Joined: Jan 30 2004 Posts: 8185 Location: Never never land away with the fairies
Dave K. wrote:Looking at the stats, far too much work done by the backs, Satae 5 drives is shocking.
Still fail to see what Johnstone brings, offers so little go forward, surely Bowden offers more.
Top pack, but don't think we use it enough
I said that in the first half Dave, I think I counted 2 carries by Satae in the first half so be curious to know why we employed the tactic of overworking the backs to continually carry the ball as it just drained the tank. Had we used the forwards and had them up in to double figures in carries Wigan even with Field would have struggled to contain our go forward and would have sucked their energy, instead we just did it to ourselves. When Fash and Brown came on they helped get us momentum with their carries and work rate. Thought Sao and Mau were the two for me that really ran it in with intent everytime.
The pack is our biggest strength and against Wigan we should really have used that to our advantage, but we seemingly chose to hamper ourselves and the bench selection another area were we did ourselves no favours and then only playing 16.
I really enjoy long walks especially when they are taken by people I don't like!
Joined: Apr 29 2010 Posts: 581 Location: In two minds
Tarquin Fuego wrote:Just finished watching - my my I must be watching too much Storm because i thought FC were awful. We can’t pin a team in their own half for more than one set A mark of a team is being able to stop a side at the half way for 4-5 sets on the trot
We are nowhere near that
awful handling - awful discipline
lazy in defence on too many occasions
BH may be a nice guy but he’s no rugby disciplinarian
As the other poster said - we can’t beat the Top 4 and that’s why we don’t finish Top 4
I may not watch as much NRL as you, but one of the features I like about it is the speed of the game, and the two referees contribute to this by 'policing' the offside at the PTB. This results, as far as I can see, in teams hardly ever being pinned in their own half for more than a couple of sets.
ComeOnYouUll wrote:Need to start beating the top teams. We haven't defeated Saints, Wigan, Warrington or Catalans in Super League since 2019. Sixteen losses and one draw since we last beat one of them.
Christ that's really worrying. Great stat though. Did you research it yourself?
Marcus's Bicycle wrote:Christ that's really worrying. Great stat though. Did you research it yourself?
Yes. We beat Wigan in the Cup last year and Warrington in the 2020 play offs, of course, but in the weekly rounds since that excellent 50-10 win away at Catalans in June 2019 we have gone:
Joined: Mar 23 2018 Posts: 6674 Location: Kingston upon Hull
ComeOnYouUll wrote:Yes. We beat Wigan in the Cup last year and Warrington in the 2020 play offs, of course, but in the weekly rounds since that excellent 50-10 win away at Catalans in June 2019 we have gone:
ComeOnYouUll wrote:Yes. We beat Wigan in the Cup last year and Warrington in the 2020 play offs, of course, but in the weekly rounds since that excellent 50-10 win away at Catalans in June 2019 we have gone:
Marcus's Bicycle wrote:Impressed. Your research. Not the statistic!
A chance to rectify this over the next few weeks with Warrington and Catalans at home this month then a chance for revenge over Wigan with them visiting the MKM in May.
Joined: Jan 30 2004 Posts: 8185 Location: Never never land away with the fairies
ComeOnYouUll wrote:
Marcus's Bicycle wrote:Christ that's really worrying. Great stat though. Did you research it yourself?
Yes. We beat Wigan in the Cup last year and Warrington in the 2020 play offs, of course, but in the weekly rounds since that excellent 50-10 win away at Catalans in June 2019 we have gone:
Think for me that why last night was more disappointing in that we didn't take the opportunity. Though that being said as long as we take lessons from last night we will be better for it as we weren't at our best but were in the game for the full 80 and but for some dumb play and lacking composure at times the game was there for us.
Disappointed but not downhearted.
I really enjoy long walks especially when they are taken by people I don't like!
Joined: Nov 20 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Australia
Large Paws wrote:I may not watch as much NRL as you, but one of the features I like about it is the speed of the game, and the two referees contribute to this by 'policing' the offside at the PTB. This results, as far as I can see, in teams hardly ever being pinned in their own half for more than a couple of sets.
The NRL 2 referee system changed in 2020 when the season recommenced in May after a Covid19 break.Matches thereafter were officiated by a single referee and this system continues on today.
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