Re: Team v leeds : Mon May 16, 2022 6:53 pm  

We all have our preferred starting 13 and subs ,and the truth is anyone of those combinations may work better than what we have at the moment . Some of our players for whatever reason aren’t committed enough to the cause , and they need to step aside until such time as their mojo comes back.Poaching could do with ringing the changes for this Fridays clash and see how things pan out , you never know we may get 17 players busting a gut and working as a team .

Re: Team v leeds : Mon May 16, 2022 7:30 pm  

If Reece Lyne is surplus to requirements could we have him please.

Re: Team v leeds : Mon May 16, 2022 7:55 pm  

GET EM ON SIDE REF wrote:

Seriously suggesting dropping Jowitt one of the best and most committed players in a very poor squad
Sorry but no I would probably make him captain and this may help Miller.
Definitely a case for dropping Lyne who has done nothing in months.
Please play props at 8-10 and put Tanginoa 2nd row and Arona at loose

Jowitt is constantly at fault for trys ie 2 v toulouse and the attack stops when it goes to him.he ok under a high ball.

Re: Team v leeds : Mon May 16, 2022 8:02 pm  

It's nice that we can all pick our own preferred 17, and have our opinions on how the team should be balanced...but we have no idea at all of what state, particularly physically, each of the players is in.

We certainly don't have a healthy squad and appear to have quite a few "walking wounded".

Is our best 17 really the worst in SL, if and when fit??

[PopTart]

Re: Team v leeds : Mon May 16, 2022 8:19 pm  

Luppylad wrote:

Jowitt is constantly at fault for trys ie 2 v toulouse and the attack stops when it goes to him.he ok under a high ball.

Apart from the pass he sent to Kay for his try the Toulouse game?

Re: Team v leeds : Mon May 16, 2022 10:40 pm  

dboy wrote:

It's nice that we can all pick our own preferred 17, and have our opinions on how the team should be balanced...but we have no idea at all of what state, particularly physically, each of the players is in.

We certainly don't have a healthy squad and appear to have quite a few "walking wounded".

Is our best 17 really the worst in SL, if and when fit??

After a two week + gap between games I would hope we don’t have hardly any walking wounded. There didn’t look to be any issue with them physically. As I have said we won the forward battle and had the lions share of field position and yardage/possession on the oppositions line. We just failed (yet again) to turn pressure into points and showed weak resolve in goal line defence.

Our best 17 isn’t the worst in superleague for quality no but it may be the weakest in terms of attitude and application.

Re: Team v leeds : Tue May 17, 2022 2:39 am  

PopTart wrote:

Apart from the pass he sent to Kay for his try the Toulouse game?

1 try in how many games.not havung a pop at maxbut just dont getvthe hype around him at times we have won 3 games this season 2 of them we had an on loan player at fb.i sae minns play there on fridayand he looked good yes only v reserves but surleww need to try somthing

Re: Team v leeds : Tue May 17, 2022 3:06 am  

dboy wrote:

It's nice that we can all pick our own preferred 17, and have our opinions on how the team should be balanced...but we have no idea at all of what state, particularly physically, each of the players is in.

We certainly don't have a healthy squad and appear to have quite a few "walking wounded".

Is our best 17 really the worst in SL, if and when fit??

IMO Our squad seems to suffer more from mental issues ( right mindset/attitude ) rather than physical challenges if I was a guessing man. Take Roby for example the other day ,gets a finger dislocated, physio comes on puts it back in and off he goes , that’s what you call commitment and a tough mentality . We have the medical facilities to care for the walking wounded who will be assessed whether fit for action , but do we have a phycologist in the camp who can get them up mentally for the rigours of a game . We seem to wilt in the face of tough opposition . I’m no expert in anything least of all, sports psychology (I’ve all on spelling it ) but I do think we are missing a trick in so much as modern athletes need both physical and a good mental attitude to succeed in the modern era in any sport .

Re: Team v leeds : Tue May 17, 2022 5:41 am  

Max let Bott in twice was really poor from him. Lucky we don't have another decent full back.

Re: Team v leeds : Tue May 17, 2022 6:57 am  

Whatever the problems with the team I don't think they lie at fullback.
There are some people who like Max there and some who don't, and they will have the same view even if he plays a blinder every week.
I would 'rest' Lyne and try Minns there.
No doubt the forwards new an injection of fresh faces though, who aren't set in their ways - new ideas, and will to win!