Looking at how upset handley was and on crutches if say he’s done for the season which is a real shame along with Martin hes been outstanding all season - on Martin, he should be captain next year.

Agree. We hugely miss Newman and Fusitua. Austin was playing on one leg. No where near fully fit. We showed great grit today. Didn’t play well at all but we know how to win. Hopefully a big prop or two to come in and a good centre.

What was attendance today? Seemed a big crowd

We look like a team running on fumes. The suspensions and injuries throughout the season have meant some players have had to play too many games while others have sat on the sidelines, and we've just played six games in less than a month with no margin for error. The attack has been faltering for a while, and we've only averaged 17 points in the last three games, compared to over 28 in the 13 games before that after Smith arrived.

It looks like its all caught up with us and I'd be surprised if we win next week. Certainly can't afford Catalans to get another big lead.

I can see your point. I think for me Sezer waits for the game to come to him, he is passive. I want a big name 7 from the NRL to make the game come to him, to grab it and say this is what we are doing and I am going to make it happen because I am the main man. I do accept the point about ball dropping etc but some of that stems from him and the fact the ball is being passed around despite us being unable to keep hold of it.
He goes missing and doesn’t do that enough for me and that isn’t about strike players it is about attitude and personality on the pitch. On the other hand I like the attitude from Austin he gets stuck in, he seems to want it and try hard. I am just not convinced he is actually good enough, however cannot fault his effort.

Leeming was playing some lovely stuff before his injury, since he's came back in, he's been woeful, by far our worst player over those 3 games imo.

Defence has been soft, distribution rubbish, randomly kicks possession away early in sets when no one else seems to know its coming...And yesterday, the dumbest 9/captain performance iv ever seen, we were killing them through the middle the few times we went there but he didnt have the intelligence or patience to focus on exploiting it. Really poor, hope he finds his pre-injury form in time for the weekend.

15,418.

Put Newman, McDonald, and a quality 9 into that team and it would be revolutionary……..
Next year looking very promising…..

Spot on with pretty much all of that.
I think Martin should be captain.
We undoubtedly need a centre next year.
And we can't rely on the fitness and form of Prior and Holroyd, so we need another front line prop.
I have a feeling that Fusitua is going to go back home, hence why we bring in Olpherts.
If so, we would have 2 quota spaces. We need to use them wisely.

Not convinced GH will be staking a bundle on big name signings tbh. Maybe wisely.

Defo need another prop regardless, not fussed about Fusitua, think we can do better

There’s no 9 around, anywhere, who’d do a job with a set of passive halves. Danny McGuire could still do a better job.

Derell Olpherts signed sealed and soon to be delivered .

Olpherts is Briscoe's replacement.

Interestingly, Myler was at dummy for the last set and Leeming ran off
If Hardaker is staying and we can't move Walker on could Myler fill it at 9?

No, not by my way of thinking.
Fwiw, walker supposedly watched the hull derby yesterday before heading off for a mad Monday in Liverpool if rumours are correct