No Leroy, no taai,
Big misses.

Didn't miss them at all, the replacements played very well

The young lads have been awesome all year! and the majority should be playing every week now. It's the more experienced players who have under performed in my opinion...

Massive confidence boost coming back from 14-0 at HT, this performance has to be used to kick start the season now. The next game is a huge one!

Saints fans reactions here. Some interesting comments about our side... https://youtu.be/daeVChVBSzI

Saints fans reactions here. Some interesting comments about our side... https://youtu.be/daeVChVBSzI

When I saw the side he picked with the inexperience in it I thought we'd get walloped. So as it turned out credit must go to RS for a brave selection.

Got into the arm wrestle well enough, but the old story unable to put points on the board, then let the opposition take control. Same old script. But luckily the heads didn't drop, kept battling away and at last the tide turned. The 2nd McIntosh try from the Brough short kick was an A grade bounce for us, but about time we had a bit of luck. Shame Broughy couldn't land the conversion, but credit to Fartown right at the end,I thought we'd blown it when one of ours coughed the ball up coming away from our sticks but somehow managed to stop what seemed would be the game winning one pointer.
Commentators were praising Brough & Gaskell for a dual kicking game and also some of Danny's defence jumping out as he does,good reads to close the opposition plays down.

The Radio Yorkshire commentator,who sounded like a Lancastrian at the same was was slagging off St Helens,calling them boring,unimaginative,one out & saying you wouldn't blame their speccies for not wanting to fork out £25 to watch the dross they were serving up. Quite amusing was that.

I also still think we need to win one if not BOTH Easter games to make or have chance of the top 8, lose both and we should be preparing for middles 8s and resting the players who have little injuries such as Jerry etc getting them 100% ready for the middle 8s.

said elsewhere the first 40 was basically a story of same old, cant score and usual mistakes

but fair play to the lads for turning it around! much better 2nd half and the confidence built.

st helens are a poor team.

mcintosh could have done better when letting fages go round him, but he made up for that with two tries!

mellor needs to be dropped, does nothing, sam wood has to replace him!!! please.

lets hope we can continue that 2nd half into next week now... big game against catalans..who seem better away from home this season!

wigan was a point lost, st helens was a point gained, with cudjoe and taai missing too, certainly felt like a win

Just a bit surreal that these two guys were marquee signings of last year,now they struggle to get into the side.

No doubt their time will come.

mamo could be playing on wednesday, symonds maybe monday

I was pessimistic before the Saints game, even more so at half time, but to come back to get a draw was encouraging and shows there is some spirit in the side. The usual negativity persists on this forum, the only reason we got a draw was because Saints were so bad etc etc etc. However, the guys deseve some credit for coming back from 14 points down and niling a team, in the second half. l'm expecting to finish in the bottom 4, but am reserving judgement until after we get Mamo and Symonds into the side, to see what impact these 2 player might have.

Danny Brough seems to be taking some unfair stick. If he did leave the Giants, as was reported a few weeks ago, there would be a queue of Super League clubs wanting his services. Like all players he can't be at the top of his game, every game. Players do have dips in form. I'd rather see him in a claret and gold shirt, rather than playing against us, any day !

The big problem for Brough is that if he isn't kicking goals from anywhere, or he isn't winning games for us like he has on so many occasions, Then he is the problem. If the whole team showed the commitment Brough does most of the time, we would be in a better position than we are. That said sometimes kickers lose their touch temporarily, If we have others who can kick goals give them a shot.

He's never a problem for my money because as we know defence in this game is just as important as when in possession,and Danny is always committed to his tackling. Some of the others it has to be said have been found wanting on d.

Does make me wonder when they think of recruitment do they consider the defensive qualities as well as the flair side of things.

one thing i dont like from brough is how he blows his top at say mcintosh when mcintosh puts a kick through or whatever, its like if its not brough that can do it then no one can!!!! yes brough is the main playmaker but dont have a go when others chance their luck... not like brough is causing havoc for defences right now is it

Why do you think he's done nothing? The stats paint a very different picture.


Second most metres this season

Third most carries this season

An average gain per carry of well over 8 metres

Eighth most tackles this season (most of all the backs)


Seems like he's done plenty to me!