Joined: Mar 03 2005 Posts: 9149 Location: Odsal Stadium
There will be tougher tests to come, starting next week but pleasing to see the team nil Whitehaven.
Main blot on the performance was a another yellow for Pele. My reaction seeing it live was he was committed and the tackle was legal so will hopefully not pick up a ban. Shame because he was a real handful for Haven and had hos best game. Thought both wingers got through a ton of work and really got us on the front foot.
Hope Haven are successful with their fund raising, it felt a bit bitter sweet at times today knowing what the club are going through.
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 31932 Location: The Corridor of Uncertainty
Thought we played some good stuff yesterday and it could've been a lot more than 58pts. The returning players all made a difference. Appo was a deserved man of the match but I thought that Ott and Taufua were also particularly impressive. Bayliss had a great first spell and Makin too. Whitehaven simply couldn't hold us down the middle. At 34-0 at half time they looked well beaten. 2nd half they really stood up and made more of a game of it. We had a 15min spell where we gave away a succession of penalties and couldn't get the ball but the defence was up to the job. Other than their fullback Whitehaven didn't offer much in attack.
"If you start listening to the fans it won't be long before you're sitting with them," - Wayne Bennett.
Job done. Felt for Whitehaven, but we were professional and did the job. Very pleased to have kept them to nil. Sammut is having an effect, his cut out ball allowed Lilley to have space to tjenput Lehman through the gap who then unselfishly gave it to Taufua to score.
Massive step up next week. Fev have improved and looked defensively sound at the minute. We certainly won't just walk through the middle like we did today.
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 31932 Location: The Corridor of Uncertainty
Hope Doro is fit. He looked very eager to make up for lost time and possibly over did it a bit. That run from 30m out where he nearly scored was incredible. He adds so much energy. Gonna be a huge miss for next year.
"If you start listening to the fans it won't be long before you're sitting with them," - Wayne Bennett.
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