Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 12:20 pm  

Maybe we need to reconsider our view of the match bearing in mind the Saints and Wigan matches this weekend.

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:51 pm  

Captain Hook wrote:

Maybe we need to reconsider our view of the match bearing in mind the Saints and Wigan matches this weekend.

What is there to reconsider?... We are awful to watch and look to have zero attacking plans and it's been that way for over half a season now - I'm not sure how Saints and Wigan perform as much to do with that?

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:47 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

It'd never happen as you say but Austin being dropped to the bench could be a good thing. Last decent game he played for Canberra was when he came on with 15 to go and got MOM. Releasing Austin for the last twenty under the current rules could be a masterstroke...but it would take an innovative coach to give that a go. Also can we use this season to give some of the youngsters - Doro, Robson, Dean a bit of a sniff at some point?

Well ,we are in a truncated season, there is every chance our GF hopes will go the way of every other year & we have some senior players getting a bit long in the tooth.
There is no relegation ,so why not blood some of our young lads. Have some faith, give 'em a go.

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:57 pm  

With covid bouncing around and the fixture pile up at the end of the season I am pretty sure there will be a lot of young players playing SL games this season.

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:05 pm  

Well Simon Woolford has received an apology from the RFL Ref department. They have said Masila should have been sent off and one of your tries should have been ruled out for a forward pass.

I suppose an apology is sufficient for costing us the 2 points, eh?

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:10 pm  

Perceived injustice has been done to all clubs, many times, over many years. Time to move on.

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:13 pm  

GiantJake1988 wrote:

Well Simon Woolford has received an apology from the RFL Ref department. They have said Masila should have been sent off and one of your tries should have been ruled out for a forward pass.

I suppose an apology is sufficient for costing us the 2 points, eh?

Poor Huddersfield. Played against 12 men for a quarter of the game and still got beat.

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:24 pm  

GiantJake1988 wrote:

Well Simon Woolford has received an apology from the RFL Ref department. They have said Masila should have been sent off and one of your tries should have been ruled out for a forward pass.

I suppose an apology is sufficient for costing us the 2 points, eh?

If you excuse the expression....bugger me

If we'd have had apologies for every time we've been "done over" in a major match, let alone a run of the mill league game, there wouldn't be enough hours left in the day.


There's a forward pass in at least one try, in EVERY game I've ever watched.

As they sung in that irritating song....Let It Go

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:34 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

What is there to reconsider?... We are awful to watch and look to have zero attacking plans and it's been that way for over half a season now I'm not sure how Saints and Wigan perform as much to do with that?

Not a personal dig, DSM, but over half a season?????

Try the last 8 seasons

I'm sick to the back teeth of saying this, but the rot set in, when Smith got rid of Willie Poaching, and brought in his squash playing buddy, Agar.
The amount of free flowing rugby we've played since, has plummeted. We've become a formulaic, second tier Australian like side, since Poaching left, only even more so, under Price.

Time to take the shackles off, and express ourselves.
God knows, we've got the players to do ot

Re: Huddersfield Game : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:49 pm  

The Railwayman wrote:

How many times do we have to hear ....."our attack was a bit clunky tonight" ... before the powers that be realise that Price is clueless. We have arguably the best attacking spine in SL and is being wasted. and the rest of the squad is pretty decent as well. . In the next couple of years we may lose Hill, Coops, Ratch, Austin, Widdop, Charnley, and possibly others. For goodness sake 5 drives and a "kick and hope" is hopeless.

Where are the ..... "right then, we are in the opposition 10 what do we do?. Is it code word 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 ,or 10 training moves ? . Price has had what 18m to come up with ONE training ground attacking move and I have yet to see it. Every other team seems to be more creative with the ball than us. Why ?.

This, I can't get excited about wire at all in recent years. We made 3 of the last 4 finals but generally it's been unenjoyable. We score 40 points against Hull kr (albeit with a lot of eerors) and then the week after the leashes have been put on to prevent the errors and we are boring again. Too much emphasis on control and not enogh on cutting edge. The defence is mostly good but it should be when the the team is so rigid! It seems that even when we have the ball we are set up to stop the opposition scoring.