Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:06 am  

Eastbourne Warrior wrote:

:lol: it was an attempt to kick the ball, he missed and caught Chase instead.

That's one way of looking at it...

As it stands, I doubt it would have made much difference, Wigan could easily have beaten us with 12 men last night. But that was an unbelievable challenge.

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:59 am  

I think we've just got to move on to the next game...
This incident is irrelevant, the outcome would've remained the same - we were pants, made incorrect decisions throughout.

Perhaps the 4 grand finals that we've played recently had finally taken their toll, let's face it, the team left every last ounce of energy on the pitch against Leeds and it's something they need to learn how to mentally adjust to in coming seasons before we can realistically become a force

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:15 am  

I thought that the point of this FORUM,was to discuss all things Salford Red Devils.
I get really fed up with people who try and dismiss other peoples opinions,by making the above comments.
If the consensus want to discuss their feelings regarding a topic,please allow them to do so,without arbitrarily dismissing them.

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:16 am  

Regardless of who the opposition was, or what stage the game was at that was a penalty at least and even a sin binning. It’s difficult to call whether it would have changed the game last night, but at the time wasn’t it 6-0 to Wigan with around 10 minutes to go until half time?

That said, we were awful. Probably our worst showing under Harris thus far. I dread to think how many times we knocked on, lost the ball or gave away needless penalties. What was Junior doing when he broke free? A simple inside ball and it’s all square.

Truly awful from the players.

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:03 am  

lou kate wrote:

I thought that the point of this FORUM,was to discuss all things Salford Red Devils.
I get really fed up with people who try and dismiss other peoples opinions,by making the above comments.
If the consensus want to discuss their feelings regarding a topic,please allow them to do so,without arbitrarily dismissing them.

If that was aimed at me, then you've taken my post out of context, as I never said we shouldn't be discussing it.
My point is that the play in itself was irrelevant to the outcome of the game due to our tired performance - by all means, have the discussion as to whether RFL will do anything.
Personally, although disappointed by the performance, it's not all doom and that's why move onto the next game

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:15 am  

Yes,it was aimed at your comments.
To discuss one point you made,individual incidents do and have contributed to the outcome of games.That is why people watch and enjoy sport.
Ask Don Fox,about one incident that affected a game he played in
There is no way of knowing what may have happened last night,ifa decision to shift O' Loughlin had been made.
As it stands now,I don't care if The RFL do anything against the player,because that could not have any bearing on the result.

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:06 am  

Sorry but Salford bombed 3 tries in the 1st half that could have been the turning point, poor handling let you down,

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:38 am  

lou kate wrote:

There is no way of knowing what may have happened last night,ifa decision to shift O' Loughlin had been made.
.

Or if the preceding drop out had been penalised. You can't look at one incident in isolation and not the other if you're discussing 'what might have been' were it not for incorrect decisions. If the rules had been correctly adhered to the O'Loughlin incident would have been irrelevant as the play would have had to come back to the original infringement and would have been a penalty to Wigan. As it goes, neither incident turned out to have any bearing on the game.

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:44 am  

Would it matter is O'Loughlin has committed the offence from an illegal drop out? I think it would as it surely must be considered as a trip which is if I'm right is not a sin binning but a sending off offence.

Just watching the NRL on Premier and the video ref calls the on field officials attention to anything they have missed, why we don't do this more over here is beyond me.

Re: will the rugby league do the right thing : Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:45 am  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

Regardless of who the opposition was, or what stage the game was at that was a penalty at least and even a sin binning. It’s difficult to call whether it would have changed the game last night, but at the time wasn’t it 6-0 to Wigan with around 10 minutes to go until half time?

That said, we were awful. Probably our worst showing under Harris thus far. I dread to think how many times we knocked on, lost the ball or gave away needless penalties. What was Junior doing when he broke free? A simple inside ball and it’s all square.

Truly awful from the players.

You were as good as Wigan allowed you to be. I'm sorry but you will never be a force whilst you have Rangi Chase in the team just look at Cas as proof! controversial comment I know because he is a great player, however if you want to play a structured game plan as is obvious what Iestyn Harris wants, then you can't do that with an "off the cuff" half back. I do think you will have a little more stability with Dobson but Dobson would need to control the play and leave Rangi to his last tackle plays.