Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Fri May 22, 2015 5:47 pm  

El Diablo wrote:

HKR will bring 500,000 as usual.

Yawn

Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Fri May 22, 2015 5:56 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

We're a bit light on the bench (again) with both Sutcliffe and Burrow on it. No Delaney and JJB due to hamstring injuries. Another chance for Achurch to shine in his better role tonight (before he inevitably gets injured again in 3/4 weeks time)

Hardaker
Handley
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sinfield
McGuire
Cuthbertson
Aiton
Peacock
Ward
Achurch
Ablett

Burrow
Sutcliffe
Walters
Singleton

Would've preferred to see either Mulhern or Yates on the bench for one of Sutcliffe/Burrow (mostly the latter) to balance it out more.

I would prefer Mulhern AND Yates ....instead of Burrow and Walters. A ridiculously light bench.

More lengthy spells for Peacock and Cuthbertson to further increase their chances of being shagged for the end of season run in.
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Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Fri May 22, 2015 5:59 pm  

nantwichexile wrote:

I would prefer Mulhern AND Yates ....instead of Burrow and Walters. A ridiculously light bench.

That would leave you with a three prop bench which is one too many. Happy with a 2 prop, 1 back rower, 1 pivot bench ideally.

Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Fri May 22, 2015 6:03 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

That would leave you with a three prop bench which is one too many. Happy with a 2 prop, 1 back rower, 1 pivot bench ideally.

Well then start Singleton at loose and Ablett on the bench - same 17

Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Fri May 22, 2015 7:57 pm  

The players appear to have forgotten we have a game tonight!!

Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Fri May 22, 2015 9:47 pm  

Good even game. Ref appeared to ignore a possible knock on on one of your tries and obstructed a tackle allowing another leeds try. Scoreline was flattering to Leeds tonight, although I have to admire your offloads. Top class. Missing conversions in first half killed us. We were ripping your left wing apart in first 20 mins until Sio had to be taken off. That's 10 on the sideline for us now. Regardless, an enjoyable game and good general atmosphere. And Burrow is still class.

Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Fri May 22, 2015 10:09 pm  

Not to try take anything away from HKR but I think we were our own worst enemy in that first half. How many times did HKR start sets around the halfway line? Too many. How many did they start 80/90m away from our line, not enough. All comes back to this attacking style, great when it sticks and comes off, when the knocks on occur on the 2nd/3rd tackle in midfield against a side like HKR who we know can score points then you're asking for trouble.

Whilst still not perfect in the 2nd half we did make them travel further on a few more occasions and it helped in the end. Several 'ok' performances but I don't think any one player actually stood out by a margin above the rest.

Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Fri May 22, 2015 10:57 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

For Rovers, everything goes through Campese. Kelly's a running threat, but all their important set plays revolve around Campese getting time and space on the ball. Leeds need to be similarly aggressive with him as they were with Brough.

First time Ive seen Campese in the flesh and I was bitterly disappointed. Whilst everything does go through him all he did was hand the ball on. He was never a running threat and as such posed no threat. His kicks were poor as well, all usually taken on the full.

I was fairly entertained by the game. I though he were far better down the middle but they were more dangerous on the fringes, especially in the 1st half.

Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Sat May 23, 2015 9:40 am  

Very typical of the majority of SL fodder these days. Leeds were able to throw the ball about with a great deal of concern full in the knowledge that if they tightened things up a little they would easily triumph. Hull KR tried hard which cannot have been easy after last week's effort and the injuries.

For Leeds I thought Ablett was good as was Stevie Ward. Cuthbertson showed some different facets to his game and Hall's ten pin hit on Cockayne and Sio was worth the admission money on its own.

Re: Are we playing tonight??? : Sat May 23, 2015 12:14 pm  

Stats from the game. http://superleague.co.uk/report/11152

Stats from the game. http://superleague.co.uk/report/11152