Still discipline is an issue though, we need to be better and some lazy defence for a couple of trys.

Stepping back a bit from the game itself, We seem to have got a real gem of a coach who has instilled an attitude to each match and each other that is so refreshing and really reaping benefits. By and large we are watching the same players as we were last season yet the change is pretty amazing really.

On his arriving at the club he sat everyone down, coaches staff and players and got them all to talk through their lives and back histories which was an eye opener for many who thought they knew who they were working with, and that then started a bonding process and togetherness that built in pre season. We started together as a group, majored on a tight defence and battling for each other and slowly grew the attacking play that came on the back of that defensive dominance. Connor previously a rather disparate nomadic sort of character who didn't have a settled position was identified as the Lynch pin and coached by Brett into the full back roll, Sneyd and Reynolds are forming a good half back combination and despite what some say on here for me Houghton has experienced a new lease of life. So now the spine is starting to click as well. The team is still a work in process and injuries and the farce of next weekends international fiasco could set us back but I think that we are now at least on the right lines.

The personal hasn't really changed but the Hodgson, Ellis and Purtill team has instilled a belief and a belonging to the squad and when a junior or developing player like Wynne Scott, McNamara and Brown is called in they seen for the first time for years, to slot in seamlessly and get completely the need to not let their mates down. Most of all though the players seem to be listening and the way they approached the Leigh game shows that perfectly as it was a game that would have been seen as a bit of a gimme by the previous coaching staff but we worked all week on hitting them hard from the off and keeping the foot on the pedal throughout the game. When still a bit of a work in progress we faced Featherstone blew them away in the first half and then as we have seen for years at the club, sat back in the second half as if it were job done. Yesterday we just kept coming no one was selfish and going for glory we just stuck to our game plan and blew a team that has been reasonably competitive (and indeed took Catalans so close just 7 days before) away. We looked a bit sloppy in defending for a couple of their late tries but by and large we stuck at it throughout.

all I ever want to see is a team playing for us and each other I'm not holding my breathe but I am starting to enjoy watching the FC again.

Connor's stats
159m
16m av gain
9 tackle busts
4 assists
1 try

We need to get him signed.

Metres
Swift 168
Connor 159
Satae 134
Savelio 131
Sao 101

Tackle busts
Connor 9
Wynne 6
Satae 5
Sao 4
Swift 4

Any idea on the offload stats? I don’t ever remember seeing so many.

Twenty, seemed a lot more.

Cheers. I thought there would be more too.

Fonua 5
Satae 2
Sao 2
Brown 2
Wynne 2
Connor 1
Faraimo 1
Reynolds 1
Houghton 1
Ma'u 1
Fash 1
Swift 1

Twenty is about double the SL average per game this season so pretty impressive.

Fantastic result yesterday , I thought it would have been a lot closer than what it turned out .

Connor Wynne leading the sidestep stats

Dont worry Mrs B certain he has signed

Think we will see some news on signings before the Huddersfield game

Similar to Catalns exciting young fullback is it Morgue?
I think we've a top prospect in Wynne, he's explosive, can throw a great pass out and has abit of fight in him, just needs gametime. I'd have him on the bench over Scott as he has more utility value.

I also like Connor Wynne.Has a great step but i dont even think he knows where he is going, but dont write off Cam Scott.
We were just starting to see what he can do when he sustained the injury.
He has a bit more pace than people think and really starting to bulk out his frame.
He will be a starting centre in our team sooner than later

I hope you are right.

I agree Scott had a good game last time out, I just think Wynne will end up the better player and also has more utility value, can cover Wing, centre and fullback offering a lot of pace in the positions.

The Leigh owner is rather complementary about our performance! https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/leigh-ow ... ers-40356/

The Leigh owner is rather complementary about our performance! https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/leigh-ow ... ers-40356/

Cherry on top of the mick-take cake if this team actually beat England. I half hope they do.

might only be leigh but was he not lining up against thornly ? a big strapping wigan are rumored to be thinking of re-signing ,so i asume he must have fronted up well physically as well as skill level ?

Swift, Wynn, Sneyd, and Reynolds all managed to hit 33km/h according to the stats. Just over 20 in old money. I had Sneyd down as slow.

Regarding Sneyd I commented during the game that I couldn't believe he'd kept pace with Swift on his run for his 2nd try, whilst Swift might not have been at full speed Sneyd certainly proved he can shift himself.

He's certainly looked a lot better since he's started taking the line. I thought Sneyd, Reynolds and Houghton all looked so much better with the forwards laying the platform and us being able to get much quicker ball.

Also thought Ma'u was outstanding and its pleasing that he has gradually got better as the season has gone on and he is looking much more of a danger out wide.

Pivots looking good behind a dominant pack? I'm shocked.

The game might have changed over the years, but the old adage of forwards win games, backs decide by how many is as true as ever. Reynolds came in for some stick in his first couple of games after injury, but I don't think people appreciate just how hard it is to shine as a half back when your team is being dominated physically and not completing sets.

Sneyd seems a bit less injured this year. The last couple of years he was what Radders called a serial limper. He seems more lively and a bit more aggressive in defence.

All that practise with a basketball hoop did him the world of good.

Hasnt helped his drop kicking

He looked pretty rapid when backing up. Maybe the ball slows him down!

My money would be on the beard