Afraid that's the way I saw it too. Mind you, based on previous disciplinary cases, Russell is likely to cop some of the blame for side-stepping!

For what it's worth, I'm, not sure we would have held them out at that stage, even with thirteen men. They had built up pressure and were on our try line.

What did he do wrong, a solid FB performance up to the sin binning - which seemed extremely harsh to me

Agreed Col.

I think most referees could have deemed a penalty sufficient. It looked like Pete, whilst wrong footed, connected with Russels shoulder and accidentaly slid up. No intent. No worse than Actons high shot, or Patersons on Acton for that matter.

That said I accept the officials deemed it worthy of a sin binning and that is that.

And that leaves us with 13 on the park, and more than likely 2pts,and that's what matters.

Don't think we'd have hung on 13 or not, we were already on the back foot

That was my conclusion as well Col, Toronto were on the ascendancy at that point and boy were we playing some real dumb Rugby League in that final quarter.

2 Half backs executing up and unders to an opposition facing our try line line is never a text book example of game management it must be said.

Either way, I'd rather have 13 on than 12.

Really? It was Leigh's game before the dismissal. And losing Bailey on 23 minutes didn't exactly help. Even though not at their best, Leigh was by far the better side. Ridyard would have nailed the penalty.

If Pete's high shot was middle of the field - penalty only, and a ticking off. Yellow was ridiculous.

Both sides D were shocking in that game and if we'd tightened it up when 10 in front we'd have won.

Can't blame Ben either with that kick. The match shouldn't have come down to that anyway.

Had they not just scored 2 tries (and that's a bit of a question because I'm not fully sure that was the chain of events)

Don't think Bailey lasted that long, and no it certainly did not help. Thought Acton put a crackin shift in but was somewhat error strewn - crackin try though

No I don't think we deserved to lose, two poor teams on the day but we looked bette offensively, just fell apart last 15

Fookin Riddy this, Fookin Riddy that - nobody mentioned him previous 11 games, apart from when we nailed him a couple of weeks ago - moved on get over it. Reynolds a more than decent kicker, and had a more than decent game in my opinion

Quite right.....the knock on by toronto missed by the ref on their tryline could have sealed it for us.....

Reynolds goalkicking, yes. Field kicking and decision-making, iffy.

The lad tries his best but he does not have that creative spark about him that all play makers must posses. His game relies heavily on runners but I feel he lacks the 'Intelligent' decision making to be true decent 6.

I will never fault the lads effort in the shirt. He gives 100%. It's all I ask.

But deffo improved generally over las 12 months - we had the better h/b pairing for me on sat, Brierley (goal kicking apart) was poor and one dimensional

Oh Ben has improved (effort, defence, conversions) but if he wants to be a SL half he needs to learn a bit quicker ball in hand etc.

Brierley always looks lively I will give him that and he can pass a ball. But he's too slight to take the line on, does same move ball in hand (up to the line then usually a short pass).

Showed in SL that he wasn't a good enough player and scores tries in the Champ only coz Rowley's style stretches part time defences easily.

Hutchinson is different again. Great passer, takes line on like a 13, decent decisions ball in hand but very average kicking.

In short, both Ben and Hutchy work hard but neither is SL standard (yet?) regarding their overall game.

Brierley will be replaced when TW hit SL.

Well Hutchison was first choice 7 @ NRL prior to injury which is a different world to SL, so he certainly has summat about him

Both him and Reynolds taken the line on a lot more with Purtill and create more confusion with the opposition defence - kicking game is a bit of a worry I must admit

After a great comeback by Morty against Salford,I thought he would have made the 17. Bags of NRL experience there.

Definitely have him on the bench (at least) on Friday neet....

Can see him replacing Higham TBH, but very good options and morts can also step in at h/b if needed

Me too.

Me too as well

I just feel both are two similar in style, with Huthison the most natural and talented of the two.

But hey as I always say it is a game of opinions and TBF many pundits are heaping praise on both of our halves.

Both good runners of the ball but have the speed of a forward not a half and both have an average kicking game at best and couldn't for the life of me understand Hutchinsons last kick on Sat when we're 4 points up,he kicked poorly to corner when we only had 1 player within 15 yards to challenge the kick when surely he'd have been better going were we had more players round the ball even a attempted drop goal would have been a better option taking us 5 points clear knowing brierley is not a the best goal kicker

We need a better kicking game if we are to get in the top 4.

We have little speed so need more territory. Fowards are (were!) dominating in attack and defence which is mainly why we've got back in contention in the league.

Leeds will be tough but we have a shot. It's just there if the lads want it enough.