: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:55 am  

mutley cat wrote:

did anyone seriously expect things would go back to normal straight away , sometimes i really wonder what people must be thinking or smoking at the time of posting.

Come on Mutley, the players had had nearly 5 days to get over this latest tragedy, surely they should have been able to get over it and play to the highest level.




I know what you mean about posters on here, some of them really don't deserve an answer.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:00 am  

Please can the thread be locked as it was started with a stupid message which does not really deserve answer so we should just let it go

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:00 am  

There's only so much Brough can do, surely no one expected him to come back and single handedly beat St Helens?

Brough tried his best, but to be fair Grix really was the weak link on Friday! He's been amazing so far this year, but on Friday everything he did seemed to backfire on him! This just happens from time to time and hopefully Grix will come back stronger because of it!

I just don't understand why we have one bad performance and suddenly we need to blame someone for it!

Just because Scully and Brough have come back from injury means nothing...since they've come back, we've lost Martin, Drew, Stosic and Bibey to injury.

Thats our two stand out performs so far this year (Drew and Martin) and two props who have been making yards consistently! I's be surprised if that didn't disrupt the performance of the team!

Maybe instead of looking for people to blame, we should just accept that with all the injuries we've had so far this year a performance like this was always a possibility!

I'd rather us play badly against Saints, who we weren't expected to beat than against Shudds or C*s!

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:33 am  

I am particularly disappointed to see criticism leveled at Sculthorpe for his performance on Friday as I thought he was our stand-out forward. He was our only forward who was consistently making yards going forward and Saints were clearly wary of his ability to off-load.

On his day Sculthorpe ranks amongst the best forwards in SL. If he gets a bit of long overdue good fortune, by staying injury-free, he could play a very significant part in us having a successful season.

Ego a go go. : Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:47 am  

We were obviously dreadful, only scoring 18 points against St. Helens, this is the most they have conceded in any game this season, Leeds managed 18 as well, so our shell-shocked, patched up team as is poor as the current WC champions/Grand Final winners, how disappointing.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:48 am  

In other circumstances I would voice an opinion about the game on Friday, but under the current circumstances there is really nothing to say. Anyone with an ounce of compassion will feel that the result/performance on Friday was irrelivent in perspective of the tragic loss of a young man. Still that said and having listened to Mr Walker (a man who I admire) the players need to run fast, think quick and smash into the opposition while the fans cheer with passion. We all need to enjoy the life we have for as long as we are given it. COME ON THE TRINITY.

"In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not whinced nor cried aloud, under the bludgeonings of chance my head is bloodied but unbowed"

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:52 am  

Agree with semitone, But not only scoring 18 points against Saints,,
But the only team to score within the 20 minute mark

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:53 am  

IngsRoader wrote:

I am particularly disappointed to see criticism leveled at Sculthorpe for his performance on Friday as I thought he was our stand-out forward. He was our only forward who was consistently making yards going forward and Saints were clearly wary of his ability to off-load.

On his day Sculthorpe ranks amongst the best forwards in SL. If he gets a bit of long overdue good fortune, by staying injury-free, he could play a very significant part in us having a successful season.

Dont tell this to fullofhope We have played all our matches' with as many as 8or 9 players' out every game this season and imo we have punched well above our weight. On friday night as well as having to deal with the tragedy of Leon Walker RIP we have no Bibey, Moore, Stosic our 2 stand out players' this season Drew and Martin are both missing not to mention Brough and TLL are only 2 games back from injury it is also Grix's
1st game back and lets not forget to mention the mighty Saints the best side inS/L for the last 2 years just what do some people expect?

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:41 am  

How anyone can complain about Friday's performance is beyond me.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:12 pm  

Wakey Wakey wrote:

How anyone can complain about Friday's performance is beyond me.

I agree, i notice no reply from the original poster. Had we won the planned Celtic game we would have been top of the league, when you consider the injury situation i thibnk that is a good start to the season. Obviolsy the last two weeks have had a real effect on anyone, together we now move forward and whislt everyone is entitled to there own opinion this is a very strange one.

Lets's all get down to the cup game on friday and do our bit to lift the club we all love