Quote: ThePrinter "Can easily be said when you look at the particular kicks in this game.....not the ones from previous games. Every time BJB's reaction to get over to them was vastly slower than what Hardaker would've done. Not sure what relevance the Leigh game has on this particular debate, did they get several 40/20's against Hardaker? So the struggle in that game wasn't exactly poor FB play.
Hardaker has played 3 times at FB vs Brough and conceded just one 40/20 at Huddersfield in 2012, when he'd only just taken over the FB role. Brough got 2 at Headingley in 2013 when Watkins played FB and 1 against BJB there in 2012.
So in three games vs Hardaker and he's got 1 40/20. Against BJB/Watkins in three games he's got 5 (technically 6 if you count the one bouncing off BJB's legs). Also in 13 games with Hardaker at FB this year, Leeds have only conceded one 40/20.....so the argument does hold more weight than you like to deny.'"
A few things wrong with what you've said there. We are talking about broughs kicking game at headingley. When we played you at hudds the last two games brough switched it about as you were expecting kicks so he played a running rather than a kicking game (that worked well also).
Seeing as hardaker hasn't played headingley (I'm assuming your statement is correct about who played there and when) you can't state he's done better because he hasn't conceded 40/20s there!
Brough would have adjusted his 40/20s accordingly had hardaker been playing there - or his game in general- so stating hardaker alone would have made a difference I'm not sure. Given we knocked on immediately after the second one in not sure what relevance 40/20s have to the outcome!
As for the relevance of the Leigh game on this debate, you stated we should be more worried than you as we couldn't put the ex champions, top of the league table team to bed away from home. I'm stating you couldn't put a team from the lower division to bed many of whom who are part time players with alternative full time jobs at home in front of your own fans.
- how is that less worrying.