i think everyone has mentioned the 3 points where the game turned against us, imagine what the margin meter would have said after each occasion!!

the amaount of time the relative teams have been together should be taken into consideration as well. not down after the game (half expected it to be honest), we just need more games and i know we will get better. pity this fixture wasn't later in the year.

Had to laugh said to my lad "happy with that saying as we have all the new faces and when they gel we can take games like this".Was a KR fan in front and he said "we have 4 new players you know"

He was wrong then, we had 5 playing yesterday.

make that 6.

They defended very well, we didnt attack particularly well and had plenty of chance to do so, if we was good enough we had chance enough.

was a bit disheartened at the time - and a little worried about our toothlessness infront of the line, but now had time to reflect a little theres not real cause for concern as yet, typical early season game and all you can expect with basically a new team. I think many, myself included, may have had their expectations raised on the back of a good win first game, but the hudds result has kind of put that into perspective.

Plenty to work at, but its very much early days and we do have several good things to build on.

Thought we just lacked the cohesion on the final pass that would probably have made the difference yesterday, the disallowed try for Cockayne in the first half being a prime example.

Even though Hull KR were expected to dominate in the forwards, i don't really think they did, even though Mika and Paea look decent. However Hull KRs goal-line defence and desire was excellent and is what ultimately won them the game.

Also dont get the criticism directed at John. I thought he was involved in most of our decent attacking play, his defence seemed sound and he took the line on alot more than Smith did. Sure, his kicking wasn't great and he shouldnt be the lead goalkicker in any SL team but overall i am not sure what else we could expect from him in the conditions.

Well done to KR, they really ground it out and overall we just lacked the patience at crucial times to get our noses in front.

Just watched the highlights, others who have a better understanding of the game may be able to tell me, but in the run up the final Hull KR try is there a case for obstruction?

I don't think any players were poor as has been stated by a few posters. We should have won the game but didn't, i'd take that over getting mullered and deserving nowt anyday. There was one other opportunity we had on their line that hasn't been mentioned and it was when we had a 3 on 2 and rather than slipping Collis into a gap 6/7 yards out the pass went to fox who was the covered man.
Over all pretty pleased the conditions were not conducive to good RL and yet I still thought we played some decent stuff at times. With a bit more composure we would have won against a very determined and capable KR side. Disappointed but optimistic going forward

If it had been a boxing match, the ref would have stepped in and stopped the contest. We absolutely battered them in the second half and although, like most people, I was disappointed that we didnt win, the effort was certainly there.
KR only got in our half twice in the second half and scorde both times, but I think we will win games this season playing little worse than today.
Credit must be given to the KR defence, it was heroic.

I thought it was a good effort and we were a little unlucky to get beat. We coughed up some silly ball which cost us in the end alongside some very good defence from KR. My only slight concern was how much we favoured attacking down our right hand side in the second half it seemed that every attack went that way. Positive signs yesterday and much better than the majority of last year.

No complaints here - it was a great effort and we just lacked a bit of cohesion and killer instinct on their line; their defence in the second half was positively heroic, which blunted our attacking options quite significantly.

We made a couple of errors that were pivotal and we have to hope that more time together and more training sees things like that ironed out.

We certainly looked the fitter side and in particular the last 15 mins of each half, which is a big improvement on last season; I think that, coupled with speed and mobility of our pack and the class we've got available at hooker, will pay dividends on a dry track.

Bring on Bradford - hopefully the people of Wakefield saw enough to convince them to come back.

3 penalties and 2 tries in 2 games will do for me.

Just wanted to come on and say thank you to all the Waky fans who have bothered to post saying stuff like well done and best team won blah blah blah,some clubs arent like you guys and its refreshing to say the least.
Im glad that 2000 or so Rovers fans made the trip to Belle Vue and would like to wish you guys all the best for the rest of the season.Just wish all away fans from all clubs travelled in numbers like that.

Peter.
Rich and James are good honest folk and i believe will do well for you.

I've been thinking the same thing, playing him for the length of time he has been doing isn't getting the best out of him. Perhaps injuries to Mariano and Amor have forced Agar's hand somewhat. A starting pair out of Kirmond, Mariano and Southern and bringing Lauitiiti on against tiring defences would be far more beneficial then how he's been used at the moment.

I thought Hull KRs defence was outstanding, they took the few chances our defence offered to them and deserved the win

I was really happy with our performance though, only thing I can knock was our kicking game but I'm sure this will get better with time

While the Washbrook forced pass was defo the final turning point, if that pass had have come off we'd have gone the length of the pitch off the back of it, I understand why he pushed it as it could have turned it in our favour, thought he had another good game

I thought Kyle Wood looked excellent again, that little dummy kick then kick to touch was exceptional, hope we see much more of him this season

Also thought Paul Aiton was great, Smith Showed some of what I have seen him do for the sharks (although there is much more to come) and Jonson deserved the MOM

Bring on Bradford