44-10 Buster try
Come on lads

how long left...1 more try please

Last update was on 71 mins

come on....................................

44-10 Full Time

Lost the second half, not impressed.

Neither am I,we have to be more ruthless than that,JD will know what to do,I guess on the plus side we rested 5 first teamers and still one comfortably,not moaning really but at 38-0 half time,i suspect everyone on here thought the same.

I wouldn't class myself as "not impressed", maybe a bit suprised we didn't amass more points in second half. Like the last post says, we rested some players today. I'll be interested to hear JD's views on this. Maybe I'm a bit old fashioned, but we are in the competitive part of the season now (some maybe see the NRC as a platform to try things out) and I would like to see a our best 17 take the field each week. We had no midweek game so the players should have been rearing to go after last weeks win against the Skolars. I understand the need to rest players or to allow injuries to heal etc...

Was it a case that JD felt he could rest some players today and still get the win? Or, did we have 5 players out with minor injuries. I'm aware that JD wasn't 100% midweek and inferred he may not play and appreciate Helliwell's bruising may be a week or so off before he's fit to play.

Players have different styles and characteristics and by playing week in week out with these players you get to know them and know where they'll be. By chopping and changing the team I think it affects the cohesion. Maybe we could afford to do it today and get away with it, but I would like to see a settled side, form and injuries allowing.

JD is the coach and am sure he knows the squad situation better than me, just my opinion........................

JD was interviewed on radio leeds and rightly praised team effort in 1st half but said there were playing off script and were playing one man stuff at times. No doubt this will be dealt with by JD.Regarding resting players every club does this if and when the team plays a team that on oaper are not as good there is a squad for a reason. Crikey how many times have we beeb in position to this and win fairly easy it shows strength of squad.

Teams have squads to create competition for places. The club as you rightly point out have a good sized squad with strength in depth, but I don't believe in making wholsale changes just because the team on paper is not as good. If a player is off form, carrying an injury or in need of rest then fine. The balance of the team can be affected. He may revert to a different team next week against Whitehaven and hope the changes he made this week don't have a negative effect.

Was it only me who came away from that match feeling like we had lost???