I really enjoyed the game. The youngsters looked nervous which is understandable but they will be much better for the experience
screaming in the family corner, scaring the kiddies
a game we would have won but for Nesbitt deciding to dive in when no need.
Thought Peyroux was very good -should be in the 17 every week.
Kicking game ( as normal) was very poor. Welsby and Dodd did nothing to suggest they are 1st team players. As the commentators asked, what is Welsby's position? Not very good in any he has been tried in.
Great performance from the boys tonight. The usual mind boggling comments on here as usual.
It was a shame for both young wingers had game altering mistakes given they both had fantastic performances.
However you have to accept mistakes from young players, it is all a part of their learning. The mistake from Peyroux was disappointing given the state of the game. With 2 mins to go we just needed to complete the set and go in 10 points up.
You can forgive the team for being clunky in attack given that there have been no reserve rugby and little training with that combination of players. Coote/Fages/Lomax don't just show up on gameday and make things up on the fly, which our boys tonight pretty much had to do.
No player was shown up in that game and you would trust them all to come in and do a job when there is an opening in the full strength team.
I could agree with you but then we would both be wrong.
Come the end of the game what is essentially a reserve team lost by 2 points. We could of won the game right up until the last minute. When we lose games I expect effort and to be in the contest right up until the hooter and we were. Lots of effort and some players may well of moved up the pecking order.
Can't and won't level any criticism at Dodd, he is very much still learning and would look a lot different in the full team. Still not seeing much from Welsby but I'm not writing him off as of yet.
Don’t be ridiculous, they aren’t eight year olds that have to be told they played well so they don’t get upset. That mistake from Nisbet is ridiculous. First game or not, if you can’t score a walk in try with no one near you then you shouldn’t be playing professional Rugby League never mind for the Super League champions. Disgraceful error that could cost us the shield. Apart from that he was okay, Rizzelli on the other hand was nowhere near good enough. I doubt we’ll see either again beyond this season.
Yes, A really enjoyable game with young lads showing they have the skill to play off the cuff. With the team we had out they can all hold their heads up. I thought Peyroux was unlucky with the PTB incident the guy from Salford was all over him when he was trying to play it. I like Dodd with ball in hand, but wished he had taken a split second to kick into space on the last.
Dodd looks totally comfortable . You can see he has got natural ability and flare , very impressed with simm , Eaves shown a lot of promise and Foster did a great job .
On a side note , We need to keep hold of Dom , not sure what he has left on his contract ?
We said it Friday when he stuck with a full team selected against a weakened Leeds side, it's poor management of the schedule again. I won't go on about the coach but he's let us down again. This isn't a criticism about tonight's lads as they will all come on for it, some more than others but his management of the schedule leaves a lot to be desired I reckon.
I'm guessing he'll throw a curved ball in against Wigan that'll be difficult to fathom, let's see.
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Me neither but his best game by a mile has been at centre. I can’t help but think he will be Lee Gaskell standard at stand off, a good footballer but lacking that yard of pace. That may or may not be good enough for some people but I think it will always stifle any handling ability. If he was safer under the bomb then he could be a Wellens type full back perhaps
Too many fickle fans on here tonight.
He's dodgy under the high ball and lacks pace which will affect his ability to develop into any of the roles in the back line. I think you can develop a confident technique under the high ball with some focussed work but I reckon you have pace or you don't.
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Overall I enjoyed the game and save for a couple of howlers caused by lack of clear thinking brought in by fatigue we'd have won it. I'll settle for it overall. Some lads didn't do themselves any harm at all.
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And now we know why woolfe holding back reserve players simply no better than the first team thought salford were criminal any aussie team would of hit 100 points against either team tonight absolute joke of a league, coverage ,refs honesty of players fitness etc .... totally robbed in this country from the very top to bottom .Making rules up as we go along letting certain individuals ruling our game weve regressed 30 years .