Player Ratings : Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:41 pm  

Some odd ones from a well known sports internet site:

Paul Wellens: certainly one of Saints' best performers, could not be faulted for any of the tries and dangerous on attack. 8.

Jamie Foster: quiet game on his Grand Final debut. 6.

Matt Gidley: never got to make an impact on his farewell appearance and returns to Australia with four losers' medals. 6.

Francis Meli: missed one tryscoring chance but claimed a consolation just before the end. 7.

Jonny Lomax: had nothing to reproach himself for, a lively display on his Grand Final debut. 8.

Jon Wilkin: created Saints' try and was one of his side's best players. 7.

Matty Smith: no end to this fairytale but contributed well in a losing cause. 7.

James Graham: typical non-stop effort but mostly in vain. 7.

Keiron Cunningham: will not look back fondly on his last match as he enters retirement. 6.

Bryn Hargreaves: unable to make a big impact on his farewell appearance for the club. 6.

Sia Soliola: made his presence felt early in the game before fading. 6.

Chris Flannery: worked hard at centre and in the middle to turn the tide. 7.

Tony Puletua: made an early impression with his strong running but faded. 6.

Subs:

James Roby: injected a new purpose when introduced midway through the first half. 7.

Paul Clough: made some nice contributions but the game was effectively over by the time he made his entrance. 6.

Andrew Dixon: on hand to score his side's first-half try. 7.

Jacob Emmitt: produced some determined bursts on his last appearance for the club. 6.

Can't believe Flannery and Wilkin got better scores than TP, Soliola and Foster.

Re: Player Ratings : Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:46 pm  

Lomax joint highest rating. . He got well dicked down that left hand side in That first 20 mins.

Re: Player Ratings : Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:46 pm  

I don't agree with a few of them.

Re: Player Ratings : Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:49 pm  

a 3 for all of them

Re: Player Ratings : Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:51 pm  

saint at wire wrote:

Some odd ones from a well known sports internet site:

Can't believe Flannery and Wilkin got better scores than TP, Soliola and Foster.

TP was stifled very well, he got nothing through.

Soliola should get a 4 for me. He set the ball rolling with his ridiculous offload attempt on our 30 that led to their first try and he needlessly conceeded the penalty that led to their second.

Re: Player Ratings : Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:00 am  

Duke Eddington wrote:

Lomax joint highest rating. . He got well dicked down that left hand side in That first 20 mins.

He did a superb save on a try and did his best with Meli who wasn't engaging in defence. I was at the corner where the tries came through. Lomax was not the issue. He gave a good account of himself. Has he ever played centre before?

Re: Player Ratings : Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:02 am  

Saddened! wrote:

TP was stifled very well, he got nothing through.

He was nowhere, but that's not the first time.

Soliola should get a 4 for me. He set the ball rolling with his ridiculous offload attempt on our 30 that led to their first try and he needlessly conceeded the penalty that led to their second.

Well, he wasn't the only one to do that! I think we gave away 10 penalties? Or was it more of a horror show than that? I dunno. I left with five minutes to go.

Re: Player Ratings : Sun Oct 03, 2010 7:27 am  

I thought Tony P was one of our best going forward last night alongside Roby.

Re: Player Ratings : Sun Oct 03, 2010 7:53 am  

felt sorry for jonny lomax in his first grand final his coach plays him in an unformiliar position and he struggled with his defending but hes a great young player who will get better and better.foster for me was a little bit shy and nervous took a great catch in the air but other than that i counted him making 3 carries i think and thats not good enough at the top level.

Re: Player Ratings : Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:39 am  

McClennan wrote:

I thought Tony P was one of our best going forward last night alongside Roby.

I didn't notice Tony P at all last night but I did notice Roby. He zapped things up when he came on. I'm looking forward to seeing him play under a different coach next season.

As for the young guys, I think they were terrific. It was our experienced players who let us down. Again.