Re: Tonight's game : Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:59 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

So we came close but never looked like scoring? Make your mind up mate!

Apart from penalties and kicks we struggled to ever get out of our own half.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:32 am  

Brown about Walsh injury: Nathan Brown wrote: He is going to have x-rays on his jaw. The docs is a bit worried so we will see what comes of it. He got hit in the head, didn't he, without the ball which you know is going to happen against Wigan. It is standard with their front row, same happened to Gaz O'Brien last year. http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... 0980616._/?

Brown about Walsh injury: Nathan Brown wrote: He is going to have x-rays on his jaw. The docs is a bit worried so we will see what comes of it. He got hit in the head, didn't he, without the ball which you know is going to happen against Wigan. It is standard with their front row, same happened to Gaz O'Brien last year. http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... 0980616._/?

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:56 am  

roader wrote:

Apart from Walsh I didn't see anything tonight that would give me confidence for the season ahead. We scored three tries, two which weren't just lucky and never looked like scoring at any other time.

Never posted on here before but agree with the above post.

Like a strong saints team because I love derby's but thought your pack was awful tonight and if you don't get it together you will struggle this year!

Just being honest

Kingy

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:11 am  

What was the lineup like? My brother went and he said we're no better than last season and that Wigan's kids made us look silly, comprehensively beating us.

There are a good few years to come before we're even in contention for trophies. If Walsh has broken his jaw/cheek as it appears he may have, we might as well not bother next season.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:29 am  

Saddened! wrote:

What was the lineup like? My brother went and he said we're no better than last season and that Wigan's kids made us look silly, comprehensively beating us.

There are a good few years to come before we're even in contention for trophies. If Walsh has broken his jaw/cheek as it appears he may have, we might as well not bother next season.

Sigh, not sure why I'm going to do this but hey. Team was pretty much everyone except tommy mak:

1. Jonny Lomax; 5. Adam Swift, 22. Mark Percival, 4. Josh Jones, 26. Matty Dawson; 3. Jordan Turner, 7. Luke Walsh; 16. Kyle Amor, 9. James Roby, 14. Anthony Laffranchi, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Willie Manu, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
Subs: 6. Lance Hohaia, 11. Sia Soliola, 15. Mark Flanagan, 17. Paul Wellens, 18. Alex Walmsley, 24. Gary Wheeler, 27. Greg Richards, 30. Carl Forster.

Wigan were a week ahead in their prep, we were sloppy at times, and have things to work on but didn't give much away. Sounds like we learnt from last year and didn't use all the moves we were planning for the following week.

If this had been the first game, it would of been worrying, otherwise take it with a pinch of salt.

Turner was pretty anonymous at 6, lance was poor and Percival looked great in attack but poor defensively. Wheeler looked threatening again.

Overall judgement: good blowout of the cobwebs, would if been nice to win, but I'd rather we beat Warrington on the first match. Worried about Walsh, but the saints match report said it was merely precautionary. Work on the intensity in the forwards and discipline and well be looking good.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:20 am  

Saddened! wrote:

What was the lineup like? My brother went and he said we're no better than last season and that Wigan's kids made us look silly, comprehensively beating us.

There are a good few years to come before we're even in contention for trophies. If Walsh has broken his jaw/cheek as it appears he may have, we might as well not bother next season.

We look basically clueless again. We are pinning all are hopes on Walsh who looked very good on his debut.


My worry is not strike power in the backs.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:40 am  

St pete wrote:

We look basically clueless again. We are pinning all are hopes on Walsh who looked very good on his debut.


My worry is not strike power in the backs.

It just showed that we are lacking a 6 for me. Turner was a dead end at 6 and for whatever reason our best 6 started on the bench then came on at left centre.

I was behind the bench and when he came off Walsh was rubbing his jaw, hopefully it will just be bruised but if it is broken then the season is over before it starts for us ... again.

On the strike power thing I think having Turner back in the centre's would help , I like Percival but he still seems a little light so I wouldnt be over using him.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:47 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote: Brown about Walsh injury: http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... 0980616._/? He's spot on . Wigan under the fat ape and Maguire have become a very nasty team. We should fight fire with fire and let our massive front row loose on Smith and Green next time we play. I'm sure Ape man would be crying to the press if that happened though like he did with Ratboy

Magic Superbeetle wrote: Brown about Walsh injury: http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... 0980616._/? He's spot on . Wigan under the fat ape and Maguire have become a very nasty team. We should fight fire with fire and let our massive front row loose on Smith and Green next time we play. I'm sure Ape man would be crying to the press if that happened though like he did with Ratboy

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:55 am  

No1 Saint wrote:

He's spot on . Wigan under the fat ape and Maguire have become a very nasty team. We should fight fire with fire and let our massive front row loose on Smith and Green next time we play. I'm sure Ape man would be crying to the press if that happened though like he did with Ratboy

Wire did it in the grand final, didn't work. However some reports have it as Kyle Amore(SP) who ran into Walsh.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:11 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Sigh, not sure why I'm going to do this but hey. Team was pretty much everyone except tommy mak:

1. Jonny Lomax; 5. Adam Swift, 22. Mark Percival, 4. Josh Jones, 26. Matty Dawson; 3. Jordan Turner, 7. Luke Walsh; 16. Kyle Amor, 9. James Roby, 14. Anthony Laffranchi, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Willie Manu, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
Subs: 6. Lance Hohaia, 11. Sia Soliola, 15. Mark Flanagan, 17. Paul Wellens, 18. Alex Walmsley, 24. Gary Wheeler, 27. Greg Richards, 30. Carl Forster.

Wigan were a week ahead in their prep, we were sloppy at times, and have things to work on but didn't give much away. Sounds like we learnt from last year and didn't use all the moves we were planning for the following week.

If this had been the first game, it would of been worrying, otherwise take it with a pinch of salt.

Turner was pretty anonymous at 6, lance was poor and Percival looked great in attack but poor defensively. Wheeler looked threatening again.

Overall judgement: good blowout of the cobwebs, would if been nice to win, but I'd rather we beat Warrington on the first match. Worried about Walsh, but the saints match report said it was merely precautionary. Work on the intensity in the forwards and discipline and well be looking good.

That was the majority of the players first game back for Wigan. Bateman, sarginson, powell, williams and crosby are the only players to have played a friendly.