Did JP do the full 80? don't recall him going off...and yes he too was very good today

again though a very quiet game from mr burrow. been a while since you came away from a game buzzing about his performance.

Yes, I think he did do the full 80 and still looked the most likely to break a tackle in the last 10 minutes, a top effort

Indeed it is ... The Admiral is breaking his own cardinal rule of actually believeing the always-accurate BBC match report as gospel.

Thanks for that, knew there was another one ....

Is the bad news for you is that Francis Meli ISNT injured ?

Not too concerned by our slow start.
We will have to get through a tough few weeks with the present injury situation but this can have a positive effect later in the season. Players who have played fewer games could be fresher later in the year. Bradford in 2006 were near the bottom of the league around June IIRC, but injured players started returning later in the year and they finished the year as Champions after a great run of wins( cheating the salary cap helped aswell!).

Poor recruitment over the last two years is why we are in this position.

From what I saw there was some niggles in the tackle Ali got up and said something to Raleigh which he obviously took exception to and swung at Ali and missed by a country mile so the big fella retaliated.

God only knows what Ali said but it must have been something rather inflammatory to provoke such a raction.

Much kudos to both Bailey who was outstanding and JP who put in a full 80.

Hardly, more like the worst injury crisis the team has had to face several seasons.

Yes, there's been times in the past when we've lost several star players for games, but you'd be hard-pressed over the last few years to think of a time when three or four of our players have been out for several months at a time.

Quote ="The Magic Rat"Not too concerned by our slow start. We will have to get through a tough few weeks with the present injury situation but this can have a positive effect later in the season. Players who have played fewer games could be fresher later in the year. Bradford in 2006 were near the bottom of the league around June IIRC, but injured players started returning later in the year and they finished the year as Champions after a great run of wins( cheating the salary cap helped aswell!).'" I think that was 2005 not 2006. www.slstats.org/t5/Bradford+Bull ... mmary.html

Quote ="The Magic Rat"Not too concerned by our slow start. We will have to get through a tough few weeks with the present injury situation but this can have a positive effect later in the season. Players who have played fewer games could be fresher later in the year. Bradford in 2006 were near the bottom of the league around June IIRC, but injured players started returning later in the year and they finished the year as Champions after a great run of wins( cheating the salary cap helped aswell!).'" I think that was 2005 not 2006. www.slstats.org/t5/Bradford+Bull ... mmary.html

Quote ="FoxyRhino"I think that was 2005 not 2006. www.slstats.org/t5/Bradford+Bull ... mmary.html'" Yes 2005 it was.

Quote ="FoxyRhino"I think that was 2005 not 2006. www.slstats.org/t5/Bradford+Bull ... mmary.html'" Yes 2005 it was.

Quiet?

He was everywhere. He was very industrious whilst not necessarily always effective. Better than our 6 but neither can do anything with the way we played ball in hand and the complete lack of runners.

TBF he had to be as no other fekker was - I would describe our performance today (bar the last 5 minutes) as lacklustre and unimaginative.

Bailey was excellent but Peacock was immense - he played 80 minutes and the crossing incident apart - which was as much Burgesses fault as his IMO - he did not put a foot wrong

You are having a laugh - he was really good today, actually took the line on a lot more than he has recently - the better of the two half today

In a squad of 25 if you have 4/7 injuries - Sinfield, Donald, Eastwood, Ablett, Watkins, Delanney and Hall - add to BJB on loan you are down to 18 and given that 4 of the injuries and BJB are in the 3/4s you will struggle - a more even spread of injuries and you can cope.

Should be an interesting back line on Friday

Give over Gareth. That's taking defense of the player to the extreme.

I am also a defender of Bailey most of the time, but he was miles away from our best prop.

Some good and needed tackles, but not so great going forward.

Is there a comment anywhere on our great scrum half by the way? Now 5 out of 6 legues games he has gone missing and outplayed by his oppossite number yet again.

I'm not in the slightest bit worried. It's a long season.

I'd recall BJB if possible though.

Neither am I. Despite Huddersfields dominance yesterdya, I think with Sinfield in the side we would have won that no problem.

If he is back next week, it will make a huge difference to the side.

Agreed, i thought we lacked a leader. Someone to guide us around the park.

I'm unsure with Burrow at 1st receiver too

Not too worried, as has been said i reckon we can get through this period, then on return of the injured player start the climb for the top spot which is not beyond the realms of possibility.

I agree Peacock was immense but excluded from my criteria given he was playin 2nd row. I still maintain Bailey was the best prop.

So, which of our props out-played Bailey?


Yes there is, further up the thread. Try reading it. Also try reading Serge Storms comments. In fact, try reading, full stop.

Tbf G i thought he was switching between the 2 positions as when the subs came on!