Good post completely agree that the games are becoming a nonsense and with teams having limited training and recovery, players playing injured and fixtures crammed in to suit TV (with no apparent thought of player recovery and welfare), momentum in matches is everything. When one team is down on energy and patched up, blow out scores and predictable outcomes are more and more evident.

It almost looks like a 2020 campaign played out in desperation to keep the Sky boys sweet and bugger everything else but all the while the people who are most important the core support used to one game a week to look forward to and well matched hit ups of a high standard are just becoming oblivious to it all. The season doesn't seem to have anything like the gravitas it usually has. In a nut shell already some people are just getting bored of it all.

......Fortunately, Gareth Ellis has found a solution, and will be wearing these against Wakefield.

The inconsistent six again rule is making the game look like a nines tournament.

Finding it difficult to keep interest in the game at the moment.

Thought the same about 9s - it does feel like the format has been diluted. That said, the order of the league table holds few surprises so maybe it's still a good way of differentiating between teams.

I wonder if they will keep the six again rule beyond this season.
Why is it ok for union to have scrums but not ok for league?

Why is it ok to tackel someone or grab their nads, but it is not ok to hand shake?

On the subject of penalties awarded to each team, the match statistics shown by Sky after our match did not list any although several were given.

The penalty count was 4-4.

Cheers

Do Shaully & Scotty use the same hairdresser?
Is Dre gonna need some rhinoplasty?

Will he be able to play on Sunday? Could really do with him (Dre I mean)

During this game Chris Satae claimed that Dec Patton had bit him on the arm, in front of the posts with Wire in possession, Referee waved play on apparently ignoring it and Wire went on to score. Last nights game not sure who but a Leeds player claimed he’d been bitten by a Rovers player, Ref stopped the game brought the 2 players and respective captains together. After everyone involved was shown the apparent bite mark, resumed the game, meaning Rovers we’re allowed to form a disciplined defensive line. Can anyone tell me why 2 referees treat the same offence differently and was Dec Patton disciplined, I notice he’s missing from Wire’s present line up.

This is what disciplinary came up with...

But the ref didn’t stop play plus the touch judge didn’t come onto the field. The ref just seemed to hurry the game on without taking notice

Team news

Wynne, Fonua, Tuimavave, Griffin, Faraimo, Connor, Sneyd, Matongo, Johnstone, Fash, Ma'u, Lane, Cator

Interchange: Houghton, Satae, Sao, Brown