Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:35 am  

Excellent performance, unfortunately not a result that counts. Not sure just how much that game will have taken its toll come next week either.

Wrong result,but a very good showing..

[brian2]

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:30 am  

I was at the game so difficult to comment on the first Catalan try, but referee thought no try and the big screen seemed to show ball touched down on line? Great performance defensively, and a couple of last ditch tackles prevented tries for us. Very proud in tremendous heat, pity we didn't win

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:27 am  

Very good showing against a bigger team. We looked fit (Other than Junior who was blowing at 10 mins and replaced)

Interesting that he played Api at centre for the 2nd half.

We clearly had a plan to attack their right side. Hendo must have seen weakness over there.

All in all great performance. Just a little disappointed with the result.

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 9:18 am  

Watch that myler try on tv, sadly for us it was inside the line, and was actually a good call from the vr.
That's not me backing the official it's praising myler

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:44 am  

The VR issue in France and as shown on BBC is a question that needs to be raised though. Maybe not so much BBC but the French broadcaster have nowhere near as many cameras as sky, so not as many angles. So should the vid ref be used? I know it raises the issue of the camera showing something the on field officials miss and subsequent headlines. I still think that if anyone is serious about moving the game forward every super league game should have VR.
As for the BBC sometimes the cameras are just looking at the wrong thing

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:09 pm  

The Dragons had a try chalked of when Walker dropped the ball that I thought looked good.

A changing point in the game for me was kicking out on the full after conceding a try. We sustained a lot of pressure around that time in the game.

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 1:58 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

The VR issue in France and as shown on BBC is a question that needs to be raised though. Maybe not so much BBC but the French broadcaster have nowhere near as many cameras as sky, so not as many angles. So should the vid ref be used? I know it raises the issue of the camera showing something the on field officials miss and subsequent headlines. I still think that if anyone is serious about moving the game forward every super league game should have VR.
As for the BBC sometimes the cameras are just looking at the wrong thing

NO! After the SF last week I'd say not. Wouldn't be so bad if they followed their own directive and looked at an incident once or twice and if they can't find anything conclusive then let the on-field decision stand but taking 5 minutes and numerous replays for various incidents last week I got to the stage where I didn't care about the decisions but just wanted the game to restart. I couldn't be bothered with that every week.

[brian2]

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:01 pm  

The Dragons had a try chalked of when Walker dropped the ball that I thought looked good.

A changing point in the game for me was kicking out on the full after conceding a try. We sustained a lot of pressure around that time in the game.

It was a stupid mistake but hardly a turning point
? The walker "try" was like the Myler try? I was there couldn't make a judgement and therefore go with the decision. The Myler try was judged a try, so therefore the Walker try wasn't a try. We came so close it was a shame to lose. Best defensive performance of the season though!

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:28 pm  

The walker incident certainly looked like a straight knock on, but the calls are the calls. As for the SF I will say it again, bbc don't know how to cover the game. Watch most SL games they make the decision pretty quick so basing the VR use on the SF game is a bit harsh. Even at Catalan decisions were made pretty quick.
That restart penalty was shocking., it is where I get annoyed though, you can straddle the side line and the ball is out on the full penalty, straddle the dead ball line the ball carrier has taken it dead drop out !!!!!!!

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:52 pm  

Not convinced on the Myler try. Referee thought no try and the look on Alex Walkers face indicated that he thought the same and Myler himself didn't seem convinced. The camera angles were not good enough IMO to overturn the referee, but there again it was Hicks.