He put in two excellent attacking kicks (Stef should have scored off both) and half a dozen good long kicks. Not sure what you mean by open play. Patton was very good tonight.

That may have something to do with missing two props and having a second row forward at stand off.

If brown and Roberts had played tonight would we of won ...no...Patton did OK as did ginge perhaps a little lacking in the kicking department probably where super Tyrone as an advantage... Clark was superb again.....tonights result flattered that lot...good effort wire at least the effort was there..and a big rap for hicks well reffed

In all honesty, not really. We only conceded the one try and that was when down to 12 men and from a kick. I thought our defence was excellent and we never looked like conceeding with 13 players but our attack was off. At the end of the day we got the win and thats all that matters at this time of year. Your young debut guy Johnson looks like a great prospect but you really need to get rid of Lineham, hes a liability in big games and always comes up with a howler, at least against us. He did it at OT, losing the ball in your own half under no pressure and giving us the field position to win the game.

Could it be you only conceded one try as, being generous, the halfbacks, were the reserve option?

just think how many we would have scored if Roberts and Brown were on the field

We was going to get beat whether Lineham was yellow carded or not.
Okay not by so much of a score but a defeat but moral result all the same.

Games against the top 4 is 2 wins...1 against a jet lagged Wigan and a water polo game at cas .not good really

There wasn't nothing jet lagged about them when we beat them 16-nil

We beat them in the challenge cup 23 - 0

Strangely for a dead rubber it was entertaining and in a weird way reminded me why our game really is quality and in need of a huge boost. On the other hand as a wire fan we've hopefully got two big games left and that's all that matters...not that arrised on tonights result or the next two. As for our half backs Patton did ok and if he was to come in for anyone it would be Brown as, believe it or not - despite the blinkered drivel, Roberts is by far our best hb. (If anyone queries that just take note of the passing quality of our players). Roberts should've ran more this season (LOTS) more but at least he's always offered a running threat....those two tonight were never going to have that option.

Why?

Nope, we’re very happy.

6 wins on the spin.

Scored some good tries

Great night for Manfredi

All without, Farrell, Flower, Marshall, Burgess, Greenwood, O’Loughlin and losing Isa mid game.

Cheers. 16-nil ar ht.
My head hurts.

Wonder what Walter thinks of Louis Johnsons performance last night? He looks a great athlete and pleased he has been given a chance and took it. Been ripping it up in the U19s and it’s great we have that pathway into the first team.
Despite not being a fan of Patton i thought he was great tonight.