Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:11 pm  

Some way too harsh judgments on here. It was an excellent game, but the essential difference is that Toronto have far more firepower and invention to call on than we do, and when they let the ball move, we found it too hard to defend against. They looked good.

It is therefore to our great credit that we kept them relatively quiet fopr as long as we did, and deservedly won the fitrst half by a long way.

We showed a load of committment and desire, in the end we came up short of the class that Toronto have, but they are a half decent SL team already, and to lose to them was absolutely no disgrace.

It was good to see the substantial contingent from Toronto as well, I was rubbing my eyes at the centre stand being full!

Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:21 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Switched off for ten minutes after half time.

You should have carried on viewing, you missed a couple of well worked Toronto tries in that time !

Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:49 pm  

I really enjoyed the game today. It was a game worthy of Sky coverage and, to be totally honest, the scoreline and winning team just about refelected the game as a whole.
The difference in the two teams was that clearly their skill set is way above ours, but we matched them for sheer effort. A few of our guys put in some big minutes - Webster, Crossley, Wildie, Lilley, all played their hearts out.
Pity about a top 5 finish looking like a lost cause now, but in reality, 6th place is about the right position for us, if we can win our last games including turning over Sheffield

Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:54 pm  

If you'd have offered me a 6th place finish at the start of this season, without any off field drama I'd have bitten your hand off!

It's a shame the second half of that statement appears to be unraveling

Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 7:11 pm  

My only question is what to Toronto have to do to get a player yellow carded? TBH, there were 3 instances today that should have called for a sinbin but the ref just gave the player (same one twice) a telling off for being a silly boy and then left it at that.

Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:04 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

My only question is what to Toronto have to do to get a player yellow carded? TBH, there were 3 instances today that should have called for a sinbin but the ref just gave the player (same one twice) a telling off for being a silly boy and then left it at that.

Which ones? Please dont say the high tackle on Keyes.

Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:10 pm  

Toronto are essentially an SL side playing in the championship. The majority if not all have played SL or NRL and not just run of the mill types but players who have won major silverware.

Class first half efforts from the boys. Just felt a few individual errors cost us. Kear sending the kicking tee on when we were 3 down but the lads ignored it and Keyes dropped the ball. That makes it a 1 point game. Next penalty we got we kicked.

Short kick off with 18? to go was daft, only 3 points in it.

Pickersgill with a howler in defence when Miloudi broke through.

I'll be honest I don't understand why we went with one prop on the bench.

Positives:

5 point loss against Toronto I would have taken before the game. Webster was class. Hitchcox was great (other than Toronto's last try?). Pack busted a gut and I thought Lilley attacked the line more too.

Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:11 pm  

Nothus wrote:

Which ones? Please dont say the high tackle on Keyes.

I'd have said the professional foul on Lilley? deserved a yellow.

Re: Toronto game : Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:23 pm  

Really enjoyed the game today, first half we would have given any team a scare, second half the wheels fell off but couldn't fault the effort and commitment from all 17. Just watched the game back and a lot bag Pickersgill but for a young player to me he didn't do much wrong.

[Bullseye]

Re: Toronto game : Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:02 am  

Must say I think some people need to manage their expectations of the team. I thought we were excellent in the 1st half. We started a bit slow but for 30mins we were much the better team. Unfortunately in that humidity it was going to be tough to play with that intensity in the second half as well. Toronto showed why they are the best side in the comp by taking a their chances.

We had a fair bit of field position in the second half but didn’t really take advantage. It was a close game and had we got the ball to our wings with a bit of space it might have been different. Great effort from the team.