The answer i think is at half back Eastmond is good but his kicking game isnt good enough.Against Huddersfield he didnt place many kicks into touch at all John Wilkin should have stepped in to the posistion and play Eastmond at acting half swapping with Roby. I think he needs to work on that side of his game or else he will never come upto Longs standard.
Saints didnt have a plan B @ half time they should have swapped things around making Huddersfield guess a bit kicking and turning the big forwards around...

Aslong as saints win it I dont care how we do it...

I'd rather be beaten easily than lose by a golden point.

Awful way to lose.

The last 3/4 games don't matter, although top 2 would be preferred.

Leave yourselfs for the play offs. Don't put too much into these warm up fixtures.

Tough set of fixtures, although the Catalans game really depends on whether they have anything to play for. The other three though are pretty much as tough as they come with two really tricky away games and an in form side at home.

We need to win today to restore a bit of confidence. It's a tough place to go, but we've beaten them there before.

Next week could be tough, but as McClennan points out, Huddersfield will probably have the final on their mind and for us it's a case of revenge. We'll certainly have plenty of motivation.

Leeds away is a 50-50 game, but the week off will do us good and hopefully we'll have a few players back - Long? Cunningham? Maurie? Cayless?

I'd take a top 2 finish, top doesn't really bother me, so there's no need to go all out. The week off will serve us well and these fixtures will certainly toughen us up for the Play Offs. Let's just hope we haven't burned out.