Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:02 pm  

Having watched a lot of our games back on YouTube, I am surprised that it's not one of the FOUR times we beat our WA9 neighbours*, or the win at Wigan, or the mullering of Hudds in September... Actually my favourite match was Catalans away, where we defended like absolute trojans in the face of 'The Chris Kendall Show(TM)' and his many six agains!

I remember thinking that, above and beyond any flash attack, that resilience displayed in France showed me how far the side had grown in such a short time under big Sam. I am pretty sure the year before, we'd have capitulated eventually and started blaming each other stood behind the sticks as it all fell apart.

So, what was your favourite match, and why?

* Honourable mention for that playoff win, their sarky chanting about us falling apart, it's always our year etc, and then the wave of noise from the east stand as they were the first to see the DG sail over to break those arrogant Stains hearts. Awesome.

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:15 pm  

The game against Saints when Harrison was sent off and then Nicholson was in the bin later in the game was a great win. That was probably the most enjoyable.
But I did hear somewhere that Saints had a couple of injuries.

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:43 pm  

St Helens away (league) was great, Wigan away was probably our best performance of the year imo, but for sheer drama I'd say the play off match against Saints. Just a great gutsy game with fantastic support from both sets of supporters.

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:13 pm  

Deus Dat Incrementum wrote:

The game against Saints when Harrison was sent off and then Nicholson was in the bin later in the game was a great win. That was probably the most enjoyable.
But I did hear somewhere that Saints had a couple of injuries.

Never knew about Saints having injuries, anyway the play off game given saints had pretty much full strength side and that DG. Also the play off game at HKR we battered them in the 2nd half still don’t know how we didn’t win it.

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:48 pm  

I actually liked the game v Wigan the week before the CC.
The fans really got behind the kids and they almost pulled it off.

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:29 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

I actually liked the game v Wigan the week before the CC.
The fans really got behind the kids and they almost pulled it off.

Me too. I can't wait to see what Leon Hayes, Kai Taylor-Rae and Aaron Lindop bring to the table next year with 2024 under their belts.

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:52 pm  

Huddersfield in the CC semi. Simply because I was flying out on holiday the following day and a loss would've put me in a foul mood and ruined my trip.

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:05 pm  

Some good games listed here. Also Wigan 4 - 40 Warrington (26 Jul 2024). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJuFjhj ... uperLeague We had just beaten Saints the week before and this win was 5 on the bounce. Arguably our peak in the season as were we were well beaten at home by Hull KR 22-4 the week after.

Some good games listed here. Also Wigan 4 - 40 Warrington (26 Jul 2024). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJuFjhj ... uperLeague We had just beaten Saints the week before and this win was 5 on the bounce. Arguably our peak in the season as were we were well beaten at home by Hull KR 22-4 the week after.

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Wed Jan 08, 2025 3:02 pm  

Wires71 wrote: Some good games listed here. Also Wigan 4 - 40 Warrington (26 Jul 2024). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJuFjhj ... uperLeague We had just beaten Saints the week before and this win was 5 on the bounce. Arguably our peak in the season as were we were well beaten at home by Hull KR 22-4 the week after. I watched this again last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. You could tell we were gassed the week after, though!

Wires71 wrote: Some good games listed here. Also Wigan 4 - 40 Warrington (26 Jul 2024). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJuFjhj ... uperLeague We had just beaten Saints the week before and this win was 5 on the bounce. Arguably our peak in the season as were we were well beaten at home by Hull KR 22-4 the week after. I watched this again last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. You could tell we were gassed the week after, though!

Re: Off Season Mind Occupier #4: Fave game of 2024 and why? : Wed Jan 08, 2025 3:25 pm  

I agree the Wigan away game was the highlight of the season for me. We were arguably the form team in the comp at that moment and it was looking like we would get the LL shield as a minimum. Didn't quite turn out that way but i always knew Wigan would finish strongly.