Catalans next : Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:40 pm  

This is going to be a really tough game for us i feel, win and i think it will go along way to securing us a top 6 finish... lose and we could be limping into the play offs 7th or 8th.

can we keep them under 20points? not been able to do that too a team for the last 8 games!

one thing in our favour is that we always seem to hammer them at home and they are poor on their travels, heres hoping for a repeat catalans also are lacking duport and mounis after they picked up bans.

not sure how close murphy or lunt are too returning? could do with them both although bailey is going great at hooker.

cudjoe limped off the field on sunday?

Re: Catalans next : Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:29 am  

Hello Giants.The Dragons are playing quite well at present,but rely too much on power rather than skill-o.k. last Saturday against an unexpectedly spineless Wakefield team,but less useful away from home.Taia at centre is better than Duport and in my view Mounis is past his best so the team is actually better for their absence.We have been unable in the past to cope with Brough and his high kicks,though the worst offenders-French backs who cannot catch the ball-will not be playing.I expect a high scoring game and a fairly narrow Giants win. However, we have no significant injuries unlike at the start of the season, so one never knows especially if it's hot.Look out for Escare,who improves every week, although his one to one defence will always be a problem,Pryce ,who is much better this year,and Whitehead who takes a lot of stopping.Our implosive-and explosive- tendencies have been curbed notwithstanding the Wigan fracas.See you there . I am usually our only fan.

Re: Catalans next : Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:02 am  

Need a big improvement from the Bulls game for this one, Catalan well capable of givining us a good battering (ala Salford) we really need to be up for this.

Re: Catalans next : Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:38 am  

whitehead needs watching closely he has been scoring for fun!

escare is a great talent, wish we had him

and taia is a monster for them too, going to be tough.

Re: Catalans next : Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:37 pm  

Catalans however bad on there travels seem to have the thing we are missing this season... Aggression.
We must turn up for this one or we will get bullied and battered!
We need to start protecting each other on the field and play as a unit.
I agree with this game having a big say on our final league position.
I would love to see us keep them under 20 points. It's very doable.

I'm still waiting for a season changing performance. Fingers crossed it'll be this week.

Re: Catalans next : Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:52 pm  

catalanglais wrote:

Hello Giants.The Dragons are playing quite well at present,but rely too much on power rather than skill-o.k. last Saturday against an unexpectedly spineless Wakefield team,but less useful away from home.Taia at centre is better than Duport and in my view Mounis is past his best so the team is actually better for their absence.We have been unable in the past to cope with Brough and his high kicks,though the worst offenders-French backs who cannot catch the ball-will not be playing.I expect a high scoring game and a fairly narrow Giants win. However, we have no significant injuries unlike at the start of the season, so one never knows especially if it's hot.Look out for Escare,who improves every week, although his one to one defence will always be a problem,Pryce ,who is much better this year,and Whitehead who takes a lot of stopping.Our implosive-and explosive- tendencies have been curbed notwithstanding the Wigan fracas.See you there . I am usually our only fan.

Dominic ? or is there 2 of you ??

Re: Catalans next : Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:35 pm  

They are probabley the roughest team in SL, which with the size of our pack is where we should be.
They are on their day one of the most skillful, and fluent teams, so probabley, it will depend on which team turns up
If they have watched the videos, they should play attacking football, as we sleepwalk through the first quarter,if they feel threatened they might decide to smack us about, lay into the playmakers while the rest of the team look on.
l think to win this game we have to man up, big time, stay cool, be disiplined, don.t get sucked into a brawl, but not take a backward step, this is going to be a tough one.
Just hope it rains

Re: Catalans next : Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:03 pm  

boomer wrote:

They are probabley the roughest team in SL, which with the size of our pack is where we should be.
They are on their day one of the most skillful, and fluent teams, so probabley, it will depend on which team turns up
If they have watched the videos, they should play attacking football, as we sleepwalk through the first quarter,if they feel threatened they might decide to smack us about, lay into the playmakers while the rest of the team look on.
l think to win this game we have to man up, big time, stay cool, be disiplined, don.t get sucked into a brawl, but not take a backward step, this is going to be a tough one.
Just hope it rains

I don't - enjoying the sun too much.

Re: Catalans next : Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:57 am  

Lunt could be back for this which would be a big boost

Re: Catalans next : Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:42 pm  

noticed who the ref is on sunday....its the return of Mr bentham!

first time he has reffed us since that little challenge cup game in April, certainly not been forgotten and wont be getting a nice reception from me