Next week is huge, we then play Wakey soon too. Win those two games and we're right in it. 

Not pretty at times but it's a win. 
I bagged Rapana a lot during the game but actually probably wasn't too bad in reality. Think he has a tendency to overplay things at times but he did some good stuff second half. 


Our 2 wingers are fantastic. Both of them will play for England at some point in the future.
That finish from Barron would be waxed lyrical about for 20 minutes if it was one of the bigger names.

We could do with taking Sezer out of the firing line for a game or two as i dont think he is fit.
The halfbacks were both poor today and as i said i dont think Sezer is fully fit. We have no running threat at all from nine or full back.
Rapana for me just doesnt cut it and having a quota player here on the basis that he is a good dressing room influence is a total waste of a quota space when we are badly lacking in the second row and centre

Next 3 games arr against 5th, 7th and 8th. 


Be happy with 2 wins from 3. Are capable, but need to improve.  Should be bearing Hudd at home too, 3/5 would be great and them have those two back for August.

We also had 3 chalked off by the video ref. If a couple of those had been given the scoreline looks a lot better.

Not great in attack and we struggled to create much despite a lot of possession and field position.


I think 2nd row is a much bigger issue than centre

Need to watch ot again, but thought Sezer and Rapana had decent ganes, particularly the 2nd half, not perfect, but wouldn't say either were poor.

Asiata was around the warm up and taking part in bits of it. So he can't be too far away.

A win's a win as the old saying goes. We did what was needed and it's another two points in the bag.


It just felt so slow and lethargic at times, a continuation from the Cas game. Then in the second half we started getting over excited and had a habit of pushing difficult passes looking for the miracle play instead of building a little pressure. The whole afternoon felt very bitty and disjointed to me, the win was great, obviously, but not the most entertaining of afternoons for me.


I get the feeling this side prefer being the underdog, think they like having a target to aim at. They've seemed a bit unsure of how to approach games when victory is largely expected of them, bit strange considering how much experience there is in the side.


Quick word on Salford. Thought their players stuck at it for the full eighty minutes and played with energy and enthusiasm, continually giving our players little room to move in. Also, hats off to the Salford fans for turning up and sticking it out to the end. It really can't be easy knowing every week your side will almost certainly be on the losing end. No wonder they all celebrated when they scored, it's about all they can seriously aspire to at the moment. Their in an even worse predicament than we were twelve months ago.


So, not the most exciting of afternoons, but it's another two points to the total and on we go to next week and Wire.

Despite everything, they're still better than we were last season

Very average first half performance, a replay of the previous match against Castleford. Very little go forward, too much lateral movement  from the forwards.

However Cartwright must have torn into the team at halftime, after the break, the forwards ran  hard and direct.

For mine, the continual playing of centres in the second row, is beginning to take its toll,  hardly surprising with the likes of 3 out of the 4, 2nd rowers, chosen at the start of the season,managing 3.5 games between them all season. ( Cartwright 3.5, Staveley 0, Holmes 0)

I thought Fash at 13  brought more cohesion in attack.Eseh again outstanding, Hardaker  'Mr Perpetual Motion ',  Ese Ese, Knight were less effective, . Bourouh & Aydin work hard without the ball, but with the ball, aren't very effective. Sezer & Cust played brilliantly.


I thought our wingers  were good, however I thought Rapana had another below average game, his defence is poor, his pace is declining, and he's committing too many basic errors, for an experienced international marquee player,  in my opinion, questions should be asked, if he should be released in the close season, the same applies to Jed Cartwright, IF he cannot return, before the end of this season.