Improvement again. Lisone is a grade A t!t though. His reaction of being put on report and then acting like he did at that Try.

Only caught the second half last night, as others have said, its clear we've made improvements under Arthur, defence much improved. Still a lot to work on but the signs are positive.

I doubt that will be that great a temptation for him, unless he had to for financial reasons. He has been the first team coach for many years in the NRL and he would want to be again. So if that's the only offer, other than the new team in Perth (which is 2 years away) then would he prefer to stay with us for at least next season, or as an assistant elsewhere in the NRL.As usual the settling in the UK for his wife etc could be an issue as she is not even arriving until mid August according to Arthur.

Why would Lisone get a ban? Nothing wrong with initial contact. Incident seems exactly the same as the Tyler Dupree one earlier this year which MRP gave no ban for.

Because we are unlucky with the bans

Seems to have taken the Throne off Tetavano..

Defensively massively improved. Attack still miles off. Failing to kick on three consecutive sets, Frawley losing us possession on the first play etc.

I sense Arthur has mainly been focusing on defence. I suspect he may look at our attack a bit more to sharpen us up. We look very low on confidence at the moment and thus, a good win last night should hopefully boost us a little. A win next week could hopefully get us playing confidently again.

AS I saw it he celebrated the try, much as other players do whooping a try or an opposition error. The three players that went at him were more at fault for causing the incident.

Didn't get to see the game last night and have just watched it.
Granted, it's an easier watch when you know the result.
But I was impressed.
Obviously Arthur is focusing on the defence.
Line speed and aggression make a massive difference. Who knew?.....
Still very clunky in attack and too many individual mistakes, but I'm sure he'll be on to that next.
This squad of players is not good enough for top 3, but could squeeze into the play offs based on what I've seen so far.

Arthur clearly knows what he's doing.
We should offer him 2 years now.
If he's got the Perth NRL team in his sights for 2027, give him the gig for the next 2 years and we all know where we stand.

It is no different to the swinging arm going off the arm or shoulder into the head of the defender. It might be accidental but on your logic anyone could do that, break someone's jaw, but claim the initial contact was legal.

Arms going off the the ball or arm of the ball carrier don't result in a red card or a 4 game ban.
Claiming he went in leading with elbow is factually wrong, and we've seen the same reviewed by MRP this season and results in no ban.
Not sure what youre arguing about.

The first contact is with the forearm/elbow. I am not sure how you can dispute it. It is then Lisone's responsibility to control where it goes & for the after-effects of it. There was no malicious intent IMO but it will be a ban. An elbow can cause far more damage than an arm. I can't believe you do not understand the rules.

I can dispute it by using my eyes, and seeing Lisone has his arm tucked against his body going into the tackle, arm is then raised as defender falls backwards off the tackle

Funny game this one. Takeways for me are that you can definitely see some positive influence from Arthur as expected, but the squad just looks exposed at this point.

Thought Huddersfield were dire in patches.

Not at all impressed with our first half, thought we dished up some garbage but we look better because our defensive line is quicker and more aggressive.

We just look small and slow. Bentley was great with his energy when he came on, and I think he works best in that role as a wasp when the opposition is tired. But when he, O'Connor and Donaldson are on the field together in the pack, it's vaguely depressing. Was also depressing to see Mom get caught on his clean break, it's the first time I think I've seen him stretch his legs and he wasn't quick enough. Jack Smith would have finished that.

Just prior o the contact Lisone had transitioned the ball from his left hand into his right hand with hi elbow tucked into his body. The natural reaction of any player would be to bring your elbow away from your body as you are running, this "promoted" hi elbow into the tackle.