We beat a very tough team last night. The result in istelf is an acheivement.

Our three props were awesome as was Roby.
Our defence was solid. It must have been 60 minutes before they even managed a clean break and could only really trouble our line with kicks. Nice to see Gaskell getting stuck in and dumping a couple of players and Wilkin showed not only a lot in the tackling department, but a lot of intellegent addtion to the defending interms of bossing the tacklers peeling off a la Wigan.
Armstrong was good apart from his one clanger. I don't imagine he'll be retained next year, but whoever picks him up could get a gem imo.
I think the problem holding back our attack is that were not comfortable with a lot of our options, so always seem to look for the same runners, compared to Wigan at the mo who seem to be able to use them all with equal proficiency.
I like Moore now. I think he adds a lot to the team despite the odd penalty or mistake. I don't think he's got the temprement to make a Hooker or Half, but in a supporting role he offers a good variety of plays.
Ashurst and Dicko gave good accounts of themselves.

Alright bud. For me you're missing one or two forwards who have penetration up front. Defensively you're very strong but I don't see anybody who can really put the defence on the back foot with a bullocking run and quick PTB. I know Mason and Griffin can do the work but neither, for me, are front line metre makers and, in fairness, those kind of players are pretty thin on the ground these days. With the ball in hand you looked lively and creative but it felt like you had to push the pass without sufficient foundation from your forwards. Both Brough and Brown were good but without our forwards being sucked in we had the cover out wide although there were a couple of times when your handling let you down. Nathan Brown has got a lot out of what he has so throw in an equivalent Graham and Puleatua in there and it would make B&B's job that much easier and more effective.

I thought last night was probably the best defensive display from Saints all season. And for the second week running our depleted forward pack showed what they could do when they put in the effort for 80 minutes. LMS has come on a treat in the last few weeks and James Graham probably put in his best performance of the season IMO. I didn't notice Clough too much but I was annoyed at him for getting binned as we could have done without that added pressure.

We just need to sort out the attack, which no doubt is suffering for new combinations, and once again our ball retention needs concentration. I didn't like the whiteness of Leon's shirt at the 80 minute mark but everyone else I thought put in some heroic work to keep Hudds under control.

I thought Clough was brilliant last night. His ability to make extra yards in contact to push the defence back is a big help.

You're right about the defence. It looked sharp on the edges and nice and agressive in the middle.

Leon attacked the line plenty last night for his 4th game in about 2 years. If also did his fair share in defence. Anyway, if a half back does their job they're not supposed to get dirty.

No one can really moan at Crabtree when we've had Nick Fozzard playing for us

On your logic shoild Meli have been sent off for kicking McGillvary in the head? Happened arounf 35min mark.

Surely your not asking saddened to apply logic?

There is a first time for most things , but lets not push the limits of everyone.

Agree with virtually all of that. It was a great effort from a depleted pack, and I was pleasantly surprised by the contribution of Ashurst. Clough is going to really shine next year in the absence of Graham, I reckon; let's just hope he can stay fit.

Having said that, I thought Huddersfield's half backs made it a little easy for our defence. Brough and Brown were reluctant to take the line on and were generally playing way too deep. In fact, their attack reminded me of ours last week.

Scott Moore still frustrates the funk out of me, though. I think he's definitely found his home in the back row, and his aggression and enthusiasm are refreshing, but he guarantees the opposition a couple of free sets and a good 50 metres of penalty territory every time he plays. He piggy-backed Hudds out of their own 20 with a totally unnecessary penalty last night when we were closing the game down (this led directly to a try for them) and got away with a blatant flop in a similar situation a few minutes later. Similar brain farts turned the game decisively in Wigan's favour in the semi last week, as well. He's clearly a very talented player, but I wish he'd engage his brain now and again.

Moore for me isn't good enough.

Yes he has aggression but always in every game he plays makes too many errors,annoys the hell out of me.

He didn't kick him in the head though. Meli was a tw*t and tried to kick the ball without taking the time to assess that there may just be a player's head there instead. He's done that before. He had a few brainfarts last night.

wins a win, not the best game but the weather played a part as did yet another change in halfbacks. Our attack looks unstructured at times and too predictable but the defence looked solid enough and we were unlucky to concede in the end. another 2 wins to b certain of third then hopefully have a settled team for the playoffs COYS

In defence he is just what we need but I agree in attack he is a liability we cant afford, too much dropped ball

Exactly mate and every game he plays in you can guarantee he will make one or two errors.

Brilliant Saints is the title of the thread. We must be getting better as all the Wigan/ Wire/ Giants fans etc. are talking us down. They must be getting worried.

Great result. Excellent defence.

More to do in attack but we've got great games coming up to hone those skills.

For me our defence is brilliant, and our forwards are in attack. We still lack any spark in attack though, the wigan game showed as much, last night reinforced it

Leon Pryce didn't really engage in either match, did he? He is supposed to be our spark. He was just that before his injury last season and so hopefully that will return over the remaining league games.

Leon Pryce scored a brilliant solo score to put us 6-0 up. For someone coming back after so long out, it's not a bad contribution.

yes,I think that's the problem I have with him - you can never be sure he will keep his discipline or ball control - that's why i'msure if he's good enough to command a regular Saints place

One try and one try assist in 80 minutes? He was quiet this weekend and he was quiet last weekend, unlike the previous two weekends. I'm willing to give him latitude as a player returning from a very long absence but I expect more from him each week from now on.

I don't want to see his shirt as white after the Hull KR game.

Leon has been out for a while and will defo lack match fitness and sharpness but he needs to take the line on more than he's doing. He's a devastating runner of the ball as he's big, fast, strong and can beat a man which is rare for a back at saints.

IMO pryce is at his devastating best when he's given a free role to allow him to drift in and out of the games as he chooses. It's hard to pin him down when he drifts in and out the game, a little like Sam Tomkins.

I think for pryce to be at his best he needs a ball playing 7 with him which takes the pressure off Leon as a ball player. I know Leon likes to be the main man but IMO he's better as a out and out runner like he was few years back when longy was his halfback.

to be fair if the rest of the team had done the same it would have broke all records

he's been far too busy for doing silly things like getting fit etc

he's been undergoing intensive french lessons ,to be ready for next season......

Given that we only scored 3 tries in the game, I can only imagine how dissapointed you are with the rest of the squad.