Re: Squad for HKR : Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:44 am  

We nearly gave that one away and a lot of our fans had shades of Salford running through our minds, we had it won by 50 minutes and then just let you right back into it which was really dumb.

Question though, what was Sammutt thinking, 1st off the drop goal with seconds of the half remaining straight down the middle to our drop goal specialist, that was only going one way and then to take an age over an irrelevant goal kick when giving it up would have given you at least one play to win the game. Bet he was popular in the post match review.

Re: Squad for HKR : Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:35 pm  

Well done, you are a very good team.

Re: Squad for HKR : Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:56 pm  

The goal line drop out was the goal line drop out we should never have been in that position in the first place.
What would the point have been of sammut giving up the kick? At least he was taking 2 points that were possible, giving it up and hoping we could have scored in last play would have been daft, we couldn't win so -5 is better than -7

Re: Squad for HKR : Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:07 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

The goal line drop out was the goal line drop out we should never have been in that position in the first place.
What would the point have been of sammut giving up the kick? At least he was taking 2 points that were possible, giving it up and hoping we could have scored in last play would have been daft, we couldn't win so -5 is better than -7

He missed it, you would have been -5 with a play left on the clock to get a try, trust me against us that is more than enough

Re: Squad for HKR : Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:13 pm  

Ahhh explains it buddy sorry, that wa the last minute when I was just walking out the gate.
I don't think we quite have that mind set to be honest, time awareness and what possible plays are left can be a bit of a mystery to some players I reckon.
Not sure if it's coz yr lot took there foot off the gas or we just decided to play a bit which is why we got back into it. Had we not given away 6 penalties in that half to yr 1 we might have nicked it.
Great support at yr place, nice to see a decent crowd, I was sat in the millward stand, they were pretty friendly bunch thanks for the welcome, think I was a lone broncos shirt apart from the owner and his bunch.
Reckon one more win and you will have 3rd place secured if not second.

Re: Squad for HKR : Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:21 pm  

You know thinking about it I cannot remember junior being on the pitch so obviously his impact was minimal, am with you let Lewis get some game time.

Re: Squad for HKR : Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:46 pm  

The reason that we dominated at the end of the game was that Hull KR were out on their feet. If they make Super League they need to recruit. I know they are basically a young team, but they cannot expect to thrive in SL the way that they performing at this time.
It has to be said we scored some really good tries. The Cunningham solo effort especially.
Okay we have lost two games but we could quite easily have won both, whether we deserved to or not. It is not all doom and gloom.
I must also say that I thought the referee was influenced by the foul mouthed crowd.

Re: Squad for HKR : Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:12 am  

Sorry bosty I have to disagree with you, the ref was pretty good in that game, very little reaction to the crowd at all, especially when it came to policing the 10mtrs. One high shot I think he missed, and reckon we should have had a player penalised and binned for a chicken wing. Every penalty he gave against us was justified we just played dumb again.
Agree that KR are not playing there best but that makes it more disappointing that we lost to them. It does not matter how they are playing now though does it? But Lets not forget they have already beaten a SL team in the Q's, I hope they go up and stay up. Sadly it could be at the expense of Leigh which just gives the yo yo feel of promotion.
As for the "foul mouthed" crowd didn't hear anything I don't hear at every other ground, lots of F's and W's no use of the C word and nothing racist or homophobic, just 7 and half thousand enthusiastic fans.

Re: Squad for HKR : Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:25 am  

Bostwick wrote:

The reason that we dominated at the end of the game was that Hull KR were out on their feet. If they make Super League they need to recruit. I know they are basically a young team, but they cannot expect to thrive in SL the way that they performing at this time.

We did what we have done all year, we get the game to a position were we think we have won then take our foot off the gas big style, usually take anyone off with a a knock or who is influential and coast the game out. The down side is that when a team get on a roll it can be hard to switch back on. We've done it three times against your lot this year.

The up side is that at the moment when we have to up the intensity for the full 80 we seem to be able to do it against the lower SL sides. Proof will be in the next 4 weeks I suppose,.

Re: Squad for HKR : Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:23 pm  

Well NB, your pretty good referee got the lowest mark of any referee over the weekend from League Weekly.
Now what about the abuse that was directed at Albert Kelly. The majority of the crowd were screaming in an inappropriate manner. If you did not hear that then you are either deaf or not there.