As the OP said Saints are way ahead of any other team this season including us.

Comparing with last year is of little comfort to me - true they didn't make a final but your argument would be more compelling had if we won the GF. We didn't. We were unable to score for an hour an almost carbon copy of 2016. Of course there is a chance we could make the GF and win it this year (as there is for a few clubs) but we remain in the possible rather than probable camp based on the evidence so far and the obvious weaknesses we have. But you are right - it's a good season so far.

If we don't win it this year then Price will surely have to deliver it in 2020 or suffer the backlash. He wont be getting the 8 year luxury Smith got for sure.

The scores against Hudds weren't all that well crafted I guess, but I think Price was asking for a back to basics after some average performances in the past few weeks. Lets not forget Lineham & Charnley are fairly high up the try scoring charts, most of those coming from opportunities created by good passing movements.

There is PLENTY to work on I'm sure Price is aware of this and reasonably happy about that. He's stated that he doesn't expect, nor want i suspect, us to be playing our best stuff right now and is looking for a slow-build. If it was play-off time next week then I'd be worried and Saints would waltz to the title.....but it isn't. We all know the main weak link in attack and if Price had other options I doubt he'd be playing. Brown is on his way back, this could help matters.

Phil Clarke made an interesting observation a few weeks back (it happens) that the last 4/5/6 (can't remember the number) winners of the GF have had a good kicking at some point in the season. I'm glad some of our weakenesses our showing up now and we've got time to work on them.....seems preferable to romping away with a season mostly untouched.

We could win a lot of our games with healthy scores against lower table sides ( or decent one's ravaged by injury ) and finish the season top 2. But you don't get anything for that, except perhaps the hubcap. After that it's a knockout competition, and if we have a period of 15-20 minutes where we are giving away penalties, offloading the ball in our 20m, or making mistakes, then we are very likely to end up with nothing at the end of the season.

That is the reason we do need to be concerned about Sundays performance, despite racking up 50 points.

I think the point about “switching off” is more of a concern than how we score tries, at present.
I’m also concerned about the seeming invitation for teams to run at us full pelt rather than moving up quickly. No doubt our coach sees all these things and is working on them, and we are in 2nd position while doing so which hopefully is a “good thing”!

Having watched the highlights back on last night's SL show I'm less concerned about how the points were scored in comparison to actually scoring them. Sure there were a lot of scruffy try's from close range well I say GREAT!! It takes all sorts and as someone said there's nowt extra for artistic impression.

It wasn't that long ago in simplistic terms that we'd cruise up the field but couldn't find a try from 10m and most stifled plays resulted in a hang the ball high and hope 5th play. Our problems were such that is seemed our tactic was to kick penalties 10 yards to start in the opposition 40/35 rather than apply line pressure

I think that we do have the players to play attractive free flowing rugby but in the first instance give me the win. This time round we got to 10/15m with a PTB and made it count (probably still with Price's half time chat ring in the player's ears) . If we can hurt teams from deep and close in then that's all to the good IMO

I have just watched the highlights on the Super League show. I think the assessment of Huddersfield's tries is over generous, 2 clearly came off the back of Warrington mistakes, and over critical of us as some of our tries were well crafted. The lead up work being where the "good stuff" was done.
Am I the only one thinking that if anyone other than Dec P had kicked the ball for Goodwin's try, which was pinpoint accurate, there would have been rather more praise for it?

Exactly...theres so many quickly find faults and not praise his contribution.
Well done Dec

I don’t care how we score them as long as we score them when we need them.

This is the serious failing , we need to practise and practise scoring tries with a monkey on the players backs.

Well said pal..and well done young DEC...next it.ll be we played a pee poor Huddersfield side...the next bashing we get the hit squad will no doubt be out in force

I dont think I was being overgenerous I thought their halves looked a better combination than ours.They showed some slick handling and they could create a line break for one of their players at least.

and I've never heard of either half back, although the number 7 Ive seen a few times and he looks quite a good find, in the mould of Michael Dobson in my own opinion.

on Dec Patton, when listing the tries I did wonder if anyone would give him credit for two on the money kicks..........It took 4 pages

Their halves, really? I wasn't at the game sunday, but from what ive seen on sky, the game earlier this year and reports and journos on Twitter, they reckon frawley is bloody awful, and far far from a replacement for brough.