Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:31 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

Totally unrealistic levels of expectation on Frawley imo.
Hopes that an organising player will just slot in and control the game would be optimistic whichever team they played for. Safe to say, in a team like ours with minimal reliance on practiced moves, it's almost guaranteed to be an entirely new role to him. Anyone would be struggling to stamp their mark five games in. And yes, his kicking hasn't been the best but he's playing behind a pack with one genuine starting prop.
It'll come but this really is still very very early days.

Matt Moylan bucking that trend never been here before and taken to superleague like a duck to water.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:10 am  

RAPIDO wrote:

Matt Moylan bucking that trend never been here before and taken to superleague like a duck to water.

I would say Molyan is the best quality player signed from the NRL for this season, and I enjoy watching him play. However, his team had three losses and no wins prior to the rout of Hull. If he played in the blue and amber he'd already be past it, lazy, soft - and my personal favourite - over here for the money.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:43 am  

[quote="ArthurClues"]I would say Molyan is the best quality player signed from the NRL for this season, and I enjoy watching him play. However, his team had three losses and no wins prior to the rout of Hull. If he played in the blue and amber he'd already be past it, lazy, soft - and my personal favourite - over here for the money.[/quot
Looks like you won’t accept any criticism of an Australian Leeds player . We have had some superb Australian players over the years, unfortunately we have had some some spectacular failures. But that isn’t just confined to Australian players , like any other club we have successfully signings and failures including home grown talents. Most posters on here are reasonable and fair minded, but if we see a player not up to standard it’s only natural to have an opinion on the matter. That after all is what this forum is designed for.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:48 am  

[quote="Backwoodsman"]
Don't be daft. Our last few forays into the NRL market have been pretty disastrous. Sezer, Austin, Tetavano, and Fusitua ( through injury) were all really poor. But I'll give the current lot more than five weeks before I start nit picking. Collectively they have improved us so far, and they'll get better.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:00 am  

My opinion of our O/S players:
Miller (keep, but hope he can also defend as well as attack)
Fusitua (injured too much, replace)
Momirovski (will be a good solid player when he finds his feet, no preaseason so understandably behind)
Croft (sensational, the most exciting half we have had in years)
Frawley (I'm concerned he's not up to it for a club like ours, but too early to really tell yet)
Martin (Best kicker in the league and a good player in the backs or pack)
Lisone (would like to see him play for longer, but is OK when he's on the pitch)

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:48 am  

[quote="ArthurClues"]
So far this season I haven’t made any major criticisms of the current playing squad. I have however questioned the coaches ability to unlock the opposition’s defence when we are on the 25 yard area. Hopefully in the future he may rectify that situation.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:53 am  

[quote="Backwoodsman"]
Starting Friday I hope.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:58 am  

Exeter Rhino wrote:

A few Saints fans seem to think Croft should have been red carded for a tackle on Dodd late in the game. Sky missed it apparently (as did I watching on TV), does anyone know what they are on about?

Dont think it was worthy of a red at all and he's not even been cited for it, but there was a tackle where he did some weird roll and twisted Dodd's ankle for no apparent reason

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:59 am  

batleyrhino wrote:

It was in 78th Minute, they were comparing to the one that Percival got sent off for, but honestly it's nonsense. Ian Smith the former referee commented that it was nothing at all, Lomax (I think) was tackled by two Leeds players, Croft from the front, and he crumbled in the tackle. Play On.

Ah, guess I missed this one myself!

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:30 am  

The Reaper wrote:

Dont think it was worthy of a red at all and he's not even been cited for it, but there was a tackle where he did some weird roll and twisted Dodd's ankle for no apparent reason

Typical saints trying to get players sent off for no reason