Yeah, I highlighted that in another thread. One thing about the channel system that fans seem to hate, we scored plenty of tries with it.

When you were coasting and looked on the way to winning the game, how many of these players needed sacking Yes you got beat by a saints team who simply got on a roll like only they can, but if its any consolation i think you will be in the mix at the buisness end of the season

I am going to stick up for Briers here. I am a critic of Briers but I thought he had a decent game. Like most of the others for 50 minutes he played great.

He put little kicks in close to the line aimed at the defenders legs that caused havoc. he turned Wellens around a couple of times (I think from one of his kicks we actually forced a drop out)

I have not seen the TV Coverage of the game and that might show something different but it looked to me that our game plan did not involve a great amount of involvement from the half backs.

Briers, because he still done nothing when we were coasting, it was all the forwards work.

but when the forwards are on the back foot like after 50 mins last night theirs nothing halfbacks can do. we simpley run out of steam! AGAIN icon_sad.gif

I disagree.

What did he do? Ive seen Ronny Biggs make more breaks.

Agreed. The question though is, was that due to saints' defence, an inability of the backs to do it, or coaching instruction to play a conservative game?

My suspicion is that the game plan was conservative - I definitely feel that the team as a whole should have made much more of the territorial advantage and possession that they had.

Quite clearly, James Lowes has, as expected, followed the 'Bradford method' of a big, dominant, yet mobile and quite skillful pack. Briers did what was asked of him and sat back and directed the team around the pitch. For the majority of time, he only came into play at the back of attacking sets.
The gameplan was very much 'one-out' forward play, which doesn't leave much for Briers to do, but I thought what he did do, he did well.

However, as i have said the forwards cant do everything and we needed the backs to come up with the goods, game plan or not a half-back should be realizing when were in a good position and we need to do something.

Latchford, you are typing drivel. FACT.

Briers was a little anonymous but compared to Monaghan he had a blinder.

I don't see why you played him? He clearly started the game injured.

His being cut from the squad is a year or two overdue me thinks. He offers nothing and is a shocking influence on the team. Once Gilmour made the break down the left, Briers' chin was dragging along the floor and it never got back up. Once it got close, Lee's injuries flamed up as they always do when the going is tough.

Monaghan is garbage as well. I don't see why Warrington don't drop them both.

How ? I couldn't tell.