Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Sun Jul 27, 2014 3:28 pm  

Nobody ever won a game because they had a better completion rate than the opposition.

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Sun Jul 27, 2014 4:05 pm  

They might've got easier.

Wigan lose and can only muster 8 points against a Bradford team who concede points for fun.

Warrington lose AT HOME to Wakefield and concede 40 points, much worst than going down narrowly 16-14 in the dying seconds away from home like we did.

To go back to one of the OP points "will we cope?"

Maybe we will, maybe we won't, only time will tell.

But the same can easily be said of all the others around us.

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Sun Jul 27, 2014 6:49 pm  

loiner81 wrote:

No, it's a daft comment.

Do you really think Leeds will come up with a 69% completion rate against the top sides when it matters?

Rogues said on the Wigan forum that Wigan had a horrible completion rate today.

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:41 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

Rogues said on the Wigan forum that Wigan had a horrible completion rate today.

That's it for Wigan then this year. Sack the coach and start planning for 2015.

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:50 pm  

Wigan Warriors 13 Leeds Rhinos 13, 28th Sept 2012. Leeds made the Grand Final in a tough, absorbing game. Their completion rate that night was very low. I recall Delaney having a fantastic game but turning the ball over an awful lot.

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:51 am  

Fat Boy wrote:

Does anyone else think that Aiton doesn't quite fit the Rhinos mould? At the start of the season I thought he'd do well but since his return he's looked a little out of his depth. In the last couple of games he's made crucially the wrong decision.

Still not sure about him myself, gives needless penalty's away at the very worst time for me, he doesn't seem to have much control over his aggression.

I would still like to see how he goes next year with a full off season and hopefully no injuries/illness

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:47 pm  

Aiton's discipline is no worse than JJB, or Ablett, or Peacock's traditional one high tackle penalty every game.

He offers good options out of dummy half, he's very good at engaging the markers with little jumps out before passing and his service is generally of a high standard.

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:07 pm  

G1 wrote:

Wigan Warriors 13 Leeds Rhinos 13, 28th Sept 2012.

You might want to get a stat check on that result.

G1 wrote:

Leeds made the Grand Final in a tough, absorbing game. Their completion rate that night was very low. I recall Delaney having a fantastic game but turning the ball over an awful lot.

According to Opta Leeds made 17 errors (with Delaney being credited with 4) to Wigan's 12

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:30 am  

Interestingly just watched the 2011 Grand Final again

Saints winning 16-8 after 62 minutes and the commentator reports the following completion rates: Saints 79% success. Leeds 21% success.

Re: Things aren't to get any easier : Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:23 pm  

DoubleAone wrote:

Interestingly just watched the 2011 Grand Final again

Saints winning 16-8 after 62 minutes and the commentator reports the following completion rates: Saints 79% success. Leeds 21% success.

That's f*cked up.

Still don't know how we won that game from the position we were in and the defending we'd done in the 2nd half. My most favourite 15 minutes of watching leeds, ever, period.