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| That’s the only quandary I have. 2 out of Hallas, Rogers and Wilson can make the 17. I would go Hallas & Rogers, even though Wilson has played well.
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| Quote Bullseye="Bullseye"Yes, at Belle Vue we lost two players to injury who didn't return which duly messed up our gameplan, one being a winger (always hard to replace) and our stand off and second main playmaker. Any side losing those sorts of player during a match would be disrupted. It's not unreasonable to suggest we'd have made more of a game of it without that disruption. Added to that was the fact that we went into that game depleted anyway lacking our best back and forward due to illness and injury.
The side has been strengthened since then so I think we'll make more of a game of it in the next fixture, at least I hope so!'"
I meant York, I actually think that Bradford may well prove a thorn in our sides, especially if we believe our own hype.
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| We will see Vastman. No doubt you'll be favourites in every league game but will be interesting to see how Powell manages the squad as that could breed complacency.
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| They have been incredibly careful with reintroducing players Blackmore didn’t just walk back in an doro only did because we had no one else I can’t see Scurr playing in this one I think he comes in at widnes
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| Conditions look good for today's game. Will be good to see what Souter and Fulton can do on a decent dry surface.
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| ....and McGowan.
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| Sounds like a poor 1st half, discipline not great and making errors in good field position.
Let's see how this side react to chasing a game.
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| Dejavu. Poor discipline and errors.
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| Oh dear, we feared it and it happened. I don't think our fans chanting,"going down" and," your getting sacked in the morning" to Andrew Henderson will have helped.... Perfect motivation really. But that aside the performance was disappointing, didn't click in attack, some sloppy tackles etc etc... start of the season I'd have taken 3 wins from the first 5. Now it seems disappointing. Let's see how we respond.
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| Couldn't make it but it sounds like a repeat of the fixture last year.
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| We need a quality halfback, with skill and also a running threat with speed. We're far to predictable at times. In general we need more speed within the team, both wingers aren't capable of breaking a line and going 50/70/80 metres. Strong and powerful in back field yardage carries but no speed.
Davies has done a great job but that should of been a week or 2 stop gap. That's 3 weeks he's played there now. Gaskell is out for another 4-6 weeks, so we need someone in, and long term for Gaskell anyway. Is Moss still on trial? He's been on trial for months I know he was injured but surely they can make a decision on him either way for the lads sake and so we can move on aswell. If it's deemed he's just not ready for this level yet.
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| Well, that was a tough one to watch, wasn't it? Our beloved Bulls, riding high on a streak of wins, faced off against a York team that hadn't tasted victory all season, and somehow, we managed to come out on the losing end. Fair play to York, they did the simple things right and won the game.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around what went wrong. We started like a house on fire in the opening 10 minutes and then went to sleep until the final 10 mins. We've seen the Bulls play some great rugby league lately, with moments of brilliance that had us all dreaming of a top 3 finish. But today, we looked utterly dreadful in attack.
One of the major issues I noticed was our lack of creativity in attack. Passes were predictable, runs were telegraphed, our kicking game was non-existent and we just couldn't seem to find a way through their defensive line. We then started throwing the ball around a bit and found some success but overall our attack was very poor. I felt towards the end of the game we also lost a lot of our go forward. Has it been discussed why Smith withdrew from the squad? We missed him badly today.
It's frustrating because we have the talent, we have the skill, but something just wasn't clicking. EOC talked about the side not becoming complacent. I felt that we went in a little undercooked today and thought we could just turn up, put in an average performance against a team who have been dreadful all year and still come away with the win.
Credit where it's due, though. York came out firing, despite their struggles this season. They played with heart and determination but I felt that they didn't capitalise on the amount of ball they had in our half. If we'd have given a decent side that much field position and possession we'd have been on the end of a 50 or 60 point battering. I also felt that they kicked us to death this afternoon. Taufua and McGowan both having bad days under the high ball.
As disappointing as this loss is, we can't dwell on it for too long. Every team faces setbacks, and it's how we respond to them that defines us. We move on to Widnes next week who also tasted defeat today. I hope we can bounce back and avenge the cup loss that we suffered earlier this season.
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