Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 1:18 am  

The Minikin one was a shocker. Even with it going up as a no try, I thought it was clearly grounded. I thought the rest were correct though

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 1:56 am  

Zig wrote:

On a dry patch we would have blown you away tonight.

You should have yet with all that territory you didn’t, we had one prop on the field and Sam who’s a bench player. You should’ve dominated the game and you did congratulations but wigan with all that pressure should’ve put on a cricket score and you never. Our backs will be fine when we have more props available to share the workload, Just like your creativity will be fine when you have your players back but tonight wigan just about got by despite all their field possession in the first half against a busted forward pack with no bench to help.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:36 am  

Zig - Ignore list, go away.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:40 am  

Jack Burton wrote:

The Minikin one was a shocker. Even with it going up as a no try, I thought it was clearly grounded. I thought the rest were correct though

The video ref comments make it even more bizarre when they are saying about the hand still being on the ball, and then suddenly it’s No Try.

So little time left it didn’t matter, but it did seem really suspicious.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:41 am  

I thought it was our first poor performance in what has been an outstanding year. We looked tired and sluggish from the start and were off the pace for the whole game. Wigan out enthused us. As others have said though, 8/9 and top of the league is way beyond what I was expecting at this stage. I did think the bench selection was odd and hope we have a more forward orientated bench next Thursday.

As a side point, not sure why Green wasn’t given the ball once in his spell on the pitch. That was a bit odd.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:11 am  

Wigan deserved to win and the interesting thing for me now is how we respond against Saints with basically the same team.
We were bound to lose at some point - just gutted it was this match.
Dudsons' stupidity cost us that game. No-one else in my view.

I couldn't believe they allowed the first try - at least 3 off side at the kick (both feet need to be behind the ball at the kick remember). That was a really poor decision and seems to be glossed over by the video ref and the commentators. He had a bit of a mare.

The second try looked bounced but when looked at it slo-mo it didn't for me.

Correct decision on the Drinky no try and I can see why he disallowed the Minikin try but that could have gone either way.

Wigan's defensive effort was impressive, and we never were really allowed to get into the match. They bombed 3 or 4 chances and we could have been 20 down at half time. We never built pressure and made errors at key times.
Smith had a better kicking game than our halves. They also managed to slow the ruck better than we did - that's my interpretation.

Surprised that DP has said we might be getting 1 prop back next week - Harrison presumably as he's said Bullock is not ready.

Looked a great atmosphere with a record attendance. Shame about the result.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:13 am  

The trouble is that our back up forwards are obviously deemed not ready yet to play against a top super league side. I think Powell thinks they just wouldn't cope physically & get hurt. So we just had to give Vaughan, Sam & Maguire too long on the pitch & ask our backs to do some tough carries. With that in mind you can see why Russell plays he takes it up as well as anyone.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:23 am  

TBH I'm more surprised there wasn't much mention of the clear forward pass for Wigan's first try - the ball was passed on the 10m line and collected at least half a metre in front of it !

The other VR decisions could have gone either way.

That said, Wigan should have been clear in the first half, they bombed a few good chances and we just clung in there, not offering much in attack due to lack of decent field position.

Great tough game, some unfortunate calls, but even in defeat it's a heck of a lot better than last year.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:37 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

Absolutely. Beat me to it.

We were munched for position by a better pack, and a quality kicking game from Harry Smith.

Looking ahead, despite only a 7 points loss against Wigan with only 1 prop out, and nobody else to come in, they are pretty much where they are, Wigan won’t get much better than that…
Whereas Wire have got another 3/4 gears to come back yet.
Harrison Bullock Dudson Philbin.

Who out of the 2 coaches with feel most comfortable about the coming weeks?

For your Harrison Bullock Dudson Philbin , I’ll give you Field Cust Cooper Smithies

Re: Tonight’s game v Wigan : Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:44 am  

Brick with eyes wrote:

For your Harrison Bullock Dudson Philbin , I’ll give you Field Cust Cooper Smithies

The point is, all our absentees are in the forwards which on a wet night reduced our go-forward massively.