Smart thinking from Joel, and shows he has a very good rugby brain somewhere up there. Something I think will also be in Sams head, and then Logans aswell.

Joel is a contender for player of the season this year, as he is very consistant, pops up with a try regulary and puts in a lot of effort.

Just to defend O'Louglin he's been very good this season, but tonight he was poor.

Tim Smith was defensively poor. Phil Bailey was missed.

I've been singing Joel's praises for a long time. My mates and the missus used to give me that 'you're a bit odd' look, but they're starting to see what I mean.

He's not the strongest and biggest, and in a straightforward drive he does as well as many forwards. But give him an inch of space, or ask him to support a break anywhere near him and he's on it in an instant, making yards, supporting, and popping up in the right place to score tries.

Tonight's opportunistic try was typical of what I mean. For a young lad playing top-level SL that takes confidence in your own ability, plus of course the ability to spot the chance, and to pull it off.

Keep hold of this kid please IL, he's a future great.

Seeing as I am on a role, here's another, I particularly enjoyed the Lockers comments on page 1.

Enjoy.............

Praise for Tim Smith whilst Lockers took a bagging!

Can't ever remember a game where somebody could have seriously gave those opinions and not be taking the p*ss.

Don't you just love old threads

You do when you've not written anything incriminating in them.

Have you been in my wardrobe ?