Re: Saints tactics : Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:26 am  

Hawkandro wrote:

The horrendous injury nightmare which shows no sign of abating in the slightest isn't helping matters either. I am amazed we are still top to be honest. Other clubs would be floundering around the bottom if they had to contend with the injuries we have had/are having.

That's a good point and one which really does get to the heart of WHY Cunningham has done so well this season.

Leaving the Souths aberration to one side - our worst performance was probably the Leeds game at home. And yet EVEN THEN there was a point ten minutes after half time when we could easily have snatched that game. Leeds were getting jittery and the introduction of Walsh threatened a realistic comeback. I really am struggling to point to a single defeat this campaign where we just threw the towel in. Indeed, we could have won all of them.

Now, over the past thirty years how many Saints sides could you say THAT about at the end of the season?

We can argue about whether Cunningham has made some tactical mistakes. But there can be no questioning the team's determination, commitment and fighting spirit.

Which are precisely the kind of attributes you need to be crowned champions. Congratulations are in order for Cunningham's achievements here.

Re: Saints tactics : Fri Jun 19, 2015 12:28 pm  

Its not all doom and gloom. Greenwood's try last night showed we can still hit those lines out wide. I'd like us to get some decent ball over to Percy as well as Turner. We did play some very entertaining stuff at times.

Realistically, we should've been further a head at HT, given the possession and position we had. The fact they were still in touching distance after being 2nd best for the first half probably buoyed Cas's confidence. Second half they bossed the speed of the game and really ate up the yards. Fair play to them.

Re: Saints tactics : Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:37 pm  

RIGSBY wrote:

i cant believe kc had richards on the bench and not savelio..if it carries on he'll want a move!

Just seen big Sav out running in woolston.

Re: Saints tactics : Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:05 pm  

It's not always wise to run a young player week in week out when playing in the pack. When Jammer started he would have weeks where he was rotated out to have rest periods.

Lets not forget Sav was touch and go as to whether he would ever play again at one point, so having a rest week would not be out of the question and quite frankly we had enough to win that game on Thursday. Losing it was down to many many many individual errors.

Re: Saints tactics : Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:21 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

It's not always wise to run a young player week in week out when playing in the pack. When Jammer started he would have weeks where he was rotated out to have rest periods.

Lets not forget Sav was touch and go as to whether he would ever play again at one point, so having a rest week would not be out of the question and quite frankly we had enough to win that game on Thursday. Losing it was down to many many many individual errors.

On the back of his best performance in the V the week before in Wigan v saints Derby, he should have been one of the first on the sheet. I agree that Young players and especially props needs to be eased in and protected but he picked another young prop in Richards before him.

100% sav should have played at cas.

Re: Saints tactics : Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:25 am  

St pete wrote:

On the back of his best performance in the V the week before in Wigan v saints Derby, he should have been one of the first on the sheet. I agree that Young players and especially props needs to be eased in and protected but he picked another young prop in Richards before him.

100% sav should have played at cas.

Savelio was very good v Wigan and I was surprised when he didn't play on Thursday. Is he still wanting to leave or was that just rumour? Isn't his contract up this year? It would be a shame for Saints to lose him.

Re: Saints tactics : Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:10 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Savelio was very good v Wigan and I was surprised when he didn't play on Thursday. Is he still wanting to leave or was that just rumour? Isn't his contract up this year? It would be a shame for Saints to lose him.

Id heard the deal has been on the table for 4 month and not been signed and that his agent had spoke to other super league club. He was suppse to be in meeting two weeks for the final chance to sign so im not sure what happened. Someone posted Hes signed it last week but I've not heard anything.

Never mind him not plsying in front of Richards, he should be in before Mose. He is a better player than mose.

Re: Saints tactics : Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:40 pm  

Agreed on savelio. Why was he not in for the cas game ???