Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 4:53 pm  

Best performance in the league so far for me.

Shame we couldn't nil them.

Abdull again very good, Kavanagh, Lawler, Clark and Mulhern dominant in the pack and as soon as I started to slag Ellis off he threw a twenty five metre pin point cut out pass, also an excellent break for Greenwood's first try.

I'm not sure that the idea of playing Abdull (although he played well and defended with vigour) in the centre, Salter at second row and Blair at stand off is one I'd repeat. I wouldn't say it didn't work but I think the players are better off in their recognised positions.

The only disappointment was that having been promised the best pies in the league they'd blooming well run out by the time I got there at half time.

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 5:53 pm  

Very happy with that. Scored some great tries, defended well, especially off our line...even our kicking game was improved.

My hamstrings are currently telling me that parking at the bottom of the hill wasn't the best idea...might know more about that in the morning.

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 7:04 pm  

Good day out today, sound performance from Rovers for the full 80 for once. Batley under Diskin are gash mind.

Bonus was Toulouse dropping points unexpectedly as well. Let's see how we fair on Friday now.

Didn't get a pie either.

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 7:17 pm  

SirStan wrote:

Good day out today, sound performance from Rovers for the full 80 for once. Batley under Diskin are gash mind.

Bonus was Toulouse dropping points unexpectedly as well. Let's see how we fair on Friday now.

Didn't get a pie either.

Toulouse struggled without Ford, kinda expected their match to be close today because of that. Toulouse, on the whole, are only really mildly better then the rest of the teams in this division, nothing special and not a worry to us as far as promotion is concerned.

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 7:45 pm  

much improved performance which was overdue , keep it up mr ellis . we look miles better when you play well

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 9:07 pm  

moxi1 wrote:

Toulouse struggled without Ford, kinda expected their match to be close today because of that. Toulouse, on the whole, are only really mildly better then the rest of the teams in this division, nothing special and not a worry to us as far as promotion is concerned.

Yes, this is the view of the one member of The Skein that could make it over to Toulouse. That they're pretty ordinary.

We've got this league, clearly.

What's encouraging about today is that we were ruthless. We looked to put Batley to the sword and that's the sort of intensity we'll have to have to get out of this division.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 9:14 pm  

Just watching the highlights, there were some BIG holes in Batley's defence for 2 or 3 of our tries - and on a narrow pitch as well. Still 4-68 is not bad going by any stretch.

Hopefully a sign that things are coming together for the challenges to come.

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 9:44 pm  

Batley could learn a thing or two from their gang of marauding, bucket wielding, wide eyed five year olds who advanced in perfect lines & were near impossible to pass.

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 10:29 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

Just watching the highlights, there were some BIG holes in Batley's defence for 2 or 3 of our tries - and on a narrow pitch as well. Still 4-68 is not bad going by any stretch.

Hopefully a sign that things are coming together for the challenges to come.

They were very at sea and not as organised as I thought they'd be, but that pitch, having played on it a few times many moons ago isn't that narrow.

I was a bit surprised that Brambani, who I always thought of as a decent half struggled to get his angles and distances correct.

The slope is still as terrifying as I remember from being a kid and having to run the ball out from the bottom corner. Indeed, having not got a pie from the two pie shacks I ended up back in that corner and endured a little shudder.

Re: Batley : Sun May 07, 2017 10:32 pm  

Sit down, Waldo wrote:

Batley could learn a thing or two from their gang of marauding, bucket wielding, wide eyed five year olds who advanced in perfect lines & were near impossible to pass.

Cost me about seven queens, even when I gave them the no look eyes they still caught me in their clutches.