: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:57 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

did you hear benthem."you tackled too hard".
mans a joke

My 10 year old got told the same at a rugby summer camp, and was made to sit out!

My comment as it was then - it's not bloody tag rugby!

Nowt wrong with Bailey's tackle (so to speak), and I don't like him.

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:00 pm  

I actually think that today we missed Eastwood - previously I was siding with those who thought we should have used cap space / quota on a centre, but forwards win and lose you games, with Kirke and Lauttiti (sp?) out we were a little lightweight up front - and with the law of averages we are going to have 1 or 2 forwards out at any time.

I personally feel we are 1 heavy forward short in the squad at the moment.

That said, I think Peacock has been playing pretty well generally but doesn't look 100% fit (wasn't he suppsoed to have a wrist injury) and I am more impressed by Burgess every time I see him.

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:03 pm  

Donna wrote:

My 10 year old got told the same at a rugby summer camp, and was made to sit out!

My comment as it was then - it's not bloody tag rugby!

Nowt wrong with Bailey's tackle (so to speak), and I don't like him.

The hit on Fa'asavalu was legal, the one on the floor wasn't. The impact was his arm on his head, so still a high tackle despite Wilkin being on the floor. Always going to be a penalty, despite the ridiculous comments about it from the otherwise excellent Bentham.

And I cannot believe you are letting the big hit warp your view of your forwards tonight. After the hit Bailey was taken off, Leeds don't trust him. At a time when he could have stayed on and helped win the game, they dragged him off because they didn't have any faith in his temperament. Contrast with Saints who wound James Graham up and sent him on, knowing he wouldn't be indisciplined.

Your best forward tonight was Luke Burgess. He's already better than Bailey.

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:09 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

And I cannot believe you are letting the big hit warp your view of your forwards tonight. After the hit Bailey was taken off, Leeds don't trust him. At a time when he could have stayed on and helped win the game, they dragged him off because they didn't have any faith in his temperament. Contrast with Saints who wound James Graham up and sent him on, knowing he wouldn't be indisciplined.

Your best forward tonight was Luke Burgess. He's already better than Bailey.

Have to agree with all that. At times Bailey did look like a liability for Leeds, a real loose cannon. Burgess is looking quality atm. Not yet at his brother's level though

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:13 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

Have to agree with all that. At times Bailey did look like a liability for Leeds, a real loose cannon. Burgess is looking quality atm. Not yet at his brother's level though

I agree he'll just have to make do with outplaying him in our matches againts the bulls and challenging for silverware while young sam is stuck with has been's and never will be's and being over-relied on by the best english coach in the game

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:17 pm  

rhinoms wrote:

I agree he'll just have to make do with outplaying him in our matches againts the bulls and challenging for silverware while young sam is stuck with has been's and never will be's and being over-relied on by the best english coach in the game

Sounds about right to me!

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:23 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

The hit on Fa'asavalu was legal, the one on the floor wasn't. The impact was his arm on his head, so still a high tackle despite Wilkin being on the floor. Always going to be a penalty, despite the ridiculous comments about it from the otherwise excellent Bentham.

And I cannot believe you are letting the big hit warp your view of your forwards tonight. After the hit Bailey was taken off, Leeds don't trust him. At a time when he could have stayed on and helped win the game, they dragged him off because they didn't have any faith in his temperament. Contrast with Saints who wound James Graham up and sent him on, knowing he wouldn't be indisciplined.
Your best forward tonight was Luke Burgess. He's already better than Bailey.

Unlike the other week when the indisciplined ginger s***house cost you 2 points eh?

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:28 pm  

Hacked Off wrote:

Unlike the other week when the indisciplined ginger s***house cost you 2 points eh?

Not a valid comparison really - keeping your cool or not in a heated situation versus not being square at marker.

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:29 pm  

Hacked Off wrote:

Unlike the other week when the indisciplined ginger s***house cost you 2 points eh?

He conceeded a technical penalty, he didn't get himself sent off.

How anyone can call Graham a s***house is beyond me.

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:32 pm  

i thought tonight bailey was cool. he did very little wrong and boy did he wind some of the saints players up,causing them to forget the game. it was then,as saddened has said, we dominated for a period