We also looked wide open on our right centre.. saints will have taken note,

They can take note all they like. That wasnt our first choice centre.

I thought Leeds toughed it out quite well in the 2nd half - it looked fairly bad early in the 2nd half but you stood up and scored some good tries. Not many SL sides would have done that.

What is worrying for British RL is that the most dangerous man on the field for Leeds by some distance was Lautiti, who had a great game. I fear if Saints were playing our most dangerous man in this type of game would probably be Puletua.

What I am trying to say is that we seem to cream ourselves about British RL talent a bit too much - your typical Aussie NRL player is miles ahead of his British equivalent in terms of speed, skill and balance - games like the WCC merely highlight this. The sooner people like Eddie and Stevo realise this the better.

Jamie Lyon was not outstanding for Manly last night but looked good in patches - he will be awesome if he comes back to SL - another example.

Unlucky Leeds.

No trolling from me.

To troll over a game you werent involved with is small time, something you associate with fans of teams like Hudds, Hull KR and Wigan.

I thought that in the spell after half time Manly looked awesome. Not just their ability to break the line, but the way that once tghey broke the line, it was pounced upon, and punished. They made very few errors, and we only seemed to make ground when they were penilised for holding down etc.

All their players looked comfortable and unpredictable on the ball, and you could tell how well drilled they were. Quite pleased we stayed with them with the exception of that 10 minute spell.

It was the use of dummy runners, and thus multiple attacking options that most impressed me.

recently David I find myself agreeing with you more and more. Spot on.

I enjoy watching rugby and the brand played by Manly was terrific.

I need a shower

G1



What was your opinion of Lyon last night?

A few good breaks. Owned by Burrow on one occasion but generally speaking not a standout for them. I'd like to see tha recording.

Was he regularly marking Senior because, if so, Senior got the better of him, IMO?

I thought Senior had him on few occasions to be fair

He looked dangerous in the first half but second half didnt seem to be anywhere other than Seniors pocket

I thought Diskin played well in very tough conditions and we certainley lost what little shape we had whilst he was off the field, haven't watched the game back yet so may have a different opinion later.

I really enjoyed the game, even though we were being well beaten. It was great to see us playing against such a good outfit. It will give the players something to aspire to. Best aussie side to come to the UK in recent years.

and it just reminded me of how i hate aussies.
for all the right reasons of course