im prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt as a lot of the missed tackles seemed to be in the last 20mins when we ran out of steam and leeds offloaded us to death i think missing baily and weyman had a big effect in the last 20 also

Thaler made two really bad decisions both led to tries, the not knock on and the obstruction. Other than that he was ok, alright the poor side of average but thats as good as it gets. But this shouldn't have cost us the game, widnes got a lot rougher end of the stick on Thursday and still managed to get a result.

The main reason for the defeat was our inability to defend, not just in the latter part of the game but in the 1st half as well. Leeds looked like scoring on every set near our line which is a worry. I agree that Campese didn't help Welham, but I still don;t think he helped himself either, he just looks shot to me

After watching Hull KR tv I thought the try by Dixon which was disallowed, should have stood. I've seen dodgier tries given.

Campese and Kelly pulled all the strings in your attack, nice to see new halfbacks quickly gelling.
Fell off too many tackles longer game went on. But add Wayman and Bailey into the middle and should offer a more solid middle.

Saw the highlights and looked a cracking game. Think u will do OK this season. I know you feel hard done by the ref but look at the rovers players from campese kick through . 3 offside and Kelly was one of them. Saying that it was defo obstruction for Leeds try

Agree that they were the 2 stand out wrong decisions,but unfortunately they cost us 12pts, a huge difference.

I'd swap Dixon and sio over, Blair at centre. Weyman and Bailey into the 17 welham and Donaldson dropping out

My team for Wakie would be:
1. Cockayne
2. Sio
3. Goulding
4. Blair / Salter
5. Mantellato
6. Campese
7. Kelly
8. Walker
9. Carlisle
10. Allgood
11. McCarthy
12. Horne
13. Burke
14. Wayman
15. Bailey
16. Green
17. Boudebza

I see everyone is preparing Dixon's Rovers obituary after 80 minutes. Is it any wonder players don't stick around too long?

Not at all stan,played in the right position he shows tons of potential and could be a real star.The trouble is full back is not that position,Imo he is an out and out winger.

Dixon needs a decent run at full-back. That's the position he's best suited to & that's where we'll get the most out of him. Too small for the wing.

His one on one defence is as bad as edens .... Maybe full back in attack wing in defence

Exciting fast running player, but not a full back. This year is not a year to test/ bed in players while we have a more suitable player for that position. He'll get game time on the wing when our usual injuries hit, so no, he's not thrown in the dustbin.
We've seen he can kick goals, and if Mantellato has a lack of form, then at least there's competition for places there.

I did a full face palm when Dixon waved the Leeds player through before he and Welham ran into each other to allow a try. I just couldn't believe how it happened, Dixon just had to slow him down to allow Welham to help, but neither of them shone for me. welham was lucky with his interception, his jumping out of the line made one try, but gave away at least 2

So Dixon can't tackle and Welham can't stop jumping out of the line, so in a shorter season where "Every Minute Matters" just how many games do you give these 2 to improve these core weaknesses in their respective games, which proved costly to the team last Sunday.

Welham has honed his weakness to perfection over the last 5 seasons and as a born sceptic if he hasn't shaken it off by now, I don't think he ever will. I suspect Chester will give Dixon one or 2 more outings at FB. In those 2 outings if you pardon the pun, he needs to grow a pair and get lower in the tackle.