Oh I hope you try those tactics- I really really do. You trundle down the middle all you like- then grix, brough, brown, robbo, fuey and lee will dance around them to the line.

Carvel and Evans missing today for us by all accounts. That takes some grunt out of the pack and some pace out of the backs.

Who won?

Tommy Lee?

Maybe Nathan Brown could tell your tough guys do go after them, Mason, O'Donnell and the likes. When is he going to do that you reckon, he talks about it quite often doesn't he?

Robinson on Myler in a record 3 seconds

No,Morley still has that record and in a GB shirt

Phillip Bentham

I think this was a very interesting game. It would have been good to have had LO'D and Doof out there tonight because we didn't quite have the power and nouse they would have brought to us although Fairbank in particular showed up well in their place. Walker looked for the ground too soon and IMO Bentham let the Wires lay on and turn the player (npot from being on his front to his back but from facing forward to facing his own line) after the tackle to slow the man getting on his feet, whereas he pinged our guys for holding the ball way too quick in comparison.

We respected them too much at times and our line speed was just not there. Our threequarters stood off too much in defence in the first half. KB also let himself get wound up a bit.

Lots to be positive about because we need to remember that we had so many big lads missing. Patrick, Mason, LO'D & Doof. It's a huge disadvantage yet we were in the hunt and with a decent ref who could control a game and a different bounce we were well capable of coming away with the win. It bodes well.

Agree with all that. Would also add, we didn't collapse. We kept plugging away and got back into the game three times after being pegged back, no 64-6 or 47-0 tonight.

Good point, we conceded two in two sets but then regrouped and got the next try.

And some of our defence in our own 10m was very impressive indeed. They have pride, spirit and desire. I am disappointed to lose but not disappointed in our performance when looking at the bigger picture.

They really upped the intensity with 15 to go and could easily have built on that momentum to win it. As it happened, the rub of the green didn't go with them and the last try broke their hearts. Wire deserved it on the day but there's a cat's cockhair between those two sides IMO.

Generally, I thought that Wire milked the play the ball and Huddersfield didn't do the same when they should. I also thought that Huddersfield were weak on the right hand side defensively. Tommy Lee's challenge was bad timing rather than malicious from where I was stood (with the flask and cookie brigade) but I could heave been closer. I did think that Wire benefitted from some forward passes at key times when the touch judge was in prime position to make the call.

From what I saw there was nothing in the Brown 'forearm' apart from Brier's hissy fit and attempted bitch slap on the back of it. But that's Briers and why fans love or hate him. All in all it was an entertaining game that was in then balance until the last 10. Entertaining stuff.

Edit: I should add that I reckon Grix didn't have the best of games. Eden looks like a very exciting prospect and Eorl put a serious shift in.