrote:

If fitness and fatigue are the problems causing penalties, with a little bit of attitude, then anyone who gives away 2 or more penalties whould be made to do extra drills in front of the rest of the team.

It shows them up in front of their mates, and gets them that little bit fitter.

Or give them an extra days rest from training as they're struggling with the effects of over training due to a short off season, early WCC campaign and a small squad size preventing rotation.

I don't think the answer is always to do more or to do it harder.