Hey ....hats off to your team tonight ! they were great. Leeds ripped us apart at the at the KCom 2 weeks ago, and you've played some impressive stuff to do them tonight.
I thought the key was just staying in the game during the early arm wrestle. You kept in it till half time, but you came out 2nd half like a different team. What the hell happened ??

Where has all that will to win come from ? and the longer the game went on your impressive young forwards really took it to them. If they can keep believing you'll be picking plenty more points up.
A great bounce back from Swinton, and very pleased for you.

That was a score line I did not expect. Very impressive result. Well done to the team.

The level of commitment from the players was chalk & cheese to what we have seen in the last half dozen games. That level of commitment every week is what they need and that's the challenge they have to meet.

Phil Clarke himself highlighted that RL is a sport where a team with less talent putting in more effort than talented opposition will probably win. Nathan Brown in his first year stated his team was not the most talented but tried "very, very hard". As fans that's all we can ask. Their talent is fixed to a degree in the short term at least but their effort/application levels are entirely under their control.

Absolutely spot on.

As good as Gaskell has looked in attack in recent weeks I think he's been poor in defence. We looked much more solid last night with Wood there who in my opinion is an excellent defender

Thought the commitment last night was excellent.

I take back all bad things said regarding Shannon Wakeman, hes getting better and better - that's was his best performance by a mile.

We did not miss Rapira whatsoever - if he has to come back into the team it should be for Clough who was at fault for Leeds try and nearly cost us 2 more.

Matty English looked tired at times and dug in really deep - what a player he is going to be for us. Great debut by the young lad.

Mamo was great and so was Seb.

Stick with the Leeming & O Brien combo at hooker please stone!

Matty English reminds me of a young James Graham. His attitude is outstanding and he doesn't take a backward step. Could be a really big player in the next few years. We have some really good quality youngsters just need some high quality experience to complement them.

I was going to post that just before I read your post.

You can't give him a better accolade than that.

Rick Stone said he needs to learn to look after himself better as he's a bit too brave for his own good!

hinchcliffe has had some stick and off me included but lastnight his tackling was awesome

brough had a top game too

said elsewhere it was all down the attitude, need to show it every game and work hard like that and you get your rewards

loved it lastnight even if a little shocked!!

top 8 still on

gaskell prob another week off being fit

if gaskell is fit then he should partner brough

wood back to centre

Brough mentioned his half back partner after the game - mentioned how he liked certain things he did in terms of the talking he was doing to him on the field. Not often that happens!
I'd say if brough is happy then that's a good reason to keep a partnership.
Gaskell has the number 4 shirt so that's where you'd think Stone thought he may play at the start of the season.

gaskell will be half back when fit

wood currently a cente... see him as a second row going forward as he grows into his frame

I agree Durham a good team performance.

the younguns playing tonight will have gained massively, their confidence, will have gone though the roof, and that will surely permiate down to their peers, the future certainly looks a lot brighter today.

Izaac Farrell named to play U 19s on saturday