FORUMS FORUMS






RLFANS.COM
Celebrating
25 years service to
the Rugby League
Community!

  

Home Leeds Rhinos 2025 COACH | Brad Arthur



Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 255 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 ... 26  Next
Author Message
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 11:40 am 
International Board Member
Player Coach
User avatar

Joined: Nov 19 2002
Posts: 13619
Location: West Yorkshire
Watching the SOO shows how far behind SL is. Incredible game.

Short dropouts a feature ;-)

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 12:12 pm 
International Star
Junior Player

Joined: Nov 20 2014
Posts: 177
christopher wrote:Watching the SOO shows how far behind SL is. Incredible game.

Short dropouts a feature ;-)

Yes and the tackling was brutal and scary at times.
Just shows you do not need loads of tries to be a great game.

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 12:23 pm 
Club Owner
International Star

Joined: Mar 16 2004
Posts: 6724
Location: Meltham
christopher wrote:Watching the SOO shows how far behind SL is. Incredible game.

Short dropouts a feature ;-)


Its great to see teams work hard and get the basics right to earn the right to take plays like short dropouts :wink:

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 12:26 pm 
International Board Member
Player Coach
User avatar

Joined: Nov 19 2002
Posts: 13619
Location: West Yorkshire
Seth wrote:Its great to see teams work hard and get the basics right to earn the right to take plays like short dropouts :wink:


It’s more that the rules are different over there aren’t they ;-)

NSW took one at 2 all

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 12:34 pm 
Club Owner
International Star

Joined: Mar 16 2004
Posts: 6724
Location: Meltham
christopher wrote:It’s more that the rules are different over there aren’t they ;-)

NSW took one at 2 all

I think both points are true. When youve got a group of players who can perform the basics at a high level consistently you'll likeley feel more confident to take an early risk too. What would be daft would be trying to doing that stuff with a rabble who concede meters and caugh the ball up for fun before theyve got those basics in hand :wink:

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 12:39 pm 
International Board Member
International Star
User avatar

Joined: May 28 2002
Posts: 7398
Location: Isca Dumnoniorum
Good to see some positivity on here for a change.

Arthur is making lots of encouraging comments, but he's also made it clear we can't expect miracles. Anyway, let's see how he goes after 10 games - and where he goes next.

Part of Smith's problem was the raised expectations many of us had of him. The guy did do some impressive stuff here. We did not make the GF by being 'soft'. Beating Wigan away was no easy job, and that team absorbed tons of pressure and physical attrition from Wigan and still found a way to win.

Just before our current season imploded, the way we played in that first game against Saints had lots of people on this forum excited, and many agreed it was the best rugby we had produced in years. I don't think I've seen Newman run as hard and look as dangerous ever since (not to mention several others). I suspect that psychologically the players put so much into that game that to not come away with anything dealt crippling blows to a lot of confidences. Ultimately we weren't able to play at that tempo with high skill as Smith wanted, and the experiment failed...

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 2:05 pm 
International Star
International Star
User avatar

Joined: Mar 03 2017
Posts: 5945
Seth wrote:I think both points are true. When youve got a group of players who can perform the basics at a high level consistently you'll likeley feel more confident to take an early risk too. What would be daft would be trying to doing that stuff with a rabble who concede meters and caugh the ball up for fun before theyve got those basics in hand :wink:


Yep, correct. They also execute the short drop outs very very well most of the time not like our attempts at this which were bordering on U11 stuff.

The standard of SOO this morning was unreal. What a game and what a comp they have over there... I bet Brad Arthur can't believe how pony we are for such a big club.. :lol:

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 5:54 pm 
Club Captain
Club Captain

Joined: Jan 24 2020
Posts: 2654
Exeter Rhino wrote:Good to see some positivity on here for a change.

Arthur is making lots of encouraging comments, but he's also made it clear we can't expect miracles. Anyway, let's see how he goes after 10 games - and where he goes next.

Part of Smith's problem was the raised expectations many of us had of him. The guy did do some impressive stuff here. We did not make the GF by being 'soft'. Beating Wigan away was no easy job, and that team absorbed tons of pressure and physical attrition from Wigan and still found a way to win.

Just before our current season imploded, the way we played in that first game against Saints had lots of people on this forum excited, and many agreed it was the best rugby we had produced in years. I don't think I've seen Newman run as hard and look as dangerous ever since (not to mention several others). I suspect that psychologically the players put so much into that game that to not come away with anything dealt crippling blows to a lot of confidences. Ultimately we weren't able to play at that tempo with high skill as Smith wanted, and the experiment failed...

Genuinely curious to see what Arthur can get out of the forwards (who are now missing three middles) on Saturday and for the rest of the year. Worth remembering that we were getting beaten in the pack for a long, long time before Smith's arrival, and his inititially successful approach was born out the need to work around that weakness. Just hoping there is the same level of positivity around the coach at five on Saturday, because I think we're really up against it.

