OK- you put Olpherts name at the side of Pratts seemingly inferring Olpherts or Pratt for the centre berth!

Toulouse getting dangerously closer after today's win. We really need to get back to the cricket scores of early season tomorrow to maintain that gap.

I'm not sure "dangerously close" is the right phrase.

We'd have to lose 3 games for them to catch.

But their performances don't appear to be quite as erratic as ours.

I realised it hadn’t dropped down but thought it obvious that I hadn’t meant playing 3 centres and 1 winger and didn’t think it would matter if I corrected it.

I’ll drop it down if it’s confusing people. Apologies for that.

As for tomorrow hoping for a professional performance and maybe rotate a couple of players like Gale/Hood and maybe Pitts to keep them fresh.

They've won 13 lost 4 drawn 1
We've won 16 and lost one.

Why do you see us as the erratic one?

The thing with Toulouse is they are coming good at the right time!
OK, we've been winning but not with convincing rugby for the past few games.
Some of it, i think, because we're the team they all want to beat an d some because our half back situation is not good!

I agree.
But that's not the same as being dangerously close at three wins behind us.
That would be a serious crash if we did that.

Toulouse might win every remaining league game, but so will we. They’re a good 13 with little depth, so if they get any knocks between now and the playoffs it’ll have a massive impact on them. They caught us at a great time, away, deep into a long season, with only one halfback. When the time comes, whether that’s in the semi or the final, our players won’t turn in a bad performance. I don’t think players like McGillvary, Rodwell, Uele, Pitts, Griffin are those kinds of players.

I don't think the French are coming good at the right time at all, there is a long way to go before the playoffs, all teams suffer a loss of form in the season, some teams more than others. Other than the disappointment of Toulouse in raging heat we have won most games comfortably, there will be a team that really comes into form for the play offs a la London last year. The issue to combat is complacency.

The encouraging thing from our point of view is that the injuries we've picked up are being properly managed and we're not rushing players back too quickly. Despite that, and the disruption it causes to the dynamics of the team, we're still winning. We're in a position where we'll hopefully wrap up the league with a few games to go, allowing us to ensure that our key players are fit and rested for the big games to come.

Booth at FB, no Gayle, plus a few positional changes... https://x.com/WTrinityRL/status/1820074 ... gr%5Etweet

Booth at FB, no Gayle, plus a few positional changes... https://x.com/WTrinityRL/status/1820074 ... gr%5Etweet

Well this line up highlights the reasons for the disjointed performances recently, we were getting by with 1 half for the past 4 weeks, now we have none. As long as the injured players are back fit and raring to go come October there's no harm lost.

People wanted jepody, now we've got it.

Bloody dire performance , yes we had some injuries but we put out of full time players against a semi pro team with similar levels of injuries

Very easily the worst performance of the season and I include Toulouse away with that. Think Griffin could do with a rest.

I suspect he will be playing centre Friday, with no Croft available

Just shows how important the spine is to getting the team working.
This was all about getting 2 points and resting a couple of players to me.

Or was it over confidence?

The line up was all over the place, no surprise the performance suffered. Two points, players rested, comfortable win. 6 homes games left.

Sure I'd like to see mistake free, flowing rugby but I accept its the teams DNA this season. All efforts now need to concentrate on being our best come the play offs.

We weren’t very good, but it’s easy to see why. McGillvary, Thornley, Gale, Lino, Atoni, Ashurst, Uele all missing, and playing our fullback and hooker in the halves. It wasn’t slick, and we were a bit carefree with the ball but I’ve no doubt it’s because the players know we could be and it wouldn’t affect the result.

Fair play to Dewsbury - their forwards never stepped back and they scored a couple of great tries.

Thought Harvey Smith was very good, Doyle dug in, Olpherts too.

I'm guessing we'll be without Croft and Bowden for Friday...leaving us light in the pack against a decent Sheffield team. It'll be a challenging game, but good teams rise to a challenge.

5/10 performance for me....we weren't good, but we were good enough to win easily non-the-less



Ellis Lingard looks a big unit and went well for the 10 minutes that he was on and was unlucky not to score....definitely one for the future

Well my eyebrows were raised at that line-up but I thought it was smart to leave a few out and put some square pegs in round holes given we were always going to be too good for Dewsbury .

There wasn't too much risk attached to it and we did win comfortably , it was never in doubt .

We all know when we need to be ready and I'm sure we will be .

Post match interview. https://youtu.be/YNbtqS4w34Q?si=3Z2fmrU8SNMwV_ae

Post match interview. https://youtu.be/YNbtqS4w34Q?si=3Z2fmrU8SNMwV_ae

Think I’d put Kay in centre and leave Griffin there but if Thornley is fit could be Booth. .

Maybe Thornley be back.

It’s the props we will struggle. Bowden out would leave us with 3 props. Maybe Lingard might get another shot as he impressed.

If Atoni, Thornley or any other are fit it’s a bonus.

Walmsley
McGillvray
Thornley / (Booth or Kay if not fit).
Pratt
Olpherts
Gale
Jowitt
Shaw
Hood
Bain
Ashurst
Griffin
Pitts

Doyle
Smith
Rodwell
Lingard