Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:28 am  

Or thane wrote:

Every day of the week, much better defender, much more skilled and a good rugby brain.
If he didn't pick up a knock last week i think he would have played tonight.

Ratchford doesn't finish that Dufty break off

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:49 am  

What is pleasing is we would have lost that game on the prior 3 or 4 seasons

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:50 am  

Or thane wrote:

Every day of the week, much better defender, much more skilled and a good rugby brain.
If he didn't pick up a knock last week i think he would have played tonight.

I think we’d look better with Ratchford in there, both for defence and goal kicking. However Wrench needs a run of games in the team, he’s 22 now and been in and out of the team over the years with injury, he’ll only get better if we play him - it’s what Saints / Wigan would do.

Wrench also is not the only part of that defensive edge, Holroyd is less experienced again, he’s doing alright, but we’d look better with Currie / Nicholson in there.


Wrench should keep his place vs London, let’s see if he can improve, after London we have cup, Catalan, Leeds, Leigh and Salford - all difficult games..

Defending on the right is more difficult as teams tend to attack left, King defended well on the right for Wigan and Wrench is a better attacking threat to King - maybe the answer is to switch them around?

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:58 am  

On goal kicking, am I right in thinking Hayes kicked for the academy? How was he there generally? He seemed to be rushing his kicks last night and didn’t seem too relaxed while taking them. Maybe he just needs time and practice of kicking in a SL environment

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:12 am  

Really looks like Gleeson is having an impact. He was clearly behind getting Dufty more involved last season and that has kicked in this season.
The last try was a well thought out and really well executed move.
Hayes run round the back and Dufty joining in the line not next to Hayes but 1 along.
In general the ptb seems a lot cleaner this season for most teams. Lewis managed to con the ref by moving forward for one penalty but for the most part the ref got most things right.

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:20 am  

Great game and well won by the Wire. The goal kicking is going to be a problem later on so we need to resolve that soon. Appalling punditry from the gathered loons.

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:24 am  

I normally don’t mind Wells but he was being a first class handle last night. Wilkin is the new age Clarke except it’s Saints rather than Wigan

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:41 am  

Snaggletooth wrote:

gathered loons.

Ha ha

They are pound land pantomime villains aren't they.

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:42 am  

Philth wrote:

Ratchford doesn't finish that Dufty break off

true but he would have kicked at least 3 conversions and is better defensively.

Re: Tonight’s game v HKR : Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:44 am  

Great win on a boggy pitch, with a bitter swirling wind which had an effect on the goal kicking.

Proud of the effort involved and the will to win.

We have a lot of raw pace in the team with Ashton, Wrench and Dufty and to a lesser extent Williams and Thewlis,which terrorised Hiku and eventually forced Hull KR to move him from fullback.

Didn`t expect a win prior to the game.

Can`t wait to see this team play on a dry pitch.

We need to get a RU goal kicking coach in PDQ to give Thewlis and Hayes intense tuition and hopefully they will improve on last night, but Hull KR only scored two goals so it wasn`t a night for goalkickers.