: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:57 pm  

It was allabout the bench for me today:

Roby v Rinaldi
Faasavalu v Kopczak
Puletua v Worrincy
Clough v Whitehead

The biggest difference between the two sides was the periods when Saints could bring on a new international front row whereas we had youngsters (whose time will come) and a journeyman French hooked who suddenly looked well out of his depth.


However, that apart our pack bossed the first half hour, our back line looked solid (other than Menzies who had a bit of an off day), Deacs had his best game in months and I do think that Whitehead is looking really quite useful. But not to be today....

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:59 pm  

redeverready wrote:

Were you as close as the IGJ.

The ref is usually closer than me but there are often times when I can see that he's got something wrong.

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:02 pm  

redeverready wrote:

Were you as close as the IGJ.

Nope, but I obviously have eyes.

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:03 pm  

debaser wrote:

Nope, but I obviously have eyes.

So does the IGJ who was a hell of a lot closer.

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:03 pm  

debaser wrote:

Nope, but I obviously have eyes.

Well let's settle this, which step were you stood on? Red.. which step were you stood on?

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:05 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Well let's settle this, which step were you stood on? Red.. which step were you stood on?

I thought it wasn't a try but the man who mattered who was a lot closer than both of us did.

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:05 pm  

redeverready wrote:

So does the IGJ who was a hell of a lot closer.

Yes but mine obviously work.

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:05 pm  

The saints try that was given by the IGJ from being behind the sticks looked a try to me I(Although u may call me biased) i cant comment on the bulls one being at the other end of the field. At the end of the day the 2 in goal judges had the best veiw of it so how any one can argue against them i dont know. Though the bulls showed in patches what they can do i just think we had the power off the bench when Maurie and Tony P came on we seemed to just get on top.

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:08 pm  

saintpen wrote:

The saints try that was given by the IGJ from being behind the sticks looked a try to me I(Although u may call me biased) i cant comment on the bulls one being at the other end of the field. At the end of the day the 2 in goal judges had the best veiw of it so how any one can argue against them i dont know. Though the bulls showed in patches what they can do i just think we had the power off the bench when Maurie and Tony P came on we seemed to just get on top.

You are biased though?

Why did it look a try? Because it nearly looked like one, but just was not quite?

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:08 pm  

The coach lost you that match with an appallingly negative decsion that imo showed a complete lack of faith in his players.

Im talking about when after Saints had conceeded 4 penalties on the bounce and Bradford players were wanting to tap and go, the coach sent his man on with the kicking tee and said take the two.

You could see Deacon shake his head and some of the players look up into the stand as if to say " you are kidding"

The Bulls team that had been full of confidence had the mental stuffing knocked out of them by that lack of trust.
Saints meanwhile took heart from the fact your teams boss clearly didnt think you had it in you to score trys. As a result we then started rampaging through your demoralised side.