Really enjoyed that (well the 2nd half at least)

Hurrell was immense and will become a fans favourite very quickly!

Also the shot clock speeding things up a hell of a lot, what happens if the scrum hasn’t happened aftee tge 35seconds though?

Agree Handley wasn't m.o.m but saying that how do you get the opinion he was poor? He did nothing wrong.
Once again Ferres offered nothing & Sutcliffe was just as ordinary if not worse especially defensively 1st half.
Hurrell was my pick for m.o.m by some distance also thoyght Walker chimed into the line well.
Overall i thought our pack highlighted what we already knrw we lack genuine power with & without the ball.

Seriously what's "one eyed" about how the pre-season has unfolded & listening to Furner?

Agree re-shot clock wrt what happens if it goes over 30 secs its a Penalty isnt it?

To who though? Is it up to the ref to decide who has held the scrum up?

Enjoyed the game today good turnout for a great Lad. First half very ropey but was well pleased with the response in second half. We look much fitter than last year but with some of the same mistakes. Hurrell was by far man of match with cuthbo a close second. All in all a good hit out for both teams, one thing it did show we are def short of big aggressive prop.

Agree with that. Cuthbertson came on and added some bite to the tackles that had been lacking. After that we looked a lot more solid and more aggressive going forward.
Agree second row didn’t add much, if anything.
The ref was just ridiculous. The holding down was daft and only penalised rarely, which I hope is not a sign of things to come. The forward passes from both side were throughout the game yet only one penalised.

I believe it’s penalty fines to the club rather than an on field fine.

The shot clock is more interesting with GLDO, because if a player is faking an injury in this time, the player will either have to be subbed off, or they have to play the full set of six with 12 men.

Couldn't agree more. Apart from personnel, that could have been a McDermott coached team. Still can't tackle using correct technique and relatively clueless with ball in hand. I had contemplated buying a season ticket for me and the boy, but if that or similar is to be served up each week i will forget it.

Merrin looks very unfit and like a big lump... hope he improves fitness wise.

It's still early but the first 3 games could see us 0-3 with a big -ve points difference!

On the plus side, the stadium looks great.

It was a pre season friendly, Merrin hasnt played for months, lets give them a chance before writing the team off eh?

FWIW the second half performance was light years away from how we played last year IMO

Found the rules

3. If the shot-clock has counted down to zero seconds, (indicated by a buzzer sounding) and one team is not properly bound and packed, the Referee shall award a penalty to the non-offending team. This will result in a full penalty.

4. If the shot-clock has counted down to zero seconds, (indicated by a buzzer sounding) and both teamsare not properly bound and packed, the Referee shall award a penalty to the team which has the feed. This will be a full penalty.

Positives,
We finished strongly so fitness may well have improved.
Hurrell will be a great asset if he stays fit.
Stevie Ward looked fitter than for a long time.

Negatives
Front row looked powder puff at times. We looked better with Cuthbertson and oledski on the field and Crosby may help but we are weaker without Garbutt. Yet to be convinced by Peteru.
Early days regarding the half back combination but was expecting Lolohea to take on the line a bit more. Cas scored some tries that were well executed moves, ours were more off the cuff.


Some of the younger players will have another season under their belts and will be better for it.

the fines will happen if the goal kicker exceeds his allowed time (which is a joke)

Well my post was made at half time after a very dubious first half, big improvement second half, thought we really got stuck in some aggressive line speed that has been missing for a few years. We conceded a couple or 3 very soft tries unfortunately all down to Newman, who is not a winger and is no were near ready for first team yet. Needs at least 12 months at Fev.
Cameron smith looked very good when he came on, Cuthbo proved the doubters wrong, Hurrel is the real deal. Sutcliff another year another position, still looks poor, I've defended Ferres, but not any more, should have been shipped out, stealing a wage.