Fri 22nd Sept: SL: Wakefield Trinity v Hull Kingston Rovers KO 20:00

[PREPOSTEROUS]

1 minute ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

The sin binning has just killed us off.  

Indeed, 18 points from dubious penalties and HKR making hay whilst we're a man down. The 8 point try (conversion missed) was the icing on the cake. 

[PREPOSTEROUS]

Anyhow we had a few young players make their debut and did well, sure HKR will be taking note.

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

The aussies convertion attempt have been woefull tonight. Dont know if it will effect the table.

Im avoiding the other result till I get home. 

Edited September 22, 2023 by Wollo Wollo Wayoo

[Zilla Budgie]

Pity Hull KR didn't have to play Wakefield last week. 

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

1 hour ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

6 point try.  The bloody clown.

Try and take a players head off when they’re in the act of grounding the ball, you’re going to get penalised. 

[Harry Stottle]

1 hour ago, PREPOSTEROUS said:

If you're looking for a villain here try Kendall. He's well and truly giving this game to HKR.

Diplomacy prevents me commenting on what I think of Kendall's style of officiating.

[Curly perm]

Amazingly, we were still in it until the sin binning. Jowitt didn’t have his best game in all honesty and too many players dropping off tackles. 

I reckon the young lads will do a good job for us in the Championship if we can keep hold. Jordan Schofield slotted straight in tonight and looked ready.

[Agbrigg]

Well over at last ,what a lousy season it's been. Let the rebuild begin as there is so much to do. Massive recruitment job ahead to build a squad to see us through the championship. I get one grain of comfort that Michael Carter will be no where near the recruiting, Thankfully!!!!

[bratman]

11 hours ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

Try and take a players head off when they’re in the act of grounding the ball, you’re going to get penalised. 

I don't think it could be more blatant 

[Trojan Horse]

12 hours ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

Try and take a players head off when they’re in the act of grounding the ball, you’re going to get penalised. 

Totally agree it was a penalty and a lazy high shot but it wasn’t over the line or in the act of scoring the try. 
 

Though I was a distance away it seemed before the KR player took a stray arm then dived over after but didn’t then get up. 
 

It was poor but it wasn’t in the act of scoring from what I saw.

KR would have won regardless and they upped the tempo that last 25 or so but Kendall had little patience for trinity from minute one as is usually the case when he refs trinity. Some of his decisions completely baffled me last night and again around the consistency of 6 again and how it’s applied. 
 

I don’t mind KR as they have a few trinity academy players I wish them well. Good luck in the playoffs. 

Edited September 23, 2023 by Trojan Horse

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

2 hours ago, Trojan Horse said:

Totally agree it was a penalty and a lazy high shot but it wasn’t over the line or in the act of scoring the try. 
 

Though I was a distance away it seemed before the KR player took a stray arm then dived over after but didn’t then get up. 
 

It was poor but it wasn’t in the act of scoring from what I saw.

KR would have won regardless and they upped the tempo that last 25 or so but Kendall had little patience for trinity from minute one as is usually the case when he refs trinity. Some of his decisions completely baffled me last night and again around the consistency of 6 again and how it’s applied. 
 

I don’t mind KR as they have a few trinity academy players I wish them well. Good luck in the playoffs. 

If a player holding the ball, falling forwards towards the try line, isn’t “in the act of scoring” then I don’t know what is. The fact the high shot took place before his body crossed the line is irrelevant.

Anyway, it’s done now. I wish you all well and hope Wakefield take the opportunity next season presents to do whatever they need to do to get ship shape for a more sustainable future. With hindsight it was a helpful wake-up call for Rovers, in many ways a critical moment for us. Your new stand looks great, and under new ownership hopefully this will also become a turning point for you as well. There’s little joy in regularly finishing mid-table, or avoiding relegation, some forward momentum albeit starting in the lower league sounds like more fun to me.