Quite agree

It is odd that you find a hooking rotation that seems to work only to ditch it for no apparent reason.

the best recruitment we have made in a long time.....Mr T Smith

Well it was win or lose at that point with the change. With hindsight, the obvious move was really Burrow in the halves and Sinfield to loose, and play with an extra pivot. Easier after the game though

It's not rocket science during the game either Richie. Don't you play your scrum half at scrum half when you have a hooker who can do the 80?

And if you can see what Buderus does....and if I can see what Buderus does.....as do many others.....why do the decision makers not see it ? Absolutely shocking decision. McShane did not deserve to be dropped. Burrow should have been on from the begining.

Warrington are very impressive though......rather like the Leeds team of a few years ago. Brilliant in attack, but also punishing in defence.

I could see what we were trying to do - expect tired markers at that point and get Burrow out and up. The way Warrington's defence push up so fast in the middle means an acting half beating the markers is already past the defensive line. We weren't getting quick PTBs though, so it wasn't going to happen.

We haven't really had quick ptb at all this year. On other threads I've alluded to a lack of technique, and our body positioning in contact is appauling. With regard to hitting them with some pace up the middle, we could easily have brought Burrow on at 7 and still done this.

Also if we feel that they are flying up with good line speed, why didn't we chip over early in the game to "keep them honest"? Poor coaching I think.

as soon as the team was announced!

and we all know what the No.1 common denominator is............................Smith.

You have half backs with a kicking skill - we simply don't possess that skill in our halves, makes you wonder what they do in training?

A short kick off to the tallest man in the Warrington side - unreal!!

Yes, fair enough it was a strange team to pick, but I wasn't unappy at half-time.

A half of hard defence against a top attacking side had led to them scoring one legitimate try, but good intensity & good kick/chase gave us the upper hand in the second quarter and we scored one try and narrowly bombed a couple more. Many weren't playing particularly *well* but Buderus and, to an extent, Sinfield had dragged their teammates around the field and into a good position to take the game.

But then came whatever was said in the halftime teamtalk, and also the subsquent exposure of our powderpuff bench.

I don't really understand why players who played well the previous week were rested. Don't rate hauraki at all but at best both him and Ali are impact players best brought on from the bench?

I was very impressed with Warrington though

Yes I agree with you Craig. IMO Burrow should have been starting at SH with Danny at SO and Sinny at LF. I would not have played Hauraki at all. Perhaps against the warrington pack I would have had another big man on the bench instead of the 2 hooker ploy as there was enough cover for hooker already.

I blooming was. Knowing how Smith's team play a patient game for an hour before cutting lose and we just managed one try. I told Bill Arthur we were doomed at half time but he didn't believe me either!