Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:31 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

Sheeesh! Looks like someone's in for a summer of excitement. Don't forget the sunblock

I'll be watching a lot of cricket at Headingley and Scarborough during the summer as always.

Excitement doesn't quite nail the experience.

The adjective Meditative is much closer

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:59 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

The point I was trying to make is the conditions levelled the playing field against Wigan which gave the Giants a fighting chance

Against Hull it looked like you had fairly strong starting pack, both starting half backs and three seasoned threequarters hardly a team of youngsters?

the conditions were fine against wigan

wigan losing two players early on when already depleted levelled it, mind you they had the refs help and we missed drop goal opportunities!

9 players missed the hull fc game for us. not to mention a last min withdrawal in the warm up at full back too.

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:01 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

the conditions were fine against wigan

wigan losing two players early on when already depleted levelled it, mind you they had the refs help and we missed drop goal opportunities!

9 players missed the hull fc game for us. not to mention a last min withdrawal in the warm up at full back too.

Is brough playing this week?

[Frosties.]

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:31 pm  

Thread cleaned up, please keep on topic. Thanks

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:13 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Huddersfield played Wigan on a filthy day weather wise as did Salford with Cas.

brearley84 wrote:

it wasnt raining in wigan on sunday for our game, but it was windy and chilly!

So Leeds having no training facilities and a huge injury list for most of last season wasn't a valid reason for them struggling but a bit of cold weather? Now that's a different story!

I don't even know what to say Sal.

Sal Paradise wrote:

This is a team that got beat 38-0 by Leigh and conceded nearly 50 to Hull

Leeds had more than 60 put past them on the same night as Hull battered Huddersfield's reserves, so what's your point again?

Sal Paradise wrote:

If the club have top 4 aspirations then they need to beat teams like this easily - I expect Leeds to win comfortably by 20

Are Wigan's top 4 aspirations over then? Hudds have beaten Leeds more often than not over recent years and we've still finished top 4 and won stuff. I won't be panicking should we lose, as long as we play well.

Sal Paradise wrote:

I have never entered the predictions competition since its inception so not going to start now - no issue have a side bet with you on predictions you against me

"so not going to start now"

My predictions are in the predictions thread every week, i'm not doing it twice.
I'll be predicting a Leeds win this week but not because of same made up statement that our coach never said..

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:22 am  

I recall when we lost to Widnes away mid-way through the 2015 season that another poster said teams and coaches who win trophies don't lose at places like Widnes......seem to recall a piece or two of silverware at the end of the year.

I fancy us to win at Hudds but I always find it funny when someone writes off a teams chances if they lose a game you might not expect them to, because whichever 4 teams finish in the Top 4 they all will at some point lose unexpectedly.

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:58 am  

loiner81 wrote:

So Leeds having no training facilities and a huge injury list for most of last season wasn't a valid reason for them struggling but a bit of cold weather? Now that's a different story!

I don't even know what to say Sal.

Leeds had more than 60 put past them on the same night as Hull battered Huddersfield's reserves, so what's your point again?

Are Wigan's top 4 aspirations over then? Hudds have beaten Leeds more often than not over recent years and we've still finished top 4 and won stuff. I won't be panicking should we lose, as long as we play well.

"so not going to start now"

My predictions are in the predictions thread every week, i'm not doing it twice.
I'll be predicting a Leeds win this week but not because of same made up statement that our coach never said..

Adverse weather conditions will always even up a contest - how many GF's did Leeds win when it rained at OT

My point is pretty obvious - well it is to anyone who can read and comprehend which kind of excludes you but for the avoidance of doubt. If Leeds have top 4 aspirations they should be capable of beating teams like Huddersfield. I personally think the Huddersfield squad is on a par with Wakefield so I would expect similar results to the previous week. Leeds fans have complained about poor recruitment but Huddersfield's has been even worse

Wigan have shown what they are capable of and few would argue that they will be there or there about come the end of the season - if they had played Huddersfield on dry calm day I doubt the score would have been so even.

I am happy to enter the predictions competition but given I have missed the first 5 weeks am i not at some disadvantage?

I think Leeds will win easy not because the coach said anything just because Huddersfield are such a poor side - even you must be able to comprehend that

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:05 am  

It's a good job there was no wind or rain on Friday when we played Wakefield.

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:05 pm  

Leeds would have lost those games at OT when it rained, had it not rained.

Leeds have no chance of making the top 4 if they lose an away game this week to a team that earned a draw at Wigan last week.

I love it on here, me.

Re: RD 6 | Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:06 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

It's a good job there was no wind or rain on Friday when we played Wakefield.

We might have won by more! Just like at OT.