The Friendlies Thread 2025

[graveyard johnny]

1 hour ago, HAVERCROFT10 said:

Cheers Phants, was asking where subs were.

under the sea?

[Trojan Horse]

Though it’s a surprising scoreline it’s not been a great pre season for Hudds. They were terrible last season and they could really struggle this season. 
 

Robinson for his lack of experience has a real job to do. 

Edited February 2 by Trojan Horse

[The Phantom Horseman]

Highlights from the Fev game. Some good tries and a couple of bits of biff (well, handbags anyway). Was an entertaining game by pre-season standards.
 

 

[LeytherRob]

1 hour ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Highlights from the Fev game. Some good tries and a couple of bits of biff (well, handbags anyway). Was an entertaining game by pre-season standards.
 

 

Looks like Wilson connects with a punch at 4.50, even if it's not a particularly heavy one. Daft from Huddersfield when they are already in the midst of an injury crisis to be racking up cards in a meaningless friendly.

 

Fev are looking in good shape for the season though, some really nice shape and ball movement.

[M j M]

Did St Helens 12-40 Salford on 25th January get reported on here? Can't see it, maybe it was lost in the Salford thread.

Not sure of the respective team strengths and I know trial games don't mean that much. But regardless it certainly doesn't shift the view that Wellens is a decent bet for first coach to be sacked this year. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

1 hour ago, LeytherRob said:

Looks like Wilson connects with a punch at 4.50, even if it's not a particularly heavy one. Daft from Huddersfield when they are already in the midst of an injury crisis to be racking up cards in a meaningless friendly.

 

Fev are looking in good shape for the season though, some really nice shape and ball movement.

Yeah though we've had one or two pre-season (and in the case of last year, early-season) false dawns in recent years so I don't think any of us are getting carried away, Huddersfield were missing their starting halves (and hooker) and the replacements looked out of their depth, with a couple of our tries coming partly via defensive deficiency in that department.

Also we played very well on a few occasions last year but turned in a number of woeful performances too.

There was still a fair bit to like about yesterday's performance though so am hoping we can be a bit more consistent this year. We certainly have more depth and thus competition for places than we did last year.

[Taffy Tiger]

On 01/02/2025 at 20:24, Trojan Horse said:

Surely the SL title is there for the taking..

Haven't you heard ? It's Warrington's year this year 

[Old Frightful]

On 01/02/2025 at 20:24, Trojan Horse said:

Surely the SL title is there for the taking..

Have to confess, that was my thought too...