You don't that was the reason stop trying to sound clever

First "off" game in 8 and only lost by 2 points. I'll take that any day of the week. It's been a tough few games leading into that match and I think fatigue played a part in the errors. On to Thursday to take on a team we've already beaten twice this season

A very similar situation as to where we were 12 months ago going in to the Hudds CC game away

The fact that we played poorly twice this season against Leeds implies they are doing something to put us off our game.
Personally I thought Leeds were average except in specific areas.....it's just they picked the right ones for us.
The bombs McGuire and Moon put up towards BJB certainly upset him and in particular their line Speed was excellent. Arguably off side but the ref didn't think so so it was effective. Our errors were because we didn't have the time on the ball.

We didn't play poorly - frankly a poor statement in imho. We didn't play at out best but 18-16 a 2 point game come on.

I think our defence was amazing overall, no idea of the figures but I'd guess they had 60% possession, we tackled like demons, I think our main downfall was the kicking game, very poor, we were also missing half a dozen first on the team sheet players. I'm disappointed that we lost, but two years since we'd have been delighted with a two point defeat.

Know? That's what they said on the radio.

On RY they said the ref didn't give a signal and assumed it was for dissent.

Bitter till the last

So, we're 2-0 down this season so far, but we could play them another 3 times, and if we beat them we'll be in both finals, at leasticon_smile.gif
Still all to play for.

Bitter at you getting it wrong, yeah right whatever you say

Listen to the game in Majorccccaaaaa on Yorkshire radio and the game was they for the taking, But 2 costly errors gave Leeds 2 try's and that' why they won, It sounded like a right arm wrestler and Leeds came out on top in the end by just 2pts.

Leeds had a nearly full team out there and normally any other given time they would have put 30/40 past us But we lost by just 2pts so that's a good indication where we are Atm, Plus we had 3 1st team players rested 1 injured during the game and Jacob our bright star TJ missing so Roll on Thursday when Huby/Kirmo/Reece are back and see how we go.



Up The Trin

The killer moment was when straight after getting back into the game at 16-18, one of the props (England) knocked on. Two points between 2 and 5th now.

Johnstone, Lynne, Miller, Huby, Kirmond and Arona all missing last night.
Add in the injury to Fifita on just his 2nd carry and maybe Adam Walker and you put some context behind that performance.

A2pt loss and we are disappointed because despite the missing players we could/should still have won

I thought it was Hirst?

I thought England at the time.

I'd like to see the stats as I thought Trinity struggled to make yards and I thought Leeds won in the ruck area with Parcell making many runs off quick PTB...Moon also seemed to be the best player on the field.

That said with such a tight game we should have taken the easy 2 point penalty in front of the sticks and the pass to Arundel should have been better by Grix in the corner as it was a certain try.

Stats are on the super league site...

Metres...

1329 - 1493

Tackles...

358 - 296

Errors...

15 - 12

Probably the three most telling....

Just watched game and to clear up that penalty....it was the correct decision...Hadley was offside at the play the ball and then took the offload from Hirst....It's only the second time i've seen it all season and it's the second time it was us!

It was England who knocked on 2nd play after our last try too...not sure if he was expecting the pass from Hadley though...just one of those things...was also England who got caught out by Moon on the last tackle which led to Briscoe's 2nd try..

I'd agree with that - he's a massive threat every time he's on the ball, and looks like an absolute 'mare to defend against.

I'm struggling to pick out any of our players for criticism; yes there were some errors, but it's potty to expect everything to come off in every game - and where there were errors, they seemed to be based on effort and endeavour. Grix had a couple of howlers - but he also contributed to pretty much everything we did that was positive - so what's can you do?

Great game - good crowd - fantastic atmosphere - lost by a whisker; that's sport!

Yeah i agree, I'm more disappointed that we blew the chances to win rather than the performance as a whole. Leeds were machine like as expected but still thought we looked the more likely team to win.

Ah well, it couldnt last forever and hopefully resting a few bodies will pay dividends for the Salford game

I am not going to be too harsh. Defence was awesome. As ever, expectations start to get raised. I suppose I am disappointed that a blooper between Grix and BJB cost us the match but hey ho that's how it goes in tight ones. It was a sterling effort with the players we had missing

Not the best game that I've ever seen, but I think The League Weekly was a bit stingy in its 2/5 star rating. All Trinity players received either a 5 or a 6 rating and only two Leeds players received a 7.

After all the hoo ha about Leeds' tries and forward passes, they looked ok on SL show as did ours!

Have to agree, apologies for all the abuse I hurled at Phil Bentham.

You don't need to apologise fir that