Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:38 pm  

Some great offloading play leads to Foster going over for his hat trick and surely now Saints will hit 40 with the conversion. Foster gets the 40 point mark on the board.

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:39 pm  

And the full time hooter goes, Saints 40 - 18 Catalans.

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:00 pm  

Great win, hopefully sent a message out that we still have something to say about the season finale...

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:02 pm  

That left hand side sounded like it took one hell'uva beating tonight. Something for Royce to work on with Shenton, makinson and co.

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:07 pm  

Shame for Catalans that they had so many out including both half-backs. Bosc, Dureau, Ferriol, Sa, Farrar, Fakir, Stacul all missing. Looks like the goal kicking let them down a bit too. Clear fourth now for Saints.

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:59 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

That left hand side sounded like it took one hell'uva beating tonight. Something for Royce to work on with Shenton, makinson and co.

For the 200th time this season! It's Gaskell at fault in defence not Shenton or Makinson or Gardner. He'll be a good player but Gaskell can't tackle for toffee! Not good enough and won't be until he puts a bit of meat on.

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:04 pm  

Saintly Warrior wrote:

For the 200th time this season! It's Gaskell at fault in defence not Shenton or Makinson or Gardner. He'll be a good player but Gaskell can't tackle for toffee! Not good enough and won't be until he puts a bit of meat on.

I agree with you there but Shenton also missed a fair few tonight

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:16 pm  

Shoe Shine Johnny wrote:

Shame for Catalans that they had so many out including both half-backs. Bosc, Dureau, Ferriol, Sa, Farrar, Fakir, Stacul all missing. Looks like the goal kicking let them down a bit too. Clear fourth now for Saints.

Wheeler, Wellens, Perry, Gardner, Clough.
BTW: Fakir played

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:40 pm  

Saintly Warrior wrote:

For the 200th time this season! It's Gaskell at fault in defence not Shenton or Makinson or Gardner. He'll be a good player but Gaskell can't tackle for toffee! Not good enough and won't be until he puts a bit of meat on.

It wasnt Gaskells fault for being left three on two thats Shenton who was defending inside.

The proof of this was when Gaskell went off, Cats still went straight down Saints right and scored. Pryce was in the position that Gaskell had been covering. That shows a structural problem with Saints right hand side defence.
For me Shenton has a tendency to defend the slide running backwards, this allows players to curve round the outside of him. This puts pressure on the outside defenders who are left in either three on two or two on one situations. Shenton needs to learn to attack the slide and move up, not back off.

Re: Catalans Match Thread. : Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:51 pm  

It's amazing what Saints can do when they hold on to the ball and when they have an experienced halfback on the field.

Agreed about the sliding defence on our right. Shenton was poor defensively tonight. Hopefully that can be fixed up as it is a glaring defensive weakness.