: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:30 pm  

It did seem to me when we took the 2 points that we were losing momentum, running out of ideas and if anything were looking less likely to score the longer we had the ball. I could understand the decision to take the 2 points since if we had come away with nothing, as was starting to look likely, it would have been an even bigger setback.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:59 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

It did seem to me when we took the 2 points that we were losing momentum, running out of ideas and if anything were looking less likely to score the longer we had the ball. I could understand the decision to take the 2 points since if we had come away with nothing, as was starting to look likely, it would have been an even bigger setback.

How were we looking less likely to score? We already had 14 on the board which was a high socring rate against Saints. Plus it was not all about scoring, if we kept them pinned back and defending set after set it was as good as a score at that stage?

I'm not sure how you're losing momentum when you are on or near the opponent's try line?

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:37 pm  

just as a matter of intrest about the ref,,
err,,wasnt the penalty count 11 to 5 for the bulls?.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:18 pm  

RIGSBY wrote:

just as a matter of intrest about the ref,,
err,,wasnt the penalty count 11 to 5 for the bulls?.

And quite rightly. I'm surprised it was not more, its a wonder how Saints had 13 players on the pitch for the whole game really. Their discipline was appalling.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:41 pm  

It's a real shame that Deacon had that try disallowed, he seems to be improving on his pis$ poor performances and that could have given him the confidence to build on that.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:42 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

It's a real shame that Deacon had that try disallowed, he seems to be improving on his pis$ poor performances and that could have
given him the confidence to build on that.

Apologies if this has already been covered, I haven't read all the threads. But I absolutely disagreed with the decision to disallow that try. The so-called "knock on" looked backwards from where I was.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:53 pm  

DILLIGAF wrote:

Apologies if this has already been covered, I haven't read all the threads. But I absolutely disagreed with the decision to disallow that try. The so-called "knock on" looked backwards from where I was.

The thing that has thrown me the most was that any contact from a Bradford was in the field of play. Yet a 20 metre tap was awarded which seems to suggest the IGJ has ruled that it was infact Deacon knocked on grounding the ball.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:53 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

No argument with the refereeing though I was disappointed with the sheer number of head shots and grapples from Saints, they need to cut this out from their game, half the team was at it.

I was disappointed too. Anderson made us a clean team, with just the usual suspects occasionally costing us (Wilkin, Fas and Cunningham with his open arm hug like tackle). My guess is Potter won't say anything about it because he isn't exactly known for being disciplined. However, I hope someone makes him say it because it isn't a good way to play at all.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:04 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

I was disappointed too. Anderson made us a clean team, with just the usual suspects occasionally costing us (Wilkin, Fas and Cunningham with his open arm hug like tackle). My guess is Potter won't say anything about it because he isn't exactly known for being disciplined. However, I hope someone makes him say it because it isn't a good way to play at all.

Well as long they get away with it, they aint going to change are they?

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:34 am  

debaser wrote:

Well as long they get away with it, they aint going to change are they?

That's not the point. I think it was last season, a few of our players went through an embarrassing phase (for me anyway) of crowding the ref. No punishments were handed out. But it suddenly stopped. Why? Because Anderson said so (no doubt in conjunction with the Saints management). Saints don't need refs to do anything about it although of course I for one wouldn't object if they did; they need the bosses at the club to do something about it before it gets to that, which I hope they will (although in Potter I have no faith in this area).