Quote: Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo "No need talk about team sheets and substitutions when players can't even play the chuffin ball! 12 Nil up with about 5 minutes to half time and Mr T (Tea pot anybody?) then Cockayne (who does it at least once every game) gift Bradford a set of six that both lead to scores.
Then 2nd half it's Raleigh's turn to help the Bulls at every opportunity.
Difficult to pick a man of the match for us but I thought probably Poore who was the only forward who didn't look like a Rag Doll.'"
I'm going to start doing a post-match player by player short analysis, for the hell of it. Here is my thoughts after Bradford:
James Child - 5/10 Moving off mark against cockayne, maybe so but we should have had a penalty the play-the-ball before that for our player being dragged back about 3 seconds after the tackle had been completed. They scored in the subsequent set. After Tim Smith broke the line, there was what can only be called a "professional foul" via holding down on Kirmond (who was rightly furious) and he didn't give it. I'm sick of referees giving penalties in fits and spurts to teams. It's like they think "oh, i've given wakefield 3 penalties in a row, i'll now give bradford 3 penalties". Is it a coincidence so many games end up with an almost even penalty count? I think it's definitely psychological. There are obviously exceptions to the rule. Anyway, enough about that frustration.
Richie Mathers - 6/10 - Didn't do much in attack but was solid when called upon in defence and I can't blame him for any of their tries. Mr. Consistent recently and I was a critic at the start of the season.
Peter Fox - 6/10 - Didn't get as involved as usual today, has a knack of letting the ball bounce from kicks, decent finisher and got a bit of pace but we're always going to leak points from errors whilst he plays. Had an alright game today.
Ben Cockayne - 6/10 - Had good go-forward, was unlucky with the penalty call by Childs I felt, needs to re-discover his try scoring touch.
Reece Lyne - 7/10 - Good line-break and run for his try, tackled decently enough, got himself involved. Not a fan of his at all but if he played like that every week I'd have no complaints. Kicked ball dead at the end but didn't have any options.
Danny Cowling - 6/10 - Jury still out. A couple of missed tackles but that was down to inexperience. An assist for Fox's try with composure. Difficult to tell whether he'll be one for the future based on this game alone.
Lee Smith - 8/10 - Thought we kicked particularly well today which is unlike us and ironic seeing as though we didn't win and we've won when we've kicked far worse. Good try and always looked to be direct. Worked hard. Again, someone I have previously criticised for not showing much in attack but i'm happy to be wrong!
Tim Smith - 6/10 - 2 tries were created directly from his passes and clever play. Kicking was also very good as with L. Smith. My only criticisms is he needs to take the line on more - when he did at the end he broke through... Would have given him a 7/10 or better but he's embarrassingly weak in defence. It's become more obvious in the last few weeks.
Danny Washbrook - 4/10 - I'm not going to slate any player wearing a trin shirt but I just don't know what he offers us? Does he have any strong attributes? Last season, his tackling was his top attribute, this season he just seems to be a player that the game passes by. He has no pace, no offloading ability, line-breaking ability or creativity. Summed up: He doesn't do anything particularly noteworthy. Not saying he doesn't try or anything.
Kyle Amor - 7/10 - Ran the ball in hard again and is becoming more competent at getting a decent offload out every now and then. Can't fault him really.
Justin Poore - 7/10 - Same as Amor but plays it more simple. Doesn't take a backwards step, which is just what you need against a big pack.
Paul Aiton - 7/10 - Same as Mathers. Mr consistent. Know what you're going to get most games. Tackled hard, ran harder. Not much end-product today.
Danny Kirmond - 6/10 - Not one of Danny's best games. Thought Bradford did well to stifle him but whenever he got the ball there seemed to be no runners off it and it made things easy for Bradford.
Frankie Mariano - 8/10 - Our best player alongside Lee Smith. Scored a try, ran the ball in hard, didn't do much wrong in defence. Not going to harp on about him going to Cas but still don't understand how others can brush off his impact on games week in, week out.
Andy Raleigh - 5/10 - Gave a crucial penalty away for holding down, missed a few tackles. Looks weak in the collision and generally lightweight. Made a point to watch him today (after Vastman's "immense" comments after Leeds). Wilkes would have been a better option on recent form and I feel for the lad.
Kyle Trout - Not enough time on the pitch to judge.
Tautai - 6/10 - Ran the ball in hard, made one error and kicked the ball into touch on a play we probably wouldn't have scored off anyway. If he cuts out the rush of blood to the head he will be a good player. Looks like he is trying too hard at times. Tackles well.
Lauititi - 6/10 - A bit anonymous on the ball today. Caused little problems but didn't throw away possession like he can. Summed up the team performance. Wasn't horrendous but far too average for a team like ours to be performing on the whole if we want the points.
Adam_Harrison9 - 1/10 - wasted 15 minutes writing crap on a forum. some horrendous one-eyed opinions and didn't chant at the game.
refreshments bar - 0.5/10 - ran out of cider
