Three good tries - then give the game away : Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:39 am  

I thought our tries tonight were all good ones. We broke down featherstone defence and they were good to watch.

Just too bad we gave the game away by daft mistakes and penalties which put us under pressure.
The last thing we needed was giving up the ball and territory cheaply during the fourth game in less than 2 weeks.

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:16 am  

We played some half decent rugby at times tonight and showed plenty
of effort but we are lacking a couple of big strong forwards
half back with pace ( hopefully we have signed one JW )
and a centre some of the players came out of that match against Fev
can hold there head up Mort being the pick of the bunch with Watson
not far behind our young winger also showed plenty of effort but we were killed after the fowards Hobbo in particular did,nt get on top at crucial times in the game we are only a couple of players away from being a good team but its finding someone to fill those gaps which should have been done pre season its gonna be hard to get decent players now
it should have been done in 08 RECRUITMENT is the word someone at the club is not doing their job..

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:21 am  

DETROITSOUL wrote:

We played some half decent rugby at times tonight and showed plenty
of effort but we are lacking a couple of big strong forwards
half back with pace ( hopefully we have signed one JW )
and a centre some of the players came out of that match against Fev
can hold there head up Mort being the pick of the bunch with Watson
not far behind our young winger also showed plenty of effort but we were killed after the fowards Hobbo in particular did,nt get on top at crucial times in the game we are only a couple of players away from being a good team but its finding someone to fill those gaps which should have been done pre season its gonna be hard to get decent players now
it should have been done in 08 RECRUITMENT is the word someone at the club is not doing their job..

Surprised you didn't mention Rudd TBH. Made a point of keeping a close eye on him and thought he was outstanding. Solid and strong in defence, and ran some good angles in attack (Durbins try the prime example). Gave Watson good options.

I like mort, but feel his positioning in defence is very poor. cast your mind back to the Haven game, Donlan won us that game with his positioning

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:25 am  

ColD wrote:

Surprised you didn't mention Rudd TBH. Made a point of keeping a close eye on him and thought he was outstanding. Solid and strong in defence, and ran some good angles in attack (Durbins try the prime example). Gave Watson good options.

I like mort, but feel his positioning in defence is very poor. cast your mind back to the Haven game, Donlan won us that game with his positioning

I'd tend to agree, although last night he made two try saving tackles as the last man. I'm sure that will come with time and experience, hopefully sooner rather than later. Rarely is he able to take the ball on the full which costs him time to make more yards up field.

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:29 am  

ColD wrote:

Surprised you didn't mention Rudd TBH. Made a point of keeping a close eye on him and thought he was outstanding. Solid and strong in defence, and ran some good angles in attack (Durbins try the prime example). Gave Watson good options.

I like mort, but feel his positioning in defence is very poor. cast your mind back to the Haven game, Donlan won us that game with his positioning

Well said - always thought he was our best centre.

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:00 am  

Wouldn't of used the word outstanding but more solid and reliable. However, I think it was him who looked out on his feet when a kick through resulted in a try and he never moved to chase.

Mort saved us two definite tries, one when he was up against two attackers. That as a full back is a major asset and was pleasing to see. He always looks dangerously with the ball and his positioning will improve.

Cant believe Maden played again. Was Alstead not available?

Stanton worked his socks off.

Meekin was top drawer for me and IIRC he only missed one tackle when he flew in for the big hit.

Aaron Smith showed glimpses of what we have been missing and will only get better.

Donlan did okay but I feel for the last 5 off the first half and the second half he was carrying a leg injury which somewhat hampered his overall performance.

Hobson, did he do much or did I miss it? Must be replaced by Cookson in the next match.

Thought Reay had a stinker in defence (which I know a few of you have been saying he cant tackle a hot dinner)

Watson did okay but we need slightly more intelligent kicking rather than straight to full backs and wingers.

Hilly was solid but didnt have the same impact as recent weeks.

Armistead worked his socks off.

Taylor was below his capabilities.

Jock must ignore Kelly and take them on more as must Durbin.

We have to play the ball quicker than our oponents.

We have to stop giving teams picky backs up the field - and I know Hewer is a useless midget/umpalumpa but he cant be wrong all the time!

Kellys substitution timings again seemed strange and ineffective.

2nd half I was bored to tears until the last 6/7 minutes.

Overall I thought the effort was there but the execution was poor which has to be down to training. Doing the simple things repetitively in training helps things become the norm. Is this happenning?

Entertainment/value for money: 2/10.

I would seriously be happy to lose every week at the moment if I was being entertained.

Over and out!!

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:04 am  

I watched the game when i got home and couldnt believe that half way through the second half we has used all 12 interchanges and Fev and only used 7/12 now with no players injuried is his choice of interchanging that bad?????

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:05 am  

Oh, and another thing, thought 2300 was a decent effort for a Thursday night televised match but still thought there was more than 500 in the North and South as there were certainly 1800 (half full) in the West.

Maybe the "freebies" were not included - if so - fantastic attendance

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:19 am  

Agree with your comments although i thought Maden played well took loads of ball up and looked eager .
Reay Hobson and Taylor only dissapointiong performers IMO
i like JT but he offers NOTHING on attack.

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:34 am  

WHERESYERBALL wrote:

Agree with your comments although i thought Maden played well took loads of ball up and looked eager .
Reay Hobson and Taylor only dissapointiong performers IMO
i like JT but he offers NOTHING on attack.

Whilst we are on the subject of forwards we are badly lacking some real 'go forward' and I'l probably get slated for this with youth on his side, but for all Mike Morrison's endeavour, can anyone currently name me a weaker prop at this level ?

We need to inject some grunt to lay a platform. What's Sebastian Martins up to these days. Having said that can the real John Cookson please stand up !!