Fri 17th March : SL : St Helens v Hull FC 20:00 Sky

[MZH]

I'm less convinced about that one than I was about the Griffin one, but I'll take it!

Not pretty but this is a tremendous effort. It just makes performances like last week even more frustrating.

[bratman]

Bad one to concede, 3 defenders on him

[Futtocks]

Scott Taylor is in a "making up for lost time" mood. 

[Jughead]

Eh?! Are hands not part of a defender now?

[Roy Haggerty]

Soft try. Saints are way off the pace here. Basically missing both centres, both wingers (as Tommy is playing centre), and both second rows. Only Sironen is really a like for like quality.
 

And it really shows, because you see saints attacks breaking down as soon as the ball gets to the halves, because the three quarters aren’t where they should be. While in defence, the line speed and aggression is really lacking compared to normal. 
 

 

[Just Browny]

Just now, Jughead said:

Eh?! Are hands not part of a defender now?

Get an email drafted.

[Jughead]

Just now, Just Browny said:

Get an email drafted.

You’ve been waiting to use that for a week. I’m glad Saints have been on your mind all week. 

[Just Browny]

Just now, Jughead said:

You’ve been waiting to use that for a week. I’m glad Saints have been on your mind all week. 

Glad you can find something to enjoy.

[jacksy]

How was that a saints scrum?

[Roy Haggerty]

Just now, jacksy said:

How was that a saints scrum?

Knocked forward by hull before ritson got it. 

Edited March 17, 2023 by Roy Haggerty

[JonNgog]

Just now, jacksy said:

How was that a saints scrum?

because it was clearly knocked on by a Hull player?

[Jughead]

Just now, jacksy said:

How was that a saints scrum?

A knock-on when the ball was passed to Ritson. 

[Fevrover]

1 minute ago, jacksy said:

How was that a saints 

 

Edited March 17, 2023 by Fevrover

[Jughead]

Great finish by Bennison. 

[MZH]

Not convinced that was a knock on by Swift tbh, I thought it went backwards, and that's not even getting into whether Saints had the advantage. Good finish from Bennison though.

[Segovia Carpet]

3 minutes ago, jacksy said:

How was that a saints scrum?

Totally agree

[Roy Haggerty]

Think the commentators had it right. Bennison tends to overrun the ball because he doesn’t trust his pace. So the pass which would be in front of Makinson going full pace, is behind Bennison. And it was his stopping which beat the cover defence. Good finish, though. 

[jacksy]

Advantage played surely?

Edited March 17, 2023 by jacksy

[bratman]

LMS and Paasi have upped the tempo for Saints

[Roy Haggerty]

3rd week on the trot where saints give up a two score lead to lose in the second half? 

[MZH]

Great hit from Brad Dwyer. I thought we were done for tbh but that might swing the momentum again.

[johnh1]

Did Hull lose last week? Don't think the commentators have mentioned it.

[bratman]

2 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

Did Hull lose last week? Don't think the commentators have mentioned it.

I missed that... what was the score?

[DavidM]

Not a bad watch this

[Fevrover]

3 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Not a bad watch this

Better than last night.