leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 12:06 pm  

good win which barring a great capitulation seals the LLS. though the forwards were great, lauaki looked good going forwards, significantly better than last year, then mossop and flower both made good meters too. oloughlin made some errors but evened out his performance with his usual effort. i thought we missed green in attack. hes been more impressive than smith in regards to creating opportunity, but powell filled in well. compared to murphy last year i dont think anyone can complain. i think yesterday highlighted a lack of pace in the centres, but thornley did well to recover when watkins did get outside him, but both watkins and moon had a bit too much space. charnley is really stepping up this year. in previous years the majority of his tries have been getting over the line from 5m, but hes showing hes got the speed and skills to finish.

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 12:27 pm  

the wrestler wrote:

good win which barring a great capitulation seals the LLS. though the forwards were great, lauaki looked good going forwards, significantly better than last year, then mossop and flower both made good meters too. oloughlin made some errors but evened out his performance with his usual effort. i thought we missed green in attack. hes been more impressive than smith in regards to creating opportunity, but powell filled in well. compared to murphy last year i dont think anyone can complain. i think yesterday highlighted a lack of pace in the centres, but thornley did well to recover when watkins did get outside him, but both watkins and moon had a bit too much space. charnley is really stepping up this year. in previous years the majority of his tries have been getting over the line from 5m, but hes showing hes got the speed and skills to finish.

LLS sewn up in MAY??????

try telling Sean Wane

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 12:54 pm  

Wouldn't want to tempt fate just yet but 3 points clear is a strong position. We played well yesterday but at times did look lost in attack. With Smith and green yesterday we would have put a score on them.

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 1:04 pm  

There was nothing in that match. Yesterday confirmed to me that Leeds are our biggest threat for the Grand Final. Not ruling out Warrington or the Giants, but Leeds on their day really do step it up a notch and their experience in high pressure RL makes them a huge threat.

Not too much in the forward battle. I thought our lads stood up okay. They will be a different beast with Peacock and Delaney. Watkins and Moon are a problem for us. I thought Charnley stood up well to the task of Hall. Also, I thought Sam Tomkins dealt with the high bombs from Sinfield very well. Overall I was happy with our defence. Thornley still has some improvement in him. A couple of lazy tackles from Lauaki and Flower in the pack - the rest were very good. Lockers is a massive player for us.

Our attack was so so, but I have to acknowledge the defence on show from Leeds. However, it was Smith's first game back and we were missing one of our smartest players in Blake Green. We need them both fit and firing for the play offs.

In summary a pleasing win. I agree with the original poster it does all but seal the LLS - not that it matters. Danny Brough summed up the value of the LLS - zero. It is all about getting in the top four for the play offs. Still, 11 wins in a row - fantastic stuff.

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 1:55 pm  

I must admit, I barely noticed Sinfield all game. I did enjoy Sam Powell taking the line on, I thought he performed really well! The atmosphere after the match on the concourse was incredible

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 3:19 pm  

The LLS shield isn't a must, a top 4 place is and that is nailed on.

I actually wasn't overly impressed yesterday and would hope it serves as a bit of a warning shot as to what Leeds are capable of. They were missing big players and were on the back foot for the majority of the first half yet they just keep sticking in even when playing poorly. We had them there for the taking but didn't ram home our advantage and went in to our shells.

Individuals like Charnley, Tomkins, Lauaki and McIlorum played well and the effort was excellent but in the proper games against them we'll need to be better.

It was a much needed close game though which will help us long term.

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 3:48 pm  

lukeevans16 wrote:

I must admit, I barely noticed Sinfield all game. I did enjoy Sam Powell taking the line on, I thought he performed really well! The atmosphere after the match on the concourse was incredible

i saw him get banjo'd by mickey mac

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 4:41 pm  

Thought Lauaki was excellent when he came on as well. Really looks to be playing to his weight, hit hard and ran harder!

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 8:28 pm  

Shows we do need to keep our experienced players.
We have a very young team and they looked nervous all through the game.
Leeds, as most teams, have greater numbers of more experienced players than us and we need to keep the ones we've got.
We know Pat is going but any talk of Prescott leaving must be forgotten.
Mossop is going and from yesterday it was obvious to me why we need Andy Powell, someone out there who can settle the younger lads down.
For a team as young as ours and yesterday having 13 out of the 17 coming through the youth system was a very good result.
Leeds despite missing two excellent players know how to hang in a game due to the wealth of experience throughout their squad.
Considering the departures end of last season and all this year's injuries the fact the lads are top of the League by 3 points is great credit to them and the coaching team.

Re: leeds match : Mon May 27, 2013 9:45 pm  

[Gareth] wrote:

i saw him get banjo'd by mickey mac

Aye , late and on Sinfields blindside , same as Baileys pathetic push on Tomkins ( iirc ) , a pair of proper softcocks together .