No way Donald is faster, better ball control and would have certainly scored the second one and had a better than 50/50 chance on the first Watkins blunder,

You had Donald out, and Sinfield for a lot of it.

Melbourne were without 4 (or was it 6?) senior players, including their organiser 7.

Yes it is a shame.....the game would have been even better if he had remained fit.

Did I say different?

The problem is that the game has become dominated by unskilled hookers and forwards who have no idea how to beat a man with a pass.

Pick and run from dummy half has become the norm, and we finish up with failed half backs playing at 9.

Hopefully the slower and contested tackle will bring back some of the skills necessary to unlock good defences.

Did I say you did ????

Oh, good one

Agreed thought they were awesome! Thought Leeds were every bit ad good but there has to be a winner! a little better from watkins and who know but can't fault the lads for effort!

Balls to danny brough out running mcguire and hall! Mcguire out paced slater in a similar situation! probably less of a head start! If mcguire has lost his pace then I'm a saints fan!

don't come on here and troll for your small victory! then again you might need them! man up talk rugby don't troll.

How am I not talking rugby?

I've stated that Melbourne gave Leeds a dose of their own medicine : Laying on and timing it to perfection in tune with the ref's whistle.

Apart from Cronk and White, who are all these "key" players Melbourne were missing then?

Really?

Manu, Kite, Stanley.

not sure about that the only real problem I have with silverwood was totally bottling the spear tackle on buderus! It was off the ball too. As bad as I have ever seem. it was worse than scrutons on Cunningham.

We came closer to scoring more times than Melbourne. They only won the game really with about 2 minutes left, it was anyone's game before that.

Fair enough, but McGuire's try shouldn't have stood anyway. I was absolutely shocked by Watkins handling though, although he does have plenty of time to learn!

that's trolling like a child. Melbourne are masters of slowing the game something I really respect if I'm totally honest. I have always enjoyed the technical side of defending much more than attacking play. You ate just taking cheap shots. get em in you will need em this year.

There was no concise evidence to weather he was offside or onside, so the benefit of the doubt was rightly given. RE to watkins, he has alot to learn but I still think he has a great future ahead of him.

What he said!

You keep thinking that then, if I was trolling I would just come on with blatant ones like "Leeds are e" etc.


You've agreed with the point I made, so it obviously held some validity, I like to see a team do that, time it perfectly to the ref's whistle, all i'm saying is that Leeds got beaten at their own game tonight.

I agree with that, he's certainly heading in the right direction with gettin experience like the WCC under his belt.

Ah, so a bunch of guys that either played very little, or none of, their GF winning season. Thought so. We were in the same boat missing Ablett, Donald and for a large part Sinfield.

They weren't though.

They were delighted at the end to have played at 70% and won.

You’re obsessed with our board – you post more in her than you do on the Bulls board.

I bet you were one of those kids who pulled the hair of the girl you secretly fancied.