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| Been a decent first half to our league campaign IMO. League position is a fair reflection of where we are after playing everyone; couple of close wins and losses probably cancel each other out.
Standouts for me have been Danny Houghton - another 57 tackles last night - but really taking games by the scruff of the neck and in great form. Pack looks strong; Taylor has been a very good acquisition so far and Frank's made more meters than any other back rower in the comp apart from the exceptional Dave Taylor. Shaul's come of age at fullback, and it's great to see Naughton emerging. Fonua looks a prospect too, hope he can get a good run in now. Sneyd has also shown his ability to run a game, would be good to get a solid 6 to relieve some of the pressure though.
It's been a bit disappointing to see Logan disappear from the radar - started to look the real deal last year but been displaced (deservedly) by Yeaman. The loss at Widnes was a real low point, but the response has been excellent and from Yeaman's break to put Shaul through at Hull KR we've not really looked back.
In terms of stats, they look good. Highest metres made of any club in the comp. 4th for tries, 3rd for tackle busts, 2nd for clean breaks, 2nd for average gain, 2nd fewest errors. In that context, support play remains a focus.
Radford and the coaching staff should take some credit too. Our conditioning looks strong, and we're playing a more exciting style of rugby off the back of a very good pack which is being rotated sensibly.
I think we can take encouragement from this first half of the season - overall it's been better than I expected - but given we've had a relatively good injury position compared to some clubs we need to keep up the momentum. It will be good to get Ellis back - his value to the team can't be underestimated in my view. Plenty to feel positive about at this point.
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| Quote: Graham Richards "If he'd played on Friday I believe we would have won.'"
Whilst I agree with the above statement, I also think having Shaul would've won us the game. We made far more meters and the massive difference was the lack of support play for those breaks. Shaul would've been backing Frank up each time and we'd have been laughing as Leeds had their heads down. We let their confidence grow, you could feel it happening from Western Terrace and as South Stand grew louder, so did Leeds. We need to be the type of team that puts teams to bed and doesn't allow them to gain confidence, and support play clearly needs to be a priority for all players, not just Shaul!!
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| Quote: Karen "Whilst I agree with the above statement, I also think having Shaul would've won us the game. We made far more meters and the massive difference was the lack of support play for those breaks. Shaul would've been backing Frank up each time and we'd have been laughing as Leeds had their heads down. We let their confidence grow, you could feel it happening from Western Terrace and as South Stand grew louder, so did Leeds. We need to be the type of team that puts teams to bed and doesn't allow them to gain confidence, and support play clearly needs to be a priority for all players, not just Shaul!!'"
leeds made almost 100 more metres than us on the night
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| Quote: BP1 "So far so good would be a fair assessment. Won 7 lost 4 is a decent return...'"
The three clubs above us have won 8 lost 3 so I'd agree 7 v 4 is not a bad return. Radford is nursing the squad through a part of the season where I believe injuries have hit us badly in the past - especially when feeling the need to get them back before fully recovered. Keeping players on the sideline until they are fit and taking the odd risk with team selection (like against Warrington and Leeds) will hopefully pay dividends at the "business end" of the season. Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing the team play on firmer, drier grounds (not artificial ones).
Feeling more and more hopeful that some of my bets might well come in - the odds have certainly shortened since the start of the season.
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| We started with a new blend and they nor we didn't how good it would be. Half way through we know we are actually pretty good. The brain fart apart, our few losses have been even narrower than last year's. We've learnt game management, we now have the mind set to win games from behind. If from this good start Radders can instill hunger and desire rather than over confidence and complacency that has been before then we might just be in the mix up for a shiny pot with ribbons on it.
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| Quote: Jake the Peg "leeds made almost 100 more metres than us on the night'"
Sidewards doesn't count!!! ![Laughing icon_lol.gif](images/smilies//icon_lol.gif)
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