Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:09 pm  

An absolutely fantastic performance, especially from the forwards.

LMS is going from utterly useless to a legend in two weeks. What a turnaround from him. That punch was just brilliant. I'm sure the RFL will dig that out and ban him for 3 weeks, but what a way to stamp your authority all over a situation. Sacre bleu Monsiour Simon. That nose will be bleeding for weeks, superb punch superbly executed and in self defense as well.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:11 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

An absolutely fantastic performance, especially from the forwards.

LMS is going from utterly useless to a legend in two weeks. What a turnaround from him. That punch was just brilliant. I'm sure the RFL will dig that out and ban him for 3 weeks, but what a way to stamp your authority all over a situation. Sacre bleu Monsiour Simon. That nose will be bleeding for weeks, superb punch superbly executed and in self defense as well.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:13 pm  

Great win

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:15 pm  

The GOB hit knocked us out of our stride a bit, but the boys stuck in when the French pressed our line and to only concede 6 in France is bloomin brilliant.

I had to miss some of the game to take on fatherly duties.

How did Walker fair? Seems even bigger now than at the start of the year. I was impressed with what I caught of the match, but could not give a MOM due to not catching the full thing.



I thought that Swift showed amazing speed of thought to kick through after the knock on, gained 80m's from that brainwave. Pitty we did not capitalize.

Great pass from Josh for the try for Wellens.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:16 pm  

Good performance that showed a bit of steel. We seem to be bubbling nicely towards the play offs...

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:18 pm  

Very good defensive performance from us.

Walker seemed to have a very good game tackling everything and also making a number of decent runs.

Swift was very good returning kicks and he was absolutely blisteringly quick on the free play were he kicked ahead and chased.

Turner did a lovely pass for Makinsons try in the first half then completely blows a try by being greedy and going himself when a simple pass to Tommy would have seen him go in at the corner.

With regard to the fighting I think the ruling is that if your sin binned for the offence then you cant get a ban, as in effect you have already served your punishment. So that lovely upper cut from LMS on the French forward will hopefully not garner further punishment.

Lomax doesn't look match fit and it was noticeable that he barely returned the ball all evening. Instead leaving it to Makinson and Swift.

Big concern for me is the lack of alternative kickers.

With his two tries I think Wello now needs just one point for a thousand in his career.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:19 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I thought that Swift showed amazing speed of thought to kick through after the knock on, gained 80m's from that brainwave. Pitty we did not capitalize.

Wasn't that because the Dragons' player decided to cheat? I think that was the occasion wasn't it?

I was only listening but overall our performance sounded pretty damned good and to once again win with our only recognised halfback lost during the game and with a player binned to boot was pretty good going, especially in the sweltering heat. The players must be totally knackered as that game seemed to go on for ever!

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:23 pm  

I personally love a bit of fighting at a game, but I know not everyone agrees.
However, during the terrible times over the last few seasons, we've looked like a team that wouldn't put them selves about and, if there was trouble, stick up for each other.
LMS looked good today and showed he's not a man that will take any poop (today at least). That's what props are supposed to be.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:23 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Wasn't that because the Dragons' player decided to cheat? I think that was the occasion wasn't it?

I was only listening but overall our performance sounded pretty damned good and to once again win with our only recognised halfback lost during the game and with a player binned to boot was pretty good going, especially in the sweltering heat. The players must be totally knackered as that game seemed to go on for ever!

The Catalan player did cheat, but if he had not Swift would have been first to the ball and either got tackled or scored.

Worst case senario the Frenchy gets the ball first and we all go back to where the kick was and Saints have the ball.

One of the best examples of the free play.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:25 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Lomax doesn't look match fit

Agreed. He always seems to take his time playing the ball after being tackled and isn't as involved as he was in the Wire game earlier in the season, for example.

London up next. We could rest him and give him two weeks off before the warrington game if he is struggling.