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 7:54 pm 
Club Captain
Fringe Player

Joined: Oct 30 2019
Posts: 557
ArthurClues wrote:Genuinely curious to see what Arthur can get out of the forwards (who are now missing three middles) on Saturday and for the rest of the year. Worth remembering that we were getting beaten in the pack for a long, long time before Smith's arrival, and his inititially successful approach was born out the need to work around that weakness. Just hoping there is the same level of positivity around the coach at five on Saturday, because I think we're really up against it.

Donaldson is back Arthur so thats 14 stone middle compensating for the loss of Goudamand who is also a very small middle!

Top
   
 
 Post subject: Re: Arthur In
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:12 pm 
Club Captain
Club Captain
User avatar

Joined: Oct 18 2018
Posts: 4719
ArthurClues wrote:Genuinely curious to see what Arthur can get out of the forwards (who are now missing three middles) on Saturday and for the rest of the year. Worth remembering that we were getting beaten in the pack for a long, long time before Smith's arrival, and his inititially successful approach was born out the need to work around that weakness. Just hoping there is the same level of positivity around the coach at five on Saturday, because I think we're really up against it.

I think if we don't win this game, we can probably kiss goodbye to the play-offs this year barring a catastrophic drop in form from a team above us.

We raised for Leigh but I don't think we actually played technically great, where the result mattered most. Since then we've been very poor and the errors and lack of discipline have flooded back in.

I do think BA can make some immediate difference, but he's not going to stop instances like Martin or Fus coughing the ball up in first/second possession coming out of our red zone.

Wire away was a really good game for Arthur to see because it was an honest view of this Leeds team. Game enough, with some skill in patches, but lacking quality, size and pace and way too prone to errors and disorganisation.

Top
   
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 255 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 ... 26  Next





It is currently Sat Nov 23, 2024 5:44 am


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google Adsense [Bot] and 195 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  


It is currently Sat Nov 23, 2024 5:44 am
RLFANS Recent Posts
FORUM
LAST
POST
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
17m
Game - Song Titles
Wanderer
40733
18m
BORED The Band Name Game
Wanderer
63222
19m
Film game
Wanderer
5640
Recent
Planning for next season
Leyther in n
178
FORUM
LAST
VIEW
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
1m
Rumours and signings v9
NickyKiss
28895
1m
Film game
Wanderer
5640
2m
Game - Song Titles
Wanderer
40733
2m
Castleford sack Lingard
FIL
8
2m
Dual Reg
Spookisback
9
2m
Assistant Coach - Langley
exiledrhino
30
3m
Transfer Talk V5
The Biffs Ba
503
3m
DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
MadDogg
4018
3m
Rumours thread
Scarlet Pimp
2515
3m
2025 Betfred Super League Fixtures
homerjsimpso
14
FORUM
NEW
TOPICS
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
TODAY
2024
Butcher
5
TODAY
Dan Norman Retires
Cokey
1
TODAY
How many games will we win
Butcher
5
TODAY
Leigh Leopards - 2025 Fixtures
ColD
2
TODAY
Catalan Away
jonh
5
TODAY
2025 Betfred Super League Fixtures
RLFANS News
1
TODAY
2025 fixtures
Smiffy27
15
TODAY
Fixtures
Willzay
13
TODAY
Salford
rubber ducki
12
TODAY
WCC Off
Choc Ice
11
TODAY
Leeds away first up
Butcher
41
TODAY
Jake McLoughlin
Wanderer
1
TODAY
Assistant Coach - Langley
exiledrhino
30
TODAY
Noah Booth out on loan
Butcher
20
TODAY
Luke Gale testimonial match
BarnsleyGull
2
TODAY
England 5 - 0 Ireland
Sadfish
1
TODAY
Magic Weekend 2025 - Back To Newcastle
RLFANS News
1
NEWS ITEMS
VIEWS
2025 Betfred Super League Fixt..
487
Magic Weekend 2025 - Back To N..
533
England Beat Samoa To Take Tes..
1276
England's Women Demolish The W..
1098
England Beat Samoa Comfortably..
1343
Operational Rules Tribunal –..
1132
IMG-RFL club gradings released..
1400
Wakefield Trinity Win Champion..
1931
Hunslet Secure Promotion After..
2151
Trinity Into Play Off Final Af..
2391
Wigan Warriors Crowned Champio..
1960
York Valkyrie Win Back to Back..
2198
Hunslet Book Relegation Play O..
2661
Penrith Panthers Secure Fourth..
2093
Wigan Humiliate Leigh For Gran..
2166
RLFANS Match Centre
Matches on TV
Thu 13th Feb
SL
20:00
Wigan-Leigh
Fri 14th Feb
SL
20:00
Hull KR-Castleford
SL
20:00
Catalans-Hull FC
Sat 15th Feb
SL
15:00
Leeds - Wakefield
SL
17:30
St.Helens-Salford
Sun 16th Feb
SL
15:00
Huddersfield-Warrington
Thu 20th Feb
SL
20:00
Wakefield - Hull KR
Fri 21st Feb
SL
20:00
Warrington-Catalans
SL
20:00
Hull FC-Wigan
Sat 22nd Feb
SL
15:00
Salford-Leeds
SL
20:00
Castleford-St.Helens
Sun 23rd Feb
SL
14:30
Leigh-Huddersfield
Thu 6th Mar
SL
20:00
Hull FC-Leigh
Fri 7th Mar
SL
20:00
Castleford-Salford
SL
20:00
St.Helens-Hull KR
Sat 8th Mar
SL
17:30
Catalans-Leeds
Sun 9th Mar
SL
17:30
Warrington - Wakefield
SL
17:30
Wigan-Huddersfield
Thu 20th Mar
SL
20:00
Salford-Huddersfield
Fri 21st Mar
SL
20:00
St.Helens-Warrington
This is an inplay table and live positions can change.
Mens Betfred Super League XXVIII ROUND : 1
 PLDFADIFFPTS
Wigan 29 768 338 430 48
Hull KR 29 731 344 387 44
Warrington 29 769 351 418 42
Leigh 29 580 442 138 33
Salford 28 556 561 -5 32
St.Helens 28 618 411 207 30
 
