Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:01 pm  

In a way it shows what we need to do to match the NRL. Every game is at least as tough as that game last week which means you can't afford to drop the intensity.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:04 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Todd Carney did not play in the first two rounds.

Scott Dureau did not play in the opening round against St Helens.

Finally they are both together.

Todd Carney and Scott Dureau will only improve as a halves pairing as the season evolves.

They are destined to be the greatest halves pairing Super League has seen in a decade or more.

Ok for that alone you are now going on ignore. Total OTT.

Not funny and not clever. You are no longer worth reading. Enjoy posting to less and less people with your crazy comments.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:12 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Todd Carney did not play in the first two rounds.

Scott Dureau did not play in the opening round against St Helens.

Finally they are both together.

Todd Carney and Scott Dureau will only improve as a halves pairing as the season evolves.

They are destined to be the greatest halves pairing Super League has seen in a decade or more.

You are probably right but there isn't really another stand out one in SL these days.

watching all the top 3 SL sides from last week, as a Leeds fan i honestly wouldn't swap our pair for what was on show, and Sinfield and Mcguire have obviously seen far better days and are no better than solid as they play out the last bit of their careers. I do appreciate Walsh was missing for Saints who is a very good player.

Catalans have always been a good side at home and have had wins like this against the top teams down the years.I need to see them getting points on the road regularly yet to convince me they can make the top 4.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:15 pm  

It was a good win for Catalans and a decent performance but I think most teams in the league would've beaten that Wire team today so hard to judge it properly.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:23 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Ok for that alone you are now going on ignore. Total OTT.

Not funny and not clever. You are no longer worth reading. Enjoy posting to less and less people with your crazy comments.

Not meant to be funny or clever. It was meant to be prescient. Just going on what I have seen in both Super League and the NRL over the past decade.

Scott Dureau was in the SL Dream Team of 2012. Then he was afflicted by a brain tumour and a subsequent injury, and struggled to get fit. Now he appears to be fit.
Todd Carney was NRL's Dally M player of 2010. He has struggled with off field, alcohol related, indiscretions in Australia. Hopefully in the south of France he can put all of that behind him.
If those two can stay together they will be miles ahead of their positional opponents in other SL teams. It is just a matter of gelling together and with the rest of the team.

Robert Burrow and Daniel McGuire were once a great running halves combination for Leeds, but they never had the field kicking skills, nor the creative passing skills that Dureau and Carney possess.
Kevin Sinfield was and is a good field kicker but not a great runner of the ball. His participation in pairings with either running halves McGuire or Burrow have not been overwhelming.

I can't think of a class halves pairing that has been really great in SL in the past 10 years. Nor can you.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:35 pm  

ignoring Capdouze's totally hyperbolic comments,
I thought Todd was excellent for a first game back. His kicking game was superb and he brought out the best in Scott too. They should go great together if both can stay fit.
The decision to go for two was clearly justified, we were struggling for momentum at the time and pushing the scoreline away from Wire seemed to turn it around.
Wire were clearly showing some hangover from last week so I won't be too carried away, and we are still far from polished, but there is clear cause for optimism.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:42 pm  

Martyn and Long
The Paul bros
Sculthorpe and Long
McGuire and Burrow
Tomkins and Deacon
Barrett and Leuluai

I'd take all of those over the Catalans pairing.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:18 pm  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

Martyn and Long
The Paul bros
Sculthorpe and Long
McGuire and Burrow
Tomkins and Deacon
Barrett and Leuluai

I'd take all of those over the Catalans pairing.

Hell I'd even add Cooke and Horne to that list, and Pryce and Long.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:19 pm  

On today's performance , and how they played last week I would suggest that Wire are again work in progress.

There's nothing for them IMO this season except a struggle to get into the top half of the table.

Doubtful if they are bad enough be below 8th because Smith is too good a coach to allow it, but some players will have to perform at a higher rate for it to happen and cut out the rubbish.

Re: Catalans vs Warrington : Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:15 pm  

We were lethargic in the 1st half. If we'd played with the first 20 mins intensity of the second then the result may have been different. On the big games and at the end of season, I wouldn't write us off at all. Considering we're only 3 games in, I've seen enough of the opening fixtures to reckon we'll be well in contention at the end of the season.