catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:10 pm  

what do we all think then?...are we going to struggle to get through to the grand final...or will cats have other ideas?.......win or lose..that is the question!

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:15 pm  

A win, but I reckon we'll have to wait until the last 15 minutes or so to finally kill off a confident Catalan side.

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:44 pm  

they looked absolutely shattered in the last 10 v Hudds
go at them full tilt and i think they'll run out of steam

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:01 pm  

I think we should have too much for them, but I'm taking nothing for granted.

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:09 pm  

We,ve got to get at them straight away to get on the front foot and control the game, if we sit back and wait for them to run out of steam it could end up a close game with the result in doubt.
If we raise the tempo, complete our sets with a deep kicking game we should be OK, something similar to the Cas game.

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:16 pm  

I'd rather lose to them in the semi than Warrington in the final.

I can see us struggling in this one to be honest, their backs in particular will trouble us. But we're clearly capable of beating them at home at least.

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:20 pm  

If we lose this one serious questions need to be asked. Time to start performing in the games that matter.

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:42 pm  

roader wrote:

If we lose this one serious questions need to be asked. Time to start performing in the games that matter.

This isn't ultimately the one that matters. No point winning this week and losing next.

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:56 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

This isn't ultimately the one that matters. No point winning this week and losing next.

Well if this game don't matter how the %$&% can we get into the final for the game that does.

Re: catalan. : Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:29 pm  

You know ignore is a far under used function on here.

It's fine until you get a quote.

Any way. I agree go at them full tilt. But we need ball control. No point going full tilt and knocking on every set. Last week we were good because we played hard and did not give up cheap ball. Cheap ball absolutely nullifies any aggression.

Playing it hard and tight, with a decent kicking game. Make them work their way out of their 20 meters. That is how we played it against Cas and that is exactly how we should play it again. I'm sure the players are not daft, if you go in coasting you will cough up the ball and that has been the killer for us in weeks past. Not the tackling or the running but the dropping of the ball on the first few tackles.

I'm quite confident in the defense and if they are pinned down their end, they are always good for a few penalties.