...Really ??



What was the score again last Friday at the Galpharm ?

Defensively, Leeds have only conceded 22, 26, 28, 30, 42, 40, 42, 24 and 30 against the Top 4 sides all season at an average of 31.55 points per game.

That's quite some defensive resolve from a consistency point of view.

Leeds Points Against =#40FF00603

Bradford Points Against =#FF0000826

Lets not talk about Defense

My kids team have a great defence, they have an average points against of 4...

some good goalline but wide open at times

the basic errors didnot help either

There has been giant step forwards in our defence compared to a handful of months ago. The organisation is better, the line speed actually exists and we look comfortable defending our try line.

But the one flaw which needs to be ironed out are the blips in concentration. This seems to still be hanging around. This leads to a flurry of soft trys against us. Look at how much it can cost you - the CC. Against lesser teams you can get away with it and win. But Wire and Saints exposed us in these areas with quickly racking up scores and will obviously have fun doing the same again if we let them. Our attacking game, aided by the form of our key pivots and improved general kicking game, seems to be running a natural game so I would leave that to evolve. But work has to be done in defence alongside putting together a solid 80 minutes. An away game against Wire is a perfect test to see if we can hold together the above. (I'm not saying it's going to be pretty..............)

It's like watching Canon and Ball again. Tommy sets them up and Bobby knocks them out. Who said the comedy double act was dead?

Our defence is still nowhere near good enough. Only real positive is that there's a feel that someday soon we'll put in a proper 80 minute effort. Time will tell whether that day will come soon enough for it to really matter.

Defence is as much about attitude as organisation. The latter can be worked on, the former you've either got or you haven't.

The attitude for me has improved. Both hall and Bailey banged heads and looked fairly heavy against hudds. They were right on our line and both players jumped back up and got back into the defensive line. After the danger had gone both players went back down injured. That for me shows a good attitude in defence

I hope you're not implying that Keith/Jeff (Keff?) is a Bradford fan?

Ferdy I noticed that too. I was very impressed with that. But to win again by only 6 points when we should have won be loads was, in the end, disappointing. Saying that I still feel that IF we put on an 80 minute performance this friday we will be in the final.

Agree it is a bit dissapointing however I think it was more to do with switching off and thinking we had already won rather than being shot and tired. A problem that I can't see happening at wire, because if we are leading don't think it will be by much.

Hopefully the video will have been reviewed by now and appropriate advice given!!!!

I was implying that, am I wrong

Very.

Unbelievably, the creature was, or so legend has it, once a Leeds supporter.

He's more machine now than man. Twisted and evil.

Is that quoted from a film?

If not it should be. Let's start working on a script

The last line was. Quite a famous one, and one I'm not old enough to remember in the cinema......

I thought I recognised it, but struggling to name the film

It's from a trilogy, and actually I'm struggling to be 100% sure which of the 3 it's from... I'm reasonably sure it's the 3rd one, but somebody even nerdier than me would have to confirm that.

Star wars! I assume it's the 3rd (or 6th depending)

I deny the existence of any "prequel" trilogy.

Watched the first prequel which was ok but a bit poor. Saw 10minutes of the second and turned off. Not bothered with the 3rd new one

I seem to remember him once compiling a database of quotes and threads and then bringing them back up at the end of the season to bite everyone on the arris, or so legend has it.

I preferred geoff in his Agent Provocateur guise, although they are basically the same entity.