Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 4:50 pm  

I suppose a win's a win, especially in what has been a rather strange Week 1, but that was not great, in all honesty. Oh well, onwards and upwards, hopefully.

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 4:53 pm  

Least big Sam does not have to do a bungee jump now.

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 4:57 pm  

Couldn't go or watch on TV due to a family event. For those who watched it, was the move to put in Ratchford instead of Leyland successful? And secondly, how did Russell go in the second row, any improvement seen?

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:03 pm  

Kevin Turvey wrote:

Couldn't go or watch on TV due to a family event. For those who watched it, was the move to put in Ratchford instead of Leyland successful? And secondly, how did Russell go in the second row, any improvement seen?

Not so sure about Ratchford, he was not the worse but it was not great. Don’t know who this Russell is you talk of, think him and Musgrove went out for coffee somewhere. Williams was miles off. Lindop was good Vaughan looked good making good metres, Dufty got going in the 2nd half. It is only the first game of the season so a lot to work on and can’t really get down on them since we got the win and that’s important.

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:03 pm  

Only watched it in bits. Scored a couple of decent tries but we looked off the pace. I don’t think the result was ever in doubt though. In a way im glad we had a tough grind as it’s probably what we needed.

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:12 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Not so sure about Ratchford, he was not the worse but it was not great. Don’t know who this Russell is you talk of, think him and Musgrove went out for coffee somewhere. Williams was miles off. Lindop was good Vaughan looked good making good metres, Dufty got going in the 2nd half. It is only the first game of the season so a lot to work on and can’t really get down on them since we got the win and that’s important.

Yep.
Russell ... played... but I hardly noticed him.
Musgrove ... did a couple of strong runs then he's taken off. Why?
Powell looked completely off the pace.
Williams ... I'd have a chat with.

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:18 pm  

Competent display, but we lacked some sparks of creativity. The games crying out for some entertainment in it.

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:23 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Competent display, but we lacked some sparks of creativity. The games crying out for some entertainment in it.

Defences are too much on top for me.

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:31 pm  

I'd say we learned far more from today than Saints did by walloping Salford Lads Club yesterday.

Re: Today’s match v Giants : Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:32 pm  

Still got big question marks over Vaughan and Russell for me.