I think he was, wasn't he struggling with a knee?

i think riddell will get better but he doesnt seem fit enough which means his game time is limited,when he stayed on in the semi he was found out big time by warrington.i agree when mm playes piggy does better and prob our best performance of the year at murrayfield piggy didnt play

Disagree with that massively to be honest, he's play 50+ minutes a match since MM was out, and although he looks tired, which he always does, he's always one of the first back on a chase.

I doon't think he got found out big time by warrington, just we got done in that area of the pitch because the props around him were useless. We actually did a helluva lot better when he was on the field.

We scored [iall our tries[/i when he was on the pitch.

Do you want to explain to me what the hell your favourite player was doing last night?

His famous distribution was absolutely woeful.

This guy is not improving, and needs to go. You can just see he isn't interested.

I'll answer on his behalf seeing as he's on holiday (Rogues)!

It's taken you 7 weeks to come back and have a go! I suggest that means it's taken that long for you to spot something to have a go at?

Yes he didn't have one of his better games but he we were still a better organised team when he was on the park! He was certainly as good as McCollorum.

We were more in control of the game in the 1st 30 and the last 20 when he was on the pitch.

He did make 1 x terrible pass from dummy half and gave away 1 x penalty last night - That in itself was unusual as his distribution is far better than what we've had for 3 x years and our alternatives this year and he has given away "Massively" less penalties.

His Tackling last night was Fantastic. Often he was coming up out of the line and hitting Props/2nd rowers like Vella & Newton Head on!
I commented in the Hull game at home about 6 weeks ago that in the 1st 25 mins that night he must have made 20+ Big tackles.
He did the same last night.

Where were you last week after Cas game? Headless chickens whilst Piggy wasn't on.

Where were you week before after Hudds Game? Tommy was poor at 9!

Typical lets have a go at someone attitude and preferably an Aussie / one of the usual scapegoats!

Next Week! If we get Saints.
I would give Noble 1 piece of advice.
Get Piggy on the field whenever KFC is on! He outplayed him at our place 1st half and KFC came back on around the 55 min mark and Noble didn't bring Piggy back on for a further 10 mins and in that time he had changed the game!
Gouldings injury and our lack of Hooker interchange at their place early August also meant we couldn't keep him on the field when KFC was on and that cost us in the end also.

What he said. IMO we look alot more orgonised when he is on the pitch

Riddell is a good talker and he brings a little bit calm and experience to the proccedings, but he can get lazy at the play the ball, I think that is down to his conditioning. Hopefully after a full pre season we will see a different Riddell next year. He has a good solid look of a top hooker the boy just needs a little extra juice.
Good point regarding lining him up opposite KFC, never thought about that.