5th July : SL Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC KO 7:45pm (TV)

[Man of Kent]

Very impressive, patient, disciplined defending from Fartown.

[gavin7094]

1 minute ago, DavidM said:

Roberts gets mysteriously injured at that goal line drop out then miraculously recovers 

Just like football, then.

[DavidM]

Lucky escape for Hull after Logan drops a bomb due to the guy with the can putting him off by banging it extra hard and fast 

[overtheborder]

17 minutes ago, gavin7094 said:

For as long as penalties are worth far too much (which they are) players will look to milk them.  Need to put a stop to it quickly.  One way would be to reduce the incentive by reducing their value.  Should not be a kick to touch followed by 6 more tackles.  Should be either a kick to touch and continue the set at whatever tackle you were on or reset the tackle count where the player was fouled, I.e no kick.

Problem is if you start reducing their value, teams could start committing fouls as a game management tactic.

[DavidM]

High tackle lying on the floor . Ridiculous 

[Davo5]

No wonder Huddersfield can't draw a decent crowd with that irritating door handle banging that bean tin all match !

[DavidM]

Connor not in the man of the match list . 

[overtheborder]

10 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

No wonder Huddersfield can't draw a decent crowd with that irritating door handle banging that bean tin all match !

i think it'd be brilliant in a full stand personally, i'm not a huddersfield fan though so i don't know how they feel about it!

[Man of Kent]

McIntosh seals a fine individual performance with a score in the left corner. Excellent crisp, quick passing in the backline.

Brough misses goal.

29-12 Hudds after 72

[Futtocks]

10 minutes ago, overtheborder said:

Problem is if you start reducing their value, teams could start committing fouls as a game management tactic.

Take a look at the other code, and that is their argument for not reducing the points available for kicks. They are correct; coaches and players will always push the rules to their limits. In an ideal world, everybody would play within the spirit as well as the letter of the laws, but competitive people want to win and club owners want the rewards of success.

[Man of Kent]

Woolford has NRL’ed Fartown.

Strong defence and virtually no passing in their own half.

[bobbruce]

Shows how ridiculous the MOM system is if Miloudi ends up winning it. 

[Manx RL]

2 minutes ago, overtheborder said:

i think it'd be brilliant in a full stand personally, i'm not a huddersfield fan though so i don't know how they feel about it!

If you can find the fan you could ask them.

[Man of Kent]

Houghton gets a 77th consolation but only just.

29-18 Hudds

[Man of Kent]

Just now, bobbruce said:

Shows how ridiculous the MOM system is if Miloudi ends up winning it. 

Boom.

[Man of Kent]

Not sure the scoreline does Huddersfield justice. 

[Futtocks]

1 minute ago, bobbruce said:

Shows how ridiculous the MOM system is if Miloudi ends up winning it. 

I know; should've been Barba.

[Man of Kent]

2 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

Shows how ridiculous the MOM system is if Miloudi ends up winning it. 

Hull have more fans than Huddersfield. Flawed system 

[Padge]

Just now, Futtocks said:

I know; should've been Barba.

He got mentioned more than some of the players on the pitch.

[Man of Kent]

Huddersfield 29-18 Hull FC FT. Richly deserved win. Defence particularly good. 

[Padge]

MoM farce continues.

[Manx RL]

4 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Hull have more fans than Huddersfield. Flawed system 

My front room has more fans than Huddersfield 

[overtheborder]

7 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Hull have more fans than Huddersfield. Flawed system 

It crossed my mind when the options came up that a set of hull fans voting for one player could outweigh a set of hudds fans voting between three players - i know there are neutrals but there can't be many people voting on this now surely.

[GeordieSaint]

1 hour ago, DavidM said:

Phils got Miloudi in the dream team , ok .

Insider knowledge I reckon...

[Padge]

1 minute ago, overtheborder said:

It crossed my mind when the options came up that a set of hull fans voting for one player could outweigh a set of hudds fans voting between three players - i know there are neutrals but there can't be many people voting on this now surely.

I have made the same point several times, its a popularity contest, not an achievement contest.