It was a good performance. The rotation of players though was a bit strange. Lunt and Patrick cannot have played more than about 10-15 minutes all game even though Patrick looked a danger whenever he got the ball.
Walker as well only had two ten minute stints and Wardle went off injured after half an hour which meant the other 13 players all played big minutes. Not sure of the reasoning behind this but it certainly showed that our players are very fit and able to play for long minutes at a high intensity.

I feel for Lunt. He sat out the first 45ish minutes, went on, and had to come off after 10 minutes with a bloody mouth/nose. Whilst in NB we trust, the use of Lunt does seem strange.

Agree with all the above. Fairbanks first interchange was very early and was gilly not larne. Thought larne looked good again yesterday and was really one of the few forwards who seemed to make metres yesterday.

A great result and whilst both teams will think they could have performed better again another 2 points collected in a tense arm wrestle of a game.

Two main positives for me are the performance of our young British kids and knowing that in previous seasons we would have just lost this game. Winning is a great habit to get into.

i thought both sides were evenly matched, nothing to choose between us, both had a bit of luck at times,both comitted silly errors at times, ultimately broughy was the match winner again with his very very lucky conversion,drop goal and breakaway that led to our last try.

I'll take the lucky conversion given he missed a sitter of a penalty earlier.

I think we were unlucky to be 8 points down at the break - Having watched the replay of the try last night on Sky I still say that ball was dead and it was no try.

Our goal line defence was excellent, especially on our left - they didnt have a chance

I was VERY puzzled by our first half defence though which seemed to consist of the markers watching Roby run past them, almost as if they were happy for him to pinch the 10m so long as the ball didnt go any further wide. It was noticable when Hohiah came on they started shifting it wider than when Roby was on.

though saints dominated us in the first half...territory and possesion but still only went in 12-4 down at half time

2nd half differant story though, got off too a great start and brough started to take control

what a try that was...even though i thought it was a forward pass to george!! nice to get one go our way for a change

and the ball bouncing off the posts and bar

brilliant game!!! very close

seemed to be a change of tactics with crabtree doing smaller stints....and why was mason missing again???

thought lawrence had his best game in the back row for us
brough without doubt man of the match!
wardle was awesome untill he got injured(which was given by betham as a being played at??? then saints got tackles back to one and went on to score)...soliola was getting put on his backside by wardle a few times.
George is proving a real hit...bags of tries
Eden too many errors AGAIN...needs to stop for the top level, we got away with it yesterday just

Eden will cut the mistakes out, he is just still a bit inexperienced, and to be fair his worst one was looking to pass the ball before he caught it.

I bet me makes fewer errors than Reilly ever did

Did anyone happen to get the lucky conversion on video. Would love to see that again.

should of gone to the game

I was there.

Would just like to file it away for posterity and pull it out the next time we play Saints.

might be on super league show tonight

just shown it on look north too!

No sour grapes, but the grounding on St Helen's first try looks very dodgy / knock on when you watch it from behind the goal on SL TV camera angle, and the Lomax one looks well over the line.
Of course all Giants ones look perfect, and we seem to score something special when the Saints visit with THAT pass follow by THAT try now.

Or even THAT conversion.
Never seen one like that before, and loved the crowds.... ohh, arrrg, ooh , hurray to accompany the spectacle.

that lomax try should never have been given how they could not spot the ball grounded a yard over the line is beyond me

That was celebrated more fanatically at the back of the BR than any of the tries ....in fact i'm sure Greyman was seen chucking his flat cap in the air at some point