Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:32 pm  

Feedback from the players seems to suggest...their skin is revived and glowing, feels fresh and incredibly exfoliated.

Apparently, they all look great.

Some players also report they collected enough potatoes for a week's worth of chips.

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:39 pm  

Stayed up to watch… and now have to get up for work in half an hour!!! Given that was probably one of the few times I’ll get to see the team live I was obviously disappointed!!!

The right edge defence were at fault for both Featherstone tries… the defensive line speed and intensity overall was slow… only Vangana looked anything like with go forward…Doyle at loose was a weird and ineffective decision.. the spine looked tentative and soft… for the most part Lino was awful.. but was still better than Gale…

The conditions spelled out why we moved the game to the summer season… moreover because we have a couple of generations who have no idea how to play in mud!…

Congratulations to Featherstone who .. on balance probably deserved the win!

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:43 pm  

Trojan Horse wrote:

There were signs last week that the right edge was frail. That’s where we got targeted.

Griffin is not a centre anymore, Franco didn’t dare run it in on a few occasions which was poor. Personally I’d be bringing Thornley and Croft straight in next week.

The halfbacks were dissapointing today in the first half the way we ended sets was poor. Lawford would be back in for me.

Pitts was looking great at 13 but then hasn’t played there in 2 weeks.

Booth on bench was strange from the start.

Thought we were finishing the stronger of the two teams but for a misplaced pass and wrong option to take the game away.

agree with that. The only thing is Thornley would have been playing if he was fit, is he scheduled for a return next week? would be a big plus.

The only thing I can think of with the bench and forwards, because Powell's not thick and coached at Featherstone for years so knows about the slope and pitch is that Cozza and Bain weren't fit.

Would you do Lawford for Lino or Gale? I thought Gale kicked alright in the second half, with his bombs and a few decent kicks for repeat sets but that's about it. The best kick Lino did was that one in our 20, over the top for Walmsley that so nearly came off, apart from that all I can say his defence is decent.

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:15 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

That’s a strange take from that particular game!
The pitch and conditions were a real leveller and I wouldn’t be taking too much from that performance other than we need to be smarter in adverse weather than we were

I think Mr Powell will have the right words to say to the right players on what are the right and wrong options when playing in those conditions.

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:17 pm  

Bowes played well today. Its a shame him and Dagger are not still on board. We do seem like an old team.

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:20 pm  

Belle Vue wrote:

I thought our game management was rubbish today when playing on the pitch that inevitably feathersone were always going to take advantage of…
No complaints from me.. Fev just played the conditions better than us….

That's a fair assessment - exactly what happened.
It was the golden point lottery and we failed again.
I'm not knocking individual players because every wakefield player gave his all.
Luck and a pigsty of a pitch won the game for rovers.
Their ground is barely championship standard.

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:22 pm  

Fortunately was not able to make this game but but what I have seen are attrocious conditions and a highly motivated opposition on their home patch who are one of the better teams in the competition. The result will always be a lottery in this instance and it was a bounce of a ball that decided it.

There's not really anything that tells us how this season is going to pan out, but from the off I have always though our weakness is the halves. A past it former MOS, a headless chicken and a young, albeit promising, kid.

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:24 pm  

You would have also thought that our experienced team would have dealt better with the conditions too.

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:37 pm  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

I couldn't agree more, but will add to that his half back partner isnt much better.

Its that haunting 3 year deal that was agreed before Ellis, Powell and his team.

I also think our pack were poor until Vangana came on

Really?!! Why don't you go tell Atoni that!
He ran his blood to water today - did you actually see the game??

Re: So what does that result tell us : Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:50 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

I said the same, we needed to be dominating down the middle at the moment not wide, especially as you say we would have been looking for the Drop goal, or getting a repeat set or at least them starting close to their line.

Agree…
What I’m hoping for now is that on Monday morning when doing the game review…
The players listen and learn from the mistakes made during the game.. so that should it should come to pass that were involved in another mud bath game .. they are able make the right decisions..