I thought we did okay to be only 14-0 down given the ball and field position they had. They have a strong pack and a good kicking game and controlled it well for a large portion of the game. It seemed though that they went both physically and mentally once we scored. From there it was all too easy.
I was impressed with Tony P, he looks a quality signing if we can keep him fit and not let him turn into a lard-arsed impact player. Armstrong on the wing looks good too, certainly capable enough at fielding kicks and has a bit of size about him.
I thought Wello, Wilkin and Flannery had good games too. Gidley once again the master, but the King was the catalyst again tonight in my opinion. When he was off we looked lost, when he returned we gained momentum. Still the most influential player in Super League.
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I thought once we got a sniff of the line... then Dire's demons would buckle them. Gilly's try was soft. He took it well but should've never got down their right defense like that... Then you saw Saints lift & Dire were gone!
[quote="Eurob0y"]Good to see Wires coach, Jimmy Lowed exploiting Saints make shift left side pairing of Gilmour and Armstrong Heres an idea, lets focus our attacks down Saints strong right hand side [/quote]
Maybe because Meli wasn't playing he thought it wasn't worth it.
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Me too. I thought we would be nilled, Pryce, has got to pull his finger out in future!
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Not really a vintage performance from Saints, had we been on top of our game, we wouldn't have pulled level until the 79th minute, and Armstrong would have scored the final try in the 80th minute after a true Wide to West flourish. Taking the lead with so long to go really does show a lack of confidence, but am sure that will come as the season progresses....
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Wire played very well first 40 mins, locked us up defensively and it was an even game despite the score line.
It was a down the middle game.
We didnt come out in the second half and they scored from a great piece of play.
Fitness and heart wise they went at 60 mins.
Some nice link and support play once we got going and I thought we played a little wider than under DA on both sides with our backline looking balanced.
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