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Post by russ on Mar 9, 2019 19:39:02 GMT
Commentators very complimentary at the end on Sky ..... I thought I'd misheard for a moment!
Mention of Olpherts
He only dropped two balls today, But caught the important One in the Second half a few yards from the line Okay if that's the only press he's gonna get, he'll be playing for the opposition soon enough.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 19:51:08 GMT
I have just got a shed load of beers, pizza and I'm going to celebrate and watch a load of Chip Chipperson pod-a-casts and Jim Norton live for the belly laughs.
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Post by redunderthebed on Mar 9, 2019 19:59:08 GMT
That was sensational. Everything went right for us.
Will Jake Bibby ever play better than that? Incredible performance. Was like Paul newlove or Jamie Lyon had a Bibby mask on!
Evalds would have walked the mom any other day. Hastings, Lui, Lussick all excellent. I think Lussick did all 80 minutes. Turgut and Jones brilliant. Dudson and Murray laid a perfect platform in the first 20-30 minutes.
Couple of special mentions...
Adam Lawton made an excellent debut. Can’t think of a better situation to make your debut on. But his defence in particular was excellent. Very encouraging.
Olpherts was excellent. He’s had a few good performances now but this was his best. He gets a lot of stick but he’s really coming on. His cool letting the ball run out and then catch on the next set were real settlers that set us up well
Finally - Ian Watson take a bow. His tactics were spot on. Getting the ball wide early worked so well. If that’s the style of play we can expect when conditions are dry then I’m very excited for the rest of the season
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 20:02:33 GMT
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Post by redunderthebed on Mar 9, 2019 20:03:23 GMT
Oh. And THAT pick up by Ken Sio
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Post by kilop on Mar 9, 2019 20:11:28 GMT
Get in!!!!!! Love my team
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Post by bonitared on Mar 9, 2019 20:12:13 GMT
That was sensational. Everything went right for us. Will Jake Bibby ever play better than that? Incredible performance. Was like Paul newlove or Jamie Lyon had a Bibby mask on! Evalds would have walked the mom any other day. Hastings, Lui, Lussick all excellent. I think Lussick did all 80 minutes. Turgut and Jones brilliant. Dudson and Murray laid a perfect platform in the first 20-30 minutes. Couple of special mentions... Adam Lawton made an excellent debut. Can’t think of a better situation to make your debut on. But his defence in particular was excellent. Very encouraging. Olpherts was excellent. He’s had a few good performances now but this was his best. He gets a lot of stick but he’s really coming on. His cool letting the ball run out and then catch on the next set were real settlers that set us up well Finally - Ian Watson take a bow. His tactics were spot on. Getting the ball wide early worked so well. If that’s the style of play we can expect when conditions are dry then I’m very excited for the rest of the season All the above. You mentioned 10 players,all played brilliantly,but so did the other 7. If Lussick can play 80 minutes consistently ,it gives us extra options. Bibby is a centre and must keep his place,obviously. Turgut and Olpherts also worthy of mention. Dudson immense. In fact,they were all good or had I already said that ?
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Post by bonitared on Mar 9, 2019 20:13:04 GMT
Good to have Flash back and in form
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 20:29:20 GMT
Junior and Bibby the starting centres for me. Said it (but have been shot down) many times but Lussick looks like a 80 minute hooker and it gives you so many more bench options if you're confident he can last the full game. Thought Lawton looked good, would like to see him hitting the ball at pace more as he looks like he'll skittle players for fun. Only down side for me was in the last 10 we could have scored more points but tried the wonder ball every set, bit picky I know but valid. So impressed with the props, was certain Dudson would be immense (but again was shot down) and think he will blossom at Salford. Murray is a bit of a belter and will just get better and better, I'd be signing him up long LONG term ASAP. JJ is a pinball (hint to the club to be playing Tommy when he scores) and just bounces from tackler to tackler. Turgut is class and if you didn't know his background you'd say he was a Marquee NRL import. Bibby looks nothing like a winger but in the centres looks at home, has the tackling, speed and off load to really REALLY shine. Evalds, just give him the keys to the city. Olpherts might not be a world beater and drops the odd howler but generally with the money we have he is better than the alternatives, get him the ball and he has the speed and power to grab a handful. Still think Lui isn't at his best but getting there week in week out. Big Ben just needs to angry up a little, with his size and power he does enough but could be so much better. Griffin has knuckled down and doesn't look to be the penalty machine we all worried about.
