The Chair Maker wrote:
I think they all wanted to score a try on the first proper game at Langtree park.
Me too, there were times were we had silly dives for the line rather than good team play. Royce says as much in his report on the first half on the Saints website.
As for young players being greedy. If that's in referance to the gaskell break. I think he was on his own for 80 % of that run and when you watch it on TV the side Tommy comes flying in on, Gaskell never looks up at that point as he is wary of the Salford cover and is getting ready to fend. In future I'm sure gaskell will look around more, but at the time it's easier to see options from TV and the stands than on the pitch with Salford players chasing all around you.
Maybe they need to work on calls for the ball, but they are not really greedy, the chip, catch dummy run and pass showed that.
Then later Lomax makes a break then backs up Meli and then lost the ball trying 1 pass too many.
Watching on TV the commentators where saying Lomaskell don't run at the line enough, but then they do and people say they should be looking for the pass. It's a no win really, you can't please all the people all of the time.