Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Thu May 24, 2012 10:12 pm  

Brum doesn't just watch it he Sky +s his near neighbour

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Thu May 24, 2012 10:15 pm  

Opsssss cr*p tablet = double post

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Thu May 24, 2012 10:23 pm  

Youve lost me here

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Thu May 24, 2012 10:24 pm  

E.S.O wrote:

What a superb day for it, we can't lose in this weather, surely?!

For once he was right.

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Thu May 24, 2012 10:45 pm  

brummie-eagle wrote:

Lisa lives down the road from me. Its all about Keeley Donovan anyway

This, absolutely this!

EAGLEBLADE II wrote:

For once he was right.

I'm always right. FACT.

Anyway, on to the game, really enjoyed it. Thought it was superb game for the cameras, two good sides but I think we just had that extra bit of quality to get us over the line. The defensive effort was nothing short of monumental, it has let us down at times this season, Leigh at home springs to mind when we should've won, but tonight it won us the game.

Thought Menzie was brilliant, and two more tries for Q, running out of ways to describe him, he's much better than the majority of full-backs in SL in my opinion.

Just watched the video ref decisions back, not quite sure how Menzie's first try was allowed think we got lucky there, but Straugheir's was a fair enough benefit of the doubt call.

Onwards and upwards, roll on France!

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Fri May 25, 2012 12:07 am  

Match report is online by the way. http://www.sheffieldeagles.com/index.ph ... Itemid=502

Match report is online by the way. http://www.sheffieldeagles.com/index.ph ... Itemid=502

[Hillsborough Lad]

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Fri May 25, 2012 8:00 am  

Menzie's was belly button control, clearly.

WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Fri May 25, 2012 11:20 am  

E.S.O wrote:

Just watched the video ref decisions back, not quite sure how Menzie's first try was allowed think we got lucky there...

Menzie didn't play at the ball with his hand or arm. Potts kicked it backwards, it touched Menzie's arm and came backwards off him. Menzie grounded it with his upper body, which is fine.

Bit of an unusual situation with the ball being kicked backwards - does that count as a charge-down by Menzie ?

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Fri May 25, 2012 11:52 am  

griff1998 wrote:

Menzie didn't play at the ball with his hand or arm. Potts kicked it backwards, it touched Menzie's arm and came backwards off him. Menzie grounded it with his upper body, which is fine.

mmmmmm not sure that is true looked to me like Menzie did knock the ball forwards in the process of trying to ground the ball, prior to him grounding it with his belly button (which is quite legal). Having said that I thought there were some decisions that went against both teams, though I suspect that Batley might feel that more went against them...

However Sheffield where more than good value for their win overall, defended like deamons at times. I look forward to our game against you later in the year whether it's at BL or DVS.

Also a lovely gesture by QLT to give the man of the match price money to the Tangi fund.

Re: BATLEY MATCH THREAD : Fri May 25, 2012 11:57 am  

FevGrinder wrote:

mmmmmm not sure that is true looked to me like Menzie did knock the ball forwards in the process of trying to ground the ball.....

Personally, I thought he was trying to keep his hands out of the way - but that's just an opinion.

What is fact is that "control" wasn't an issue. You can't knock on with your stomach.