Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:54 pm  

This must be the end for Rohan Smith, Leeds have been absolutely dire. Has any other team failed to score against us in a half this season?

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:54 pm  

Rocknrolla69er wrote:

Balmforth the difference, soon as he replaced smiths sloppy passing we gained momentum, looks ready to me

Maybe holding him back will turn into a blessing, was like a young Kieron Cunningham that try.

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:55 pm  

bonaire wrote:

some positve things first half
The amount of repeat sets we have had in Leeds 20 we should have scored more

To be fair as awful and boring it has being to watch, weve looked alot more patient. Leeds look like there playing as if its 30 degrees out there.

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:00 pm  

Anyone still doubting Balmforth’s ability and potential? What a last 10 mins from him.

Sao, Ashworth, even Lane put a big stint then.

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:01 pm  

pmarrow wrote:

Well done Balmforth, grab your chance

Hope it's not too late

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:06 pm  

Balmforth has shown more in 15 minutes than Houghton or Smith have all season. Just makes the decision to not play him before seem even more mystifying. I really hope he is still in our long term plans.

Also, I'm one of Sao's biggest critics, but he's been very very good. If only he could produce that every week. Such a frustrating player. Same goes for Lane who has played his best half of rugby for a long time too.

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:07 pm  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

Balmforth has shown more in 15 minutes than Houghton or Smith have all season. Just makes the decision to not play him before seem even more mystifying. I really hope he is still in our long term plans.

Also, I'm one of Sao's biggest critics, but he's been very very good. If only he could produce that every week. Such a frustrating player. Same goes for Lane who has played his best half of rugby for a long time too.

Sao is a prop, been alot better since Smith.

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:09 pm  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

Balmforth has shown more in 15 minutes than Houghton or Smith have all season. Just makes the decision to not play him before seem even more mystifying. I really hope he is still in our long term plans.

Also, I'm one of Sao's biggest critics, but he's been very very good. If only he could produce that every week. Such a frustrating player. Same goes for Lane who has played his best half of rugby for a long time too.

Sao is just doing what he needs to do which is run straight and hard, and he's pretty good at doing that. No stupid offloads attempted or overplaying with the ball, just concentrating on winning the tackle and getting a good play of the ball. Possibly dictated by the weather, possibly a message Grix has given to him. But either way, definitely a better proper than second rower or 13.

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:13 pm  

Ashworth also been immense since coming on

Re: Leeds at Home : Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:13 pm  

That's superb again from Balmforth again. The jump right and pass left from dummy half and then the way he linked the play from the offload was Roby-esque.