6 Mar: SL: Wakefield Trinity v Hull FC KO 7.45pm

[John Drake 5,636]

Discuss Wakefield Trinity v Hull FC here.

[One F in Wakefield 71]

Potential to be a tasty one this.  Wakey looking to string a couple of wins together, Hull wounded after throwing away 18 point lead at home.

Think it should be a good game under the lights and gonna go for Wakey to nick it by 6

[Harry Stottle 3,077]

Could go any way this, but I will lean to the home side having the advantage.

[Agbrigg 388]

2 teams who have had wide fluctuations in form. Impossible to call, wakey getting 6 from bookies. IF hull perform to their potential I think they have the squad to cover that handicap. 

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo 706]

We can wax lyrical all we want about this game but at the end of the day it will all come to nought.  Ref in charge: James Child.  How depressing. 

[Harry Stottle 3,077]

19 hours ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

We can wax lyrical all we want about this game but at the end of the day it will all come to nought.  Ref in charge: James Child.  How depressing. 

He does come up with some strange adjudications he doesn't do it purposefully to lean one way or another, just bad luck if your team is the one on the wrong side of his calls.

Edited March 5 by Harry Stottle

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo 706]

1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said:

He does come up with some strange adjudications he doesn't do it purposefully to lean one way or another, just bad luck of your team is the one on the wrong side of his calls.

No, that's Chris Kendall who I would prefer any day of the week.

[Wollongong 171]

I don’t get the badmouthing match officials... yes they make mistakes... who doesn’t? And on average they make far less mistakes than the players! 
 

if you believe something enough you will find things to justify your point of view.... basic human psychology.

try watching the game instead of the referee... it’s way more fun! 

[meast 1,377]

36 minutes ago, Wollongong said:

I don’t get the badmouthing match officials... yes they make mistakes... who doesn’t? And on average they make far less mistakes than the players! 
 

if you believe something enough you will find things to justify your point of view.... basic human psychology.

try watching the game instead of the referee... it’s way more fun! 

This negativity about match officials does my head in 

Is it any wonder the game won't grow when fans are insinuating the outcome of a game based on who the referee is.

It's ludicrous! I don't think any other sport has this problem?

[Wakey Til I Die 23]

Wakey by 4. 

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo 706]

9 hours ago, meast said:

This negativity about match officials does my head in 

Is it any wonder the game won't grow when fans are insinuating the outcome of a game based on who the referee is.

It's ludicrous! I don't think any other sport has this problem?

Don't mistake criticism of Child as criticism of all match officials.  Guys like him come along every once in a while.  Karl Kirkpatrick and Mick Naughton spring to mind.  I'm not even including Hebblethwaite with those guys.

[meast 1,377]

9 minutes ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

Don't mistake criticism of Child as criticism of all match officials.  Guys like him come along every once in a while.  Karl Kirkpatrick and Mick Naughton spring to mind.  I'm not even including Hebblethwaite with those guys.

But why even bring up who the referee is?

If your team is better than the other team there's a good chance you'll win, regardless of which referee has been appointed.

[Chronicler of Chiswick 909]

I'll say Wakey by 6 as they're the home team, but this could go either way.

[Rioman 132]

Wakefield Trinity by 4

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo 706]

4 hours ago, meast said:

But why even bring up who the referee is?

If your team is better than the other team there's a good chance you'll win, regardless of which referee has been appointed.

I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave some moments ago.

[Bleep1673 1,513]

HFC by 13+

[MZH 1,849]

As with last week I'm kind of struggling to care. Never want to lose, but if we win its another reprieve for Radford. 

Imo we are the better team by a distance if we play to our potential, but we do that about once a month, so who knows?

Hull by 8

[WakefieldCityLoyal 196]

Our hardest match of the season tonight, Hull are a good side and will be smarting from last weeks 2 half collapse.  Can’t see us winning, hope we play well, James Child reffing.

 

 Up the Trin 

[Ullman 1,766]

Good luck to Joe Cator who makes his debut for Hull and starts at loose forward.

 

[Old Frightful 5,794]

Might just stop in the bar now we're comfy...

 

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo 706]

3 mins Atkins in 4-0

[Old Frightful 5,794]

6-0 Wakey after Fonua knock on in his own 20m.

[Old Frightful 5,794]

The beast Manu Mau replies.

6-6.

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo 706]

2 pens Carrie's hull 70 metres and they're in . The childs effect levels it up at6-6

[Old Frightful 5,794]

Hull in again.

6-12.