Mike wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:47 pm I doubt anyone would notice after about round 10 next season. It will be normal, just like the rules that were "killing the game" a month ago are now normal.

The first three rounds will be the end of the world mind.

I think they have got it just about right now.

Won 36-6.

Mike wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:36 pm Seems like the crack down on high tackles has worked. Hardly any in the last few weeks.

Very true, but let’s hope the tackling height is not reduced further.

One for the referees on this forum; was Nsemba’s tackle on Charbel Tasipale a hip drop? No but I did wonder at the time and I thought Lingard was saying hip drop to someone on the sideline. I'm assuming it was checked at the time but Jnr. Didn't make any contact with his his legs. He may be warned ...

I do agree with the number of points conceded being a bit too high at the moment but, 14 last night and 22 at London when the team was tweaked is quite a telling stat. I do think, once it gets serious and we have the strongest team out on the pitch, the defence will be much tighter. It’s a long sea...

One thing seems to have been missed in all the analysis - though Josie touched on it by referring to changes in the spine: At any point in the season, we could have enforced changes due to injury. If this means changes to the spine, then Hampshire is first in line to come in. Yet he's had very litt...

fozzie58 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:14 am Vella was fine I didn't really notice him to be honest

No I agree, but he did not apply the rules to the ruck.

My take. We went away from our normal game plan. We didn’t take the ball down the middle and take the juice out of Cas, we moved the ball wide far too often without earning the right. Velle didn’t police the ruck efficiently. Leeming’s dummy half play was poor. Field’s pace and threat gives the halv...

Great grandad Harry ball wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:43 pm Agree, was much better tonight ( wasn't hard though!) but still allowed a very slow play the ball, with plenty mauling going on.

Exactly, Quick play the ball, like last week, and Castleford get blown off the park again. But, on the whole, Vella was much improved.

moto748 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:21 pm Apropos of nothing really, but I didn't know Tiaki Chan's big bro is now at the Melbourne Storm; just watched him perform very creditably against the Sydney Roosters.

It’s his younger brother Moto.