I thought it was a really pleasing win on Friday. That is another game we would have lost last year, said that a few times already haven’t we.
Seen a number of posts saying that way of playing isn’t sustainable, not sure I agree. You need to win as many games as possible and you need to play different ways in different games to win.
The main difference I see with Leigh is that they only really look like scoring close to the line, they have a number of lovely, well executed shift plays that they scored from. Those plays were brilliant plays, but teams normally sharpen up to shift plays as a game progresses.
Now we at present don’t have those shift plays, however Leigh have 3 halfbacks all with nice pass selections skills (O’Brien is a halfback playing full back in my eyes). Also 2 of that 3 have played together last year.
We have the ability to score from deep, from trick plays, from mid length line breaking, we have some power close to the line, some short kicking plays but we don’t really have the shift play options. I think those will come as our spine plays together more and we get used to each other. I would say teaching the shift stuff is a lot easier than the other off the cuff stuff we have. The shift plays is almost pure coaching, the other stuff is mindset and skills.
I am happy with where we are, we aren’t complete in terms of a Squad, don’t have a fully formed set of game plans yet. But we have won 3, been close in every game, not got rolled down the middle and scored some lovely points.

Not complaining at all, but 4 rounds is a lifetime in RFL circles is it not.

Having lisone mik Sangare and Ackers against saints is massive, didn’t think we’d escape the MRP but Friday is shaping up to be a real yardstick of a game for us!

Lisone still suspended, isn't he?

Did he get 3? Honestly forgotten I thought it was two

Three unfortunately.
Billy Beaumont won't half be making a mess in his overalls when he finds there were no charges for us this week..