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

mmmmmmmmmm

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

loved the way platt nearly got tackled but then run rings round the defence and scored under posts.
why can we come up with that every week.

I agree. You played excellently against a team with only 1 sub for the 2nd half.

Why would Neros try be given on another day? It was a foul.

Which Leeds tries would be wiped off?

a foul? the leeds player just about stopped after our player touched him and then started moving again and fell over. at least they know how to milk it!

The first, with 2 forward passes.

McGuire's from the forward pass from Eastwood.


It wasn't a foul, he had his hands on Donald, but he didn't push him.

fantastic win today by the rhinos,we were well down on numbers during the match,and on the hottest day of the campaign so far



how slow is sykes?
surely comedy moment of the season for me being caught from behind given a head start,by kirke

You have to give credit to Kirke for that effort tbh.

Dire, dire, dire today.


And thats the ref.
Gifted Leeds 14 points, denied us 8. Shocking.

Apart from that, a lot of effort from a makeshift team, but didn't ever look like catching Leeds once that had taken the lead. Pity that once again the officials decide to take centre stage.

Correct.









Oh Dear!



Yeah, Tansey wasn't offside in Cardiff either.

Sore loser.

You think he pushed him?????

Sore winner...

Is Sykes carrying an injury? Towards the end of the second half he kept stretching the top of his thigh and was limping......

Not an excuse, just a mere question!