after the warrington cup debacle i (rightly or wrongly) slated the players for lack of effort,passion and desire, well tonight im going to redress the balance.
today we were immense,we showed every quality we lacked in that warrington game,we played with passion with desire and tons of effort! with only 3 recognised props in the 17,18-0 down we needed a big effort from everyone,we got that in , yes we were fairly unlucky to be 18-0 down as i didnt think hull were anything special,they scored 3 tries off the back of our silly errors and penalties,give them credit as they took the few chances they had to post their 18 points.
but the tide turned once drewy and fooey came on we changed our tactics and got into hull who in the 2nd half simply had no answer to our power and skill and were simply blown away,had it not been for it us taking the wrong options numerous times and browns brainstormer it could have been another 50 pointer for us.listening to over confident hull fans befor the game,we couldnt possibly match them in the forwards,not only did we match them we trampled all over them,mason,griffin and especially larne patrick were simply immense up front as were wild,gilmour and dave hodgson who worked tirelessly taking the workload of the forwards numerous times, brett was back to his brilliant best causing hull problems all over the field.
so to the 17 wearing the claret and gold today,take every plaudit that comes your way you deserved it,like you deserved the stick you got after the warrington game

That's why we scored so many long range tries wasn't it. I seem to remember Briscoe spilling a bomb, Faiumu sidestepping though your defensive line, Bretts cut out pass to Hodgson, Lunts 60 metre effort and even Griffin breaking through. How many were on the back of penalties?

Worth noting as well that today we gave away two penalties on the 5th tackle today as well as losing possession 3 times on the first hit up after a penalty. Careless and we need to improve there for sure.

Oh dear,if you can show me where Hull fans think they are world beaters,I will give you a fiver.Its no disgrace losing to Huddersfield, they are a good side.

We scored one try from a mistake. Brown's try, for example, was just us playing quality RL.

I would say the lot of em.

What time did you leave? halftime?

we were immense as in having the heart and desire to come back from 18-0 down with only 3 props in the 17.
hull weren't anything special,they played their sets out and capitalised on mistakes and penalties and took their chances, which i actually gave credit for.

congratulations, looks like you have burst the FC bubble. Sick of hearing them in my cab telling me how they are going to win grand final.

and so the run up to Friday begins.

No idea why everyone is going on about penalties and or errors.

penalties are normally conceded when one team is on top of the other. hence we lost the collisions in the first half and gave away penalties. Manu running at Brown who struggled to cope with him = penalties. Good defence from Hull we dropped the ball.

Very few of the penalties or errors were unforced, Hull domintaed the tackle for 25 minutes.

In the second half we ran Hull ragged and as they tired they gave away penalties. penalties are part of the game but usually due to one team struggling.

However i was confused by a couple of decisions

Why was Wild ( i think) penalised for offloading did the ref call held ?

why were Hull penalised at the scrum i am sure childs indicated something about striking at the ball but am confused about that?

I thought he indicated he'd called held although it must of been split second.

I think he was penalising the player at the back of the scrum he kept breaking away early and did it on 3 occasions so guess he felt he'd given them enough warnings.

rovers fans should know that,we've handed them a few beatings lately

spot on! i did think the wild one was harsh though but we cant be sure how long after 'held' was called when he offloaded.
the hull one was correct he was warned about packing in and finally the ref's patience snapped on the 3rd occasion