Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:46 pm  

IanTigerman wrote:

Genuinley thought you would win this one when I saw the team that Leeds put out,heard you were winning by 10 points then very surprised to hear you had lost when we were travelling home from the giants game.
Everything has been going so well over the last 12 months for you,does this put Chester under any pressure now this winless run is increasing ?
Hope not as I think he has/is doing a good job

I hope not too as I like the guy and he is generally doing ok I think. However, yes I think perhaps a bit of pressure is building. I certainly think talking of getting rid of him is ridiculously premature given the run of games we have had against the better sides but I heard a few mumblings about his job for the first time today. And the comments re Kear's absence making the difference, which I did respond to the person saying that by saying that we were doing this last year with Kear there to some extent too. Maybe this is where the slight gap in player quality in certain positions kicks in; you can't keep it going the full 80. I can't see a coach change helping and I don't think the vast majority of us are anywhere near thinking that yet. I might take a different view if we lose any to those outside the 8 at the moment though

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:04 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I dont normally bag the players but Pauli Pauli wasn't good enough today.

When everyone is fit Fifita, England, Huby and Hirst are the starting props for me.
Hirst was excellent today.

I've seen Fifita have worse games when he first arrived and got hero worshiped almost immediately. He was unlucky with the head high, particularly with Ablett dishing out plenty, but again without England and Fifita is he not supposed to play. I think Pauli is taking over Williams' role as the ex NRL player Trinity fans love to bag.

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Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:10 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

I've seen Fifita have worse games when he first arrived and got hero worshiped almost immediately. He was unlucky with the head high, particularly with Ablett dishing out plenty, but again without England and Fifita is he not supposed to play. I think Pauli is taking over Williams' role as the ex NRL player Trinity fans love to bag.

Would you play him above the other 4?

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:19 pm  

Far too soon to start bagging the coach, especially given the quality of the opposition. I would be starting to worry more if we don’t start picking up wins in some of the winnable games.

I agree that the constant bagging of refs by some of our fans is embarrassing at times.

Today, it came down to decision making and not playing for a full 80. We were attacking right at the end of each half, and for me, on both occasions we took the wrong option.

We did switch off at times last year, but got away with it sometimes.

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:28 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Would you play him above the other 4?

All have their benefits, all have errors in them, but I like all of them they each offer something different and would be happy for them to be rotated around. We're not seeing the best of Pauli but then 8 games in settling into a new country after a car accident he was never gunna hit the ground running.

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:35 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

I've seen Fifita have worse games when he first arrived and got hero worshiped almost immediately.

Fifita offered a lot more in attack right from day 1. No one is inventing stuff or over reacting to Pauli Pauli. The guy gave Leeds 3 soft penalties and therefore 3 extra sets for dumb play today.

Khlav Kalash wrote:

I think Pauli is taking over Williams' role as the ex NRL player Trinity fans love to bag.

That's Horo.

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:36 pm  

Re Jowitt and Hampshire over Grix and Finn, I like what I saw from the younger players and we certainly seem a much more dynamic team with those two pivots and rather ponderous with the older two. Would be happy with the same arrangement for the Saints match.

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Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:38 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

All have their benefits, all have errors in them, but I like all of them they each offer something different and would be happy for them to be rotated around. We're not seeing the best of Pauli but then 8 games in settling into a new country after a car accident he was never gunna hit the ground running.

I'm not saying any different but on current form he is no. 5.

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:41 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

I've seen Fifita have worse games when he first arrived and got hero worshiped almost immediately. He was unlucky with the head high, particularly with Ablett dishing out plenty, but again without England and Fifita is he not supposed to play. I think Pauli is taking over Williams' role as the ex NRL player Trinity fans love to bag.

He keeps coughing up big errors at big times though

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Sunday : Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:42 pm  

Would really like to see that play on when we all thought JJB had knocked on from the bomb. Both Kendall and Child were unmoved. Doubt we'll get a good view from the end on camera used for Trin TV though.