Re: RD 18 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:29 am  

Cant really get my head round how we are playing 4 and 5 games while some teams havent played a game in that time.

Catalans have a full time squad, a reserve team that plays in the French league, a youth set up and can surely drag players in on loan from any French club to cobble 17 players together. Why the hell arent they playing? Weve basically thrown games with kids teams to fulfill fixtures.

Why cant Cas play reserve players, youth players and loan from any of the Championship and League One players that arent playing just to get games played?

Re: RD 18 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:20 am  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Cant really get my head round how we are playing 4 and 5 games while some teams havent played a game in that time.

Catalans have a full time squad, a reserve team that plays in the French league, a youth set up and can surely drag players in on loan from any French club to cobble 17 players together. Why the hell arent they playing? Weve basically thrown games with kids teams to fulfill fixtures.

Why cant Cas play reserve players, youth players and loan from any of the Championship and League One players that arent playing just to get games played?

I don’t know Leeds situation but the reason Wakey have had a more congested last few weeks than most goes way back to pre lock down. At that point we were 3 games in hand on some teams, games that had to be played. Three doesn’t sound a lot but when games are already compressed then it gets really hard.

If it was similar with you plus a cup run that’s why I suppose. The Catalan one is odd but maybe there is an element of French law involved that trumps anything from the RFL?

Just write the season off, I have. You did well to get a CCup but be honest it won’t be one that rides high in your memories in years to come. Ditto the title, Saints will win it but all but the most blinkered of their fans will consider it a fairly hollow victory.

Put it this way, Trinity’s chances of winning anything in a season are very low but if ever there was a season where we did I wouldn’t want it to have been this one.

Re: RD 18 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:24 am  

The challenge cup win of this year will be fondly remembered for many years to come due to how far off we were 18 months ago along with a very memorable win over Wigan in the semi.

Re: RD 18 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:12 pm  

We have just had Batchelor and Crowther drop from the 21 too through injury.

Looks like Leeds will be facing a very different Wakefield team with a lot of young players in.

Isolating
Pitt’s
Koppy
Gwaze

Injured
Brough
Arundel
Kaye
Ashurst
Johnstone
Jowitt
Tupou
Batchelor
Crowther
Gigot
Wood

Not sure about Kirmond and Atkins but may have already left.

With at least 14 players missing including the full back line and starting second rowers and 9 I will be suprised if we win this one.

With all the young lads in too it’s massively in Leeds favour this one.

Not that you’d think that with the media reports pre match about how Leeds are doing it tough.

Re: RD 18 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sun Nov 01, 2020 6:45 am  

I'm surprised the concept of a double header wasnt considered. We could have played Cas and Wakey with 4 points on offer instead of 2, rather than play them twice in a week.

Rhinos Hang On For Narrow Win Over Trinity : Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:50 pm  

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Rhinos Hang On For Narrow Win Over Trinity After a fantastic 30-4 victory for Wakefield Trinity over the Leeds Rhinos on Thursday evening, the two sides met again in a re-arranged round eleven game at the Mobile Rocket Stadium in Wakefield. Both coaches made a raft of changes to their starting line-ups and benches, most notably the Rhinos were without captain Luke Gale who was rested. Wakefield were slight favourites with the bookies, the Rhinos given a two-point start on the coupon, possibly as a response to last week's loss, and possibly a reflection of the number of changes that coach Agar had made. Leeds needed the win to maintain their push for the top four, should tomorrow's meetings require such a finish to make the play-offs. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...