The player taking the drop outs will be decided before the game, and although it may not seem like it, they practice them regularly

Miller made a couple of big mistakes in the game - he has made mistakes in most games before this too. That’s on him, stop blaming the coach.



What we can blame RS for is leaving two injured players on the field for way too long… but then our cover players got found out too. Can’t remember ever seeing a right centre and right wing have to get subbed at the same time before.



RS had to get these signings right for 2024 and I’m not convinced he has.



I think we’re still 2-3 star quality players short of a confidently good side. GH has made most of the big decisions behind the scenes to this point. He’s frankly too old and set in his ways IMO: the world and the game has moved on and so should Leeds.

Whilst I`m not a Smith fan you do have to feel sorry for him, sort of.

Newman and Fusitua both coming off and McDonnell at centre with Mom on the wing was an attackers dream.

Miller not able to kick the ball from a drop out.

Oledezki making a break and throwing a wild pass to nobody.

Sangare off loading when everyone could see he needed to keep hold.

McDonnell was it giving a soft pen to get them up the pitch just before HT.

Kendall missing a knock on for their last try and possibly not penalising Huddersfield for the tackle on Miller resulting in a drop out.

We get the above our way and we win the game reasonably comfortably.

Maybe Smith has run over a black cat as I did think first 35 minutes we had turned a corner.

Oh well.

amazing people are still finding excuses for smith

Tad don’t you rate Smith then?

Miller is getting a lot of stick for the failed drop out, the quality of the kick is on him. What makes everyone think that it was his call for that play, surely that’s on Cam Smith or Croft and Frawley.

The tackle leading to the drop out was a correct call, the ball carrying arm never touched the ground so Huddersfield were within their rights to drag him over the goal line as the ball was still 'live', it was the correct decision from the Ref.

I think Smith thinks it should have been called held once the Leeds player adds weight to the tackle

Smith can thinks what he likes, that not the rule.

This is why fans get frusutrated and angry as they see coaches not knowing the rules and then automatically presume th coach is right and the refs made a mistake, the mistakes were his and his players not the match officials.

At least Catalans won! It's not all bad!

whatever keeps Wigan / Saints off the top of the table longer!

It's been the rule since 2010.



Interpretation: Where opponents do not make a tackle effective in the quickest possible manner but then attempt to drag an opponent into touch or back towards his own in goal area then the referee should immediately call held.



Application: This does not prevent players driving an opponent into touch or back into his own in goal area providing that a team mate of the ball carrier has not added their weight to the tackle. As soon as the referee sees a tackling player dragging the ball carrier in a tackle that involves more than one tackler he will call “held”. If the tackling players continue to move the ball carrier after the “held” call they should be penalised.

When you're 10 metres out of the line facing a gang tackle, you find the floor. Miller's error for me. He got held up too upright and then it turns into a maul.

Exactly

They rarely penalise voluntary tackles now (is it even a thing?) - the ref just calls 'surrender,' allows the defenders to lie on a bit and then play on.

So you're saying the ref should have called held? Wasn't Cudjoe dragging him? Can't quite remember now.

Well, first half was decent. We played with intensity, speed and aggression.



So what did Smith say at HT? 'Chill guys we have this. Now who want a game of XBOX?' Total Jekyll and Hyde performance, AGAIN!



I did chuckle how Frawley had a right go at Miller when he fluffed the short kick off. He has been poor most of the season and has the audacity to do that.



What has Cam Smith done to warrant captaincy?



I fear Newman is going the same way as Stevie Ward too.

Completely different scenario pal

I think you missed off Smith also saying



“ Now I’m off to watch another match so that I can report on that when I give my after match report, just like every other match this season”

Can you expand? Which part?

What a great game last night.

Really enjoyed watching Hudds.

They really rattled Saints and deserved to win it..

Line speed, aggression in defence and some quality attack and kicking.

And to a man, they were bang up for it.

Everything we are missing.



Yes, boring Huddersfield with the coach that gets hammered on here....

Agree with all that, not certain why people don’t rate him. Has a pretty decent coaching record.

He seems to be getting several players into really good form.