Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:35 am  

Not going to criticize that performance in any way however we have been leading at half time in our last 3 games and let in at least the first 2 Trys of the second half in all 3 of those games. I think we have forgotten how to win and we just don't have the people to guide us round the pitch and close out games when we are in good positions.

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:39 am  

Really gutsy and intense performance yesterday and the best side lost,
However, if we can maintain that form in our remaining, we should get a couple of wins.
The pack were immense and Batchelor once again, was magnificent.

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:55 am  

Kettykat wrote:

A tad unfair on Gaskell I’d say Jonh ,though he had a decent game as they all did imo . If we’re nit picking , two missed kicks , Kelepi knocking on at the 2nd tackle while on saints try line and two wayward passes to the wings from Lino , but all in all the best I’ve seen them play this season and probably for a year or 2 .Saints had players out just like us ,but the best part for me was we never gave up and our heads didn’t go down

Maybe but I’m going off what directly resulted in the try.

He got the defensive read all wrong from the scrum and shot in when he didn’t need to giving Saints the overlap.

It’s such fine margins, just like the missed kicks that meant we left disappointed again yesterday.

Playing like that though generally we should be fine, it’s just if we can string performances together that is now the question and the answer probably dictates if we stay in SL or not.

My big concern is I think Toulouse play Saints and Huddersfield in their last 2 games.

At that stage both there opponents may have nothing to play for and send weakened teams.

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:37 am  

jonh wrote:

Maybe but I’m going off what directly resulted in the try.

He got the defensive read all wrong from the scrum and shot in when he didn’t need to giving Saints the overlap.

It’s such fine margins, just like the missed kicks that meant we left disappointed again yesterday.

Playing like that though generally we should be fine, it’s just if we can string performances together that is now the question and the answer probably dictates if we stay in SL or not.

My big concern is I think Toulouse play Saints and Huddersfield in their last 2 games.

At that stage both there opponents may have nothing to play for and send weakened teams.

Saints have already sent a weakened team across once!

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:40 am  

wakeytrin wrote:

Saints have already sent a weakened team across once!

It’s at Saints, not in Toulouse (we have already been over to France 4 times) but I would also expect us to not want to go into the playoffs on the back of a loss (especially as we are likely to have a week off round 1 of the playoffs).

The Monday game after the Friday playing Wigan on the other hand …

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:39 am  

Trinhomeandaway wrote:

It was against a half hearted and massively weakened saints team,we will never get a better chance to beat them as we did today and we blew it !!

Talking b*llocks.

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:46 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Really gutsy and intense performance yesterday and the best side lost,
However, if we can maintain that form in our remaining, we should get a couple of wins.
The pack were immense and Batchelor once again, was magnificent.

Totally agree,
Haven't been more gutted about a result since we lost the play off game to them.
Big shoutouts to Jai, Tini and Jorge.
The rest of the 17 weren't far behind either.

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:49 am  

jonh wrote:

Maybe but I’m going off what directly resulted in the try.

He got the defensive read all wrong from the scrum and shot in when he didn’t need to giving Saints the overlap.

It’s such fine margins, just like the missed kicks that meant we left disappointed again yesterday.

Playing like that though generally we should be fine, it’s just if we can string performances together that is now the question and the answer probably dictates if we stay in SL or not.

My big concern is I think Toulouse play Saints and Huddersfield in their last 2 games.

At that stage both there opponents may have nothing to play for and send weakened teams.

We play Saints and Huddersfield in our last 2 games, both away.

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:24 am  

altofts wildcat wrote:

Not going to criticize that performance in any way however we have been leading at half time in our last 3 games and let in at least the first 2 Trys of the second half in all 3 of those games. I think we have forgotten how to win and we just don't have the people to guide us round the pitch and close out games when we are in good positions.

Think this is to do with age of the team and not having the speed we had in the backs about 4 year ago .Result is older players are slowing down in second half . Slower Three - quarters mean once the line is broken no speed to catch them .Apart from Murphy who we got that can go length of field. 4 or 5 year ago we had 6 and some are still here but age as cought up with them

Re: Saints up next : Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:55 am  

phe13 wrote:

We play Saints and Huddersfield in our last 2 games, both away.

Hopefully neither have anything to play for.