Aye, it will be very interesting but with only two pre season games Sunday's first thirteen needs to be as near to the team that we put out against Batley as is possible. Up The Fax!

I'm sure SG will know this and it know doubt will be from who's available and not long to wait.
It would be nice to here from Grix on the game, squad and the ones missing, if not before the game then at least at some point.

No mention of injuries here , maybe more will be revealed in the pre match interview . https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/ ... ld-3526862

No mention of injuries here , maybe more will be revealed in the pre match interview . https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/ ... ld-3526862

Anyway nice to see normality returning after 2 years of hell. Might even get on my holiday paid in jan 2020 this year !

First competitive run out for a few months for the lads and the first ever for this group of players.
Disappointed with conceding 50+ points so our D will know doubt be looked at and worked on.
Good showing in attack with halves and 9’s linking well from the whistle and improving as the game went on when we had the ball.
Aston, Keyes, Wood, Knowles showed up well as did Kav, McComb and Barber in the second half for me.

Entertaining game with plenty of promise shown by Fax - think Kyle Wood will make a massive difference this year with the speed and quality of service from dummy half - both half backs played well but it definitely helps them be creative if they get quick ball from the hooker. Saw JWH with strapping on his wrist which explains his absence - unfair to judge on brief cameo but on what I saw today would much prefer Walmsley on the wing than fullback.

I’m going to wait till I watch the video back for a full assessment, Ignoring constant penalties around the ruck which seemed harsh it was disappointing to see fax consistently conceding tries and obviously the defence needs some work . On individual performance I thought Keyes Aston and wood linked together well and it was those combinations that caused Wakefield some problems in the opening 20 mins of the 2nd half. All the pack looked fit , Morris , Kavanagh,and gwaze all played well , special mention to knowles who is definitely my type of player , some big hits and big metres made , with Murray and gee to add to that the pack is definitely an upgrade on last season. Arundal looks a handful and I can’t speak highly enough of McComb, he’s got that je me said quoi in attack and always looks a threat . Walmsley never got a clean break and looked a little shaky at times and got physically battered but things will get better for him I’m sure . Overall an entertaining game with things to work on defensively but we look threatening in attack . Just a special note congratulations to the ref on your testimonial really appreciate your contribution to the game , thanks for the memories.

Personally I was quite surprised at the gap between the two teams. The 1st half display from Fax was dreadful but in contrast the first 20 minutes of the 2nd half was excellent. Wood, Arundel and Keyes stood out for me and overall i came away from the game with the feeling we'd had a decent first runout with plenty more to come. Scott will be pleased with a good turnout and Simon will be looking forward to going a step further at Salford. Hopefully we didn't pick up any injuries and we get another good game under our belts next Friday. Up The Fax!

Added note on injuries ,I’ve heard jwh has a broken thumb and Walmsley looked to be strapping his fingers maybe a dislocation.

I too was disappointed with the gulf between the 2 sides i know they are a fulltime super league side but once they got on a roll it was like we could do nothing about it. Our middle defence could not cope with them at times even when there starting forwards went off we where still struggling to pull down there younger forwards. That area of our game still worries me for next season even though we wont be playing sides of that caliber. Jacob getting 10 minutes didn't help either but the spacing in our defence up the middle looked too wide and Wakefield had a field day there. And brandon going off in the opening 10 minutes looked worrying to me he seemed to be pointing to is bicep witch caused him a lot of problems last season. The positives where the halfbacks and wood at hooker for me i think we will score more points next season then the last and those players will be the reason why. I would also like to see louis get a run in the halves not that cory or joe did much wrong i just think that louis form last season for Whitehaven is something i would like to see in a panthers shirt.

Spot on with all comments.

Elland Craft & Tap, Summit for the Weekend 4.6% Mmm!

Pete only a friendly , don’t read to much into this game anything can happen when the season starts , our first friendly last year we beat Saints at Saints and we all know how the season panned out .