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Tackling is a joke but more worryingly we don't even attempt any line speed and when we do it's not cohesive so leaves huge gaps.

With all the talk about the ever increasing injury list, who are the players missing who have positively impacted our season to date? The results don’t reflect a team that has missing ‘stars’ but that of a squad with limited capability. I'd disagree slightly as the injuries mean us playing out of p...

Another season yet again where injuries are a real concern so far early on into this year. For this trend to continue like it has done for the last 3/4 years surely something’s amiss. Either the club are not doing their due diligence enough on players and their fitness state before bringing them on...

A curse, or poor facilities and terrible S and C trainers?

Be looking at, the following I'd imagine: Broadbent, Hodson Mellor Wood Senior Richardson Miller Hall Horne Kabula Martin El Zhakem Westerman Robb Namo Hindmarsh Johnson Hill Assuming Westy is OK and Mcshane isn't. Ither way round and it will be Horne at loose. If neither are fit Horne loose, Robb s...

Can't help feel that we just need to get through the next two weeks with a bit of pride and hopefully no significant injuries. With London, Leigh, St Helens (week before CC semi if they are still in it) and Hull we should be aiming for 3 wins (and definitely be disappointed if we can't take 2 at lea...

Another downer is the 4 extra injuries. With no chance of loans because it’s the cup we are going to be seriously short next week. Guess Hindmarsh will get a go whether he’s ready or not. [/quot To be honest I don't give us much chance again Wigan so a part of me does just think rest anyone with ni...

Another downer is the 4 extra injuries. With no chance of loans because it’s the cup we are going to be seriously short next week. Guess Hindmarsh will get a go whether he’s ready or not. To be honest I don't give us much chance again Wigan so a part of me does just think rest anyone with niggles (...

Firstly the cons (get them out of the way) -conceding tries from the 1st tackle on a set play is pretty unforgivable and we need to sort that. We got done with an overlap been giftedon the 1st tackle from both a tap and a scrum tonight and it nearly cost us. - the drop out from Richardson was just b...

Taking it that Lawler will be out for a while if not the season. Do we think the club should now bring someone in on loan. They have to be good enough, not just someone to fill a gap, we have to many of that sort of player. I think they’re looking at loan options according to Lingard? Shame Wigan a...

Don't think we can really judge Namo he as played 10 minutes. Putt is a 2nd rower being used at prop before injury. Yeah said I'd give Namo benefit of the doubt, looked to have fitness on a par with Vete when he did play but hopefully that's just due to the length of time he's been out. Agree re Pu...

No hindmarsh tomorrow, he’s playing for the reserves Saturday. Another waste of a singing and waste of money. Unfortunately we seem to have 2 decent props (Watts and Lawler) and a huge gulf in class below them to Vete, Kabula, Mustapha Hindmarsh, Putt, Hall that are championship standard at present...

Watched the Melbourne game today, they scored a pretty undefendable try by kicking high and angled to the ingoal to 6'4 ft winger to take and score. Obviously the kick was precision and the winger, Coates, jumps so high and accurately he's probably taking the ball from about 9ft in the air, so I dou...

Salford are a good side, can't see us been close.

Need to be much smarter with the interchanges though, have Namo, Putt or Hindmarsh played anywhere this weekend?

I'd go with the same 13 as Leeds with a bench of:

Horne
Namo
Hindmarsh
Putt

Just looking at the stats Big yardage figures from Mellor, El Zhakem (highest tackler too), Wood, Watts, Westerman, Lawler, Senior and Broadbent. It's good to see forwards making metres with 5 off them over 100 metres (only Westy generally did so last year). But to me ot further questions the use o...

Just looking at the stats Big yardage figures from Mellor, El Zhakem (highest tackler too), Wood, Watts, Westerman, Lawler, Senior and Broadbent. It's good to see forwards making metres with 5 off them over 100 metres (only Westy generally did so last year). But to me ot further questions the use of...

Odd interchanges all game in my view and certainly didn't help the cause.

For me we just lack quality and spark.

Broadbent, Watts, Mcshane, Westerman, El Zhakem and Lawler went okay for me, Miller tried.

No chance.
Hopefully El Zhakem and Wood back and Mcshane and Watts available might help us make a game of it.

But the silly mistakes and poor defense will kill us off....

Fumper27 wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 14:57

KB80 wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 14:53 Why we have Hooley on the bench god only knows, why not get some minutes into Namo or Hindmarch's legs.

Because both will get more “minutes into the legs” playing for Newcastle tomorrow?

Playing a terrible standard not alongside team mates. Cracking.

Why we have Hooley on the bench god only knows, why not get some minutes into Namo or Hindmarch's legs.