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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 12:46 pm  
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Need to put 50+ on them, try and catch up with Saints points % or whatever it's called


I would genuinely take any win against them. They’re falling in to their usual trap of throwing everything in to games against Saints and in particular Wigan and they’ll do so again. The fact fans will be back in can’t be underplayed as well and they’ll buzz off that, especially against us. They also seem to be getting players back and on paper are much stronger than the Leigh side we were fortunate to beat on opening night. A Wigan reaction from last Saturdays dross will come hopefully but I don’t have a great feeling about this one at all.
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 12:59 pm  
More than anything I just want to see some good rugby over the next couple of months. We've obviously put some wins together in the league but in every post-match interview the coach is talking about 'winning ugly' and grinding out games. There can't be any excuses for a lack of attacking rugby now - we're essentially missing a left centre in Gildart and that's pretty much it.
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 2:05 pm  
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More than anything I just want to see some good rugby over the next couple of months. We've obviously put some wins together in the league but in every post-match interview the coach is talking about 'winning ugly' and grinding out games. There can't be any excuses for a lack of attacking rugby now - we're essentially missing a left centre in Gildart and that's pretty much it.


I’ll be happy with the win but we need to have one dominant game in our bank to build off. I think more for the players than the fans.

We need a strong performance from the props. Need them making meters after impact, if we can’t do that at least get offloads going (genuinely haven’t seen one yet) In past games all it takes is one good run and it elevates a team.

I’d like to also see some more expansive attacking rugby. Especially if we can’t make meters in the middle of the field. There has been glimpses of this (Hastings kick to French agains Cas)

We could do with a performance like the away game against Catalan last year. Although we did do a lot of defence we ended up turning the tide and marching them down the other end with strong carries and skill.
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 4:42 pm  
No players back this week by the sounds of things but both Leuluai and Gildart should be right for the next game after this. Liam Marshall back in full training today as well Lam said and should be back in contention in a couple of weeks.

Going off that and after having time to calm down from Saturday, I would go-

French
Manfredi Hardaker Farrell Bibby
Hastings Smith
Havard Powell Bullock
Isa Smithies Bateman

Subs
Singleton Byrne Partington Pearce-Paul

We can keep getting pinned in our half in the first half hour of every single game, so the biggest metre makers starting through the middle. I’d give Pearce-Paul the last bench spot. Shorrocks has done a good job but they need to start giving a couple of the younger lads a go now, like Pearce-Paul and McDonnell as they have nowhere else to play.
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 6:17 pm  
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I’ll be happy with the win but we need to have one dominant game in our bank to build off. I think more for the players than the fans.

We need a strong performance from the props. Need them making meters after impact, if we can’t do that at least get offloads going (genuinely haven’t seen one yet) In past games all it takes is one good run and it elevates a team.

I’d like to also see some more expansive attacking rugby. Especially if we can’t make meters in the middle of the field. There has been glimpses of this (Hastings kick to French agains Cas)

We could do with a performance like the away game against Catalan last year. Although we did do a lot of defence we ended up turning the tide and marching them down the other end with strong carries and skill.


Love a person with optimism. :BOW:
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 7:25 pm  
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Love a person with optimism. :BOW:


How are Leigh fairing? Last time I looked you had a few injuries, you got anyone back for this game?
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 8:33 pm  
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How are Leigh fairing? Last time I looked you had a few injuries, you got anyone back for this game?


Ellis is back, big bonus that. Think Duffy maybe playing mind games with Lam, on who is back.

They’ll give you a game.

Good luck.
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 8:46 pm  
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Ellis is back, big bonus that. Think Duffy maybe playing mind games with Lam, on who is back.

They’ll give you a game.

Good luck.


Well if the first meetings anything to go by I’m sure you will give us a game.

Cheers. Good luck to you also
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Thu May 13, 2021 9:17 pm  
I'd go:

FB 1 French
RW 2 Manfredi
RC 3 Hardaker
LC 28 Halsall
LW 22 Bibby
SO 20 Smith
SH 31 Hastings
P 8 Singleton
H 9 Powell
P 10 Bullock
SR 13 Bateman
SR 12 Farrell
LF 14 Partington

S 15 Smithies
S 19 Byrne
S 21 Havard
S 25 Shorrocks

Halsall showed up well v York and deserves another game. Playing against the worst team in the league at a time when we're struggling for backs anyway is a good time to do that. We also have Gildart and probably French leaving after this season so it would be smart to give him the opportunity to potentially earn a 2022 starting shirt. If he did prove himself good enough then that is lots of cap space freed up to strengthen the pack.

A week off for Isa - he's not getting any younger. I'd have liked to leave Hardaker at full back but I think the overall backline looks better this way.
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Re: Next game v Leigh : Fri May 14, 2021 6:10 am  
I like the optimism but unfortunately it will be more of the same rubbish served up all season
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