Sat 30th Mar: SL: Warrington Wolves v Catalans Dragons KO 15:00 (Sky/BBC iPlayer/SuperLeague+)

[doc]

Tepid end to an entertaining game.

Abdull mom

Edited March 30 by doc
Spell check strikes!

[Ullman]

Really enjoyed that. Cracking entertainment.

[Old Frightful]

24-32, Kebabdul off target.

Full tarm.

[Archie Gordon]

Hope McIlorum gets picked up for kicking the ball at the crowd. 

[DavidM]

The ref isn’t sure , doesn’t know or totally guesses … and the VR with all the gizmos and technology is bound by that . Seems strange 

[StandOffHalf]

Yeah, I thought Johnstone tapped it into the Wire player and then Abdull picked it up.

Good contest. I think both teams are showing a lot of promise.

[Hopie]

Clear knock on, to bring this cracker to a close.

[Futtocks]

Hoping Salford v Leigh will be as fun to watch. See you on the next match thread!

[Curly perm]

1 minute ago, Old Frightful said:

Nope, fair play.

Kebabdul rounds off a fantastic display with the match winner.

He must have really done summat wrong for Hull KR to get rid.

24-34 final score, probably.

Coming back overweight, I heard! He’d be rubbish skinny. Like Samson with his curly perm. 

[Harry Stottle]

2 minutes ago, wakeyranger said:

Abdull MOTM for me. Him and Johnstone are deadly.

Yesterday Kyle Amor said that Harry Smith is the best field kicker in the competition, he must never have seen Abdull or Sneyd, but he was a prop wasn't he.

[Harry Stottle]

35 minutes ago, Ullman said:

To go with the totally inadequate image quality.

 

35 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

It's pitiful, really. It's like watching cricket catches from 30 years ago. The technology is there, the technology is widely used in other sports, but we're turning up with cheap tech and winging it.

Either equip each game with enough cameras or don't do it at all and leave the decisions solely with the Ref and instruct those who commentate on the game not to put the refs under a microscope.

Edited March 30 by Harry Stottle

[gingerjon]

6 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

 

Either equip each game with enough cameras or don't do it at all and leave the decisions solely with the Ref and instruct those who commentate on the game not to put the refs under a microscope.

It's not (just) the number. There is simply no excuse for the level of blur. The tech exists to do better.

[Harry Stottle]

Tez O'connor just said "Williams had a really big game" I would suggest if Williams had put more effort in and got involved more Wire could have won that, not unlike Bevan French yesterday.

[Harry Stottle]

2 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

It's not (just) the number. There is simply no excuse for the level of blur. The tech exists to do better.

Fox sports have about 6 cameras - and of good HD quality - for the bunker to utilise.

[Padge]

16 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Fox sports have about 6 cameras - and of good HD quality - for the bunker to utilise.

What is their investment into the game and what is the return on that investment. You are comparing apples and oranges 

Edited March 30 by Padge

[Dunbar]

Been a good weekend of Easter rugby.

I wasn't convinced that removing the Friday and Monday fixtures was the right thing to do but the second fixture (and impacting the following week) was always a bit flat.  Very happy with the intensity on show.

[JohnM]

This is how to set up cameras .

https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/champions-league-final-42-camera-coverage-for-man-city-v-inter-milan-tie/#:~:text=The Final will boast a 42-camera coverage plan.

[gingerjon]

16 minutes ago, Padge said:

What is their investment into the game and what is the return on that investment. You are comparing apples and oranges 

He's comparing effective with ineffective video ref set ups.

[Padge]

Just now, gingerjon said:

He's comparing effective with ineffective video ref set ups.

As soon as Sky lost exclusivity they cut investment. If the RFL want the best tech there will be a price to pay.

[graveyard johnny]

1 hour ago, JohnM said:

Pardon?

garbage

[Harry Stottle]

1 hour ago, Padge said:

What is their investment into the game and what is the return on that investment. You are comparing apples and oranges 

I am just making the point, if you can't do it properly then don't do it at all, there is far to much from the VR saying I can't see enough to overturn the onfeild decision, as we all know games are won and lost on those inadequacies as was one very recent big big game.

Edited March 30 by Harry Stottle

[moorside roughyed]

Great game for a neutral. Wire gave themselves too much to do. Did well to come back into contention a couple of times. 

[Dave T]

I enjoyed it. We weren't at our best, it appeared that almost every mistake led to a try, Catalans were ruthless. Tactically far better than us. I think Burgess' naivity is showing, we play an awful lot like he wants us to have 13 Sam Burgess'. 4 forwards on the bench again, often 5 drives, flat passes at the line all afternoon, nothing from the dummy halves. 

Some work to do tactically. 

But I was very pleased that we were even in that, and possibly should have won it with a few minutes to go. 

[moorside roughyed]

5 minutes ago, Dave T said:

I enjoyed it. We weren't at our best, it appeared that almost every mistake led to a try, Catalans were ruthless. Tactically far better than us. I think Burgess' naivity is showing, we play an awful lot like he wants us to have 13 Sam Burgess'. 4 forwards on the bench again, often 5 drives, flat passes at the line all afternoon, nothing from the dummy halves. 

Some work to do tactically. 

But I was very pleased that we were even in that, and possibly should have won it with a few minutes to go. 

Last few minutes I was screaming my lungs out. 

[Leeds Wire]

11,214 in attendance. 

I'm guessing that's the most home fans we've had in that stadium for quite some time. 

Well done Wire, shame about the result. It was frustrating but entertaining enough to hope that most of those in there today will be back.