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  1. Was a bit worried about yesterday after the pre-season outings, but we competed well for much of the match, and with a bit more composure / luck we could have won. Few thoughts from me:- Backs all played well, liked Restall last year, so hope he can get back in, but not sure where O'Connor then fits (maybe right centre) Hookem had his best game for us, but I still think he's a hooker, rather than a half-back We look so mire threatening when Turner kicks, especially in the attacking third of the pitch, not sure why we stopped that until yesterday, when we could easily have had 3 tries from kicks Rush looked good, unlucky with his chip over the top, which bounced on and on, when all other kicks had stopped in the mud, that was a certain try if it had of stopped We missed Dixon yesterday, think his go forward would have made a real difference, especially from the bench, at the moment, we don't get any oommmpphh from bench changes Sadly, we had a 15 minute spell where we lost rhythm, and gave away too many penalties, that let them escape their own line, when we went down to 12 players, it was all over with their two quick tries Couldn't fault the effort from the 3 giants, certainly gave their all My changes for Batley would be (assuming everyone fit):- Restall to full back, O'Connor in the centre Rush starts at scrum half, Hookem to impact hooker (like Sam Day used to be) Dixon on the bench in place of one of the props If Graham is fit, him back to second row Sykes can always do a job, and is utility enough to cover lots of places, worth a place on the bench maybe????? What did everyone else think? Ultimately, we need to try and get a couple of 'surprise' wins at home against the middle ranked teams (Batley, Sheffield, York & Halifax), but the big matches are the Cumbria, Swinton and Doncaster ones this year. Win against them and we will be okay.
  2. 19,000 sold for tonight according to the media.
  3. good coverage this morning on BBC breakfast. Interview with Sam Burgess, and pushing the Hull Derby.
  4. Any updates on these for expected numbers? Hull derby figures seem to have gone quiet since 17,500 announced. What is the capacity at the Jungle nowadays? if 8,000 is the lowest figure that would be a good start.
  5. Couldn't make it yesterday, but watched online. My takeaways were:- Much better attitude than v Bradford (and I assume Keighley) Stand out players for me were O'Connor, Greensmith, Graham and Beckett Still too many light pack players, we must be the smallest in the league Understand the comments about Turner at Half-back, but think this is now where he will play, so need to see more taking the line on (although difficult with the underfoot conditions A few things I don't understand:- Last year how many tries did we score with Turner putting attacking kicks to Graham and O'Connor near the opponents line? I haven't seen us try this yet this year? Turner was great at attacking kicks, I just don't understand why we used Hookem to kick the ball regularly on the last tackle, he just isn't a kicker Penalty kicks to touch, why do we only try and make 10 - 15m each time, even with the wind? Get it high and get it flying on the wind, the older players will remember Richard Agar making 40 - 50m regularly Drop goal, at 8 - 2 up we had two opportunities to slot a one pointer over, which may have made the difference, but instead, put up a non-descript kick, I think if we'd have squeaked 2 scores ahead we may have made it through
  6. Its also a 3 year deal, so plenty of opportunity to get value over the coming years.
  7. Any season ticket updates? Been a couple of weeks, and thought they may have done a 5,000 announcement by now.
  8. I remember Fafita, Keegan Hirst, Max Jowitt (and possibly once more) playing for Dewsbury on DR, and I think me, my Dad and Grandma would have put more effort in. Think we got beat by nearly 50 against Rochdale. Where as Elliott Minichella came on DR from Hull KR and gave his all.
  9. Thought exactly the same when I saw it
  10. Is that the one (or possibly in the reply), where one of our backs put Phil Veivers on his backside while scoring from distance?
  11. I'd have him as one of our top players last year, he well go fine in the Championship next year, with some faster players around him
  12. Hmmm, Bought 3 seated tickets for tomorrow in the East Stand, got row and seat number confirmation, just gone to print off the tickets emailed to me a couple of days ago, and they are standing ones. Anyone else had this?
  13. Right, after reading on here about how RL fans need to get off their a*** and support the International Game, I have booked 5 tickets for Leeds. Anyone else going to get a group together and buy some???
  14. Firstly, well done to the team this year. To get promoted with a game to spare is a great achievement, especially after the low of 2022. Hopefully we can keep Liam, and make some good strides in the Championship in 2024. With this in mind, rather than listing all the players and whether we should keep or replace, I wanted to list my top 5 players to keep for 2024. These are in no particular order and was much harder than I thought:- Butterworth - come on leaps and bounds this year, shown to be a good leader from the front Restall - been solid under the high ball and scored loads of tries from backing up Greensmith - marks yards after yards every time he gets the ball, a great future in the game Beckett - big minutes, big yardage and loads of tackles Turner - how many tries has he created this year (especially with his kicks) Plenty more I would keep, but these would be my first 5 to try tie down for 2024. Anyone agree / disagree?
  15. 3847 at the wheelchair today, another world record.
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