Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:23 pm  

Once again, we fail to deal with a team in the last fifteen minutes. Wakey managed to set up three chances to win the game. We didn't do so once. Unless we are well clear in the last quarter, I now believe every game will be lost.

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:51 pm  

gulfcoast_highwayman wrote:

Once again, we fail to deal with a team in the last fifteen minutes. Wakey managed to set up three chances to win the game. We didn't do so once. Unless we are well clear in the last quarter, I now believe every game will be lost.

I think i saw enough change in attitude to see us win the next 2

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:03 pm  

gulfcoast_highwayman wrote:

Once again, we fail to deal with a team in the last fifteen minutes. Wakey managed to set up three chances to win the game. We didn't do so once. Unless we are well clear in the last quarter, I now believe every game will be lost.

Exactly. How can we be 2 scores up with 10 left and be unable to control it from there? Wake inevitably score (controversial) then we concede to level it yet wakey still manage 3 Drop.goal attempts to our none. Now that is poor management.

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:20 pm  

christopher wrote:

I think i saw enough change in attitude to see us win the next 2

In fairness that attitude was there in certain games in the run preceding McDermott's sacking. It's the standard we play to that's the greater problem. IMO of course.

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:24 pm  

I agree. were in a rut. I did see a change though.looking better but we need a left centre, 2 second rows and a prop

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:43 pm  

Not sure about a new left centre but we certainly need a right centre until Watkins is fit.
Moon was gash once again apart from a couple of decent kicks to touch.
Walker whilst still young and has improvement in him was never MOM he made more mistakes than positives and is a long way off but will get better.
The forwards started ok but dropped off in the second half Dwyer for me had a good game and I thought Ferres despite giving away his usual dumb penalty played well.
No idea how Walters gets in ahead of Smith either.
Average last night but an improvement on last week.
Some poor reffing for both sides but a draw a fair result.

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:02 pm  

handleys not a strike centre for me. average at best

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:11 pm  

chapylad wrote:

Not sure about a new left centre but we certainly need a right centre until Watkins is fit.
Moon was gash once again apart from a couple of decent kicks to touch.
Walker whilst still young and has improvement in him was never MOM he made more mistakes than positives and is a long way off but will get better.
The forwards started ok but dropped off in the second half Dwyer for me had a good game and I thought Ferres despite giving away his usual dumb penalty played well.
No idea how Walters gets in ahead of Smith either.
Average last night but an improvement on last week.
Some poor reffing for both sides but a draw a fair result.

Walker made one mistake, other than that he was good, i get a bit of a sinking feeling that walker is becoming the latest scapegoat, he’s 18 ffs

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:19 pm  

taxi4stevesmith wrote:

Exactly. How can we be 2 scores up with 10 left and be unable to control it from there? Wake inevitably score (controversial) then we concede to level it yet wakey still manage 3 Drop.goal attempts to our none. Now that is poor management.

By my reckoning, we have failed to win 7 games this year (5 defeats and 2 draws) that we have led at some time during the second half, of which 5 were at Headingley.

Re: RD 21 | Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity : Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:26 pm  

Our game management late on, in the close games, this season has been very poor. Myler has to take some responsibility for this imo. Hindsight is easy but would we have turned some of those into wins with McGuire still at halfback ?