Jeez that was nerve racking , hard earned isn't even the half of it , credit to York they were immense , best side we've played all season based on that performance .

At the end of the day we got it done , end of .

One game away from achieving all our objectives this season and I believe we will .

Up The Trin .

Quote ="FIL"Yep...we should have been out of sight at half time but we were trying to score off every set. I'm sure DP will have picked up on that and will calm them down for next week '" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZhfgknen6M

Quote ="FIL"Yep...we should have been out of sight at half time but we were trying to score off every set. I'm sure DP will have picked up on that and will calm them down for next week '" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZhfgknen6M

I don't really have a problem with the game.
York gave us a really good challenge and we found a way to win.

I thought we played with a lot more speed when moving the ball but each time someone fluffed their lines. It gave York a lot of the ball.
I thought our defense stood up well consider the amount of pressure we were under, though I couldn't see who let them through for the break on the right. Seemed pretty soft.

There was a period in the second half where they had 3 sets through drop outs and then we gave the ball up twice in our quarter. It seemed forever before we got the ball in a good position.
I also felt they rattled Doyle as well when they got away with nutting him.
It turned when Hood came back on and seemed to calm things down.

It will probably do us good to have a tough game so we are better prepared for the next game. We could have easily panicked but we kept our nerve.

Griffin unlikely to play so someone has to come in. Probably Boothroyd.

Not sure whether I'd play Trueman.
Lino did some good things but also went missing too though that reflects us not having enough ball.

Powell says in the post match interview that Vagana is the likely replacement for Griffin plus Belly told us that he had seen Boothroyd just before the game and he was limping quite badly ??

It's ok saying we fluffed chance after chance in first half and all this stuff but the truth is we were in grave danger of losing the game,and that's a fact! We will have to be much better in final.

Oh give over! It's a semi final, it should be close! We won by 2 scores!

Well if being in danger of losing turns you on good luck to you Lurcher!

Positives
We won


Negatives
Ball control
Moore didn’t keep them apart
5 946 is disappointing and I know some games lack intensity but this was a semifinal

You could tell Gale and Lino hadn’t played together much this season.

The game plan to take Max out was executed well and it stifled a lot of our plays. Mash clearly saw that was their best chance.

Boothroyd was limping badly. Will be Vagana or maybe Pitts (with Cozza coming to 13). But we do have good options.

Thought our completion was poor and we invited York to our line far too much.

In a semi final I think you should get your retaliation in first, and give the opposition something to think about. That is what they did to us (especially Max) and it effected our play for most of the first half, they were on the front foot without making the yardage that we were producing. They did not wait for the ref to pull them. While on about the ref I did think that he let the game run without interference in the first 40 and then started making a few strange calls in the second. However he should have clamped down straight away on the head shots, a lot of them went unpunished.
One last thing about today , was why did`nt we recognise the passing of Brian Lockwood. One of the Rugby League greats.

isn't it funny how a bit of success breeds contempt?

in the past 12 months we got a new owner... a new coaching set up... massive investment in club... team and stadium... we got to go to Wembley... we won two available trophies and are in the final with a home advantage for a third. We even have a player who is just 3 points away from a new world record for individual points scored in a season.

seems we are so ingrained with being disappointed and grumpy.. we forgot how to have fun...

live in the moment guys ...

enjoy the experience ...

I think we got the RL equivalent of a winning lottery ticket when the Ellis family took over... and after 50 plus years with so few highlights, I'll take it whilst it's here!...

all I see is silver lining... and any small clouds are inconsequential.

Lino did fall off one tackle but actually stopped the opposition player who then broke the line at a different point which led to a try at the next play the ball. I did not see him miss any other tackles that directly led to York scores.

Therein lies the problem, it's all gone "too well" this season and even with a bit of a scare yesterday, it still is.
A grand final at Fortress Belle Vue is all we could have wanted, roll on Saturday !

Absolutely spook, some of the rubbish on Facebook, makes you wonder what they really want, yesterday we played a very committed side, who played very close to the limit, (pity Mash couldn't do the same last year),and still won by 2 clear scores.
We are in the Final just enjoy it.

Interesting that Lineham took to the field wearing 34 but later changed his shirt to 27. Made no difference to how he played but what was that all about?

His GPS tracker pocket ripped and the GPS wouldn't stay in, so they had to swap shirts

I bet the data from that makes riveting reading

An ordinary performance, hope we play better next week. But in reality it's all about the win nothing else.

York played a good well organised game and at their peak, Wakey were not at their best and squandered good field position on several occasions and still won by a 2 score margin, will need to cut the errors out on Saturday, which I’m sure they will and hopefully turn the French over big style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRRlrqJtzq4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRRlrqJtzq4

Credit to York because they made it hard for us but we bombed 3 trys in the 1st half which would have give us a comfortable lead. That said we will need to be better next week but if we take our chances I am confidant that we can win.

As some others have already said, you need some "jeopardy" in matches to get really involved.

Winning comfortably is great, but you do need some close games - otherwise you just get a bit blasé. Without any disrespect to other Championship sides, most of the games have ultimately been a bit too easy this season - and lacked a bit of "gut wrenching passion". Probably only Fev away in the Challenge Cup and away to Widnes, was the result in doubt.
(we got stuffed away to Toulouse, so that doesn't count either!)

I loved yesterday. I had that sickening feeling after 60 minutes of "we can easily lose this", and whilst it's a horrible temporary feeling - it's something special when it turns out all right in the end.

No I will be happy with a 40 point victory, it would not cause me any consternation or feel I needed more.

Completely agree. Started watching in 1992, so always the underdogs. Victories, especially close ones, make it all worth while. Loved it yesterday. It was equally awful and ace. That's what it's all about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpEO4y97wg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpEO4y97wg