Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sat May 04, 2024 10:02 am  

Disappointed we still had 8 errors and only marginally more possession. However some nice passages of play.

As others have said, next 2 games will be more of a test. There are different ways to look at it; our pack is actually close to first choice, although I think we miss Holroyd’s directness. Back line is all over the show.

If we can get into top 6 before Fus, Mom come back and Newman hopefully isn’t far off now, we’ll be doing okay.

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sat May 04, 2024 10:34 am  

A couple of random questions inspired by last night....

No idea how to check this but presumably a game where a team scores 8+ tries with all the scorers being different is very rare.

Also, what's the music on the "It's a Leeds thing" video?

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sat May 04, 2024 11:07 am  

Difficult to assess Rhinos performance against one of the weakest ever Super League teams. Thought the kicking game was better and some of the interplay between half backs was better. Even allowing for the low quality of the opponents Sinfield was playing against, I see no reason why he wouldn’t get a starting place in the next game.
I think Miller gets a bit too giddy. At one point Handley was gesturing to him to calm down.

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sat May 04, 2024 11:22 am  

ploinerrhino wrote:

Not quite sure what Smith has done to justify more patience from the fans ?

If the players are sending a message they really want to play for him after all the flak he's received (see Miller interview on Sky), shouldn't the fans get behind him as well, instead of making premature judgements?

Smith is actually doing what a lot of the naysayers are demanding - picking young players and dropping players who are struggling (Frawley). Does anyone who wants him out give Smith credit for that? We're also getting into a patch of the season when injuries are probably biting us harder than most clubs - call it an excuse if you want to pursue that agenda, but again not everything that transpires is down to the coach. It's not as bad as the training ground flooding excuses of yesteryear...

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sat May 04, 2024 11:30 am  

On the game itself, I thought Leeds were much improved after the Hull game. Fewer errors and a bit more composure helped a lot. You could sense that the players wanted to put in a professional display. No doubt some of the higher placed teams could have scored more, but we're still a work in progress. The performance was pretty decent considering Croft (who leads the team for try assists) went off leaving Sinfield as the only recognised half-back for most of the game; we also did well considering the very early loss of Lumb.

Leeds have actually been pretty unlucky in consistently losing outside backs to injury early in games in the last few weeks. These kinds of injuries can be pretty disruptive (see Hudds game) and they are a real test of our squad depth. Losing rotation forwards is arguably easier to deal with because it typically requires the other forwards doing slightly longer stints or making extra effort, rather than having to force disruptive positional changes.

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sat May 04, 2024 11:47 am  

Exeter Rhino wrote:

No doubt some of the higher placed teams could have scored more.

Wolves 58 - 4 54 points
Hull KR 50 - 10 40 points
Wigan 60 - 22 38 points
Rhinos 46 - 8 38 points
St Helens 40 - 4 36 points
Catalan 34 - 0 34 points
Giants 26 - 6 20 points
Salford 12 - 4 8 points

Not a lot in it tbf (based on all the teams above us before last nights game).

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sat May 04, 2024 12:47 pm  

Rixy wrote:

Wolves 58 - 4 54 points
Hull KR 50 - 10 40 points
Wigan 60 - 22 38 points
Rhinos 46 - 8 36 points
St Helens 40 - 4 36points
Catalan 34 - 0 34 points
Giants 26 - 6 20 points
Salford 12 - 4 8 points

Not a lot in it tbf (based on all the teams above us before last nights game).

Not to be pedantic, but our margin was 38.

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sat May 04, 2024 11:54 pm  

YosemiteSam wrote:

Not to be pedantic, but our margin was 38.

Now amended, thank you.

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sun May 05, 2024 9:50 am  

Rhino at work wrote:

A couple of random questions inspired by last night....

No idea how to check this but presumably a game where a team scores 8+ tries with all the scorers being different is very rare.

Also, what's the music on the "It's a Leeds thing" video?

If you mean the video shown before the players walk out at home games its Wolfmother - Joker and the Thief

Re: RD 10 | London Broncos (H) : Sun May 05, 2024 9:58 am  

Bang wrote:

If you mean the video shown before the players walk out at home games its Wolfmother - Joker and the Thief

That's the one. Thanks.