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| We played badly and won.
Were N Wales a fair side? I thought they played quite well. Did they play well because they are a fair side, or did they play well because we let them? Not sure. Only time will tell.
Agree with GrahamD, our discipline was terrible. We should never be giving penalties away for backchat or for late tackles on kickers.
In defence, our left side looked very fragile especially in the first half. In attack, we were taking the ball standing still far too often.
Our defensive line speed was awful at times. We gave N Wales far too much time and room. In contrast, they put us under a lot more pressure.
I'm getting seriously worried about our kicking deficiencies. We need a goal-kicker badly. Our kicks to touch weren't good enough. We even tapped the ball without kicking to touch when we got some penalties which really defies belief. I know it was a difficult day for kicking but even so we saw similar issues in the friendlies. If we don't sort it, it'll cost us.
There were some positives. The forwards looked strong. Brad Foster and Mason Tonks worked hard. Liam Welham put in a good stint as always and Louis Sheriff gave 100% in everything he did.
The Hull lads did give us a helping hand and we may not have been good enough without them. There's plenty to work on.
On balance, I suppose I came away from the game slightly disappointed but it is still early days and the lads probably need more time to get to know each other.
The attendance was disappointing too. Was it 530?
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| A lot of talk about DR players following the game on Sunday and we should be grateful for the quality we got.We got them because of injuries to Tom Carr and Jordan Howden at stand off.Mark Castle still not ready at prop and Sam Doherty at centre injured. Also missing Jason Tali of course.
I thought Yeaman looked a bit disinterested but have been reminded about the tackle he made when he flew out the line and banged one of there players at the end when we were winning by 3 probable won us the game as the kid lost the ball. If he wasn't interested he certainly wouldn't of put his body on the line like that.
Also the latest news on Jason is that the Dons have received his COS number (Certificate of Sponsorship) on Sunday and he goes for interview Thursday, then paper work goes to Manila, all goes well could be 4 weeks.
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| Their first tries came down yeamans side which made him look lost
but couldn't really tell whether him his winger or the second rower was
out of position or good play by Wales. The thing that made me know
that he was interested was when we scored it was him that got the
lads in a huddle and was doing all the talking like you would expect from
someone of his experience
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| Are there any video clips of this match?
It would be nice to see just what the issue was down our left in the first half.
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| Would be good to see the highlights and I've asked too many times I'm even boring myself. Carl has agreed it is a good idea so maybe we will see them. Think Abdull is a gifted attacking player but he was defending the left side of the field and think his defence may be at fault.
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