Trin -v- Hunslet ARLFC

Re: Trin -v- Hunslet ARLFC : Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:31 pm

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

I don't know what best describes the number of errors we are coming up with against these lower league teams, surprising or shocking? 4 turn overs for not playing the ball correctly must be the dumbest.
Some of the championship teams have guys who will take good advantage of the sort of ball and field position we keep tipping up.

I think it's just part and parcel in these uncompetitive walkover games for players to switch off for a second and not be on top of their game all match. When you're 40 up in as many minutes I suppose your intensity levels aren't going to be as high as a closer game and are more prone to switching off a little.

Personally, to say we've had so much ball and so many PTB'S in all the games, it's no surprise we've been pinged a few times, it's inevitable, some have been very borderline IMO as well.

We've had to create the intensity and just get on with things and play our game, I think we've done well against the likes of Hunslet, Siddle and York, especially in defence, but also playing some nice expansive RL. Maybe we won't give away field position if we play teams nearer in quality to us.

These last few games must have been a bit of a ballache for the players, especially so many in a row. With no real contest, having to bring and keep your own intensity levels going, while we pile points up and dominate time on the ball and nothing but criticism if they didn't hammer every one of them and play error-free games, which IMO is impossible with the amount of ball we've had in these games and the amount of points we've scored.

Personally, I think we've worked hard since last year and nearly every time we do get the PTB correct but as soon as someone looks like they didn't the refs have been on us, but a million times better than where we were.