: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:01 am  

seanfax wrote:

he is a thug, full stop,

allways the last man in , with either a swinging arm, fist or knees's, ive been saying this for the last few years, how he gets away with it is unbeliveible, a total thug, no other word for him,

so how come he hit him with his shoulder?
a fair challenge wouldnt you say?

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:10 pm  

Bailey in general is a thug, last night he was not.

That Fasavalu has had that coming for some time and normally gets away with murder.

Anyone lip read what Bailey said to Cunnungham? Made me laugh

Great entertainment though.

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:11 pm  

I think bailey played within the rules of the game and that made for a very physical exciting game,the referee deserves credit for keeping the game equal by not waving the card about.
It reminded me of the old days when Barry Mc and Fielden used to square up to each other.

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:11 pm  

wbk666 wrote:

so how come he hit him with his shoulder?
a fair challenge wouldnt you say?

that one was fair, am on about the rest of of so called tackles, u just watch next time leeds are on tv, am not just going on about last night, am on about all of his games, a TOTAL THUG

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:16 pm  

It's about time we saw a tasty match on telly. Can't wait for the challenge cup match in a couple of weeks. If only Timmy Street were up against Bailey, now that would be fun!

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:26 pm  

He did come through the ranks at Queens.

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:45 pm  

wbk666 wrote:

so how come he hit him with his shoulder?
a fair challenge wouldnt you say?

totally agree i think all the tackles he did was fair.
imo the tackle on bailey where he was held up by 2 saints players, 1 of them lifting the leeds player fending arm up to expose the ribs / kidney area for cheap shot specialist graham to run in as 3rd man shoulder first in the exposed area was far worse and could end up resulting in a bad injury (wasnt this banned here and down under cant remember what name they called it but im 90% sure it was outlawed in aus)

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:39 pm  

Is it me or is Ryan Bailey a Prop forward who plays the toughest team sport in the world?

What Bailey did last night was fair and square, what he has done in the past is history but last night he played within the rules.

As for the ref, I thought he had a good game, let it flow which made for a good game and stepped in when he really needed too.

How many times have you seen a game like that spoiled by the ref because they did'nt know how to control it and when to step in?

Good game, well reffed that made for good entertainment.

One thing I did think was a bit OTT was Cunninghams tackle on young Burgess where he tried to rip his head off and slam it into the floor!!!

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:48 pm  

I,ll tell u what i wished Leyth had a player has good as Ryan Bailey
that hit last nite was brilliant totally wipped the Saints lad out
R Bailey is one of the countrys best forwards for the past 10yrs
God i wish we had one like him.............

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:01 pm  

DETROITSOUL wrote:

I,ll tell u what i wished Leyth had a player has good as Ryan Bailey
that hit last nite was brilliant totally wipped the Saints lad out
R Bailey is one of the countrys best forwards for the past 10yrs
God i wish we had one like him.............

Yes he is , when he isn't trying to be the ' big man '

A couple of years ago he was all over the Aussies , laughing in thier faces

But last night after his ' big show ' he hardly touched the ball

What you really mean is he could be the best we have ,