Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:21 pm  

Boring tactics? It's called rugby league. Why kick in a way that encourages Cas to attack when you can kick in a way that nullifies a threat from Cas? Especially when backed up by enthusiastic defence that caused Cas to make a few errors in their own half.
That, Ryan Hall & Danny McGuire was probably the difference.

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:47 pm  

Him wrote:

Boring tactics? It's called rugby league. Why kick in a way that encourages Cas to attack when you can kick in a way that nullifies a threat from Cas? Especially when backed up by enthusiastic defence that caused Cas to make a few errors in their own half.
That, Ryan Hall & Danny McGuire was probably the difference.

Just felt Leeds were playing a dangerous game willing to defend a 10 point lead. When Cas scored their second it was 16-10 with 30mins left and couldn't believe Cas were still in it.

Worked out for them in end, Hall was class.

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:52 pm  

Leeds stick to game plan and win game? What the f**k is your point?

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:02 pm  

I wonder if the OP started this thread last year after wigans scintillating 2 try victory over a hull team with a 5% completion rate.

Thought not.

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:07 pm  

Well you'll be pleased to know that Leigh, Sheffield, Featherstone and Halifax all play an exciting brand of RL

Leeds can play with flair or they can grind it out. They dominated Cas, and nullified their threat. Cas didn't have a plan B and that's one of the main reasons they weren't able to compete for much of the game.

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:29 pm  

Leeds tactics weren't as boring as listening to Jonathan Davies.

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:06 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

Very negative. Kicking ball into touch every set. I know people will say they're controlling game. But fact is Cas are back in this game when they should be no where near. Leeds forgotten now to attack?

Why is it negative. Rugby isn't all about throwing the ball about with gay abandon, it's called applying pressure it happens in big games.

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:33 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

Very negative. Kicking ball into touch every set. I know people will say they're controlling game. But fact is Cas are back in this game when they should be no where near. Leeds forgotten now to attack?

Leeds are winning cups and your team is getting relegated boring or not what would you rather see

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:56 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

Leeds are winning cups and your team is getting relegated boring or not what would you rather see

oh dear.

I couldn't care less if it was boring. Leeds won. Their job was to win, not play attractive rugby. I don't mention anywhere in my post it was boring. That wasn't my point.

My point was that it was 16-10 to Leeds with 30 minutes left. Leeds had ended nearly every set by banging it in to touch, seemingly happy to defend the lead rather than trying to increase it. If Cas won, i guarantee Leeds fans would have been saying " we played too conservatively when we had the possession etc" That was my point. As i said earlier, it worked out in the end but when i posted it, Cas were right in the game when Leeds should really have been out of sight

Re: Leeds tactics : Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:01 pm  

Leeds tactic of kicking to touch wasn't negative at all it was great. Dorn is Cas's fastest man and he didn't get a look in.
Leeds went there desperate to win, they thought their tactics through. Kicking was part of it, also to play it tight with few errors.
Those tactics won the match plus outstanding games from Hall, McGuire & Burrow.
Nothing negative, just how to win a Cup Final.