Today’s game v Leigh

Quote: Winslade's Offload "I was a bit surprised Butler got a game but well done SP as it certainly beefed up the middle and didn't leave all the work for our stalwart props. He still gets null points for wasting a spot on a 10 min Ashton the previous game though. I thought Mamo did ok although he missed a tackle on ? Thornley that gave them their second try. To be fair I hadn't expected Price to make even those two changes to the team.

The two players that I thought were disappointing were Walker and Austin. Walker should surely be making more breaks against a tiring Leigh side that was short of some of their better players. Perhaps Walker should be swapped with Davis for the Hull and Catalan games. Austin seems to have continued his very mediocre form of last year whilst Widdop showed him what he ought to be doing in sparking attacks.

I was trying to decide whether to be encouraged or not by the team display. It was certainly a lot better than against Cas. with more fluid passing, a better pack and some clever work between Currie, Widdop and Ratchford to open up the defence. But we will not get the time / space against Saints or Wigan, and their defence will be a lot tighter. We are still not seeing enough running off the ball from the forwards, we are still passing flat footed in the middle, and we still look pretty stagnant attacking their try line in the last 20m.
I think my cup is still half empty.'"

Fair post. One moment in Austin's favour, was him taking it to the line and passing which made the space for Charnley and Mamo to finish the move. I'd like him to do more of that, rather a telegraphed dummy to try and break the line, which defences are now only too aware of.