Re: Batley (A) : Sun May 26, 2024 5:18 pm  

Sadly all very predictable - why can't we string 6 or 7 wins together? Seems like we win 2 or 3 matches and we know a half arsed effort is on its way!

I imagine they were aiming for 2nd or 3rd this year, unless they get out of this habit they can forget it.

Re: Batley (A) : Sun May 26, 2024 10:00 pm  

As others have said, very disappointing and sadly very predictable.

There really does seem a mental block to these lesser games, especially away from home. I thought lessons may have been learnt around complacency and game management, it would appear not.

It makes those big wins seem like a bit of a waste of time pffft

Re: Batley (A) : Mon May 27, 2024 7:07 am  

way off being good enough to finish second this season.

Re: Batley (A) : Mon May 27, 2024 8:13 am  

Again, looked comfortable for 20minutes, totally in control. Started to bring the bench on and we looked soft in defence. Still had enough chances to finish the game off but poor decisions and game management screwed us. Interesting to see the replay as the last Batley try was right in front of us and looked like a knock on.

Re: Batley (A) : Mon May 27, 2024 8:47 am  

Highlander wrote:

Again, looked comfortable for 20minutes, totally in control. Started to bring the bench on and we looked soft in defence. Still had enough chances to finish the game off but poor decisions and game management screwed us. Interesting to see the replay as the last Batley try was right in front of us and looked like a knock on.

i get where you are coming from ... but we shouldnt be looking at one incident during the the game. .... we should be making our own luck

Re: Batley (A) : Mon May 27, 2024 9:11 am  

Shows how important Lawrence is to us. I'd love to see the win/loss ratio when he's not in the side particularly against teams towards the bottom. Drives me nuts that because he may not have the explosivness of a Scurr or Doro some fans think he doesn't do anything. Most important player for me.

Re: Batley (A) : Mon May 27, 2024 10:06 am  

Bull Mania wrote:

Shows how important Lawrence is to us. I'd love to see the win/loss ratio when he's not in the side particularly against teams towards the bottom. Drives me nuts that because he may not have the explosivness of a Scurr or Doro some fans think he doesn't do anything. Most important player for me.

Yep. He is wearing 13. Baldwinson is rusty, but we could go Baldwinson and * Doro to start. Fenton & Scurr on the bench. And Lawrence can play the full 80 as a 13. He’s got the skills and the nous for it. He can nearly manage 80 as a prop!

Re: Batley (A) : Mon May 27, 2024 3:43 pm  

We are consistently inconsistent. Another frustrating afternoon that reminded me of the dark days of Kear/Dunning.

Despite showing our capability by defeating some of the top teams in the league, our inconsistency against some of the lower-ranked teams remains a persistent issue. During the game, we were unable to capitalise on several scoring opportunities and made numerous unforced errors, ultimately falling short against a Batley team that did the simple things right and won the game. Our game management in the final 5 minutes was appallingly bad. It's very unlike Lilley to miss so many chances to win the game.

This pattern of underperformance against weaker teams continues to plague the club, highlighting a longstanding challenge that we have yet to overcome. Barrow at home next week will be another massive challenge and they will be riding high after beating Featherstone.

Re: Batley (A) : Mon May 27, 2024 7:41 pm  

I find it absolutely staggering that people are begging for Flanagan back…. The fact he is on loan at a league 1 club speaks volumes it’s his level

[Bullseye]

Re: Batley (A) : Mon May 27, 2024 9:37 pm  

Some of our more vocal fans on Facebook haven't a clue about the way the game is played.