PC Plum wrote:
I thought Stokes referred the game very well. 14/16 penalty count speaks for itself, everyone deserved. My question, when does a team warning stop ? Leigh were given a team warning, soon after they continued their antics and Weston was binned, soon after gave another penalty - to me another sin bin, but no.
Its hard to take we conceded 18 in 6mins, but it was at a point Leigh decided to play rugby league, offloads, etc. Up to that point we had contained them. Plus Fui Fui kick off returns (after each try) were devastating, international class, they got a roll on, and we struggled to get our defensive shape sorted.
If you werent there you cant appreciate the shear guts, determination, and most importantly tactical nouse we displayed, and, despite comments above about no attacking threat, played some attractive rugby league.
You should be very proud of your team.
Our second half comeback also coincided with Stokes starting to cane the Broncos, with a big penalty count in Leigh's favour. So suddenly we started to get all the ball, and your guys had to tackle! Also despite the high penalty count against you in the second half, mostly for similar 'technical' offences, there was no team warning. I am at a total loss to explain why we (Leigh) were deemed indisciplined in the first half, when our 'penalties conceded' have been previously low, and then why you were deemed 'indisciplined' in the second half, after appearing almost exemplary in the first half!
My point is that Stokes is wildly inconsistent. Who knows what the result would have been, had he let both teams play? Leigh may have scored more, but so might London. We'll never know unfortunately. Leigh probably didn't deserve to win, on the basis that they were behind until the final ten minutes, but then at Batley, we were never behind until the 79th minute! That's the beauty of RL, and it looks like this season is shaping up to be quite a tight one, in both the Championship and SL. Who knows, one of us may yet be battling with Leeds in the 'Qualifiers'!
Good luck with the rest of your season - well, most of it anyway!!
