Got to disagree with the right side of defense i thought the majority of issues where our left edge and as been most of the season.4 of the 5 tries cames down out left edge.
Think today is one of those a win is a win and the performance whilst poor will no doubt stop players and fans getting carried away.
What have i learned from today is both boothroyd and bain would be a waste of quota spot,lawford needs to go to hunslet on duel reg for rest of the season hes no way near ready for this yet.

Am I missing something, who's hyped Booth up? nobody really mentions him and he's just the next young player that Powell seems to have around the first team like Croft, who plays FB. He may have played a few different positions to try them in reserves but FB is what he has done as a junior and was brought in as.

100% true there mate

I haven’t seen any academy games this season but is there any young lads who are showing early promise?

I much prefer the structure of a league. There is an innate pride in being a top team, far more so than friendly games. It also far more mirrors the experience of being in the first team. If done properly it allows partnerships to be created. It’s the regularity of it that makes it work imho.

I think the loss of a full A team comp is the biggest reason that the game is failing to create enough creative players. For most forwards training gives them most of what they need, but HBs in particular need a place to work stuff out.Most Aussie HBs make their name in the reserve grades first.

Full game now on YouTube-

rlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v