Like others, I am pleased with where we are and had it not been for a few brain-fart moments in the 2nd half against Fev and some rank decisions against Toulouse we could have been in a much better position.
Biggest plus is the return of the same passion we had a few years ago which you can see in our defence – we have made some crucial tackles including the one against Oldham the other night. Main worry is that we continue to make silly mistakes with the ball and don’t complete our sets, so we never build enough pressure on our opponents and this is affecting our attack.
On the player front, Mitch has been outstanding; Grix must be the best second row in the league, so let’s hope his injury is not too serious. Salty has been fantastic this year and I think he has improved his game, particularly his decision making and he certainly knows where the try line is. Elliot Morris has continued to improve and he and Woodburn-Hall have fully deserved their places in the first team. Hopefully Chester Butler and Luke Nelmes as well as other reserve players will keep the pressure on the first team. I also think we have used DR wisely when we needed to. Concern will be with the small squad and being light in certain positions, then a few injuries to key players could be telling. It was obvious the other night with Murrell off the pitch that we lost our game management as well as his leadership.
