We were our own worst enemy tonight from three quarters selection, pitts selection, no game plan, poor execution & lack of speed
Our three quarters are slow over. Long distance & rarely make clean breaks, however I was pleased we stuck into the arm wrestle.
The ref is incompetent on many facts of the game even giving 6 again instead of a clear penalty & thus ground is lost, allowing far too long to wrestling then shouting held but allowing slow release thus other teams re setting .

A win is a win.


That?s all I?ll say on that game. 

Like a lot have said  we need a proper 6  Pitts is no way skilled ,fast enough and as not got a kicking game to play six. IN hospitality Trueman said he could be back in about 2 week but Powell said that about two week ago .Do not know why Warmsly was not playing we looked so short of speed down one side We have got some big problems with some of the players in the backs .and tonight was a big step backward Mr Powell as been lucky to get away with the calls he made tonight, Just thinking you can win games by forwards may work in the Championship. But you have to have backs with  a bit of flair as well to win in S L and there was very little on show from Wakefield to night

I don?t know about backs not having flair. I think the left edge with Pratt and TJ went well tonight. They must have made a ton of yards between them in their carries. 


Jowitt was also good once he?d blown off the rust. He needs to stay at full back. 


The right edge needs looking at a little. Hall or Scott are centres and a winger needs to be on the wing. 


I think our issue is we need a 6. One who can link up the plays between 7 and Max. Pitts as much as I like him received the ball and carted it into the line half the time like a forward. 


If we bring in a halfback short term we will benefit hugely imho. 


Farrimond, Whitby, Richardson etc. There has to be someone available surely until Trueman is fit. 

I would rather see Stevenson there though than Pitts again. At least he would be able to link up and take some kicks in play off Lino. 

Just got home after a long drive South.     


What a game.   What a turnaround.   Great atmosphere in the North Terrace.


I'm still buzzing!

Awful performance. We were as Dull as dishwater to watch, 1 up rugby for large parts. Our intensity and kicking game again absolutely stunk in the first half and improved in the second. If that was a top 6/8 team we were playing tonight we would have absolutely been blown away again by half time. 


To say this was our derby game, our team looked to have the intensity of a local Lawn bowls team. 

We made some awful plays in the first half, in fact all the way through the game, just less in the final 20.
Even in the last second when we let them have a free crack at goal without pressuring 


There were good moments


Faatili is improving every game. Love his energy
Scott back to centre for me. Walmsley on the wing.
I like Cossa a lot


And ultimately when we played badly, we still found a way to win. That is worth it's weight in gold

Crazy game. We are just full of mistakes and it?s killing us. When I saw the team sheet I thought we were just going to try blow them away through the middle and complete high. But I think this is the first time Powell got his selection completely wrong, and was disappointed not to hear him mention that in his presser after the game. He said he was disappointed to hear the fans booing at half time because the lads were trying, but I think most were booing his choices.

Cam Scott was obviously put on the wing to make yards in our own end - which he did to an extent - but there?s so much more wingers are trained to do. Defending kicks, holding shape out wide, and finishing obviously. Scott couldn?t do any of that. I was also really disappointed with his non-attempt to close Hoy down for their first try. 

Then picking such a big bench gave us no option to rejig at half time. If he doesn?t play Walmsley next week it?ll be a show of stubbornness. 

I also think Griffin was a bad pick. He carries well but he?s so lazy - often shirks his responsibilities as third man in the tackle, and he?s quite easy to get around these days. But with Nikotemo now out again it looks likely he?ll keep his place. I?d be tempted to out Croft back in, and Vagana obviously.



And of course we need a half. Lino prefers playing down that right channel, and we all but ignored our left edge in good ball, which included our three biggest strike weapons against two of the worst defenders in SL. Again, for me that?s poor coaching. I?d like to see Max back at 6, with Rourke at 1. Otherwise, I?d like to see Stevenson get a shot, if he is ready.


But there were positives. Uele was good again, Nikotemo too, and Faatili completely changed the game. It was relief more than anything.

Good teams grind out results and win games when they play poorly.


My take from last night is that was a game we would have lost but they never gave in and won a game we were out of for 60 minutes. The game lasts 80 and we played the whole 80 got back into it and won


It wasn't pretty but it's a long time since I have seen that mentality from a Wakefield team. 


I have seen us play great against some of the top teams and 95% of the time lost even though the opposition was there for the taking.


Last night proved to me the team are growing in confidence mentally and physically. 

Agree Griffin did not even  attempt to tackle Hoy before he started on is run that lead to there first try ..Scott is a second row he is slow at turning ,and should be no were near the wing .The spine is a joke at present with Pitts at 6 There is no organisations ,only kicking is going through LIno When I saw the team I was shocked why there was no Walmsly or Rourke ..Though we would struggle but I was shocked by how much .As said a top 6 team would have blown us away big time Think the forwards are some of the best I have seen as a pack ,but the back division we had out last night would have struggled in the Championship .

Totally agree, Scott is a SR in my opinion too. For me, he simply doesn?thave the athletic ability to be a top line centre, never mind a winger. He is far too slow. I previously had my doubts about Pratt, but that lad uses his size to his advantage, he?s obscenely strong, carries like a freight train and his athletic capabilities are on another planet to Scott. Hall so far for me simply isn?t playing at SL level. 

I just think all you can do is go through the team, how they?re playing individually in their respective positions and be honest if you?d think they would start in another top 6 team. 


Hull Kr
Hull Fc
Wigan 
St?s
Wire
Leigh. 


After last night performance, not many would in my opinion. We are aspiring to be a top 6 team consistently over the next few years. We?ve got our forward recruitment really good, but lack real quality in the 3/4 line and wing position.  

Not good to watch for large parts, but a win is a win. But come on if you'd offered me 4 wins out of 8 in February I'd have snapped your hand off. Yes it was a poor performance but look at the bigger picture where we are and where we've come from. We'll play better and loose and have done. So move on to Catalan where we'll need to go well to get anything.