Catalans 27 475 427 48 30
Leeds 27 530 488 42 28
Huddersfield 27 468 658 -190 20
Castleford 27 425 735 -310 15
Hull FC 27 328 894 -566 6
LondonB 27 317 916 -599 6
This is an inplay table and live positions can change.
Betfred Championship 2024 ROUND : 1
 PLDFADIFFPTS
Wakefield 27 1032 275 757 52
Toulouse 26 765 388 377 37
Bradford 28 723 420 303 36
York 29 695 501 194 32
Widnes 27 561 502 59 29
Featherstone 27 634 525 109 28
 
Sheffield 26 626 526 100 28
Doncaster 26 498 619 -121 25
Halifax 26 509 650 -141 22
Batley 26 422 591 -169 22
Swinton 28 484 676 -192 20
Barrow 25 442 720 -278 19
Whitehaven 25 437 826 -389 18
Dewsbury 27 348 879 -531 4
Hunslet 1 6 10 -4 0
RLFANS Recent Posts
FORUM
LAST
POST
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
17m
Game - Song Titles
Wanderer
40733
18m
BORED The Band Name Game
Wanderer
63222
19m
Film game
Wanderer
5640
Recent
Planning for next season
Leyther in n
178
FORUM
LAST
VIEW
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
1m
Rumours and signings v9
NickyKiss
28895
1m
Film game
Wanderer
5640
2m
Game - Song Titles
Wanderer
40733
2m
Castleford sack Lingard
FIL
8
2m
Dual Reg
Spookisback
9
2m
Assistant Coach - Langley
exiledrhino
30
3m
Transfer Talk V5
The Biffs Ba
503
3m
DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
MadDogg
4018
3m
Rumours thread
Scarlet Pimp
2515
3m
2025 Betfred Super League Fixtures
homerjsimpso
14
FORUM
NEW
TOPICS
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
TODAY
2024
Butcher
5
TODAY
Dan Norman Retires
Cokey
1
TODAY
How many games will we win
Butcher
5
TODAY
Leigh Leopards - 2025 Fixtures
ColD
2
TODAY
Catalan Away
jonh
5
TODAY
2025 Betfred Super League Fixtures
RLFANS News
1
TODAY
2025 fixtures
Smiffy27
15
TODAY
Fixtures
Willzay
13
TODAY
Salford
rubber ducki
12
TODAY
WCC Off
Choc Ice
11
TODAY
Leeds away first up
Butcher
41
TODAY
Jake McLoughlin
Wanderer
1
TODAY
Assistant Coach - Langley
exiledrhino
30
TODAY
Noah Booth out on loan
Butcher
20
TODAY
Luke Gale testimonial match
BarnsleyGull
2
TODAY
England 5 - 0 Ireland
Sadfish
1
TODAY
Magic Weekend 2025 - Back To Newcastle
RLFANS News
1
NEWS ITEMS
VIEWS
2025 Betfred Super League Fixt..
487
Magic Weekend 2025 - Back To N..
533
England Beat Samoa To Take Tes..
1276
England's Women Demolish The W..
1098
England Beat Samoa Comfortably..
1343
Operational Rules Tribunal –..
1132
IMG-RFL club gradings released..
1400
Wakefield Trinity Win Champion..
1931
Hunslet Secure Promotion After..
2151
Trinity Into Play Off Final Af..
2391
Wigan Warriors Crowned Champio..
1960
York Valkyrie Win Back to Back..
2198
Hunslet Book Relegation Play O..
2661
Penrith Panthers Secure Fourth..
2093
Wigan Humiliate Leigh For Gran..
2166


Visit the RLFANS.COM SHOP
for more merchandise!












.