Re: Challenge cup : Mon Mar 21, 2022 2:45 pm  

upthecats wrote:

Reading posts on their board they will be celebrating that one! Got to say I’m amazed there’s no mention of Rob Butler leading with the elbow! In the minutes they’ve got Philbin down for similar but saying contact was with chest…surely they’ve not got players mixed up? 5 minutes into the 2nd half looked clear cut to me! Thankfully no mention of Dave though…was worrying he might have been looked at for a high tackle late on!

They missed it I think because from what I watched it
Was clearly raised and hit Crowther first contact in the head.

Re: Challenge cup : Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:20 pm  

Schoey predicting Wire to win by 28 points !!!!

Re: Challenge cup : Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:25 pm  

FIL wrote:

Schoey predicting Wire to win by 28 points !!!!

TBF they might. On paper, they are still a cracking team and Powell is a decent coach.

I hope not but we will have to play well again to avoid it.

That said, again all the pressure is on them, even more so in this game.

Be an odd kind of justice in it, Powell was our nemesis at Cas for the best paper pf a decade, be great if we were his now he's the Wire

Re: Challenge cup : Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:59 am  

It'll be interesting to see what tactics WP employs.
Do we go with a repeat of last week and try and beat them upfront with 4 forwards on the bench and as much experience as possible or do we try and take them by surprise and try to go round them?
I have been impressed by WPs coaching in the way he adapts to the opposition. Against Saints was completely different to Warrington.

Re: Challenge cup : Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:12 am  

coco the fullback wrote:

It'll be interesting to see what tactics WP employs.
Do we go with a repeat of last week and try and beat them upfront with 4 forwards on the bench and as much experience as possible or do we try and take them by surprise and try to go round them?
I have been impressed by WPs coaching in the way he adapts to the opposition. Against Saints was completely different to Warrington.

We still played faster rugby than we have done for years Was always looking to get rid of the ball when been tackeld, backing up was good too.. Far better than the one man rugby we have been used to for the last 3 year .WPs is transforming the way we are playing ,and by the look of it out fitness and long may it continue

Re: Challenge cup : Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:15 am  

Be interesting to see what the changes in the line up , presumably escare won’t play even if we’ve extended his loan , tj is out due to failing the hia, but we do have max back. Wonder if Croft might play in centre with hall on wing ?

Re: Challenge cup : Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:18 am  

alegend wrote:

We still played faster rugby than we have done for years Was always looking to get rid of the ball when been tackeld, backing up was good too.. Far better than the one man rugby we have been used to for the last 3 year .WPs is transforming the way we are playing ,and by the look of it out fitness and long may it continue

Indeed, conditioning seems to be a big factor. I think we've finished stronger than the opposition in every game so far. If we're in it at half time, there's a good chance of a win.

Re: Challenge cup : Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:23 am  

Kirmudgeonlyisback wrote:

Be interesting to see what the changes in the line up , presumably escare won’t play even if we’ve extended his loan , tj is out due to failing the hia, but we do have max back. Wonder if Croft might play in centre with hall on wing ?

That could make us weak defensively on the left though. A centre/wing partnership takes time to gain understanding. I've been impressed by how quickly TJ and Hall have learnt to combine. Hall seems to be a real natural talent. His vision and decision making belies his years.

Re: Challenge cup : Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:41 pm  

coco the fullback wrote:

That could make us weak defensively on the left though. A centre/wing partnership takes time to gain understanding. I've been impressed by how quickly TJ and Hall have learnt to combine. Hall seems to be a real natural talent. His vision and decision making belies his years.

Agree with you re taking time, but as far as I can see unless someone’s fit that we don’t know about you have to some how get a centre winger combination out of hall Croft Murphy not easy

Re: Challenge cup : Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:45 pm  

Think Willy must have known at start of season or be prescient , so this weekend we are lacking tj, tupou, kershaw , Lineham , minns and Gaskell ?

Shame escare isn’t an option as other than tj none of the others are likely to be available any time soo.