Anyway.

Happy Birthday Chris for yesterday.

Read it he says baily to start jowitt to bench baily is not ready snd if not for injuries shouldnt be nowhere near thd 17 at present time.tonight proved that with thd lms try

Think LMS showed a bit of nouse, he ran at the halfback and had Tangata grabbing.
Little things like that win you matches.

A terrific effort Hampshire and Wood outstanding only criticism I have is Chester at the end of the game saying it's nice to have big Dave back think this guy's the problem didn't make ten yards all game let smaller men take the ball in couldn't bust apaper bag I'm sorry if this chaps our biggest earner I'll saying again hthe proble itm with this team

I think you are mistaken he took the ball up on many occasions and yes it was his offload for the final try.

It is nice to have him back but he wasn't his usual self. I have no problem with that though, let him find his feet, rebuild the side and we will see next year!

You must have been watching a different game to us then ....it was the backs that didn't make any ground on the first 3 hit-ups...it was only when the forwards took it up that we did make ground !!

Youd expect them to make the tackle though it was only a simple hit up

I thought that they bounced off each other as they both ended up on the floor ??

I give up god no use being critical on here I'm over 70 but I could have tackled him never made a yard your happy deserve what you get luv I've retired I thought I was watching Wakefield saints obviously not

That is exactly what we want them to do that’s why they’re called forwards just run hard and straight, we’ve too much reliance on the backs to take it up they should be the finishers not battering rams

That was the best Kopzcak has played for us I reckon, thought he was superb.

theres no point getting a bloke like him passing round the back just do what he’s good at hard and straight and the rest hard and straight it’s a simple game

Didn't say forwards oldlad said fafita okay

I'm fairly sure Fifita was playing in the forwards or have I got that wrong as well ??

He's gone quiet....must be Horlicks time !!

Could have fooled me

We've been doing that for as long as I can remember, we had Fox and Cockayne every first and second play in our own half without fail. It only works if you are playing the ball on the front foot (I get that they want to spread out some of the forwards' work) but if you aren't then it's a waste of time they just fail to gain ground. Senior in particular got frequently pushed back to gain no metres and then you're in your own 10 with 2 and 3 tackles gone.

Just want to give a shout out to those out there tonight.

They all put in the effort and their bodies on the line.

Big shout out to Wood, Rocky, Kelepi, in fact all 17.

This is all we ask.

Thank you and well done

This is a normal part of the modern game for a tackle or two. But not for 4. Our forwards stepped up tonight. Innes senior played well

It may well be, but when you are completely on the back foot and on your own line, having a winger drive the ball out is just daft imo. Although that said, it's the only way Johnstone gets the ball half the time

If you watch the Aussies schunter youl see the aussie wingers do the same driving the ball out in their own half

Just about every team does these days but on Friday we were lucky if we made 10 metres with the first 3 drives and it was only when the forwards took it up on the remaining 2 tackles, before the kick, that we actually got any forward momentum.

Our wingers aren't really built for making the hard yards, BJB just gets battered. TJ has a good step but everyone puts 3 defenders in front of him.

We'd have to move Tupou to the wing IMO if we want someone to just run the ball in.

Prefer to leave wingers as they are, forwards can run the ball in, with the wingers helping as and when.
I agree with what someone has said though, that that ploy is much more effective when we're on the front foot and going forward!