bobbruce
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I know I’ll get slated for this but I think Wane will play Williams and Smith in the halves and use Lewis as the interchange hooker. He isn’t dropping Williams and him and Lewis are too similar to play together but you have to get Lewis on the pitch somewhere.
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22 hours ago, Cheadle Leyther said:
I’m talking about Wilkin’s comments both at half time and full time.
What was wrong with them in the Salford Leigh game.
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9 hours ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:
Can Panthers make it 4 in a row? That's an incredible feat to even be in 5 GFs in a row. Melbourne only team to beat them in this run.
Hope they do it. They never seem to win the WCC!
Penriths run started with defeat by Melbourne it can see it ending the same way.
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7 hours ago, Tommygilf said:
I think it would need some sort of rethinking tbh with the semi pro/amateur set up.
Why couldn't a new "amateur" club with junior teams etc have their first team be in a "League 3 North West" alongside other similar clubs?
I remember early - mid 90s BARLA/RFL were pushing for an amateur side in each area tide into the local pro side. The idea being that they would get the pick of the best amateurs in the town and it would sit below reserve grade to bolster squads. It didn’t go down well partly because most amateur clubs have a proud history and partly because at the time the pro game wasn’t trusted by the amateur clubs. I wonder if that could be revisited now that pro clubs tend to have a much better relationship with the amateur game.
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1 hour ago, Cheadle Leyther said:
Pity he didn’t show the same passionate enthusiasm last night after a superb performance by the Leopards and a world class display by Ipape.
There was plenty of praise for the Salford v Leigh game. Plenty for Leigh even more for the superb Ipape even a bit for Beaumont. I’m not sure what else you want seems a bit needy.
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17 hours ago, Cumbrian Fanatic said:
Cracking game.
Warrington do seem to a mentally tougher team under Sam Burgess
For me he just seems to have got them all to buy in to a common purpose.
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12 minutes ago, Dave T said:
Not directly, but a lot of wingers are making hard metres too on those early tackles. My point is more that Wingers are some of the most valuable players around, they face some of the most pressure both in defence and attack, score the tries, work hard etc. And they entertain.
They don't have to make 40 tackles as well though, I will concede that!
I totally agree that wingers are no longer the old joke of people who like to hang out with rugby players. It’s a very specialised job now and absolutely some should be in the running for MOS. Unfortunately as a game we always go for half backs and fullbacks who tend to be involved in the big plays with the odd hooker thrown in.
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1 hour ago, GeordieSaint said:
Paasi is done (Stephens is already a better option). Walmsley is done as a prop to carry the team as well. I think Batchelor is a shadow of his former self too; and Lomax has gone. Massive rebuilding job at Saints despite how close we got last night.
Lees was immense. Knowles superb too. I thought Clark (despite the horrific pass) and Percival (despite the last kick) were great too.
I agree the problem is didn’t Walmsley and Lomax get given two year deals and they will be on good money. So any rebuild will again get put off another year. Saints have been good at this in the past that’s why we haven’t had much of a drop off in SL but we seem to have hung on to a few players a couple of years too long Walmsley Lomax Paasi Batchelor Hurrell. Add to that a couple of dud signings Blake Mbye (I know some rate him I’m still not convinced by him).
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2 hours ago, Dave T said:
The metres made by the big men i think showed how brutal a game it was in the middle.
Musgrove 24m
Harrison 58m
Vaughan 49m
Philbin 81m
Yates 59m
Saints had Walmsley make 98m and Lees 82m, with the others similar to Wires.
The three quarters were absolutely crucial. I was thinking this the other day about how they rarely get in the running for MoS etc. but wingers make more meters than forwards and score the match winners too.
It’s not a fair comparison to compare wingers metres to props.
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Well done Wire just too clinical with the few chances they had. From a Saints point of view they will be kicking themselves over the errors not only for the try’s but in golden point as well. Much better performance than I expected I have to make a special mention for Lees who gets a lot of stick on here but was absolutely immense. Saints need to bring him some support in because this year he’s carried Walmsley and Passi.
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18 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:
I would sooner be strung up with meat hooks attached to my eyelids, if we happen to play and lose to 'The lords of the Pies' next week, any of the remaining 3 will get my backing.
But I am expecting your lot to have to go t'other side of Billinge next week.
They will have to play a lot better than they have against Warrington this year. Wire spread the ball much earlier than the other teams left in the playoffs and their pace on the edges really show up our lack of pace in our outside backs. This Saints team can never be accused of lacking grit or effort so they will certainly give it a go.
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Proof of how well run a club Penrith are when you look at some of the players they have had to let go in the last few years. Crichton,Burton,Kikau,Tetevane,Api……plus a few more.
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Just now, Harry Stottle said:
Get thee behind me Satan.
Ok support Wigan if you want.
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Just now, bobbruce said:
Why is he still on.
Good timing.
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3 minutes ago, Futtocks said:
Cleary clutches his shoulder - uh-oh!
Why is he still on.
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1 hour ago, Bod said:
If they can prove the head guard prevents your brain rattling around in your skull they are onto a winner. Not sure how that would be possible though.
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Game over. The two best teams into the GF should be a cracker.
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Sharks well this and then Panthers just take control back. Great team.
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1 minute ago, daz39 said:
I support my club and my country, everyone else is a rival wherever they come from, i don't ever 'support' another team, sorry.
Supports probably too strong but you usually watch a game with a slight bias to one team or another. That’s just human nature it could be something as simple as one team having a couple of players you don’t like or they could be Wigan either way there’s always something.
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3 minutes ago, DG70 said:
Fair to say best team won on the night, Lam outmanouvred Rowley tactically and Leigh deserve to be where they are, Salford are probably 2 quality forwards away from having a strong pack and suspect they also need a top winger, haven't really replaced Sio adequately enough.
Or Burgess.
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8 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:
Which game is first next week? Wigan or Rovers? That will affect who I want to win in the Wigan v Leigh game
I’d imagine Wigan will play first to give a day extra to the final.
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Just now, Graham said:
Agree
At least it could be argued that’s one each with the earlier crusher. Happy for it to stay 13 v 13.
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I’m amazed that’s not 10 minutes.
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Surprised the ref missed that crusher could be a problem in the week.
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Most teams don’t stay over anymore.