Re: Bradford next week : Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:14 pm  

Or maybe Sutcliffe could practice his kicking.

Re: Bradford next week : Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:24 pm  

Gosh, I hope the result next week makes that worthwhile.

Nobody from the fringe took their opportunity to play themselves into the team for next week. A few should have played themselves out of it, but likely won't.

After that, I will focus on the negatives. Briscoe (T) is lucky that BJB got injured. He was awful. Aiton's passing from dummy half was shocking, worst I've seen in some time. Runners had to stop, reach back etc. Kirke and Achruch were awful and shouldn't feature next week, but likely will. McGuire was as he has been most of the season (not very good) and Burrow didn't take on the line enough.

Consign it, forget it and hope the decent players come back and contribute next week.

Re: Bradford next week : Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:16 pm  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

It's also worth remembering that Sinfield wasn't that great a kicker when he took over kicking duties. Hardaker needs to work on it but he'll improve

it would be difficult not to improve tbh

Re: Bradford next week : Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:57 am  

Does anyone know the completion stats from the game? I'd be amazed if they reached double figures for Leeds.

Re: Bradford next week : Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:56 pm  

Interesting to think the Coach thought McGuire and Burrow played their nuts off last night.
Fook me if they have an average performance he will be suggesting they become the next England half back pairing and we name a stand after them.

Re: Bradford next week : Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:05 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Danny might be slow but one is for sure he can't be any worse at conversions than Zac

I can only recall McGuire attempting one place kick for Leeds at 1st grade level and it was just to the right of the posts ...... he missed.

He has kicked the odd goal at International level though despite never kicking a two pointer for his club side so he'd have a chance.

Re: Bradford next week : Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:49 am  

The following all could have played their way out of a semi appearance:

Tom Briscoe - on an awful run of form
Ian Kirke - got spannered, spilt the ball a couple of times and hid and was blowing like he'd put in the shift of all shifts. The end is nigh.
Achurch - despite a well taken try was woeful. When the pressure mounted at the end he dropped some tragic ball.
Paul Aiton - 'Mr 2 Steps and pass', not effective in the 'loose' position either. Just slide Burrow back into hooking role.
Danny McGuire - Mr Dropsy

(Away from those JJB put in a shift, think he also played 80 minutes BUT those 2 ridiculous penalties were criminal especially the one that gifted them 2 points.)

Re: Bradford next week : Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:19 am  

G1 wrote:

Gosh, I hope the result next week makes that worthwhile.

Nobody from the fringe took their opportunity to play themselves into the team for next week. A few should have played themselves out of it, but likely won't.

After that, I will focus on the negatives. Briscoe (T) is lucky that BJB got injured. He was awful. Aiton's passing from dummy half was shocking, worst I've seen in some time. Runners had to stop, reach back etc. Kirke and Achruch were awful and shouldn't feature next week, but likely will. McGuire was as he has been most of the season (not very good) and Burrow didn't take on the line enough.

Consign it, forget it and hope the decent players come back and contribute next week.

Agreed, my main disappointment was the young lads/fringe players not busting a gut to get a place in the semi and also the fact that not one single player backed up any of the breaks from Walters, Singleton or Burrow.

Our next generation were out-enthused by a poor bradford side, despite having a poor night with the ball I think we would have ground out the result a few years ago.

It can only get better and saturday will be very tough without a massive improvement

Re: Bradford next week : Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:24 am  

Old Feller wrote:

I believe that we should persevere with Zak whom I think the club see as the successor long-term to Sinfield.
His previous record was quite decent & none of last night's misses were gimmes.
It does show however, that he needs to practise & work on it even more than previously.
Both sides score 3 tries so who knows what the outcome would have been had he kicked the two he missed?

Hardaker looks as though he just doesn't practice his kicking. His technique also looks wrong.