It's time to go back to basics.

Bruno to the centres. This is not the time of year to make this kind of switch and we have a plethora of second rowers who know the role sat in the stands.

Something has gone on and the players aren't happy. Whatever it is it needs sorting out before the season turns out a total waste.

I agree fartown fan and i'm not questioning earl not giving 100% only he's not doing what he was earlier in the season and mainly since he got left out of the Exiles game....

We know what Cas are going to do Sunday now.... rangi will run across our defensive line looking to open it up !! At the Shay he got taught it was a painful thing to do hence he disapeared from the game for long spells at 'cas' in the wet we stood off and watched him and lost....

They will try to front us up with 'Jacko' 'Rob Parker' Stuart Jones etc etc.... and then kick us back to our posts and hope we cough it up near enough to our line to let Rangi work his magic.... assuming we don't clobber him early and by that i mean good hard tackles

Crabtree, Mason, Gilmour, Fa'alago Patrick Raleigh and yes even Griffin how can we not 'smash their pack ???? What can go wrong ?? ... yup it can bloody rain again..... or we just do not turn up..... if professional players can't get outa the line and tackle and front up two matches from Wembley the whole lot should go now !!!! OK a bit drastic but you know what I mean..

Grix
Jerry
Wardle
Lawrence
Hodgson
Cudjoe
Brough
Mason
Robinson
Crabtree
Patrick
Fairbank
Faiumu

Wood
Kirmond
Raleigh
Fa'alongo

Great post (I agree with everything you've said).

At the moment, we seem to be playing too many relieving sets. I think there was a set within the first 5 minutes yesterday where our outside backs took the first four tackles. I wasn't the only one in our section that was asking where our forwards had gone.

From what i have seen of Griff i think he has been one of our best forwards, I couldnt make it to the Bradford game yesterday but tbh before that i thought he was brilliant for us and we really missed him away at Warrington.

I hope LOD isnt as bad as thought, his early season form was the best i have seen from a forward in my time as a Giants fan. IMO we need him for the playoffs!

With Browny out i'd like to see Gregg Mcnally given another shot considering how well he did on Debut...plus it would give us the options of either Grix or Leroy at half-back/full-back too if needed, at least if things weren't working in game it gives us lots more things to try with these 3 .

Agree daz. McNally is one who will work hard in order to keep his place. Either him or grix can play 1/6 with Leroy another option. I too agree that Andy Raleigh should be given a shot, we have been lacking in the forwards and a bit of competition migh spur the others on to do some bleedin work!!!
Put doof back to second row and playing more than 20 mins a side too!

Agree.

cant believe a few people are leaving griffin out of our team!

saw crabtree today and he was gutted, didnt know the answers to whats going wrong but needs sorting and quick...said its not for lack of trying

I have heard a whisper that kevin browns scan has revealed not as much damage as thought and he may be fit for Sunday.... could be right could be wrong but some previous whispers from that source have been right.....

I heard a whisper aswell and KB will not be fit for sunday.

Stella was you at that game,mate the 2 bench props were far beter than the 2 starting props more aggresion and more drive.

for me on sunday mcnally would be at full back, brough at 6 wood at 7, robbo at 9 and grix on bench if fuey not available, if fuey is fit grix at full back,grix not a half back full stop for me.

Agree.

Yes i was at the Bradford game. Crabtree was the only one running hard. Mason was dropping balls and making no yardage and Patrick makes a few yards but goes missing and does not carry the ball anywhere near enough.

I saw the stats in RL Express for the Warrington game and our so called big hitters Faalogo, O Donnell and Mason madwe less than five yards per carry which is frankly pathetic. In that game only Crabtree and Robinson made over 100 metres in yardage when about 8 or 9 of the warrington players managed to make over 100 metres.
You dont win games if you dont do the hard work and run hard and straight to give your backs the chance of a quick play the ball.