Re: Bradford next. : Tue May 14, 2024 10:51 am  

Dr Dreadnought wrote:

Watched the game again last night.
Is the tackle by Taufua on Thornley a legal challenge? He doesn't appear to make any attempt to use his arms. Will be interesting to see if the MRP look at it

I thought exactly the same, also I'm struggling to see which players were offside from the 2 kicks that were dropped by Bradford, although i would also admit there we a couple of "flat" passes from Wakefield that resulted in tries.
The 2nd half was total domination though and even the first 30 mins wasn't as strong for Bradford as the commentators on the radio were portraying, they only scored once plus a penalty in front of the sticks

Re: Bradford next. : Tue May 14, 2024 10:53 am  

vastman wrote:

I didn’t, it’s a man’s game and they need to be tough - he needs to take it on the chin, I’m all for it, a no blame culture is a losing culture. One proviso, is that is across the board, fairs fair.

I agree, there is a lot of positives to take from individual accountability and I also don`t think there is anything wrong with calling it out publicly, I think it creates a winning mentality, I mean we can all see it anyway. Powell has always done it but so have coaches like Wane. On the flipside I have heard DP is a really good man manger and makes a big effort to develop close relationships with each player, they will understand what is expected of them, he won`t just be calling them out out of the blue.

Re: Bradford next. : Tue May 14, 2024 11:43 am  

financialtimes wrote:

I thought exactly the same, also I'm struggling to see which players were offside from the 2 kicks that were dropped by Bradford, although i would also admit there we a couple of "flat" passes from Wakefield that resulted in tries.
The 2nd half was total domination though and even the first 30 mins wasn't as strong for Bradford as the commentators on the radio were portraying, they only scored once plus a penalty in front of the sticks

Said exactly same at game. Absolutely no wrap or attempt to wrap. Was shocked the ref ignored it.

Also agree about the offsides (especially the first one). Froze farm and all clearly on side. The commentator, trinity players were completely baffled by that and rightly so too. There was a lot of laying on too slowing down allowed too.

Again though the forwards rolled sleeves up and turned the engine room up. Class set of young forwards.

Re: Bradford next. : Tue May 14, 2024 12:00 pm  

Dr Dreadnought wrote:

Watched the game again last night.
Is the tackle by Taufua on Thornley a legal challenge? He doesn't appear to make any attempt to use his arms. Will be interesting to see if the MRP look at it

Yeah, I thought that watching it back, seemed like a shoulder charge but hard to see tbf and it happens quickly.