Quote ="Jack Burton"Stats from the game https://www.superleague.co.uk/match-centre/report/3417'" Is that 3 clean breaks? That shows how much we miss hurrell and newman, don’t they tend to make that each per game?

Quote ="Jack Burton"Stats from the game https://www.superleague.co.uk/match-centre/report/3417'" Is that 3 clean breaks? That shows how much we miss hurrell and newman, don’t they tend to make that each per game?

Missing Newman's ability to beat players one on one but a lot of our players are missing Hurrell's sheer precense. Gale is missing him as both a crash ball option and a bluff, the second rowers are missing his huge contribution to meterage, and Briscoe looks so so average without him.

Agree with both of you.

The dust has settled now, we’re not in as bad a shap as some think.
9 injured (mostly key) players and we still held on.
I wish Oli Holmes was in our back row, always puts a shift in, and not just against us. I think Mellor lacks that bit of aggression if he could get that he’d be much better. I think Martin’s mind is either already on the plane home or worried about a new contract.
Broardbent is growing by the game! Alex Sutcliffe also, he’s solid without been flash. I can see him playing in the back row soon with Ablett’s old role.
We need a half alongside Gale to function fully.
The big lads are going well, but will need some support as it will take its toll if used for big minutes every week.

Thought Corey Hall bounced back well in the second half, settled down and done ok, his first half hour was as bad as it gets defesivley, to put things into perspective, he's 1 month too old from being in Coby Nichol and Andrew Stewarts age group, really young and shed loads of development in him yet. He'l be better for the experience and was good to see his head didnt drop.

Tom Briscoe, my god, he's made some silly decisions in the 2 games, as our only 'First choice' three quarter available, id hope for better, Lukes probably a better bet at this stage.

Hate this new ball steal rule, its horrible, offers nothing but negatives, players arnt focusing on yards after contact or promoting the ball because theyr too busy focusing on not getting it took off them, absolutely hate it.

While il always be gutted with a loss, whatever the circumstances, i think the lads have done well to be so competitive yesterday, our pack looks strong and Broadbents showing what many of us have thought for years, he's going to be a good one.

In terms of squad, I agree we're not in that bad a shape. Of more concern is the length of time it's likely to be before our absentees return. In the meantime we need to find a way. Slowing the ptb is an unattractive but necessary evil right now and it's not something we're doing especially well. Martin, Mellor and others need to turn or roll players more. Not simply about tackles made, how those tackles are made is also important right now until scoring becomes less of a struggle

Powell looked absolutely gutted as he skipped down the terraces at the end.

He'll be breaking into song as his leaving date gets nearer. I've never seen him look so happy

if you can't comfortably where 2 hat only put one on

Nothing but a journeyman up against a young kid

Maybe. That said, far better than either of your back rowers.

Agree

How can you play for one club your entire career and be a journeyman?

I think he was implying he considers OH to be average.

Same age as Rhyse Martin and he's played more top flight games then both Martin and Mellor combined.


It was a poor sneer that came back to make him look a bit foolish.

In the cold light of day you’ve just got to hand it to Cas for using their experience against us and coming through right when they needed to.

Was disappointed by the little mistakes and errors that crept in yesterday but ATEOTD as I was reminded on our group chat we’ve a patched up backs division and one 70% fit half.

These are the games where Hall, Broadbent and Sutcliffe to see the level they need to be and if they do make mistakes, learn from them and keep going.

We are patched up but still holding our own, a few years ago the white flag would’ve been raised and let Cas run riot, yes we were second best but we were not a million miles off, plenty to work on and improve but green shoots and all that.

Holmes is a good solid player - who is very robust - he needed to be playing on Gale's side who used him as a battering ram - Gale's style of play finished Stevie Ward's career so Holmes must one tough cookie.

Holmes is tough as old boots, but to say Gale's style finished Ward's career is ludicrous!

Deary me what a silly comment.

Very frustrating loss both starting BR's & Donaldson/Thompson off the bench had zero impact going forward.
Neither Briscoe are offering much & Leeming was poor in his 1st stint imo.
Playing L.Sutcliffe at 6 isnt working put Cam Smith there or Eastmond.
We cant keep relying on Tetevano Prior & Dwyer to carry the pack not sure if Oledskji was injured but he didnt do a lot of minutes.

is Rhyse Martin OOC end of this season ? I thought he was going to be a great signing, but he does not ,goal kicking apart, bring a lot to the team really. No impact from the 2nd row with him and Mellor together.

sadly wasn't much left of him before a couple of games with gale

Ward only played 20 minutes with Gale, ward was finished well before that, we where far too loyal with him, and Walker looking like the same.

I saw the Leeming pass differently, he put it on a plate for Tom Briscoe but he wasn't alive to the opportunity at all. The latter seemed to up his work rate and involvement on the second half which makes me wonder if Agar had a word with him at half time.

Not sure if Oledskji was more related to the interchanges Dwyer /Leeming used up 4 of them. Donaldson, Smith and Thompson used anther 3, only 1 left for the other 3 players that went off.