We were still in the game at 37 minutes, but tbh, Widnes were exceptional today. If they played like that all season they would be fighting for top 4 never mind top 8.
Great coaching too, they never stopped attacking Fages and Murphy, and got results almost every time. Brown ran the game for them and everything he did came off, including that 40/20.
Big lesson for us, if we are going to rely on our attack and concede that we are poor defensively, that's fine, but we had 3 sets early on with good field position, and came back with nothing.
Bad day at the office for us, Widnes have bought well, I hope their crowds increase as its a town that deserves Super League success.

For me its about being proactive and not being reactivate during them periods yesterday to me the last five minutes of each half there was no control no micro management of the game on the field they didn't win contact we were going backwards and it needed somebody or a couple of players meet fire with fire and go fwd positively.

I do feel we have a lot of average players but if they are switched on and motivated both as an individual to be the best they can be which let's be honest isnt going to be a world beater but they might end up a good player and if you have more good players in your team you will do much better than a team full of average players.

Personally I think if we had a mind coach and a fully fit squad I do feel that we would finish 8th no problem because as the season goes on it becomes more about motivation and pride both individual and as a group of players rather than fitness that is why every season there isa team who is top of the bottom 10th /11th who makes a dash for glory of finishing in the 8th sometimes they make it sometime they don't

For the record im hoping this season for a top of the bottom finish 10th would be a great achievement considering all the ups and downs this season we shall see.

I've missed David Brent.

the game didn't really have a lot of tempo in it tbh (easter hangover?) and a lot of your lads didn't really seem up for it from the off I must admit. As mentioned our fresh players upped their game and after your two tries brought the score back close I felt we started to run and tackle that bit harder and it showed with some great scores.

As you say good coaching from us to keep attacking a clear weak point but (I know Hunte is a rookie) its a worry if any coach at any level doesn't at least try something to address that by moving a few players around.

Hanbury was just simply phenomenal again. I think their was only the short ball by Mellor for Winterstein to score from close that he didn't have a direct hand in out of the 10 tries from us!

Don't think it was good coaching from your perspective;simple fact being the strength of your side was down the left where Brown and Hock had good games.
Had he moved certain players around it would have meant other young players would have been exposed.
I'll worry when a team coached by Alan Hunte concedes as many as a team coached by Denis Betts -



Look out for a different scoreline at The Etihad



Pleased your club stuck with Mr Betts.Best wishes except when you play against us.