roversmad wrote:Wheras Danny Orr never played at Leeds
I think the sudden loss at half time of Orr (to be replaced by the inexperienced Luke Gale, who immediately made a crucial mistake to concede a try that put the visitors in front for the first time) was a big factor in Cooke and Dobson (a class double act) being able to exert their dominance in the second half at The Stoop last week.
This week Quins were able to prepare properly without Orr and went with the experience of Rob Purdham at stand off (with Luke Dorn switching to scrum half) and this experienced pair both showed up well and along with Chad Randall controlled the game, backed up by a far more disciplined and determined display from everyone else.
Anyway, back on topic, I think HKR and Huddersfield are the best two sides I've seen so far (the only Quins games I've missed were the big wins at Salford and Bridgend, and we've yet to play Saints, Bradford or Wakey) my own team will probably be too inconsistent as usual, and I'm not convinced Wigan, Bradford or Hull will win games consistently enough to make the top four. So there's a good chance the current top four will be the final top four, with Wire possibly coming into the equasion if their improvement under Tony Smith continues to gather momentum.