Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:18 am  

Most enjoyable watch for a few years that. What a difference good coaching makes....who'd have thought?

Newman could be devastating within this new style of play too.

Exciting times. Well done Rohan.

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:39 am  

Think those of us fully backing Zak’s return are already vindicated!

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:42 am  

Well played Leeds. We were crap but Smith (the coach) looks very promising and you played some good stuff last night.

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:49 am  

bonnie wrote:

Don’t know if too late but you can park in Morrison car park, been and asked

Yes, we parked there. Thanks for getting back.

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:52 am  

Haven't watched it back yet, but at the game I was initially quite alarmed at the lack of line speed. However, as the game went on (I think Seth mentioned this also) it did start to look as if we had deliberately sacrificed this for a more organised, straighter line. Won't work every week, but it was very effective. The way we tired out their middles with changes of direction - at pace - was also really smart. Other than the players already mentioned by others I'd also add the Fusitua was excellent in every regard and made his second try look easy. Sutcliffe, who I have never been a fan of, got away two lovely round the back passes for Donaldson and Handley. I hope he continues to prove me wrong.

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:59 am  

Shabino wrote:

Think those of us fully backing Zak’s return are already vindicated!

Why is it always about you? Anybody with half a brain knows he is a very good player. Full vindication of the clubs decision will come when he strings a two or three years together without letting teammates, supporters and himself down. Stop trying to provoke another argument.

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:01 am  

Not to repeat too much what others have said, they’re are a couple of real telling coaching points for me that show we’ve got a good one in Rohan Smith. Namely Myler looking serviceable in the halves (Shows he’s been given a really clear gameplan) Dwyer being used how he should be, simultaneously getting the best out of Leeming and the halves because of this, and Cam Smith’s discipline getting sorted- I think this could be because he’s been spelled more effectively with O’Connor and others.

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:03 am  

ArthurClues wrote:

Haven't watched it back yet, but at the game I was initially quite alarmed at the lack of line speed. However, as the game went on (I think Seth mentioned this also) it did start to look as if we had deliberately sacrificed this for a more organised, straighter line. Won't work every week, but it was very effective. The way we tired out their middles with changes of direction - at pace - was also really smart. Other than the players already mentioned by others I'd also add the Fusitua was excellent in every regard and made his second try look easy. Sutcliffe, who I have never been a fan of, got away two lovely round the back passes for Donaldson and Handley. I hope he continues to prove me wrong.

I thought Sutty handled matautia pretty well too, who is always a handful even if he’s a bit rocks or diamonds, once we’d sorted the defence out after their couple of half chances.

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:17 am  

ArthurClues wrote:

Haven't watched it back yet, but at the game I was initially quite alarmed at the lack of line speed. However, as the game went on (I think Seth mentioned this also) it did start to look as if we had deliberately sacrificed this for a more organised, straighter line. Won't work every week, but it was very effective. The way we tired out their middles with changes of direction - at pace - was also really smart. Other than the players already mentioned by others I'd also add the Fusitua was excellent in every regard and made his second try look easy. Sutcliffe, who I have never been a fan of, got away two lovely round the back passes for Donaldson and Handley. I hope he continues to prove me wrong.

Yeah the slow line movement was strange but if it was a ploy and worked then fine for this game

I think Wigan /Saints will make 20m a tackle if we do it against them though so not something I'd want to see all the time

Re: RD 14 | Warrington Wolves (A) : Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:20 am  

ArthurClues wrote:

Haven't watched it back yet, but at the game I was initially quite alarmed at the lack of line speed. However, as the game went on (I think Seth mentioned this also) it did start to look as if we had deliberately sacrificed this for a more organised, straighter line. Won't work every week, but it was very effective. The way we tired out their middles with changes of direction - at pace - was also really smart. Other than the players already mentioned by others I'd also add the Fusitua was excellent in every regard and made his second try look easy. Sutcliffe, who I have never been a fan of, got away two lovely round the back passes for Donaldson and Handley. I hope he continues to prove me wrong.

Post game interviews involved a lot of talk of being 'connected' defensively too as well as being calm. Sometimes players get lost in trying to display intensity and the quality gets lost. Like the amateur coaches who spend half a session getting the team to scream 'ssssseeeeeeettttt In!'.

You can never really over use the option to turn the ball back on the inside in the middle of the field, great option last night
The veriety of trys scored was very pleasing and the mindset of the team typified by the one off the scrum base and the number of yardage offloads. A real change in philosophy to 'playing to win'.