Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 6:31 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

We had a great squad in 2004 and were second for most of the season but injuries took their toll and we dropped to third so missed having two chances to get to the Grand Final. For the Wakefield game we were missing Jason Smith, Richie Barnett (Snr), Rich Horne and Kingy. Cooke played but wasn't fit.

I think Wakefield were going well at the time. Was that when they had Korkidas at prop

Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 6:34 pm  

CarlB wrote:

Wasn't Kearny in the 04 team?

Or did we sign him end of that season.

Kearny was here one season. 05. He was well past his best. But in the semi-final and final was an immense presence for us. Then got sent of in the play off hammering to an unstoppable Bradford team.

Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 7:02 pm  

giddyupoldfella wrote:

Kearny was here one season. 05. He was well past his best. But in the semi-final and final was an immense presence for us. Then got sent of in the play off hammering to an unstoppable Bradford team.

Was that the Bradford team we'd stopped in the cup run?

Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 7:14 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Was that the Bradford team we'd stopped in the cup run?

Was our 05 cup run Wakey, Bradford, Leigh, Saints Leeds?

We definitely beat Bradford at home in the cup. They played in that Green away kit.

Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 7:26 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Was that the Bradford team we'd stopped in the cup run?

Yeah but after that they went on a roll. All their players were leaving or retiring and they brought in Morley. They went from mid table to win it.

It was the end of the great Bradford era. They did somehow win the World club challenge at the start of the next season but it was a one off game.

I did watch a good documentary about that Bradford 05 season somewhere, can't remember where, maybe youtube

Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 7:56 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Was our 05 cup run Wakey, Bradford, Leigh, Saints Leeds?

We definitely beat Bradford at home in the cup. They played in that Green away kit.

Exactly that, all super league. Just like 16 and 17.
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Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 8:02 pm  

The 05 semi-final performance against a very good Saints team at the time has to be one of our best?

Shane McMennemy got man of the match in that vintage performance. He was an unsung hero for us in those two years. A guy who wore our shirt with pride.

Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 8:04 pm  

giddyupoldfella wrote:

I think Wakefield were going well at the time. Was that when they had Korkidas at prop

They had some great players, korkidas, Jeffries, Rooney, a young Gareth Ellis, tadulala, Domic, Solomona, Demetriu

Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 8:06 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

They had some great players, korkidas, Jeffries, Rooney, a young Gareth Ellis, tadulala, Domic, Solomona, Demetriu

Yeah, good team. Did a job on us that night.

Re: Who wins? : Thu May 16, 2024 8:09 pm  

giddyupoldfella wrote:

The 05 semi-final performance against a very good Saints team at the time has to be one of our best?

Shane McMennemy got man of the match in that vintage performance. He was an unsung hero for us in those two years. A guy who wore our shirt with pride.

That was a great day and a great team performance, apart from my ticket had fallen out of my jeans back pocket before departing our coach. Cost me for another ticket to get in.
We had a great pre-game in Gas Club, Bradley Mills and Rickys, all sadly gone now as I mentioned a few weeks ago.