Burke back to last years form, has lost the chunk but got back the power it seemed to have impacted.
Said it on the clubs Twitter feed, no MOM give it the team as without doubt the best team performance for 10 years, possibly since the Wigan CC win.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 21:06:44 GMT
Lots of comments about our pack this year but was today the first signs that Watson has got it right in regards to having a more mobile pack to make up for the reduction of interchanges? The Catalan pack were ran off their feet by half time.
A great performance from 1-17.
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Post by drmike on Mar 9, 2019 22:21:50 GMT
A complete performance from 1-17 and coaching staff. Some of the football skills on display esp on that left side were out of the top drawer. Bibby looks like the sort of centre we’ve not had for many years .....great hands. And what a professional attitude - to bide his time on the wing last year and then seize his chance when he finally gets a game this season . A great headache for Watto when Junior’s fit. Dudson/ Turgut/ Jones have even improved on superb performance so far this year. Dan Murray is everything you want in a modern mobile prop - his follow up tackle on Tompkins after the latter fielded a kick on the last epitomises the player - when in the past were props providing the chase to a kick !!! Big Ben just needs more aggression ; he has the potential to improve from good to phenomenal. Olpherts continues to improve . Lui finally seems to have found his form esp with his kicking game on the last . Looking forward to seeing Lawton running wide at ( I was going to say smaller backs , but he dwarfes everyone ! ) the opposition in their own 10 , but glad he got his debut and especially as that coincided with a solid defensive shift . Which brings me on to my last point . Nilling Catalan in Perpignan ..... just let that sink in . looking forward to the Wheldon Road next week now !
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Post by woody74 on Mar 9, 2019 22:56:42 GMT
A complete performance from 1-17 and coaching staff. Some of the football skills on display esp on that left side were out of the top drawer. Bibby looks like the sort of centre we’ve not had for many years .....great hands. And what a professional attitude - to bide his time on the wing last year and then seize his chance when he finally gets a game this season . A great headache for Watto when Junior’s fit. Dudson/ Turgut/ Jones have even improved on superb performance so far this year. Dan Murray is everything you want in a modern mobile prop - his follow up tackle on Tompkins after the latter fielded a kick on the last epitomises the player - when in the past were props providing the chase to a kick !!! Big Ben just needs more aggression ; he has the potential to improve from good to phenomenal. Olpherts continues to improve . Lui finally seems to have found his form esp with his kicking game on the last . Looking forward to seeing Lawton running wide at ( I was going to say smaller backs , but he dwarfes everyone ! ) the opposition in their own 10 , but glad he got his debut and especially as that coincided with a solid defensive shift . Which brings me on to my last point . Nilling Catalan in Perpignan ..... just let that sink in . looking forward to the Wheldon Road next week now ! Summed up perfectly mate.
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Post by dixon13 on Mar 9, 2019 23:03:12 GMT
A great performance.A special rap for Bibby for taking is chance.Well done.
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Post by thevulcanone on Mar 9, 2019 23:16:09 GMT
Anyone know if it will be on sky sports catchup tomorrow? Had a fucking gig in Morley and had to leave at 430 missed it.....
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Post by redunderthebed on Mar 9, 2019 23:17:30 GMT
Good to have Flash back and in form Very true. Not sure he’s quite at his best yet but his off-loading in the first few minutes set the tone and the style for the rest of the performance And I agree. Pretty much every player was superb. I should have mentioned them all really 😊
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