I agree
However I know for a Fact he's been playing with an uncomfortable injury (similar to Byrne in the mid part of last season when we were down on numbers yet Byrne turned up week on week, played busted with an injury worse, but similar,
than Field's and in some quarters was getting pelters from fans, rested for a few weeks when we got troops back and was 100% better on return).

That's a real shame. Fair play to him for that. I wonder if he had an injection at HT against HKR which eased it. Probably more likely than Peet shouting at him.

Still over a month away but after the CCF (hopefully we get there) there's a nice 3 week window where we have Cas, London and then the England test match where he (and others) could rest up. And if we don't get to the final there's an extra week!

Other than the WCC, there's been no reason to play Field with any type of niggling injury. If there's been an issue he shouldn't have been picked until it got sorted IMO.

Peet referred to Field's injury when he rested him a couple of weeks ago saying he's had a tight hamstring and that was the reason he's been rested for a couple of games, but should be coming through it now.

I think that was evident in last week's 2nd half display.

He deffo also had a different issue
Like I say it wasn't a massive problem but for 3 or 4 weeks (and he was rested for 1 of the games) it was niggling him and affecting training

As for him not playing until fully fit as another poster suggested, then I guess if wvery player didn't play when they had niggles then we would struggle get a team out as they're all carrying something or other at most times

Talking of niggles/rests and Liam Byrne, I saw mention somewhere from Peet where he said the rest has done him good. He wasn't fully fit after the WCC and missed a couple of games and it's been a stop start time so far for him but I'm hoping we see the benefits of that rest tonight and in the next few weeks. He's pretty important to the side IMO and offers us something different to the other props via his aggressive defence and line speed. I talked last week about which props are nailed on in a top 17 and I'd have Thompson and Havard as that, with Dupree and Byrne just off being totally nailed on but both could make themselves un-droppable in these next few weeks, with the big games we have coming up (in truth I think Byrne is likely to be nailed on in Peets 17 anyway).

Tbh after the decision with Havard (and in the past with other players) I don't have full confidence that we know when to bring players back, and when not to. Will just see how it goes.

Not at the races yet!

Neither is the ref

He really doesn't like us does he?

Rubbish, you've been crap so far.

Did i say otherwise?

Trips, forward passes, high tackles all going un-punished plus legal tackles being deemed penalties all going against us plus a perfectly legitimate try disallowed.

We are talking about 2 top teams here not a pub side with a Sunday league chairman.

You mean that team who BATTERED Catalans last week?

Too many errors from us but I enjoyed that half. Good intense game of RL.

Better towards the end of the half but shocking early doors again.

Total lack of cohesion between the spine of Smith, French and Field.

Nsemba is a big target in defence.

Most frustrating however is every time we got a bit of momentum or position we did something very poor to surrender it with ease.

Catalans reserves yeah. Have we lost yet? You even beat us once. Every dog has it's day, no matter how short lived it is.

Yip, that was my point earlier but, cherry warrior is as biased as they come.

We did enough at the back end of that half to suggest we can win this one but we do need to cut out the stupid errors.

Really? Give up you biased PIE EYTER.

Ha ha, am i buggery. I call a spade a spade (and a spanner a spanner) Those decisions in the first 20 were bad. A trip is a sin bin no matter how much the commentary team say it's reactionary.

Better than Lobbies

Now Wigan are playing much better, and getting what they deserve. Do you feel better now CW? I will always call it how it is.

So do i. I openly admit when we aren't good enough. I am probably more critical than i am at praising them. probably something we are all guilty of. Better second half, much better but still in the balance a bit. All in jest Cokey you know that on here

But you didn't though did you? Anyway, I need Wigan to score again, Coz I've got them on the coupon

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Much better! That’s the Wigan that we expect.