Totally agree. We made plenty of half breaks but there was no finish. A player like Michael Withers would've scored a hattrick today simply because he read the game so well and would be on the shoulder of a player who made a half break.

Still on the positive side most of the forwards looked fitter. It'll be a test for McNamara now to get rid of the rustiness and get the combinations clicking a bit better.

Good point, IMO we just need to find a way to turn possession into tries, i'm still gonna say the last season in terms of our lack of pace. Although it has improved with Worrincy and Sheriffe I still think we need some extra pace in our starting line-up.

Thought Jeffries was particularly poor today.

Too true. I think in Menzies and Jeffries we have two players who back up well. But we need to see more of the team doing it this year. It's an area we've been poor in for quite some time, it needs to improve this year if we want to beat any of the top sides.

There has not been any signs of it happening the past. I very much doubt it will happen in the future.

Beating the top sides or improving it?

Come on ME. You've been dancing around actually "say it" all afternoon. You must be positively bursting wanting to.

Stop dancing. Stop intimating. Stop choosing your words ever sooooo carefully.

You do know that you will NEVER make 10 game, don't you.

Just say it . . . . .

Looks like Langers and Solo rlwill be out for a whilerl

A blow but I think Cook can come in cover for Langley adequately.

As for Solo we'll miss his creativity despite his penchant for pies.

I was impressed today with Scruton and Menzies ability to offload the ball. If they evere get some support we'll look like scoring more often.

think its time to sit platt out in the reserves for a while, and give young kieren hyde a shot early on in the season where there is not as much pressure, after all he is an out and out full back with bags of pace

Don't these early games count towards the final reckoning then?

Both.