[Wanderer]

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 10:55 am  

ninearches wrote:

Who was the ref ? I thought he had a good game & let the match flow.

Gareth Hewer.

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 6:00 pm  

Dreadful from us, we should have been out of sight after 30 mins really. Not many positives to take from yesterday's game. Gidley was very poor, same old problems we seem to have from time to time, we don't respect possession and we our completion rate isn't good enough. We dropped on the 1st/ 2nd tackle too often and let Cas off the hook. We desperately need some bodies back.

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 6:11 pm  

can anybody explain to me why we dont take the two points on offer when we get a penalty in front of the sticks, we just want to be billy big balls and try and score on every play

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 8:06 pm  

Expected the defeat with the amount of injuries plus the fact Cas had full team back finally. If we had taken the chances in the first half and kept them to Nil, who knows but its clear that injuries are hurting us so we will need to try and hang in until we get healthy. If we keep tabs with the top, when we get bodies back we will be fine

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 8:19 pm  

I felt that during the last five minutes of the first half Castleford went into 'panic mode', tossed the ball about and it stuck. On most other days there would have been missed passes, dropped balls, knock-ons galore and we would have gone into the break 14-0 (or better) up and probably gone on to win the game. As it turned out, the late first half scores gave them confidence to go on and dominate the second half whereas we folded. Taking nothing away from Castleford who were clearly deserved winners of the match, but we are starting to see too many of these England Cricket style collapses once the opposition gain the upper hand.

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 8:59 pm  

Thelonius wrote:

I felt that during the last five minutes of the first half Castleford went into 'panic mode', tossed the ball about and it stuck. On most other days there would have been missed passes, dropped balls, knock-ons galore and we would have gone into the break 14-0 (or better) up and probably gone on to win the game.

Absolutely spot on. Cas had a spell in that final 10 mins of the first half where they just offloaded at every opportunity, and fortunately for them by a combination of skill, luck and good conditions everything stuck. On another day, it might not have or play might have broken down and we'd have taken advantage to score again.

I think it's a reflection of the modern game. When teams get two scores in front, the opposition often go into Harlem Globetrotter mode to try and get quick points back. Sometimes it works, the team get momentum, the opposition start to give penalties away trying to stem the flow and games change. Once a team gets a 16-18 point lead the balance has usually tipped that little too far from rescue, because the opposition need to play the offload game almost constantly, and errors inevitably occur.

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 9:05 pm  

It was a similar style of play to what produces many of our points.

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 9:15 pm  

ninearches wrote:

It was a similar style of play to what produces many of our points.

Indeed it was, and similar to the style we employed to gain the upper hand in the first place and to generate several further half chances. If we'd made everything stick during our Harlem Globetrotter spell, we'd have been out of sight.

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 9:31 pm  

Our bench were fantastic for us. Webster springer mcShane and cook all came on and added something positive. I wouldn't say we were in panic mode, it was just confidence. Going in at 12 14was a in essence like going in at half time in front . 2nd half Moors got on a role, our set completion was good and you guys had no answer. I'm sure our paths will cross again this season.

Re: Todays Game v Castleford : Sun May 22, 2016 10:01 pm  

Cas fan in peace here. Some one earlier in the post said (rightly) that our first try got our enthusiasum back up. I agree in part but think it was the quality of the try that got our pecker back up.
Watching the game I always thought we would come back as even in the first 20 we were playing good rugby but silly mistakes cost us a couple of tries.
A lot has been made of missing half backs but in recent games that we have won we have had Millington and Mcshane in the halves (for the full 80 against Leeds last week) so its just a number on the shirt really.
One last thing and I may have commented on it last season but I don't really get what you see in Sims. A bit like Robbie Savage and Big Eorl he would go unnoticed without the long hair. Average at best and carried by Hill for my money.