Armavinit wrote:A lorry driver "being involved in multiple 20-30 mph crashes" will have a shorter career than a rugby player lol seriously though your right, his post was LUDICROUS!!!!!
Dont think you have read and digested Knockers post correctly.
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bonaire wrote:The bench impact was a point i was trying to make given the expected conditions at Wakefield Great that we won the game but as you say the bench impact was disappointing and i think Masi or Fash should have been given a run.
I thought the rotation worked quite well. Bringing Ellis, Manu and Watts back on for the last 20 did the trick as the impact was clear. Also, having Connor there meant he could jump into cover Shaul without shuffling anyone else around. Worked pretty well, but will be even better with Bowden replacing Thompson IMO if the same is required.
Joined: Aug 21 2005 Posts: 82 Location: bern , switzerland
full game on fctv since this morning .. real treat !. its a good win when you look at pitch and playing conditions. also players lost respect for ref -all having a go in last 15 mins. he missed a lot of forward passes on all wakefields attacking /scoring plays. bet the pitch is nearly a write off now after the double header on it !. proper game possible on a decent pitch coming up v cats... real test with 15 k crowd.
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Mrs Barista wrote:Belting 40/20 from Sneyd as well.
It was more a 30/10 wasn't it? Fabulous kick!!
The most pleasing thing for me was our game management. Last season it was well known that we struggled in wet conditions whereas yesterday we were patient, took the points on offer and ground out a very tough but welcome win. Kelly is a tough little cookie and made some really hard tackles and well, Ellis needs cloning because he's simply immense...I was all hot and bothered when he was warming up to go back on in the second half
I think Radders is bob on in his summarisation of Sneyd. He's maturing into a very smart player and I think we're going to get some excellent play from him this season now he's got the creativity of Kelly alongside him.
I'll also be 'man' enough to admit I though it was a mistake to have Connor on the bench considering the weather, but in Radders we trust and he obviously knew that Shaul was having twinges in the hamstring and that the extra back on the bench was needed.
Wish Catalan was this Thursday!!!
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Trojan Horse wrote:Kelly been charged for the high tackle directly before got turned over and hull got penalty taking them downfield for their try to win.
Shame the ref missed it and as it transpires it ended up being a big miss by the ref with hull scoring off the next set.
Think Ashurst was in a bad way by sounds of it. Hopefully he's alright, very underrated. But if luck going your way that.
Enjoyed the game though, two forwards going at it all game.
shame the ref and touch judge missed a clear forward pass in the build up to your try, but hey ho, all evens itself out doesnt it?
airliebird,runninglate! wrote:Really really really dumb comments.. It's probably the toughest team sports game in the world. They unless the very top end don't earn much at all if you weigh up they get about 10 years of earning potential I lived with a player few yrs back who was playing 1st grade whilst still on his youth contract. Less than 20 k. Missed his 18th. Missed family weddings. Missed most his mates and family bday nights out for games and training. Used to force feed himself to get the size on required and get in bed as a youngster at 8 o clock every night Then end of the yr whilst back in reserve grade got snapped back in a tackle and had to have 2 operations on 1 ankle and 1 on the other knee. Couldnt get around for about 6 weeks and had to live downstairs Then come the next season he was ready after slogging himself to fitness. Played the yr still on peanuts he injured his other ankle and required surgery on that. He was 20 and had 3 oppertains A story like loads of players. Who'll be limping and hobbling around in their retirement years. Many of whom at 30 odd will have to find real world jobs for the 1st time as all they'll have done is rugby because a lot/most will not have earned remotely enough to retire So yeah its just like driving a lorry jesus
Great post. it might be a dream job to a lot on here but it's a hard job as far as professional sport goes. Unlike top footballers can anyone seriously begrudge these lads there wage. Rugby isn't just a job for most players it's a passion and way of life. The fact a lot of pro's spend their time off coaching youth and open age amateur teams proves their love for the game
Joined: Mar 14 2003 Posts: 25935 Location: Back in Hull.
Trojan Horse wrote:Kelly been charged for the high tackle directly before got turned over and hull got penalty taking them downfield for their try to win.
Shame the ref missed it and as it transpires it ended up being a big miss by the ref with hull scoring off the next set.
Think Ashurst was in a bad way by sounds of it. Hopefully he's alright, very underrated. But if luck going your way that.
Enjoyed the game though, two forwards going at it all game.
To be honest I'm surprised Washbrook, Houghton and the rest of the team weren't called up, your fans seemed ok after the match, but since then you have become right moaners, it seems all our points came from ref errors, players punching Wakey players, only Hull milking penalties and blatant cheating, Wakey playing champagne rugby while Hull just played one man rugby.
The ref made mistakes for both sides but we were just a bit better or smarter to take advantage, no mention of Grix elbow, very dodgy try and Finn doing what Houghton did (but that doesn't count as it wasn't in front of the sticks)
I hope Ashurst is ok and I'm sure Kelly will get some punishment, but you fans are quickly becoming the most biased in the game.
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seriously though your right, his post was LUDICROUS!!!!!
jesus
it might be a dream job to a lot on here but it's a hard job as far as professional sport goes. Unlike top footballers can anyone seriously begrudge these lads there wage. Rugby isn't just a job for most players it's a passion and way of life. The fact a lot of pro's spend their time off coaching youth and open age amateur teams proves their love for the game
