Re: Saints on Saturday : Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:19 am  

Sutcliffe really needs to start thinking about how he defends.

Last season he was flying out of the line and more often than not getting it wrong. Yesterday he completely lost Josh Jones because he was too busy ball-watching to see him change his angle of run.

Still learning, but he needs to start getting that right and quickly. He's a big lad, he shouldn't need to be hidden defensively.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:23 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

I'm not interested in it.

Shame that because it was a very good game. Best one Leeds have been in all year.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:56 pm  

Well that was a pretty decent result for you guys.

I expected slightly better from us, but we seem to be in the habit of being stupid at the moment.

Not saying we would have won, but if we could stop doing non-pressurized errors, it would have made the game a little tighter.

I think you had our number all over the pitch yesterday. Well done and good luck with the rest of the competition. With a bit of luck you will make the final and be too beered up the following week, making our next trip to headingley more enjoyable.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:57 am  

Gotcha wrote:

Kirkes first carry was fantastic. Then it was Kirke away, never to be seen again.

It was, he rolled Amor back. But would have to agree didn't notice much further contribution with ball in hand. He swatted a few in defence though.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:00 am  

If Wilkin was preferred over Hohaia to offer a kicking game in the halves it royally back fired. Piss-poor kicks all afternoon.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:35 am  

thebloodbath wrote:

If Wilkin was preferred over Hohaia to offer a kicking game in the halves it royally back fired. Piss-poor kicks all afternoon.

Yeah, I thought that. I think he's still living off that one good game at Headingley 5 years ago

Re: Saints on Saturday : Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:29 am  

I was surprised by Wilkin's selection in the halves too. Hohaiha gets critisised but he always seems to have a decent game against us.

Slightly O/T but does anyone else find him (his punditry) annoying? He reminds me of Gary Nevile!

Re: Saints on Saturday : Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:20 am  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

I was surprised by Wilkin's selection in the halves too. Hohaiha gets critisised but he always seems to have a decent game against us.

Slightly O/T but does anyone else find him (his punditry) annoying? He reminds me of Gary Nevile!

I don't really have an issue with his punditry (or big Eorl's either). I more appreciate hearing the views of current players.

That said, I started watching the match on iPlayer last night and felt a bit uncomfortable with the stupid interview with him by RHP while he was lying down and stretching his legs; similarly the close up camera shots zooming in and out on Masoe and the others. There were several moments in that section where viewers were getting uncomfortable 'up-short-shorts-shots' of several of the Saints players wriggling around on their backs.

The RL shorts are brief at the best of times, let alone with a camera pointing up them while the players are on the floor!

Re: Saints on Saturday : Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:13 am  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

I was surprised by Wilkin's selection in the halves too. Hohaiha gets critisised but he always seems to have a decent game against us.

Slightly O/T but does anyone else find him (his punditry) annoying? He reminds me of Gary Nevile!

Wilkin is BBC's poster boy so he had to be at the heart of things.

Involved in the pre-match build up 'interviewing' Lomax and again was featured when Robbie Paul (cringe) had to get Wilkins thought whilst he was doing pre-match warms up. All cringe.

Wilkin & Co bottled each kick, they didn't know where to put it. And that fear filtered through the team.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:40 am  

thebloodbath wrote:

Wilkin is BBC's poster boy so he had to be at the heart of things.

Involved in the pre-match build up 'interviewing' Lomax and again was featured when Robbie Paul (cringe) had to get Wilkins thought whilst he was doing pre-match warms up. All cringe.

Wilkin & Co bottled each kick, they didn't know where to put it. And that fear filtered through the team.

To be fair, who would you kick to? HAll is the biggest and strongest winger around and returns the ball pretty hard. Briscoe similar. Hardaker has the feet to break the first tackle.

Having said that, you can only put pressure on kick receivers if you are winning the field position. Saints didn't do that so were never in a position to challenge for the ball from the kicks