The bench props aren't really stepping up either. Thompson is great, Walters has really stepped up, but Byrne, Dupree, and Hill have not really stepped up.

We was very poor at times in that game.

Farrell, Nsemba, Dupree, Ellis (probably his worst game in ages) were all well off it today - French had a quiet game and our link up play was very slow and lacking in timing - the one time we got it right Miski scored. We made it easy for Warrington to stay in the game with poor play throughout the game.Too much one out play at times and silly mistakes. At least we won but it was a poor game all round - not a good watch.

Yeah agreed - all three have been poor for about 18 months now. The pack is carried by Thompso, Ellis and occasionally Mago!

I usually like Leeming when he comes on though.

Thought O’Neill also struggled today, the week off will hopefully do him good. Doesn’t yet have the same intensity as pre-injury.

Can't disagree. I thought Faz looked like a real passenger at times, and Dupree certainly didn't impress today.

Oddly clunky in attack and some poor spells when defending - a lot to work on over the week off.


As for RL in this country - the comparison with Aussie Magic was stark - the refs need to move away from evening up games and be thinking about the spectacle.

A win is a win, but I won't pretend I'm not a teensy bit concerned about these moments of really quite weak defence that occasionally creep in, when nobody seems inclined to make a tackle because they presumably assume that someone else will do it for them.

Strange game.    We should have been clear of Wire in the first half but some disjointed finishing and usual poor refereeing standards made the game a painful watch at times.


Allowing the game to stop while Powell put his boot on was strange  - since when has that been a thing?  Especially with the 'supposed' efforts to speed the game up.  


The video takes an age to replay things when the first view is obvious  - take the knock on where Lindop rolled it forward then pushes it back.    The VR saw it then replayed it 3-4 more times.   Yet somehow the try ruled out for Junior tackling the plyer off the ball - the first shot showed he clearly didn't tackle him, then the VR see's a still frame with his had on a shoulder and he rules it out straight away.   Completely incompetent.  


I think Peet is getting to the end of his patience with the ref's  - something has to give very soon.... 

Personally I think Walters' form is more down to playing time rather than the position itself, I'd rest Farrell and give him the full 80 there against Leigh. Faz is starting to get tired, perhaps the new contract is 1 too many for him.

I said to the mrs last yesterday that this could potentially be LF's last season. He seems slow, missing tackles and out of position in every game to me. Granted hes on the other side

I actually feel quite sad typing that as hes been brilliant since his debut

I think he is suited to prop. I would be happy if we signed a second row forward.