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SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:07 pm  

Huge tough encounter this one but I have no doubt that every lad on the field will put everything out there.

Myler
Briscoe Sutcliffe Hardaker Tindall
Austin Sezer
Oledzki Leeming Prior
Martin Gannon
Bentley

Tetevano Smith Donaldson O’Connor / Dwyer

Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:32 pm  

Could use Fusitua’s metres to get us moving forwards in this one. The hookers and halves had to be much better than today. So does Matt Prior.

Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:33 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Could use Fusitua’s metres to get us moving forwards in this one. The hookers and halves had to be much better than today. So does Matt Prior.

Coach said Fusitua had no chance of playing next week (but then he said that about Austin).

Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:55 pm  

Austin won’t play…has missed all our previous trips to France this year and after the game was hobbling quite badly as well…but even if fit won’t play.

From his reaction on the sideline after the game when been consoled by Rohan, looks like Handley’s season is over and Dwyer said he’s a doubt as well

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Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:58 am  

FoxyRhino wrote:

Coach said Fusitua had no chance of playing next week (but then he said that about Austin).

Fair point he may return this week which would be for Tindall.

Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:02 am  

Martin to centre and hardaker on the wing. Gannon and Smith start and Donaldson on the bench.

Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:08 am  

Seth wrote:

Martin to centre and hardaker on the wing. Gannon and Smith start and Donaldson on the bench.

Hardaker on the wing? I think not. I would like him in the middle of the pitch full back or Centre. Also bearing in mind the service out to our wingers is absolutely woeful. Yesterday’s display was awful, surprisingly after 15 minutes Smith didn’t send word down that it wasn’t a sevens/ charity match and concentrate on set completion and building up field position. On the plus side hopefully we have learned lessons from yesterday’s game.

Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:06 pm  

Yeah considering both our wingers are out and tindal isn't up to much I'd rather get the best 13 out there that we can.

Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:25 pm  

Seth wrote:

Yeah considering both our wingers are out and tindal isn't up to much I'd rather get the best 13 out there that we can.

Agree also isn’t so much about if the wingers can finish and get service it is are they safe in defence under the high ball and not biting in and more importantly can they put some half decent early meters up when running the ball back.

Re: SL PO E | Catalan Dragons (A) : Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:38 pm  

Our backs were awful on the whole too and we don't want to add another one that goes sideways. Bentley and Gannon Smith is a good backrow and normally I'd like matin there but in this situation his good form could be a benefit to the backs.