Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:00 pm  

Good effort and good defence for 70 mins, late sin binning did us. Agree with Lefty, Clark our Mom and Johnson showed up really well on debut. We still need a play maker. Other than Steff not gathering the kick in during the first half and getting it right in the second half, I cannot recall any other opportunities to score. Like I've stated before, it will only matter in October, so two more trial games to come.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:04 pm  

Not so much Linehams stupidity, more to do with ratboys over reaction and the referee falling for it. Linehams tackle was across the chest of a falling opponent.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:05 pm  

Great effort tonight and really agree about Clark being excellent. Patten at least as good as any showings from Roberts, pretty much all season.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:07 pm  

Patton puts in one good kick and everyone’s raving about him, we looked void of ideas in attack we didn’t look like scoring all game from open play

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:08 pm  

Johnson has certainly come on since his appearance in a pre season friendly. Just needs to bulk up a little.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:09 pm  

Who are ya!! wrote:

Patton puts in one good kick and everyone’s raving about him, we looked void of ideas in attack we didn’t look like scoring all game from open play

He put in two excellent attacking kicks (Stef should have scored off both) and half a dozen good long kicks. Not sure what you mean by open play. Patton was very good tonight.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:11 pm  

Who are ya!! wrote:

Patton puts in one good kick and everyone’s raving about him, we looked void of ideas in attack we didn’t look like scoring all game from open play

That may have something to do with missing two props and having a second row forward at stand off.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:16 pm  

If brown and Roberts had played tonight would we of won ...no...Patton did OK as did ginge perhaps a little lacking in the kicking department probably where super Tyrone as an advantage... Clark was superb again.....tonights result flattered that lot...good effort wire at least the effort was there..and a big rap for hicks well reffed

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:25 pm  

easyWire wrote:

I should think Wigan will be the more disappointed team tonight.

In all honesty, not really. We only conceded the one try and that was when down to 12 men and from a kick. I thought our defence was excellent and we never looked like conceeding with 13 players but our attack was off. At the end of the day we got the win and thats all that matters at this time of year. Your young debut guy Johnson looks like a great prospect but you really need to get rid of Lineham, hes a liability in big games and always comes up with a howler, at least against us. He did it at OT, losing the ball in your own half under no pressure and giving us the field position to win the game.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:12 pm  

The_Enforcer wrote:

In all honesty, not really. We only conceded the one try and that was when down to 12 men and from a kick. I thought our defence was excellent and we never looked like conceeding with 13 players but our attack was off. At the end of the day we got the win and thats all that matters at this time of year. Your young debut guy Johnson looks like a great prospect but you really need to get rid of Lineham, hes a liability in big games and always comes up with a howler, at least against us. He did it at OT, losing the ball in your own half under no pressure and giving us the field position to win the game.

Could it be you only conceded one try as, being generous, the halfbacks, were the reserve option?