...just got back. That could have been a cracking game but yet again the officials spoilt it. Its a shame the bomb squad didn't force the abandonment of the game in the second half!

To progress as a team we needs to get rid of Sheriffe, Reardon and Sykes simple as.

Why didn't Orford play?

Nonsense, Reardon is no winger and should be playing at full back. Sykes is improving week by week and Sherrife had a mare today granted but he puts some hard yards in and gets involved.
Who would you replace these players with without compromising the rest of the team?

Well not really simple as. Two of those are homegrown and the other has gone ok this year.

Cant belive people actually stand up for Sheriffe, he is a joke.

with a different ref i wouldnt mind. it was a pretty good game apart from the shocking decisions made by the ref for both sides.

Leeds' first score is from a blatent forward pass
Reardon drops the ball over the line
Sykes is given a 15 yard head start by a PROP and still gets caught
Sheriffe drops a bomb 10 yards from his own line (leeds score in following set)
Sheriffe drops the ball over the line
Lynch drops the ball over the line


Those are the main reasons we lost, added to the fact that we were missing Orford, Kearney and Langley - 3 key players in our relatively small squad.

The video ref decisions are dubious, but both sides had disputable decisions so they pretty much even themselves out.

silverwood has never been a good ref and never will be. why he gets to ref big games like this is beyond me.

hope we get french ref next week as he is one of the best refs this year.

Kirke catching Sykes

Haha yeah that was bad, I was embarrassed for him. I think Nick Zisti could have caught him he was that slow!

wrong thread!

You forgot to mention that you had tons of possession in the first half and dominated the territory still lost the first half 12-14 by only scoring 2 tries.

Also forgot to mention you lost the foward battle by some margin in the second half and Leeds just hit the holes and were clinical.

That is why you lost. And dont mention injuries as Leeds were without 4 players that would walk into most SL sides - Peacock, Burrow, Webb and Lauitiiti,

"Bulls 12 Leeds 26, all posts here"

Was my post off subject? You thick fook.

Dear oh dear. I cannot believe that some people are blaming the ref for the defeat!!! The ref was atrocious for BOTH SIDES today and the decisions kinda even themselves out. OK, the first Leeds try was from a forward pass but the one chalked off for McGuire was a certain score for me.

Sheriffe was absolutely appalling. He had one of the worst all round performances I have ever seen today. He was e going forward and even worse in defence.

There won't be a PT poll this week cos we lost but pretty much more of the same it appears. Plenty of possession but no end product.

I also questioned the signing of Reardon. He has done absolutely nothing to suggest that my fears were unfounded.

Sykes did ok but on the hottest weekend of the year on the lushest pitch I have ever seen, how did he manage to end up treading water after he made that break?

Thank God Leeds were without Leuluai from much of the game and Burgess so that their interchanges were compromised or else it would have been much much worse.

The incidents that I mentioned were key events during the game - most involving dropped ball - that would have directly affected the scoreline had the balls not been spilled etc.

A statement like "leeds hit the holes" is a bit more of a generalisation that while true, isn't pinpointing a specific moment that resulted in points being scored.

HTH

you not see this thread?

All woeful Leeds trollocks here, cheers

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Don't talk p!sh. Making yourself look bloody silly. His point was completely valid.

Thank God we don't live on Planet Eddie. Must be the most miserable planet in the universe.

For a more objective and less [ischadenfreude[/i-laden summation, this extract from the Sporting Life report is maybe a tad more apposite:





So Leeds had to play the best they have played all season to put 12 unanswered points on a team missing its two main playmakers (and three best players this season) and with a thin squad and acknowledged (by the Chairman at the Fans Forum) to be light on the wings due to financial constraints. Credit to Leeds - played really well. Credit to our lads - shame about the errors which - with some strange decisions in the first half - cost us the match. No credit to ME for reverting to miserable type.

And yet somehow you come across just as, if not more, gloating.

looks like no-one can have a laugh anymore and its all got to be serious.

i will go sit on the naughty step, sorry sir!

Just think yourself lucky you don't have to go live on planet Eddie. The most depressing miserable planet in the cosmos.

All things considering, I thought the scoreline was quite respectful......Orford, Keano and Langley out; 2 tries bombed; Lynch going ever so close; some dodgy decisions by Silverwood..............we certainly wasn't 'played off the park' or embarrassed as we have in recent times!

No grumbles about effort today - it was there from 1-17.

Sheriffe had a stinker today, it has to be said. His knock on with the line begging wasn't too bad given how high the pass was, but some other terrible errors. Reardon's fumble was terrible.


My main grumble is with Silverwood. He just wouldn't pick up on forward passes, two Leeds tries came from them (You can't really fault Leeds, they picked up on it and kept the flat passes coming). It's also rather strange that any Bulls pass that looked slightly flat got picked up though, given how many Leeds got away with. The Nero no try was an absolutely shocking call aswell, he had his hands on him, but there was no pushing whatsoever.

Also, when it looked like Delaney might have fumbled the ball over the line, Silverwood went to the screen. When the same happened with Lynch, he disallowed it straight away. A little one-sided maybe?

Whitehead, Addy & Donno all went pretty well. Worrincy made some good tackles. Glenn Hall takes my MoM, I thought he was immense today, although there were plenty of candidates (apart from 2&5

)


Lastly, I applaud both teams effort in the scorching heat today. It could have turned the game into an error fest due to fatigue and tiredness, but they kept putting the effort in and there was some good rugby on show.


Oh, one more thing, when they awarded Leeds a drop-out, why weren't they penalised for taking Whitehead out in the air by his head????

Definitely.

Our best half, our best outside back and our biggest forward out. On another day 2 Leeds tries would have been wiped off & Nero's given. The scoreline flattered Leeds a little anyway but if we hadn't bombed 3 chances we could have had that game in the bag. The boys will feel disappointed, but they played excellently (especially in the conditions) and I'm looking forward to next week.

We're still in the top 6 aswell