Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:20 pm  

ricardo07 wrote:

Brough and Miller are has beens.
Brough in particular never moved more than a yard before passing and the poor performance from the two of them meant we had no momentum going forward.
Changes are required for next week.
1 Jowitt
2 Tupou
3 Arundel
4 Lyne
5 Kershaw
6 Hampshire
7 Escaré
8 Fifita
9 Randall
10 Tangata
11 Batchelor
12 Talinoa
13 Crowther
14 Wood
15 Atkins
16 Kopczak
17 Pauli Pauli

Good combination of pace in the backs and power in the forwards.

Speedy half backs to offset the guile of McGuire and Drinkwater.
Brough and Miller will be murdered by them if played in their present form.

Chris Green?

Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:21 pm  

Our defence was decent for most of it, but we never looked like scoring. When Rocky passed the ball to Tumavave, I thought we were on top and at that point it could have been a different game.

But they put Brough under pressure each time. We didn't put Sneyd under pressure. Thankfully, Hull misfired today.

I just think we look a spent force. We're playing relegation rugby. My worry is that Hull KR will be safe by the time they play London, by beating us mainly, and may take the eye off the ball when they play London. Next week is all or nothing. Rovers win and they'll let London in. We win and we're safe, pretty much so, as KR and London will take points off each other in the penultimate game.

Except I can't see us scoring tries, and Rovers are going well.

Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:27 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

2015?

lol

Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:27 pm  

There are so many players who simply aren't producing anything, it's difficult to pick who to drop and how many of them.

For me Miller is 1st out. I dread the ball reaching him on the last play of any set.

Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:43 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

There are so many players who simply aren't producing anything, it's difficult to pick who to drop and how many of them.

For me Miller is 1st out. I dread the ball reaching him on the last play of any set.

Yeah, the Miller/Finn partnership was far superior to what we have now and Miller looks to have suffered from it. I'm not saying he's not SL standard but he does seem to have lost some form, so for his, and the team's sake, I'd drop him.

Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:46 pm  

PopTart wrote:

To be honest I don't see why people are criticising Miller.
He stepped up today and took the play off Brough.

Escare was OK but I thought Tanginoa, Arundal and probably Kirmond were above him in Mom.

Lots of effort today.
The two interceptions were the difference.
For a change they didn't just break us at will, in fact we pinned them back for long stretches. Apart from the breakaway interception the defense was good or at least good enough.

Our attack was the issue.
Poor passing down the line especially from Brough really hurt us. Miller was taking passes off his feet and at full stretch above his head.

I thought BJB did some great defense today.
Arundal was great when he got half decent ball. He'd play centre for me next week instead of Tupou.

Hampshire try was excellent but equally he let Sneyd run right round him for the solo try.

Lots to work on. Need to get it right next week.

It’s been the story for month now. I broadly agree with you, effort and fitness are not the issue it’s basic team work.

I don’t agree with you regarding Miller, sorry but he’s gash at the moment imo.

Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:48 pm  

Apart from the well finished try from Hampshire's kick, Miller was pretty dire today. Brough wasn't much better.

Re: 19 V 'ullf : Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:49 pm  

Wakefield City wrote:

Thought McDermott was coach of Toronto.

Sorry my mistake, slim pickings indeed.

Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:08 pm  

Unfortunately Brough seems to have lost it. We managed towards the back end of last season with Miller and Rocky and the addition of Brough hasn't proved successful. Brough was described as the final piece of the jig saw but its not happened.

[PopTart]

Re: 19 V 'ull : Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:16 pm  

King Street Cat wrote:

Apart from the well finished try from Hampshire's kick, Miller was pretty dire today. Brough wasn't much better.

Brough wasn't better at all.

Miller put the pass in the gave us the break for his try too.
He's played better in the past of course but I thought he was ok today.