After the high of last week I’m giving myself a reality check. We’ve averaged just less than 9 points a game across the last 3 matches, and that really needs to improve. Last week showed just how important the kick chase is in attack, and we need to stay focused in that area. Any decent aerial attacking kick within 30 metres needs bodies on the end of it, not just around opponents, up in the air challenging them. If we’re not gonna be productive attacking through the hands, we’ve sure as hell got to take advantage of at last having a player 
 with an actual kicking game and some three quarters who are decent in the air. Gannon’s also a big athlete if he can get involved in that area. Needless to say, a defensive performance like last week is also gonna give us a decent chance.

The referee did make a mistake but Leeds played some dumb rugby in the final quarter. That’s two points that have slipped through your fingers. Good to see that your team is improving though.

We are improving, and as I say it's heartening to see what we do in training manifest itself come game day. 

On the refereeing, it's an important point, much wider than one game. This isn't disagreeing with his interpretation of a rule,; it's a clear case of him either not knowing the rule or choosing to disregard it. He'd sent Palasia to the bin only some 6 or 7 minutes earlier. As they are so very keen to tell the players, there is no mitigation for his decision. That there were 10 seconds left is irrelevant. Do referees have a difficult job? Of course they do, but they really lay themselves wide open to justified criticism with fundamental issues like this. The powers that be need to get a grip, and quickly. 

Some of the negativity is crazy.
Yeh we make some mistakes and look clunky in attack at times.
But just remember what we've been watching for the last 2 seasons (and more....).


I'm loving watching this pack compete with the best there is.
I'm actually looking forward to, rather than dreading, playing the top teams.
We're undoubtedly top 6 contenders.


And we have a proper coach, who knows the game and knows how to coach and prepare a team.
I would suggest we all enjoy it while he's here, cos it might not be for long.

Whilst loosing the last 10 seconds is frustrating the main problem is ourselves. Yes the ref made an error but we could and probably should have managed it better. Yes the yellow was imo soft but that's the way it's being reffed all year so no problems there (though don't like how players are overreacting to small incidents in hope of getting players in greater trouble). A week off now and hopefully some games we should be winning 

Disappointing of course but after a loss at least nowadays there's a foundation to build on, and I think if we do this a little bit better or this goes our way we'd have won. Whereas before, I was watching us lose and thinking, I don't even know where we go from here. I don't understand how we're even attempting to build a consistent team. Now it's very obvious, defence and pack is solid for the most part. If the attack gets a bit better, we'll win quite a few.



Also, we're certainly not missing Frawley or Ackers, keep them far away from the squad. I can't watch anymore of Frawley's kicks that remind me of pre-match warm-ups for the backs.