Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:32 pm  

Hull KR having a tough game at Widnes today. Always tricky to win at Widnes with their pitch.

Quick turn around for them next week. A real opportunity for Saints to get a rare win at Hull KR.

Should be a tough game, but I think we have a real chance next week.

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:35 pm  

I'll happily take one game from the Wigan and Hull matches. To be honest, I wouldn't be too concerned if we lost both. After all, it's easy for players' heads to become inflated with adulation. A defeat or two would serve to keep their minds on the ultimate objective.

A lot depends on the injury situation. It wouldn't take too many more knocks to leave the squad looking threadbare (especially at centre and on the wing) going into the Leeds match.

The good thing is we've got the points on the board early. Even if we cough up (which is a certainty) - current form suggests no-one is likely to put together six or seven straight victories.

Warrington still haven't resolved their half-back problem.
Wigan can't seem to function without SoL.
Leeds made a hell of a lot of mistakes against Wigan (and Hull). And if ever a side were reliant on one player - Leeds are with Jamie Peacock. Against the Pies he seemed like the only prop on the field!
Huddersfield have a lot of catching up to do.
Hull KR???

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:50 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

I'll happily take one game from the Wigan and Hull matches. To be honest, I wouldn't be too concerned if we lost both. After all, it's easy for players' heads to become inflated with adulation. A defeat or two would serve to keep their minds on the ultimate objective.

A lot depends on the injury situation. It wouldn't take too many more knocks to leave the squad looking threadbare (especially at centre and on the wing) going into the Leeds match.

The good thing is we've got the points on the board early. Even if we cough up (which is a certainty) - current form suggests no-one is likely to put together six or seven straight victories.

Warrington still haven't resolved their half-back problem.
Wigan can't seem to function without SoL.
Leeds made a hell of a lot of mistakes against Wigan (and Hull). And if ever a side were reliant on one player - Leeds are with Jamie Peacock. Against the Pies he seemed like the only prop on the field!
Huddersfield have a lot of catching up to do.
Hull KR???

yep, i barely noticed MOM Cuthbertson either...

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:57 pm  

Neruda wrote:

yep, i barely noticed MOM Cuthbertson either...

As a functioning, hard-yards prop I didn't notice Cuthbertson either. He certainly wasn't the first man to the ball when Leeds needed to steady the ship and get out of their own twenty. Which is probably the reason he was bounced around several NRL clubs without ever really making a splash. In Australia you have to show that you can do the hard grind before anyone starts thinking offloads are valuable. What is he now, 30? 31?

QED.

He did play very well in a role more suited to a second row forward, tho. Very similar to Ali Lautiti, in fact.

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:11 pm  

Just checked Cuthbertson's age now and bumped into this tidbit on Bloggerpedia

"In 2007, Cuthbertson credited finding Christianity a year ago as the catalyst for his rise from obscurity."

A ringing endorsement if ever I've heard one.

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:25 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

I would like us to win our game at Hull KR and at least one game at the Easter weekend. Last Easter we were in bad shape on the injury front having lost Walsh in the Easter game, this season it looks as though we could keep our pack in good shape with Walsh and Burns on the horizon.

For the Good Friday game the goons will raise there game, but if saints take care of Matty Smith I think they may struggle to provide enough attacking options against Saints scrambling defence.

I wouldn't worry about Matty Smith tbh , if we do what we have been doing well and smash their forwards Smith will spend most of the game kicking out of his own 20. I have no doubt the goons will be up for that game and Ape man will have his pack of Diddymen frothing at the mouth before kick off but we just need to match their aggression then steam roller them. If we get on top Mental Mickey's head will go and with luck we'll be playing against 12 men for some of the game.

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:26 pm  

Neruda wrote:

yep, i barely noticed MOM Cuthbertson either...

Sky MOM is decided on who looks flashiest most of the time - didnt Jamie Foster once get it because he caught a ball behind him and pulled it round behind his back?

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:47 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

Just checked Cuthbertson's age now and bumped into this tidbit on Bloggerpedia

"In 2007, Cuthbertson credited finding Christianity a year ago as the catalyst for his rise from obscurity."

A ringing endorsement if ever I've heard one.

as much as a ringing endorsement as Atelea Vea's 22 career games in the NRL and rise from obscurity in London?
on Cuthbertson, yeah im sure he just offloaded on all of his 20 carries and didnt make any carries out of his own twenty lol
but carry on

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:18 pm  

Neruda wrote:

as much as a ringing endorsement as Atelea Vea's 22 career games in the NRL and rise from obscurity in London?
on Cuthbertson, yeah im sure he just offloaded on all of his 20 carries and didnt make any carries out of his own twenty lol
but carry on

I'm with you on this one. He was excellent on Friday and looks like a top signing for you.

Re: Time for Saints to enjoy a night off. : Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:45 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

I'm with you on this one. He was excellent on Friday and looks like a top signing for you.

Yep, at the moment I would have him level with Amor. Walmsley and Hill just ahead for me.