Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:22 am  

Thought millers diving cover tackle in the corner to knock makinson into touch whilst Tom was left in no mans land was a real captains knock .
Happened right in front and you’d have put your house on a try but then miller had other ideas and threw his body at makinson to deny him.
Early season yet but our wings are looking susceptible to the overlap, for whatever reason it needs sorting ASAP.

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:40 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Thought millers diving cover tackle in the corner to knock makinson into touch whilst Tom was left in no mans land was a real captains knock .
Happened right in front and you’d have put your house on a try but then miller had other ideas and threw his body at makinson to deny him.
Early season yet but our wings are looking susceptible to the overlap, for whatever reason it needs sorting ASAP.

As well as Miller did, the way we concertina in the centre of the field it needs the halves/full back to work harder to make those cover tackles. Currently the wings are in a no win position. Stay tight to the touch line and there is a massive gap between them and centre, come inside and look daft as the opposite number strolls in untouched.

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:21 am  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

As well as Miller did, the way we concertina in the centre of the field it needs the halves/full back to work harder to make those cover tackles. Currently the wings are in a no win position. Stay tight to the touch line and there is a massive gap between them and centre, come inside and look daft as the opposite number strolls in untouched.

Should try and cover the inside which hopefully forces the attack wide and if they do break at least it makes the kick more difficult, sounds easy

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:26 am  

After what happened at London, the saints game was a great improvement in many areas. Lets hope we can keep improving further and start to pick up a few wins.

However one thing I should mention that needs sorting is that young Rocky needs to get a set of decent boots. Lost count of the times he lost his footing and finished up on his harris.

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:31 am  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

As well as Miller did, the way we concertina in the centre of the field it needs the halves/full back to work harder to make those cover tackles. Currently the wings are in a no win position. Stay tight to the touch line and there is a massive gap between them and centre, come inside and look daft as the opposite number strolls in untouched.

Their forwards were dominant and sucked in our defence, and when you've got a hooker as good and intelligent as Roby who takes full advantage its an uphill struggle for any defence.

I was hoping that the smoke which blew over the pitch might make them choke (again ) but it wasn't to be.

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:53 am  

Our ability to defend out wide is absolutely appalling it seems all teams have to do to score against us is pass it along the line. The worst thing is it’s a blatant issue with our defensive structure rather than individuals making bad reads. Our coaching staff must be able to see it yet seem powerless to address it.
I’d also like to Jowitt back at fullback or Hooley if Max is that out of favour. I like Hampshire but I don’t think fullback is his best position.

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:54 am  

Not much between the two sides - which was a big surprise given last week's debacle; I was with my son, and we both said that the best we could hope for was a performance, since Saints would easily overpower us - which they clearly didn't, so that was definitely progress.

Observations:

Hampshire needs some long studs - he was sliding around like Robin Currie; several times he had space in front of him, and ended up on his backside
Saints were never square at the ptb
Danny Brough is Jekyll & Hyde - brilliant kicking game, but his gob let us down again
We spent too much time in their 20 without scoring; sometimes, the halves were passing to people who had no clue what to do next - a bit embarassing
James Roby is a remarkable athlete
We have to sort out the defensive structure - Johnstone and BJB were left with too much to do on several occasions
Saints NRL signings were crap - Naiqama was anonymous and Coote was made to look foolish by Broughy
Poor old Alex Walmsley looks crocked - I winced every time he went into collision
Huby will be out for a while - looked like a dislocated shoulder
Kopczak & King look like a great additions
Matty Ashurst is an outstanding player
It was very cold

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:54 am  

Three times Broughy put us in attacking positions. A try from one of them could have won the game.

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:04 am  

thebeagle wrote:

Three times Broughy put us in attacking positions. A try from one of them could have won the game.

Indeed - and he voiced his frustration at those around him when they didn't exploit his good work, which is a bit of a Broughy trademark - I haven't always agreed with it, but this group of players should be able to put together a decent attacking move when given the opportunity.

The LMS try at the end is a very simple example - which we could easily have tried on several occasions - but our middle men took the ball standing still.

Re: Next up - Saints : Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:08 am  

bren2k wrote:

Indeed - and he voiced his frustration at those around him when they didn't exploit his good work, which is a bit of a Broughy trademark - I haven't always agreed with it, but this group of players should be able to put together a decent attacking move when given the opportunity.

The LMS try at the end is a very simple example - which we could easily have tried on several occasions - but our middle men took the ball standing still.

I went to the game looking for a performance, ended up walking away disappointed not to win. Plenty of positives but I was disappointed that our big men seemed to be getting the ball when standing still especially when we had the huge periods of pressure in the second half. Plenty to work on but plenty of promise.