Thur 11 Aug: SL: Warrington Wolves v Toulouse Olympique KO 20:00 (Sky)

[Harry Stottle]

If Daryl Ckarke and George William's are anywhere near England team then we are in the deep doo doo's.

[Harry Stottle]

Great effort from Toulouse, but don't  lose the fact that this is a very poor Wire team.

Edited August 11, 2022 by Harry Stottle

[Jughead]

Game was Kendall’d but still enjoyable. Makes you wonder what some clubs could do with longer in Super League. 

[Man of Kent]

2 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

If Daryl Ckarke and George William's are anywhere near England team then we are in the deep doo doo's.

Clark perhaps, Williams no. 

[Harry Stottle]

Just now, Man of Kent said:

Clark perhaps, Williams no. 

We are watching something different  MoK

[tjhrads93]

Phew, genuinely TO against anyone other than my team I’d love them to stay up, that was rough.

I’m relieved, but I hope TO go again.

[DavidM]

3 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Phew

You can stop chewing the carpet Dave !

[Man of Kent]

Not buying the narrative that the ref won that for Wire. TO aren’t good enough. For every Peyroux, there’s a Bretherton. For every Norman, a Gigot. 

[Tubby]

I love to see a coach blame the ref. 

[Harry Stottle]

Dufty was the difference that Wire have not had in recent games, he started the resurgence in this game, deserved MOM.

[DavidM]

1 minute ago, Man of Kent said:

Not buying the narrative that the ref won that for Wire. TO aren’t good enough. For every Peyroux, there’s a Bretherton. For every Norman, a Gigot. 

True

[Dave T]

Just now, Harry Stottle said:

Dufty was the difference that Wire have not had in recent games, he started the resurgence in this game, deserved MOM.

Very exciting player. 

[DavidM]

Just now, Dave T said:

Very exciting player. 

Yes he’s got frailties but in games like that what he has can be the difference

[Harry Stottle]

Just now, Dave T said:

Very exciting player. 

Aye, and not considered in the top dozen Full Backs in the NRL, that speaks volumes.

[Harry Stottle]

Listen to chirpy Powell!

[Dunbar]

I will hold my hand up if I am wrong but Wire fans will regret signing Dufty before the end of next year.  These are the games he will look like a world beater in... the games against the top teams he will go missing at best and be a liability at worst.

He has been moved on from poor NRL teams for a reason.

[Davo5]

3 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Clark perhaps, Williams no. 

Apart from his try Williams was anonymous despite facing a team down to 12 men & 1 interchange for most of the 2nd half,hardly Test form.

[RayCee]

The TO team lacks quality. It needed exemption from relegation for a season.

[Gates1]

Toulouse ultimately a few quality signings away from staying up.  There recruitment was always a bit limited -  but wonder if the chairman is kicking himself a bit now. 

They were obviously disadvantaged starting recruitment later than other teams but theres been a fair bit of mid season player movement this year that might have provided the opportunities they needed.

[Chrispmartha]

1 minute ago, Dunbar said:

I will hold my hand up if I am wrong but Wire fans will regret signing Dufty before the end of next year.  These are the games he will look like a world beater in... the games against the top teams he will go missing at best and be a liability at worst.

He has been moved on from poor NRL teams for a reason.

He could easily have lost that game for Wire with his brain fart

[Harry Stottle]

1 minute ago, Dunbar said:

I will hold my hand up if I am wrong but Wire fans will regret signing Dufty before the end of next year.  These are the games he will look like a world beater in... the games against the top teams he will go missing at best and be a liability at worst.

He has been moved on from poor NRL teams for a reason.

He won't be playing against the same class of defence as in the NRL, Warrington have to come to for Dufty to shine, if he had gone to Saints as Coote did he would be hailed as as a revelation.

[Chrispmartha]

Interesting how Warrington play out the rest of the season, realistically they are safe, they could go on a bit of a run with the pressure off…

or the players could be on their holidays with nothing to play for

[Man of Kent]

2 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Apart from his try Williams was anonymous despite facing a team down to 12 men & 1 interchange for most of the 2nd half,hardly Test form.

Agreed.

This is a poor Warrington team though and he looked more like his old self playing for England against CNAS. I think he’ll come good. 

[Dave T]

6 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Aye, and not considered in the top dozen Full Backs in the NRL, that speaks volumes.

Ah, don't be so negative. Didn't you hear Wire won?!?!! 

[corvusxiii]

Ok, ok The ref ideally shouldn't be there to engineer exciting games, however, did he need to haemorrhage any sense game play in this match? 

I'm so happy that reffeering decisions don't effect results in RL.

This could have been a fantastic game.