Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:13 am  

A few random bits from Doncaster's YouTube. Shows all their trys. The ref is explaining something to Hoy, but Pauli Pauli's 2nd try looks such a clear double movement. https://youtu.be/NuuLJnhqZ5U?si=z8pjWqUuquD7CF6c

A few random bits from Doncaster's YouTube. Shows all their trys. The ref is explaining something to Hoy, but Pauli Pauli's 2nd try looks such a clear double movement. https://youtu.be/NuuLJnhqZ5U?si=z8pjWqUuquD7CF6c

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:35 am  

Kendall is literally stood right in front of that.

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:39 am  

Hasbag wrote: A few random bits from Doncaster's YouTube. Shows all their trys. The ref is explaining something to Hoy, but Pauli Pauli's 2nd try looks such a clear double movement. https://youtu.be/NuuLJnhqZ5U?si=z8pjWqUuquD7CF6c Love to know how many trys Pauli Pauli has scored against us, not really sure why he isn't playing, got the ability only 29, must be an attitude thing. Saying that (and I'll have to watch the highlights, he seemed to run at the young players (think it was Hodgson and Litten) he ran over for his two trys.

Hasbag wrote: A few random bits from Doncaster's YouTube. Shows all their trys. The ref is explaining something to Hoy, but Pauli Pauli's 2nd try looks such a clear double movement. https://youtu.be/NuuLJnhqZ5U?si=z8pjWqUuquD7CF6c Love to know how many trys Pauli Pauli has scored against us, not really sure why he isn't playing, got the ability only 29, must be an attitude thing. Saying that (and I'll have to watch the highlights, he seemed to run at the young players (think it was Hodgson and Litten) he ran over for his two trys.

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:44 am  

Hasbag wrote: A few random bits from Doncaster's YouTube. Shows all their trys. The ref is explaining something to Hoy, but Pauli Pauli's 2nd try looks such a clear double movement. https://youtu.be/NuuLJnhqZ5U?si=z8pjWqUuquD7CF6c Watching those highlights you would think Doncaster won 24-0, appreciate it's there channel, but since when do highlights not show the oppositions trys,

Hasbag wrote: A few random bits from Doncaster's YouTube. Shows all their trys. The ref is explaining something to Hoy, but Pauli Pauli's 2nd try looks such a clear double movement. https://youtu.be/NuuLJnhqZ5U?si=z8pjWqUuquD7CF6c Watching those highlights you would think Doncaster won 24-0, appreciate it's there channel, but since when do highlights not show the oppositions trys,

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:19 am  

Hasbag wrote: A few random bits from Doncaster's YouTube. Shows all their trys. The ref is explaining something to Hoy, but Pauli Pauli's 2nd try looks such a clear double movement. https://youtu.be/NuuLJnhqZ5U?si=z8pjWqUuquD7CF6c Think he needs to explain that to us as well because it looks pretty clear a double movement? Having said that not many players query it.

Hasbag wrote: A few random bits from Doncaster's YouTube. Shows all their trys. The ref is explaining something to Hoy, but Pauli Pauli's 2nd try looks such a clear double movement. https://youtu.be/NuuLJnhqZ5U?si=z8pjWqUuquD7CF6c Think he needs to explain that to us as well because it looks pretty clear a double movement? Having said that not many players query it.

[Chris71]

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:32 am  

Unfortunately I was unable to get to the Doncaster game but listened to what I could of the game, read the reports of both Dan Tomlinson and the posts on here from those who went.

It sounds like it was a typical start of the season friendly in terms of being scratchy in parts which is not surprising considering the amount of changes within the squad. What seems to have stood out for me is that whilst it may only have been Doncaster, Tindall has been spoken about quite positively and that Pele did quite a few minutes. I think its still too early to say whether the style/brand of rugby is much different but certainly sounds like the players and the forwards at least are mixing up the lines they run.
Still think we are still another preseason and recruitment cycle from getting closer to the top 4 but hopefully if we play a decent entertaining brand of rugby this season, win most of our home games and still be competing in the games we lose rather than throwing the towel in by July then the future looks much more promising.

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:34 am  

Watched it again and he carries it in with the ball in his left hand so I would guess that his left arm always remained off the floor, then he manged to transfer it into his right arm to reach out and ground it.
Can be used as an example of the importance of wrapping the ball up.

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:43 am  

Chris71 wrote:

Unfortunately I was unable to get to the Doncaster game but listened to what I could of the game, read the reports of both Dan Tomlinson and of the posts here from who went.

It sounds like it was a typical start of the season friendly in terms of being scratchy in parts which is not surprising considering the amount of changes within the squad. What seems to have stood out for me is that whilst it may only have been Doncaster, Tindall has been spoken about quite positively and that Pele did quite a few minutes. I think its still too early to say whether the style/brand of rugby is much different but certainly sounds like the players and the forwards at least are mixing up the lines they run.
Still think we are still another preseason and recruitment cycle from getting closer to the top 4 but hopefully if we play a decent entertaining brand of rugby this season, win most of our home games and still be competing in the games we lose rather than throwing the towel in by July then the future looks much more promising.

This is what people have to bear in mind. We're not going from 3rd bottom to top 4 in one off season.

We could jag 6th if things go well but I still think we'll be bottom 4.

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:45 am  

Looks to me a definite no try to be, I'm sure you can see the arm that scores the try touch the ground with the ball in it and then put it over the line. The fact that he gets up to start to play the says to me he didn't think it was a try.

Re: Pre-season. : Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:47 am  

mwindass wrote:

This is what people have to bear in mind. We're not going from 3rd bottom to top 4 in one off season.

We could jag 6th if things go well but I still think we'll be bottom 4.

Totally agree, I like to be more competive in all games and keeps the season going longer, at best with some luck we could sneak 6th, but likely to be 8th or 9th. Smith needs another recruitment window and another year to develop the young lads.