Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Sun May 24, 2015 6:50 pm  

" Leigh seriously need to change their attitude if they get in Super League " dead right there. They can play great rugby but prefer to indulge in fighting and niggling far too much.
Hock will never change,total nutcase
I can't believe we were allegedly interested in Sam Barlow
McNally a niggly wind up merchant
the 2 wingers think they are real hard men

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Sun May 24, 2015 6:57 pm  

They seem to intimidate refs also, who seem reluctant to deal with them properly.

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Sun May 24, 2015 7:10 pm  

For a team that can play some good rugby they aren't a team I've enjoyed watching recently because of this kind of attitude/niggle/cockiness about them. I mean today, Baldwinson makes a good break and his pass out wide is knocked on by the winger. Brierly runs over and gets right in his face and mocks him for knocking on. I know every team will have had players do this at times (Bailey springs to mind) but it seems to run throughout this Leigh team and isn't just 2/3 of the players.

Hock as always regardless of what team he's played for is the same. I suppose today will have been a good experience for Baldwinson even if it resulted in him getting a slap from Hock at one point.

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Sun May 24, 2015 8:04 pm  

I'm fairly sure that was McNally and not Brierley.

You're right though, and as it's not just from one or 2 players you know it's an attitude encouraged by the coach and the management.

Paul Rowley's media interviews are another indicator of this petty attitude.

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Mon May 25, 2015 8:26 am  

Didn't Rowley have some personal issues when he played in Australia?

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Mon May 25, 2015 1:01 pm  

Leigh seems like a team full of aggression. Heard lots of rumours about the source of that aggression. Leigh's intent in the second half at Wakefield was obvious and it worked, just as it worked on Halifax and the officials yesterday.

It's a shame because they have some good ball players and do play some good rugby. Instead of admiring that I find myself just waiting for the opposition to give them a bit of a hiding.

That said they are a talking point and an attraction. I'm thinking of going to Odsal to watch their replay with the Bulls because I suspect the game contain far more oomph than the sanitised Super League.

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Mon May 25, 2015 1:42 pm  

They are like a fit pub team. Wakefield should have slaughtered them, and were on the way to doing that, but got pulled into the niggle instead of walking away and letting the ref continue to penalise them to death. In fairness to Wakey we did exactly the same last year against them and forgot how to play rugby for 70 minutes.

The game has moved on, for better or worse. I have to say I get nostalgic about the game from the time I started watching, but watching Leigh for 10 minutes is a good reality check. If/when they enter SL everyone will start looking at them and working them out and then they will have to learn a new trick.

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Mon May 25, 2015 7:59 pm  

I only saw the game live and without Dumb & Dumber's comments + replays and IMO Leigh bullied the game and intimidated and obviously inexperienced ref.

Hock is a liability, whichever team he plays in. There is an obvious reason why a lad of his talent can only get a gig in the Championship and it wont be long before Leigh get sick of paying the wages of a player that spends more games banned than he actually plays.

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Tue May 26, 2015 10:01 am  

Leigh won't change how they play. if they do get into Superleague they will go with what is familiar plus it will manifest further as an underdog team in a larger set-up.

Re: Eddie Hemmings in talking sense shocker : Tue May 26, 2015 10:19 am  

I make no apologies for being a paid up member of the old school.
Years ago cheap shot merchants similar to hock would have been wacked then the game would carry on without any hand bags at ten paces.