Pre Season Friendly Thread

[Mumby Magic]

Looks like Bulls Fax is the first. I like the concept of playing Xmas eve tbh. It's made me more organised this year.

Edited December 24, 2023 by Mumby Magic

[Barley Mow]

 

[Ragingbull]

Looks like another long season ahead for the Blue Sox. 

Absolute terrible with the ball. Guess they are pinning all their eggs in the Widdop basket

[gazza77]

1 hour ago, Ragingbull said:

Looks like another long season ahead for the Blue Sox. 

Absolute terrible with the ball. Guess they are pinning all their eggs in the Widdop basket

Aye, you can always tell how a season will go for a club following the first pre-season friendly. A struggle for Fax no doubt, but the Bulls will be happy to know they're going to be topping the table come the end of the 24 season.

Edited December 24, 2023 by gazza77
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[The Blues Ox]

3 hours ago, Ragingbull said:

Looks like another long season ahead for the Blue Sox. 

Absolute terrible with the ball. Guess they are pinning all their eggs in the Widdop basket

Another trophy to put in your lots trophy cabinet. Will look good next to the one you got for beating us in the league last season. The 1895 cup will be feeling lonely in ours tonight.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

2 hours ago, gazza77 said:

Aye, you can always tell how a season will go for a club following the first pre-season friendly. A struggle for Fax no doubt, but the Bulls will be happy to know they're going to be topping the table come the end of the 24 season.

Oh...it is very very early in the season for trash talk / cynicism 

[Ragingbull]

2 hours ago, gazza77 said:

Aye, you can always tell how a season will go for a club following the first pre-season friendly. A struggle for Fax no doubt, but the Bulls will be happy to know they're going to be topping the table come the end of the 24 season.

We have no chance of topping the table dont be daft.  Weve just beaten a botton half Championship side, the result was to be expected. Lots more challenging games against much better sides ahead. 

Edited December 24, 2023 by Ragingbull

[John Drake]

I went to the Bulls-Fax game at Odsal today.

Credit to both sets of players for providing a competitive and entertaining game in such godawful weather.

I really enjoyed it,

Merry Christmas. 

[Simon Hall]

4 hours ago, Ragingbull said:

Looks like another long season ahead for the Blue Sox. 

Absolute terrible with the ball. Guess they are pinning all their eggs in the Widdop basket

I’m sure they’ll be fine once the pitches firm up. 

[sam4731]

5 hours ago, Ragingbull said:

Looks like another long season ahead for the Blue Sox. 

Absolute terrible with the ball. Guess they are pinning all their eggs in the Widdop basket

Fax are joint top. What else do they want? 

[Phil]

1 hour ago, sam4731 said:

Fax are joint top. What else do they want? 

We’re still living rent free in Ragingbull’s head, that’ll do us for now 

[Ragingbull]

2 hours ago, Phil said:

We’re still living rent free in Ragingbull’s head, that’ll do us for now 

Just commenting on a game ive attended today thats all.

You must be new here, so ill let you in to a secret,  theres hundreds of post like that on here every week. People go to games then come on here to talk about it. 

Welcome to the forum by the way, i hope you find it as enjoyable as many of us regular posters do.

[DoubleD]

It is the season of goodwill and Leeds have been very giving. Reminiscent of last years Boxing Day game. Ominous for the season ahead

[DoubleD]

Leeds 16-0 down and Walmsley has just bombed a sitter. Lawford and Jowitt running the show 

[Chrispmartha]

29 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

It is the season of goodwill and Leeds have been very giving. Reminiscent of last years Boxing Day game. Ominous for the season ahead

Not really ominous these games mean zilch and weve half a team missing.

 

having said that Wakey look well drilled and should go well in the championship 

[Chrispmartha]

Wakey need to learn the new play the ball rule though

[DoubleD]

1 minute ago, Chrispmartha said:

Not really ominous these games mean zilch and weve half a team missing.

