Re: Worst plays you've ever seen? : Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:58 am  

It's 25 minutes on the clock because of the way C4 do their clock in a countdown way.

It's not the best example because even though the overlap is there it Wire 40 so still a lot to do for Thewlis but it is pretty common Mata'utia thing he very rarely passes, I don't mind centres backing themselves but they at least need to get a good result or mix it up.

Re: Worst plays you've ever seen? : Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:17 pm  

matt_wire wrote:

I recall Bridge doing something similar against Hull in the 2013 challenge cup semi final and they scored from it, Lineham going nearly full length of the field.

EDIT: Just seen it on YouTube. Good lord it's worse than I remember!

Yes it was a huge brain parp.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Worst plays you've ever seen? : Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:34 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Yes it was a huge brain parp.

The problem with the Bridge thing was exacerbated by the fact that we weren't as far in front on the scoreboard that our earlier play and dominance deserved. That one score they were back in it and fully encouraged.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Worst plays you've ever seen? : Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:51 pm  

Uncle Rico wrote:

The problem with the Bridge thing was exacerbated by the fact that we weren't as far in front on the scoreboard that our earlier play and dominance deserved. That one score they were back in it and fully encouraged.

the semi final losses in 13 and 14 (14 especially) left me really dejected, the 14 one v leeds was bloody terrible, missed most of the first half in the beer queue due to inept organization, and then we kept killing ourselves with soft forward passes, during the game.

Re: Worst plays you've ever seen? : Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:25 am  

I loved Bateman to bits, but in his early days he did have a habit of making a fantastic break but leaving the ball behind! (Don’t ask for specifics, my memory isn’t up to it!).

Re: Worst plays you've ever seen? : Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:48 am  

Captain Hook wrote:

I loved Bateman to bits, but in his early days he did have a habit of making a fantastic break but leaving the ball behind! (Don’t ask for specifics, my memory isn’t up to it!).

As good as Bateman was he never backed himself fully when he was through the line. He'd often get tackled whilst in two minds about passing (he rarely did) and would be looking for the pass when he'd have been better just putting the afterburners on. Wonderful player but I found him a little frustrating because I thought he could be even better.

Re: Worst plays you've ever seen? : Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:59 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

As good as Bateman was he never backed himself fully when he was through the line. He'd often get tackled whilst in two minds about passing (he rarely did) and would be looking for the pass when he'd have been better just putting the afterburners on. Wonderful player but I found him a little frustrating because I thought he could be even better.

I suspect this was the ingrained RU aspect where the worst sin was to be “isolated”!