FORUMS FORUMS






RLFANS.COM
Celebrating
25 years service to
the Rugby League
Community!

   WWW.RLFANS.COM • View topic - Leeds v Catalan
RankPostsTeam
International Star588
JoinedServiceReputation
Nov 17 201310 years246th
OnlineLast PostLast Page
26th Mar 24 22:1426th Mar 24 22:05LINK
Milestone Posts
500
1000
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530

Leeds v Catalan : Sat Mar 25, 2023 2:57 pm  
What a joy to watch! Halves who attack the line with pace and can throw passes to create tries. Wingers with genuine pace who are a danger from anywhere on the pitch, and spine players who have the pace to go from dummy half and break the line. Take note Ian Watson, that is how you build a rugby league team,. not 20 quality forwards who you rotate each week to lay a platform you don't have the players to exploit.
User avatar
RankPostsTeam
Club Captain131
JoinedServiceReputation
Dec 09 20167 years276th
OnlineLast PostLast Page
17th Mar 24 07:2817th Mar 24 07:25LINK
Milestone Posts
100
200
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
At Home

Re: Leeds v Catalan : Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:30 pm  
I totally agree with you a great game to watch. Not up the jumper plodding like our team, five drives and a kick to nothing. These two teams showed how to play rugby league, and Salford are not far behind either.
RankPostsTeam
Fringe Player48No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Aug 19 20213 years296th
OnlineLast PostLast Page
5th May 23 23:155th May 23 23:15LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530

Re: Leeds v Catalan : Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:07 pm  
That game was certainly a great example of how to play entertaining rugby and get the crowds back into our stadia.
I don't know how Channel 4 manage it, but they regularly seem to be able to pick a really exciting game for their broadcasts.

While it does seem that there has been a general shift towards taking risk and trying to play a more open, free flowing style of rugby these days. It has been made all the more frustrating for us, as we have managed to recruit a squad not wholly equipped to take part.

I did think that I saw signs of a willingness to 'open up' a little bit against Saints on Friday and I can only hope that this was the first indications of a shift in mentality for us. Because without such we are going to get left behind, both in the table and in the game itself.

You only have to listen to the disquiet of the fans leaving the stadium - even the Sky Sports pundits are 'skirting' round the issue.
Can it be that we're all wrong and 'The Process' trumps all?
RankPostsTeam
Club Captain1614
JoinedServiceReputation
May 02 20159 years298th
OnlineLast PostLast Page
27th Mar 24 15:1927th Mar 24 15:17LINK
Milestone Posts
1000
2500
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530

Re: Leeds v Catalan : Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:38 pm  
Well Ian Watson seems happy with the style and seems convinced it's only a matter of time before it starts to pay off, More to the point is K Davy happy with things, He can see like the rest of us what is happening on the field with other teams, he can compare it to our plodding style of 5 tackles and kick. the amount of money and backing he has plowed in to the club he deserves better than what he is getting .
We do lack pace ( and skill) in certain vital positions but this is the squad that the coach has assembled by and large so don't see much changing by way of players so i recon we will just continue with the boring pedestrian style we are dishing up interspersed with the the odd bit of class now and then from individual players, I don't think we will be in any danger come the back end of the season but its difficult to see us being anymore that just making up numbers, The sides with a bit of pace will beat us most of the time and we will never ever entice people down to watch while we play our current style, For me the ball is in Ian Watson's court or maybe K Davy's
RankPostsTeam
International Star588
JoinedServiceReputation
Nov 17 201310 years246th
OnlineLast PostLast Page
26th Mar 24 22:1426th Mar 24 22:05LINK
Milestone Posts
500
1000
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530

Re: Leeds v Catalan : Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:00 pm  
I don't know who he is trying to kid (maybe himself) with his constant talk about being 'nearly there' and 'just needing a few tweaks'. We have had some bad luck with injuries but lets face it Theo Fages hardly sets the world on fire when he is in fit. The truth of the matter is we don't have the right players in the right positions and that is purely down to his recruitment. For his plan to work we have to be perfect in defence for the whole game and rely on the opponents making errors, but the fact is we simply don't score enough points to give ourselves a cushion to guard against the inevitable brilliance of other sides attacks. As he is finding time and time again, other sides have much more capacity to score tries on the few occasions that present themselves due to a better quality of player in their spines and out wide. Against Warrington Thewlis destroyed us with his pace, against Wigan, French used his pace and attacking flair, and against Saint Helens it was Hurrell on the back of great handling and incisive line attacks from Lomax and Welsby.