 

having said that Wakey look well drilled and should go well in the championship 

I disagree, they may not determine the season but they are an indicator. Game is very similar to last years. We look dysfunctional and clueless. Wakefield with a rookie and hooker in the halves are dominant. They also have half a team missing.

Its going to be another long season (but I knew that already)

[Chrispmartha]

1 minute ago, DoubleD said:

I disagree, they may not determine the season but they are an indicator. Game is very similar to last years. We look dysfunctional and clueless. Wakefield with a rookie and hooker in the halves are dominant. They also have half a team missing.

Its going to be another long season (but I knew that already)

We lost the boxing day game when we won the treble, they mean absolutely nothing.

 

Anyway its given the moaners a Christmas present

[Chrispmartha]

Rhinos got a rollicking at half time its 22 all now

[Chrispmartha]

Rhinos totally dominated second half with some lovely stuff especially from the kids 41-22 full time 9,500 crowd

[Trojan Horse]

13 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Rhinos totally dominated second half with some lovely stuff especially from the kids 41-22 full time 9,500 crowd

Yeah the Trinity kids and the changes to the whole back line just allowed Leeds to take advantage which they did very well. 
 

jowitt, Walmsley going off along with Cozza end of first half beginning of second pretty much destroyed the whole trinity structure. 
 

Unfortunately the Leeds youngsters were better than the trinity youngsters too. 
 

Overall looking at the time trinity had their settled players in that first 40 it went pretty well and they looked well drilled. 
 

As a trinity fan it’s more the depth that worries me as the season unfolds.

Trinity didn’t get a single 6 again or penalty that second 40 I don’t think. Must have been about 5/6 possession turnovers for not playing ball correctly all in Leeds favour. Trinity need to tighten that up. All fixable I suppose. 

Edited December 26, 2023 by Trojan Horse

[DoubleD]

Andy Ackers set the comeback in motion, by far the Rhinos best player and only senior player to really impress.

Of the youngsters, Jack Smith looks a real athlete with bags of pace. Probably won’t get much game time in 24 with him being 5th choice centre behind Newman, Momorovski, Roberts and the returning Simpson but a stint in the Championship could open up the opportunity to replace Newman in 25.

Elsewhere, Nicholson-Watton looks a mongrel of a player, akin to Reuben Cotter in style. He was the best of the youngsters and I expect he’ll get some game time in 24. 

Morgan Gannon went off with another worrying knock (possibly another head knock)

[Chrispmartha]

3 minutes ago, Trojan Horse said:

Yeah the Trinity kids and the changes to the whole back line just allowed Leeds to take advantage which they did very well. 
 

jowitt, Walmsley going off along with Cozza end of first half beginning of second pretty much destroyed the whole trinity structure. 
 

Unfortunately the Leeds youngsters were better than the trinity youngsters too. 
 

Overall looking at the time trinity had their settled players in that first 40 it went pretty well and they looked well drilled. 
 

As a trinity fan it’s more the depth that worries me as the season unfolds.

Trinity will be fine, you can’t read too much into these games but Wakey did look well drilled with their stronger team out. Lawford will be an excellent player

[Chrispmartha]

Just now, DoubleD said:

Andy Ackers set the comeback in motion, by far the Rhinos best player and only senior player to really impress.

Of the youngsters, Jack Smith looks a real athlete with bags of pace. Probably won’t get much game time in 24 with him being 5th choice centre behind Newman, Momorovski, Roberts and the returning Simpson but a stint in the Championship could open up the opportunity to replace Newman in 25.

Elsewhere, Nicholson-Watton looks a mongrel of a player, akin to Reuben Cotter in style. He was the best of the youngsters and I expect he’ll get some game time in 24. 

Morgan Gannon went off with another worrying knock (possibly another head knock)

Thought Goudemand went well

TNW will be a great player think we’ll see a bit more of him this year

[Chrispmartha]

Leeds finally have some real talent coming through the academy