Some real positives last night against tougher opposition than the scoreboard suggests.

Sinfield had a big game with superb kick and fine cut out pass but IMO was just pipped for MOM by Buderus. When Buderus was on the field in the first half we looked sharp and we started to look disorganised while he was off. His return to the field got us buzzing again and was the turning point.

Delaney did some good work, JP is getting back to match fitness and Hardaker put a claim down for a regular place.

With McGuire set for an early return the future looks brighter.

Was carefully watching re catalans off side and the majority of the time when leeds fans were calling fot it it wasnt.

The ref marked the ten and retreated a couple more metres!

Close to the line they were no more offside than leeds were when defending.

nothing wrong with Halls try would def been awarded by a vr, great defence and pressure told in the end. Think we went over top with line kicks but were void of ideas to break down a strong defence so better than nowt. hard to pick mom because so many are begginning to find a bit of form. Peacock showing us what we have missed with those metre making charges. young Hardaker showed some real speed and didn't get caught out in defence also though Pitts had a decent game again things are definatley on the up

If it's the one I'm thinking of, he could have got the pass away but Hardaker was covered and had no space outside or inside so Buderus drew in the outside defender to try to open a gap for Hardaker but by then was wrapped-up.
Delaney's no donkey.

Tell you what, they're big lads them Catalans aren't they?

Nice to see Peacock's Mojo returning, not sure if it's his Mo or his Jo but he's at least halfway back.

Yep there's some serious "units" amongst their ranks and our pack stood up well.

One thing about catalans they have always been a very big and aggressive side but they look very well organised. Also there was a fair amount of French players which is great credit to them

They've got some big Frenchmen alright. And if their strike players (Dureau, Farrar & Greenshields) as well as Menzies with his experience are fit then they could cause some problems in the playoffs, even from 6th, which is where they're likely to finish. We only got past them in 2009 because Kevin Walters screwed up and substituted Greg Bird when he was murdering us.

Loz, listen to tad and some of the other posters on here. We were were superb in the 1st half. The patient pressure we built and the work we made their huge, hard forwards do in the 1st half is exactly the reason we "broke them down due to their tiredness" in the 2nd half.

Excellently applied game plan and an excellent display.

Exactly, and its what we should have been doing last month when it all looked so chaotic, therefore I am delighted to give credit to the coaching staff and players for changing things around and implimenting a much more sensible approach.

THe game plan may well have worked, but you could tell why our CEO is so concerned. That game would have been a typical example for the first 60 minutes of why fans are not returning and leaving it alone. At times it was like watching paint dry, really scrappy and unimaginative, punctuated by moments of brilliance like Sinnys kick, Hall's run, and Burrow final try. We werw far far too obsessed in going to our left continuously in first hald, and it was frustrating.

Other than that I echo what others have put. Dragons were strong oppossitio. Buderus and Sinfield were excellent. Hauraki and Senior were a waste of space.

Agree with all of that.

We played too flat in the 1st half and a bit which caused a few poor options and made Catalans D look better than it was. They were putting the big hits in though. Said at the time that I reckon we'd score a few near the end due to tiredness more than anything. Compare the 1st 60 minutes to the Bulldogs v Dragons game in the NRL yesterday (which finished 10-15) and theres's a massive gulf in class. It's another step in the right direction though and we are still within 2 wins of top. With 2 big games coming up we could be right up there again and who knows what will happen with a bit of confidence leading into the last 10 games.

No trophies yet, but I'll settle for steady improvement throughout the season peaking in October

Rather be where we are now than Cas, who seem to have shot their load already

Agree we are going IN the right direction and still within touching distance of the top, hope we can now pick up some wins against those above us.

I also enjoyed the dancing last night and the various different uniforms on display!!

i enjoyed them getting changed at the side of the stand