Good to get the win, but we still can't manage to kill a game off. Jones Bishop running into touch and Tommy Lees drop goal attempt the two main examples.
Thought Dobson was good in defence but still lacking a bit in the attacking department. Will come good though with a few games under his belt.
Sad to see the South stand booing and chanting for Theo on the back of one penalty into touch from Dobson not making many yards. Poor atmosphere as well overall.
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Talent Spotter wrote: Sad to see the South stand booing and chanting for Theo on the back of one penalty into touch from Dobson not making many yards. l.
We all have opinions about who should be starting etc , but the booing of Michael Dobson was shameful.
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BJB, sorry didn't look fit, pretty obvious he was lame for most of the game.
Dobson, his kicking in general play was good, but place kicking is just terrible, the sooner we ask the Sale coaches for help with this the better for me.
Morley, fair enough he is a RL legend but for me he runs the risk of ruining his reputation.
Sa'u, sorry just can't work out if he is just a powerhouse or if he is carrying more weight than last season.
Locke, great marketing tool, but did nothing today I wouldn't have been just as comfortable Evalds handling.
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BJB wasn't in touch from where I was sat. Both legs were in the air and knees didn't touch the line. Dobson looked short of match fitness his timing was out for a number of plays.
Reliably informed Chase, Locke, Dobson & Jones-Bishop carrying injuries. A win was essential today & was delivered. Defence still dodgy. Attendances will improve with more success. Tony Smith suggested teams traditionally perform poorly after the trip to Catalan so a victory was acceptable. When will RFL & SKY sort out the fixtures. Yet again next Friday we have a rearranged game yet over Easter clubs can play two games in four days!
BJB was def in touch, his foot touched the line before he raised it. Was right in front of me. Was pretty stupid play, no need to go anywhere near touch. Other than that he had a solid game, caught all the bombs sent his way, was solid in defence, worked hard bringing the ball away from our line but looked short of match fitness/carrying an injury. Locke was solid, did nothing wrong, some good goal line defence. Nothing spectacular, hints at line breaks but no more Dobson was good. His timing a bit out with colleagues but plenty there to suggest he'll come good with more games. He and Chase linked well a couple of times, most notably for our second try. Morley was very impressive. His 60m dash was worth the entrance money on its own. Was gutted he couldn't quite get over for the try. Taylor was very strong again as were Tasi, Hansen and Hauraki Chase made most of the chances we created Overall was a decent game and one we go had to win. Wakefield played well and we would have lost this game last year. Our goal line defence was the best we've managed this year and we were lucky they blew a few chances. But is 2 points and we're in the top 6
2 point was what we needed, quite a few players clearly carrying injuries, thought Chase was the difference between wining & losing. Thought it was a mistake to start with Morley, we missed some go forward in the first 20 minutes. I think Harris will be pleased to get this game over with 2 points, locke, dobson BJB all got a game under there belt & will get better.
I think the most disappointing aspect of our game was to kill the game when we had the cushion of 12 points in the second half, we failed to play our sets in there half & missed a couple of easy chances to take the extra point.
Very good 2 points was always going to be tough after a hard game in France. Special mention to Taylor & Chase who were outstanding. Still to many missed tackles which needs addressing. End of the day were up to 6th and i'll take that at the end of the season!
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