Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:33 pm  

I enjoyed that, last 10 minutes was at times frustrating but a good watch. Crowd a little disappointing considering it was on a Sunday and the last home game for a while

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:46 pm  

Not a great quality game although there were some moments obviously but a fantastic watch and again a game that should hopefully appeal to the first time viewer.

I think game management was our biggest issue today aside from the bombed opportunities.

Powell and TL pull us around the field and place us in positions at key times and I thought we missed that in a big way today.

Really enjoyable game non the less.

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:47 pm  

moto748 wrote:

I thought Shorrocks did OK at dummy-half.

Disagree mate, thought he was a disaster, slow distribution.

That “try” he scored with the most obvious obstruction I’ve ever seen could have cost us the game.

Nobody will like this but now french is more match fit.

6 French
7 Cust
9 O’Neill

14 Smith

When O’Neill needs a breather Cust to 9 for 20/30 mins.

We need French as involved as possible.

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:49 pm  

NSW wrote:

Disagree mate, thought he was a disaster, slow distribution.

That “try” he scored with the most obvious obstruction I’ve ever seen could have cost us the game.

Nobody will like this but now french is more match fit.

6 French
7 Cust
9 O’Neill

14 Smith

When O’Neill needs a breather Cust to 9 for 20/30 mins.

We need French as involved as possible.

add to that at the end when Ellis was his dummy runner on the 5th he hit him and lucky he was able to offload it back, poor decision making

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:51 pm  

Missed Powell and Tommy, two amazing defenders in positions most teams try to exploit defensively.

O’Neil and Smith need to improve that aspect and I’m sure they will with time.

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:57 pm  

Pieman wrote:

add to that at the end when Ellis was his dummy runner on the 5th he hit him and lucky he was able to offload it back, poor decision making

Yep good call that was another one.

Thought Brodie Croft was outstanding for Salford.

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:11 pm  

Yep Brodie Croft was outstanding, but......

He bombed a try in the first half with a pass equally as poor as Fields to Marshall in the 2nd, and Fields seemed to get a bit of stick for his passing.

The pass to Bevan was ok, Bevan really should have taken it.

I thought we played a little too conservative at times and didn't exploit French and Field enough - they basically had to make their own magic happen.

However, it was the 3rd game with very few rested so can't be too critical.

Very entertaining and great game for C4. I hope Fields trys French's amazing break and the overall attacking play from Salford will pull in a few more casual observers.


shorrocks passing at dummy half is too pedestrian and not something we should persist with imo. Better to move Cust to 9 and Field to 6 to keep our better players involved more often when/if O'Neil goes off.

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:20 pm  

I’m not a fan of switching key positions during a game. French is a real conundrum though. We struggled to get him involved today.

I don’t want to see Field moved from FB, firstly he is playing too well there, secondly I have concerns over his passing if he plays in the halves.

I don’t believe French is a stand off in the way we use halves with one on each side.

I think Kevin Brown hinted at one could be a solution, not sure exactly how it would work though.

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:33 pm  

Considering both teams had an hard Easter I thought that was a cracking game.
I thought that the 1,6 and 9 from Salford were excellent.
I think that our fitness and the individual brilliance of Field got us out of a tricky situation

Cust continues to improve and Field is proving to be an exceptional find.

Re: Squad v Salford (h) : Sun Apr 24, 2022 6:03 pm  

Trainman wrote:

I’m not a fan of switching key positions during a game. French is a real conundrum though. We struggled to get him involved today.

I don’t want to see Field moved from FB, firstly he is playing too well there, secondly I have concerns over his passing if he plays in the halves.

I don’t believe French is a stand off in the way we use halves with one on each side.

I think Kevin Brown hinted at one could be a solution, not sure exactly how it would work though.

We did but I think that’s down to our average centres as opposed to how we played. Put a Gildart/Carmont in his centre and they’d have put him away for fun. Thornley is solid enough, I just don’t think he’s a creative, hit a line into a gap or put your winger away centre but more a back rower type centre. If we needed a back rower I’d be looking to him to fill that role.

Bibby was anonymous today and has been for a few weeks. Halsall should play instead next week IMO. He’s another one, alongside Partington I just don’t see. He works hard most of the time but I just don’t see him with a future here in a side vying to win SL/CC titles.