fax looked the better of the teams on attack, but gifted some soft tries and position. looked fast in attack too. if keep it up not going to be a bad season as some predicted.

Attendance?

Agree Swifty. Today we did enough to win it but in the end we did just a bit more to lose it.

Over 2000, something like 2100 and change.

just over 2000

just over 2000

2147 I think

Second half no hooker or which left us with only two subs. And at the end of the day we lost because of an unlucky bounce. Great effort lads. I still think we need a lot of work if we are to compete for top four. But considering fev are one of the favourite for top four we could have and should have won today. Despite that second half hadycap. Oh and also first chice half back not playing

We were out performed in first half and did well to keep game so close, although a few mistakes and our left side defence looks suspect.

In the second half there was nothing in it and that is a real positive given the injuries, although we made mistakes one of which cost us the game.

We need work, but I was impressed with the effort. Not top four team though.

After having a dreadful first half, the improvement in the second half was very noticeable and the game could have gone either way right to the end. We looked like we were carrying a few walking wounded by the end. What we need to do is play like the second half for 80 minutes and we'll win more than we lose. BTW, who thought it was a good idea to put Connor at full back?

A top afternoon. Reight enjoyed it.
A cracking game that could have gone either way. Sharpy says fax will be top four.

Thought we were poor. Need to be much better than that going forward.

Still, a win's a win.

I agree, I expected a lot more from Fev the way your fans had talked you up. A good team would have blown us off the park the amount of ball we gifted in the first half.

Exactly, we had you lined up for a 60 point shellacking after 20 mins. Then put the cue on the rack and let you back in. Very poor.

And can we please employ a chuffing goal kicker.

Thought all the forwards were outstanding and Ed Barber at hooker was my MOM, however the backs came up short for me, all were guilty of big mistakes and stupid penalty`s.

Positives from today
Grady - offers a real in yer face aggressive style in attack and defence, well done, a couple of errors, but all in all, a great shift put in.
Tangata - I still think were lucky to have him, and lucky he loves Fax. Our best player in my humble opinion, and could mix it at any level.
Team spirit - to get us back in the game, in the lead, it looked like it meant something again, good to see.

Negatives from today
The referee - I thought was poor, inconsistent. Dealt with Mitch harshly, it wasn't as bad as it looked. Let Hardman off lightly, allowed Fev to send in too many extra men when the tackle was made, a few times with forearms, I'm not sure what some of the penalties against us were for, he didn't let the game flow, and his touch judges were piddle weak.
The guy in charge of the floodlights - where was he? Stuck in the loo or watching Super Sunday? Lights should have come on much earlier.
Looks like we took a few knocks - and general bad luck.

General observation
Every year I keep hoping that big athletic mobile unit we got on loan from Leeds Rhinos will come back and play for us, had bags of potential and looked unlucky to be just at Leeds at the wrong time. Quiet game Luke, Mitch off loads, Adam smashes the line and backs up, Grady is all over people, we don't need a trundler, we need the old Luke back. You've got time left, you can still improve, less subway, more leg strengthening, and it'll come back. I mean this in a positive way, he obviously loves Fax.

No wonder tangata ran in as he did. Shocking elbow on Grady.

https://youtu.be/HfuYYPKphEY?list=PLHGi ... xnzpnVRXXD I'll just leave this for your perusal

https://youtu.be/HfuYYPKphEY?list=PLHGi ... xnzpnVRXXD I'll just leave this for your perusal

Also can't believe more hasn't been made on the knock on leading up to Fevs last (and deciding) Try. Seen it from 2 angles and baffled how he allowed play on.

You win some, you lose some. Fev kept their composure and we have a moment of luck in the bag for later in the season, as these things tends to even themselves out

UTFAX

We also had a try not given that a few of the players have said was certainly on the line but was given as short.

I'm not convinced he did tbh. Hard to tell

It all happened in slow motion. Grady grabbed the Fev player by the shirt and scragged him to the ground. The Fev player took offence to this and started landing shots on Grady. Everyone on the field just seemed to watch what was going on until Adam decided enough was enough. I hope the disciplinary treat him generously (he effectively went into the Fev player with a strong tackle hit rather than any arms or fists) as he was one of the stand-outs for us today.

Childs didn't have his best day reffing today, although some of the Fax faithful were maybe a bit blind to some of the (correct) decisions he made.

Spot on Sparky

I really enjoyed today's game, I predicted a cracker and from a neutral view wasn't disappointed,it was played at a fast hard pace and again as I predicted Fev won , though not with the ease I thought they would.
It was a case of 2 very evenly matched teams,and I thought Childs had a decent game,I know the Worrier took a bit of stick from the Fax fans but I feel he will still prove e decent signing.
The Fax forwards were better than Fev's, but Fev's back were better and faster,Tangata was lucky not to have a yellow card ,and Calahane was puffing after 10 minutes I just don't rate the guy, the Aussie looks OK, And Ambler had a good game , Ben Kaye tried everything as did Grix. Away from the game it was good to see many of my friends from Both sets of Fans,I can honestly say I will be making a few trips this season to watch BOTH Fax andFev.

As to where the teams will finish?Fev for me will be 3rd in the League ,with Fax finishing 7th, just my opinion of course,good to Fevgrinder go away happy , though he was very worried at times.I was looking forward to seeing Halifaxjohn, but missed him, John message me.All in all a 9/10 good game.Charlie knew.

think it would have been hard to give tangata yellow when showed nothing to fev player that started it. its ok to put the whole incident on report but cowardly not to take action on the person who started it.