Our set plays are entirely predictable, for the most part we're incapable of defending a lead, the interchange is completely flawed, our defense down the right is woeful, 7 and 9 offer little and our confidence is brittle. Until we get rid of McNamara who has made the 'collapse' a central part of our playing mentality and we can psychologically start again, the team will continue to do the same thing again and again.

Set plays, interchanges, confidence etc are Mcnamara's responsibility and he's failed time and time again. Remeber that Halley our best player today, was farmed out to Wakey where he scored tries at will during the first part of the season whilst McNamara stuck with Platt.

There are countless other examples, but hey he's rebuilding etc etc. Fact is he can't build a decent team, so how he's going to re-build a club I have no idea. He reminds me more and more of Cullen, someone who is out of his depth in SL, promoted above his ability and clueless when the pressure is on. For crying out loud, what more proof do we need, another low crowd which will drift lower now there's nothing left to play for meaning less income and less chance to see this so called rebuilding come to fruition.

One of the worse things is we are sat in the stand and you can predict the mistakes we are going to make.
Cass make an error and we get the ball back , prediction "2 play and we'll cough it up" result 2 plays and Deacs spills the ball.....
Cass knock on, prediction we won't complete the set. Result 3 plays and a forward pass.
Final prediction, Deacs will miss the kick, result Deacs missed the kick. We didn't deserve to draw..
Cass were not on form today, what does that say about us?

Very disappointed we played well once again and came out with nothing I still think we can make the play-offs but we need to be much more consistent its no good winning one game then loosing next three games.

It's certainly becoming more and more difficult to find any postives or defence for this.

I agree with a few others on here that we need to blood some of the kids and pretty much write off the season.

I think we probably need to pretty much win every game from here to get in the play offs and build some momentum. At this point in time I can't see that happening.

2 bench spots per week for the kids to have a go and rotate the senior members for a week off.

Very, very disappointing

one of our main problems is our right wing. Sheriffe with a better centre wouldn't be as much of a liablity. Sykes with a better winger would be more productive.

however, both players are average and sticking them together gives us a very average combination and teams all season have exploited our right side and more often than not score

Engaging BSC mode...

Dave the Rhino Craven's [url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbulls/sportbullsheadlines/4475777.Halley_heroics_can_t_save_Bulls/take[/url on this afternoon's debacle.

Sweep now open on how many days before BSC posts the same link...

The Cas player barely left the ground and Semi was already well up in the air and was simply charged into and tipped horizontal. If that isn't being taken out then I don't know what is. Poor call from the officials, not to mention the missed forward pass for one of their last tries.

But when you're playing poor these things often don't go your way, I'm more concerned about our defence in general to be honest.

wow

sh*t just got real

Unless Dave is called Bill.. I think you got your names mixed up



Some kid on there claims that Burgess signing for Manly will be announced on Thursday

What's worse is that you can also sit there and predict what plays we'll use!

The speed of the link between hooker and half backs is pedestrian, everyone knows Deacon won't take the line on and from 30 metres out the ball will always go right to the player running the second line, and without a strike centre with a step, a sliding defense can cope with this easily time and again. If that fails it's give it to Jefferies for a short cut back ball to a forward or a Halley run around, or a kick to Menzies. That's our entire play book.

Of course there's always the slow pass from dummy half to a standing forward on halfway to look foward to. Or a long series of slow passes across the line in the middle of the field (Leeds last week) to get everyone shouting about offside due to our lack of pace or penetration making the opposition appear offside.

We need leadership, discipline and composure to be restored, watching McNamara from the Tetley stand when Deacon got injured was an object lesson, he consulted, dithered, danced on the spot, then ran 5 metres to whistle Deacon, who waved and he then dithered again before returning to his spot looking awkward without bringing him off (seemingly his first thought). Does he look like he's in charge, no, does he convey confidence, no, is he likely to inspire confidence, no. And before I get the 20:20 vision comments, the people in front of me have binoculars, and we were interested in whether the bench would act or not.

I have very little interest watching someone who I know can't get us out of this position continue week in and week out to make the same mistakes. Unfortunately I am masochistic enough to keep turning up, others won't, as is evident.

Were you the only one to see that then cos I dont know any one else that did? Banned for rest of season Id wake up and smell the coffee. How about a spear tackle by one of our guys on a cas player you need to get a grip.

There was no spear tackles in that match.

Np spear tackle that was penalised you mean I saw it with my own 20/20 vision eyes. We can harpe on about decision all we want fact both teams were poor the bulls were just poorer.

You don't know what a spear tackle is.

A spear tackle is when a player is lifted above the horizontal and then drilled into the floor.

The unpenalised effort you are referring to on the cas player, was the first part (lifted above horizontal) but then he was let go. This is classed as a dangerous tackle, NOT a spear tackle.

It should have been a penalty. Had it been a "spear tackle", it would have been a red card. Since it wasn't, the only thing you missed out on was a penalty.

Just been thinking I can't remember Wayne Godwin coming back on in the second half again.

He started the second half and then went off to allow Terry to come back on about half way through it.

Terry came back when Cas scored the third try in the second half which was after about 10 minutes. So in reality we played the second half with only 15 players.

Who is harping? Just you I fear.
Yes both teams were poor, the defence was dire. Bulls were in fact a missed conversion poorer.

On what planet did were you standign when you watched the game, we in no wy played well, yes a few purple patches in the firts half but to say we played well FFS.

We were gash end of Cas were just a little less gash than us, season is a write off and i think maccas card will be on the table aeeing as playoffs is exteremely unlikely based on that shower yesterday

You've described our attacking game very well there! All too often it really is that predictable. Perhaps you could do a similar job describing our goal line defence which has had yawning gaps in the right side since game one?

I posted this on the 'trolling' thread, but I thought i'd post it here too. Why didn't you attack down Jordan Thompsons wing more? He's only played a few first team games. You'd have thought that Tadulala would have been able to sidestep his way around him.

There must be something wrong with the coaching if you can't pinpoint weaknesses and exploit them.

You reckon???

I'm stating the obvious here aren't I?

It's not all down to the coaching though, some of our senior players ought to be able to think for themselves too and change things as the game develops.