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| Quote: gary numan "Am i the only person that doesn't think the catalan try was fabulous? It was very dramatic and exciting but it was a scrappy affair. Lots of better tries scored over the weekend.'"
nope. A lot of luck too. |
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II think Trinity could win no try of the month with Mellars disallowed try against the Bull's.
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| Quote: gary numan "Am i the only person that doesn't think the catalan try was fabulous? It was very dramatic and exciting but it was a scrappy affair. Lots of better tries scored over the weekend.'"
It was great probably mostly because it was a scrappy affair - Catalan were desperate to score - the ball was all over the place via a kick, desperate offloads, a miss-kick and a flick pass, and yet Catalan managed to keep it legally alive and finish with nice hands and a good sidestep.
No, the try itself wasn't fabulous from a textbook rugby point of view, but place it in context and it was a wonderful moment. |
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| Quote: J O N N Y "basically he kicked the ball on the 5th tackle, it hit Danny McGuire square on the head, spooned up in to the arms of the chasing Widnes player, who passed the ball back to Hanbury running through a gap in the rather bemused Leeds defence and scored.'"
 Ah yes, the Rugby Gods with a gentle reminder to that cheeky young scamp Daniel just to watch his step and remember who runs things around here.
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| Quote: gary numan "Am i the only person that doesn't think the catalan try was fabulous? It was very dramatic and exciting but it was a scrappy affair. Lots of better tries scored over the weekend.'"
Isn't sport meant to be dramatic and exciting?
They created a last second, match-winner through grit, determination, flair and yes, a bit of luck, although you know what they say about luck?
It was a spectacular try - miserable buggers. |
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| Quote: gary numan "Am i the only person that doesn't think the catalan try was fabulous? It was very dramatic and exciting but it was a scrappy affair. Lots of better tries scored over the weekend.'"
indeed - exciting try due to the time it was scored and the impact on the result, but fairly scrappy in quality. |
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Agreed. It was no wide to West.
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| Quote: gary numan "Am i the only person that doesn't think the catalan try was fabulous? It was very dramatic and exciting but it was a scrappy affair. Lots of better tries scored over the weekend.'"
Saints fan by any chance ? 
It was a bloody great try....think of the context....the clock counting down.....Catalan extending their best start to a season.....it was awesome. Some people ! |
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| Quote: miscreant "It was a bloody great try....think of the context....the clock counting down.....Catalan extending their best start to a season.....it was awesome. Some people ! ![]()
At the risk of being accused of sour grapes, the opportunity for the try should never have been offered in the first place. Aside from Saints dire defensive performance in the final 20, on the set before that try was scored, Pryce hit the floor with his ball carrying arm with our defenders on him. We were not awarded the penalty as it was missed by the ref (but is very clear on Sky). Had the ref seen that - and I think he must have been blind to miss it - then we would have been up the other end of the pitch attacking during those last two minutes.
So while it was an exciting end, it was a fortuitous one for the Dragons, care of Mr Child.
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| Quote: miscreant "Saints fan by any chance ? ![]()
No, Warrington fan and i was made up with the try, not saying it was a bad try but there are people calling it one of the best tries of superleague ever. The ball was dropped, mis-kicked and a real scramble it was finished well, an exciting try and significant but there were many better executed tries with more aestically pleasing play scored his weekend.
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| Quote: SaintsFan "At the risk of being accused of sour grapes, the opportunity for the try should never have been offered in the first place. Aside from Saints dire defensive performance in the final 20, on the set before that try was scored, Pryce hit the floor with his ball carrying arm with our defenders on him. We were not awarded the penalty as it was missed by the ref (but is very clear on Sky). Had the ref seen that - and I think he must have been blind to miss it - then we would have been up the other end of the pitch attacking during those last two minutes.
So while it was an exciting end, it was a fortuitous one for the Dragons, care of Mr Child.'"
Sour grapes 
Saints got away with a few as well, despite what your coach would try to have us believe. |
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Even if correct, you can't call one missed penalty as causing a change in result - no matter when it occurred in the game. If I were Simmons I'd be more worried about why the score was so close in the first place.
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It was a try with plenty of tension at the very end of a game.
Hot Potato keep the ball alive stuff that was good to watch.
It was pretty patchy defending and scrappy attack with plenty of luck involved in much of the play.
No where near a classic try in my opinion.
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Wouldn't it be boring if every try every week was from a set piece move and was finished with clinical precision?
For the sheer endeavour, desperation and drama, it was an outstanding effort.
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Thats right Bren.
But the best tries are the ones that see extraordinary tries scored against sound defensive structures and unlock those defensive patterns or ad lib the play so much that it can not be defended against.
Catalans try was entertaining and as much luck as skill.
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