How good was it at Odsal last night?
I thought the match started a bit how I'd feared. We had field position but were unable to make it count and then we were 0-8 down and seemingly short of answers. Then the bench players came on and the whole complexion of the game changed. That pearler of a pass from Taufua to Holmes got us up the field and Gaskell's kick won a drop out. Rogers' try under the posts seemed to pump everyone up. Appo's try was even better and the try after half time from Holmes was the best of the lot. That middle period was something else and we managed to keep York up their end for pretty much the rest of the match.
It felt like one of those nights of old with a great atmosphere.
The one downer was the injury to Masi Matongo who really does have rotten luck, I thought it was his wrist but it may be his shoulder again which would be even worse given the problems he's had with it. It was a shame to see him so crestfallen when all around him were cock a hoop.
Whatever happens next week I get the feeling the team has turned a real corner since the home game versus Barrow, I hope the O'Carroll can continue the upward trend and we can be more consistent next season and really cement a top 2 place in the championship.
