Quote: gostrider "I disagree I thought the 2 Aussie boys were solid. They cant produce miracles. Manu was awesome. Houghton made some good runs - however.
As soon as O'Meley went off we lost any go forward and aggression. Replacements are meant to provide impact yet Agar opts for Cusack and Dowes. 20 mins in and the game went. Leeds simply powered through our pack. Dowes and Cusack have no impact. They never bust a tackle. Moa at least takes stopping and battles for a fast play the ball. However as our best forward last 2 weeks - inevitably dropped.
Long - why the build up - named in the squad - given until the last minute to play blah blah blah.
Simply past it. Reason why Saints only offered a one year deal. And Richard Horne so static when he recieves the ball. Burrow should him how a scrum half runs the line.
We'll make the 8 but out first round - This for 15,000 avg fans.
Class ground, Loyal fans, 2nd rate coach'"
Agree with that also only Tansey offers anything attacking the line and for me needs to play in the halves while Long is out.
And the forward situation is baffling you start with impact (O'meley) then give the opposition a rest by bringing on Dowes and Cusack when everyone watching would bring on Moa to keep the pressure on