Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 6:17 pm  

Jeez that was nerve racking , hard earned isn't even the half of it , credit to York they were immense , best side we've played all season based on that performance .

At the end of the day we got it done , end of .

One game away from achieving all our objectives this season and I believe we will .

Up The Trin .

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 6:20 pm  

FIL wrote: Yep...we should have been out of sight at half time but we were trying to score off every set. I'm sure DP will have picked up on that and will calm them down for next week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZhfgknen6M

FIL wrote: Yep...we should have been out of sight at half time but we were trying to score off every set. I'm sure DP will have picked up on that and will calm them down for next week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZhfgknen6M

[PopTart]

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:31 pm  

I don't really have a problem with the game.
York gave us a really good challenge and we found a way to win.

I thought we played with a lot more speed when moving the ball but each time someone fluffed their lines. It gave York a lot of the ball.
I thought our defense stood up well consider the amount of pressure we were under, though I couldn't see who let them through for the break on the right. Seemed pretty soft.

There was a period in the second half where they had 3 sets through drop outs and then we gave the ball up twice in our quarter. It seemed forever before we got the ball in a good position.
I also felt they rattled Doyle as well when they got away with nutting him.
It turned when Hood came back on and seemed to calm things down.

It will probably do us good to have a tough game so we are better prepared for the next game. We could have easily panicked but we kept our nerve.

Griffin unlikely to play so someone has to come in. Probably Boothroyd.

Not sure whether I'd play Trueman.
Lino did some good things but also went missing too though that reflects us not having enough ball.

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:34 pm  

Powell says in the post match interview that Vagana is the likely replacement for Griffin plus Belly told us that he had seen Boothroyd just before the game and he was limping quite badly ??

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:14 pm  

It's ok saying we fluffed chance after chance in first half and all this stuff but the truth is we were in grave danger of losing the game,and that's a fact! We will have to be much better in final.

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:16 pm  

FOREVERTRIN wrote:

It's ok saying we fluffed chance after chance in first half and all this stuff but the truth is we were in grave danger of losing the game,and that's a fact! We will have to be much better in final.

Oh give over! It's a semi final, it should be close! We won by 2 scores!

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:29 pm  

Well if being in danger of losing turns you on good luck to you Lurcher!

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:48 pm  

Positives
We won


Negatives
Ball control
Moore didn’t keep them apart
5 946 is disappointing and I know some games lack intensity but this was a semifinal

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:54 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I don't really have a problem with the game.
York gave us a really good challenge and we found a way to win.

I thought we played with a lot more speed when moving the ball but each time someone fluffed their lines. It gave York a lot of the ball.
I thought our defense stood up well consider the amount of pressure we were under, though I couldn't see who let them through for the break on the right. Seemed pretty soft.

There was a period in the second half where they had 3 sets through drop outs and then we gave the ball up twice in our quarter. It seemed forever before we got the ball in a good position.
I also felt they rattled Doyle as well when they got away with nutting him.
It turned when Hood came back on and seemed to calm things down.

It will probably do us good to have a tough game so we are better prepared for the next game. We could have easily panicked but we kept our nerve.

Griffin unlikely to play so someone has to come in. Probably Boothroyd.

Not sure whether I'd play Trueman.
Lino did some good things but also went missing too though that reflects us not having enough ball.

You could tell Gale and Lino hadn’t played together much this season.

The game plan to take Max out was executed well and it stifled a lot of our plays. Mash clearly saw that was their best chance.

Boothroyd was limping badly. Will be Vagana or maybe Pitts (with Cozza coming to 13). But we do have good options.

Thought our completion was poor and we invited York to our line far too much.

Re: Play-off semi-final : Sun Oct 13, 2024 10:54 pm  

In a semi final I think you should get your retaliation in first, and give the opposition something to think about. That is what they did to us (especially Max) and it effected our play for most of the first half, they were on the front foot without making the yardage that we were producing. They did not wait for the ref to pull them. While on about the ref I did think that he let the game run without interference in the first 40 and then started making a few strange calls in the second. However he should have clamped down straight away on the head shots, a lot of them went unpunished.
One last thing about today , was why did`nt we recognise the passing of Brian Lockwood. One of the Rugby League greats.