We don't help ourselves. Stupid offload by Fairbank on first tackle to Sheffield player. Our kicking game was poor , don't think we had any repeat sets.
On a positive note Sheffield threw a lot at us but our defense stood firm. Barber caused them problems. Murray was really good. Sharp safe at fullback. We really need a halfback with a good kicking game ( Adam Brook).
It was never going to be a classic with weather but we managed to win and that's all that matters. Improvement needed for Toronto.

Thought Clare showed up quite well,but at a total loss to find any justification for his inclusion.No mention of Woody Greg ? think you were in the minority who didn't see him as a 6,glad Trueman was unavailable..Murray mom for me.

A similar pitch against Toronto please to even it up. I would imagine Barrow pitch was like a bog?
Good day to play in the pack yesterday. Barber went very well at . Scotty a stone overweight IMO and he's getting caught out. Grix also quiet. Stick with Woody and try get Trueman as his half back partner . Play Scott at loose. 4 forwards on bench.

may get shot down for this - but i didnt think JWH showed up as well at half as some are making out. (i thought he was good, just not THAT good). i really wanted to see him throwing out some quality passes as thats what we are missing, we have someone that can step in johnston but i havent seen a half with a top drawer passing game since we had craven.

that said I'd like to see him keep his half spot and see where he goes with it, as i reckon he's still a better all rounder than Jonno.

on the passing game - i watched the highlights of the reserves game and thought Cullimore had a better passing game from the ruck than either of our current hookers and Punchard seemed to have a quality pair of hands! (jack fairbank looked a handful too)

on the game - i thought barber looked very good, murray was a monster as was fleming and i thought clare looked ok to say he only ever got to touch the ball from the PTB.

Clare got a running chance by Skircoat first half but managed to lose possession somehow.

he did but tyrer being tyrer looked pass the ball when he had absolutely nowhere to go - think he lost it when trying the pop the ball back in.

Salty threw the daft pass which resulted in I don't know how many repeat sets (5,6 ?) on our line instead of just running the ball out, no ones perfect.

Tyrer never seems to have to fight for his place in the side if his 'form' slips

Tyrer kicked 5 from 5. Those 2 points are vital. He's not an outstanding centre, but does little wrong, and unless we have a better goal-kicker waiting in the wings he deserves his place in the team.

Salty comes inside and does the hard yards for the team, but that pass on the first tackle in our own 20 was a real brain-fart!

Agreed , but it has been a slow start by a number of"senior players" who need to up their game with the younger players snapping at their heels. But it is a positive that we have options coming through. I think one of the senior players paying the price of a poor performance may be the incentive needed to shake the tree. cullimore in the reserves at hooker certainly poses an answer to Speed up service......the pass to JWH before he scored was a classic of just how slow can you get. The soup had gone cold by the time he got it.!

Six - four drop outs, two penalties.

I don't know whether it's the kit, but so many players look out of shape. Huge backsides and our stand off has the biggest belly this season I have seen. Good for rolling in the mud. Hope fitness plans are in place for the forthcoming dry tracks.

Super League diet plan vs Part time fitness regimes?

A fair few have noticed muzza this year

I was probably the first,but apparantly he's the fittest player at the club.(though his effort to prevent Sheffield's 2nd try would suggest otherwise).I take a very dim view of coaches allowing players to carry xtra weight from preseason particularly like in this season where every little advantage we can tweek is needed.Having said that I thought Barber was way overweight,but his performances so far suggest it's bulk rather than flab.

Poor old Morgan Punchard has been trying to bulk up but his high carb meals allegedly have been going missing ........perhaps it was the guy who came second in all the fitness tests in 2014 ! Whatever you do though don't confuse speed and fitness folks! HIllarious.