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 138 guests

REPLY

Subject: 
Message:
   
Please note using apple style emoji's can result in posting failures.
Use the FULL EDITOR to better format content or upload images, be notified of replies etc...

Return to Huddersfield Giants


RLFANS Recent Posts
FORUM
LAST
POST
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
3m
York - 14th April
FOREVERTRIN
8
4m
Rd 6 I Cas A
Jrrhino
105
7m
The Good Friday Derby Massacre
FC Callum
135
9m
Game - Song Titles
Boss Hog
34282
10m
BORED The Band Name Game
Boss Hog
56001
17m
Ky Rodwell
Trojan Horse
107
48m
TV games not Wire
Wanderer
2863
52m
TV Games - Not Hull
Chris71
1385
Recent
Another Tigers Defeat As Rhinos Go Level Top
RLFANS News
1
FORUM
LAST
VIEW
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
1m
BORED The Band Name Game
Boss Hog
56001
1m
Ky Rodwell
Trojan Horse
107
1m
Challenge Cup
stpatricks
37
2m
Smith - should he stay or should he go
Tarquin Fueg
355
3m
TV Games - Not Hull
Chris71
1385
3m
The Bulls away
terry silver
9
3m
Another Tigers Defeat As Rhinos Go Level Top
RLFANS News
1
3m
Shopping list for 2025
Tarquin Fueg
405
4m
Fevround 2
BarnsleyTrin
90
4m
The official Leon Hayes Thread
Smiffy27
18
FORUM
NEW
TOPICS
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
TODAY
Another Tigers Defeat As Rhinos Go Level Top
RLFANS News
1
TODAY
York - 14th April
FOREVERTRIN
8
TODAY
Stats article
Sir Gregory
5
TODAY
21 man Squads - Devils v Leopards
Cokey
4
TODAY
Squad for Catalan
Smiffy27
17
TODAY
The Wigan Way - New Podcast - Chairman Special
Jukesays
1
TODAY
Dons v Swinton Lions 30 June 2024
Wanderer
1
TODAY
Squad for Sheffield
AdamH
1
TODAY
London Away
Fartown58
1
TODAY
The Bulls away
terry silver
9
TODAY
The official Leon Hayes Thread
Smiffy27
18
TODAY
Saints a
WWste
23
TODAY
Leon Ruan signs on loan
Jemmo
2
TODAY
Wardle
Jo Jumbuck
3
TODAY
Huddersfield - Home
Fartown58
6
TODAY
Max Wood on loan to Bradford 2 weeks
rubber ducki
7
TODAY
Jake Wardle 5 Year deal
Zig
22
TODAY
No grade A for 2025 for Trinity
PopTart
27
TODAY
Cup Quarter Final TV Arrangements
RLFANS News
1
NEWS ITEMS
VIEWS
Another Tigers Defeat As Rhino..
72
Cup Quarter Final TV Arrangeme..
527
2024 Challenge Cup Quarter Fin..
650
Easy Does It For The Dragons A..
567
Warrington Demolish London For..
675
Leigh Leopards Beat Plucky Fea..
718
Saints Triumph Over Disappoint..
699
Easy Win for the Wolves Over L..
942
Dragons Condemn Castleford To ..
915
Leigh Leopards Secure First Po..
1059
St Helens Tame The Rhinos To W..
1035
Wigan Warriors Come From Behin..
1097
Betfred Championship and Leagu..
1075
2024 Challenge Cup Sixth Round..
3852
Featherstone Win Extra Time Cu..
1195
RLFANS Match Centre
Matches on TV
Table 'boards.stats_fixtures' doesn't exist