Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:52 pm  

Some new faces in the squad but I'd be surprised if any are picked aside from Johnson.

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:25 pm  

Once were Loiners wrote:

Some new faces in the squad but I'd be surprised if any are picked aside from Johnson.

I dont think Johnson will either by Smiths comments on O'Connor being a 80 minutes player.

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:28 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

There's pressure to show up and perform this week. Second half against Cas was disastrous but entirely fixable. We'll probably have a few out but so will they. If we want to be top 4 this season and not just battling for a play off spot, this really needs to be a win.

Totally agree. shows how far we have fallen if we have little confidence of winning this one at HQ. Goodness me, this needs to change fast. We need the swagger and confidence back and to put fear into our opponents.

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:42 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Totally agree. shows how far we have fallen if we have little confidence of winning this one at HQ. Goodness me, this needs to change fast. We need the swagger and confidence back and to put fear into our opponents.

I'm not quite sure the mood of the posters on here is any way indicative of what the players feel

Otherwise we'd have lost by 50 against St Helens

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:45 pm  

Once were Loiners wrote:

Some new faces in the squad but I'd be surprised if any are picked aside from Johnson.

He did reference some ill health in the camp at his press conference, so possible that we could have a couple of surprise absentees come game day.

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:05 pm  

Reminds me of the early vainakolo.

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:25 pm  

Bit OT bit I watched this with similar amazement to that footage of the two legged fox that was doing the rounds recently https://twitter.com/i/status/1633481446990938112

Bit OT bit I watched this with similar amazement to that footage of the two legged fox that was doing the rounds recently https://twitter.com/i/status/1633481446990938112

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:05 pm  

Clearwing wrote: Bit OT bit I watched this with similar amazement to that footage of the two legged fox that was doing the rounds recently https://twitter.com/i/status/1633481446990938112 Care to give a rough summary of what he was saying for those of us that know an embarrassingly little amount of French?

Clearwing wrote: Bit OT bit I watched this with similar amazement to that footage of the two legged fox that was doing the rounds recently https://twitter.com/i/status/1633481446990938112 Care to give a rough summary of what he was saying for those of us that know an embarrassingly little amount of French?

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:23 pm  

fanstanningley wrote:

I dont think Johnson will either by Smiths comments on O'Connor being a 80 minutes player.

I would have Johnson on the bench for this one. He can cover hooker and halves and if we are in the contest after 50/60 minutes he could cause Cats some problems. O'Connor gets through a ton of D so might be useful to rest him - plus his passing wasn't good enough last time out (although usually I think he's been better than Leeming)...

I'd prefer to see us either not select Newman for this one or have him play the 80, don't think having a centre on the bench against Cas helped us at all. If he needs game time reserves are there for that.

Tough game this but I just want to see a professional and determined effort where we're going to make it hard for Cats. If it were me I'd agree with other posters and bring Tindall in for Olpherts too. Fusitua, McDonald, Newman and Tindall actually has some strike to it.

Re: SL RD 6 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:30 pm  

I'm not so keen on bringing players back for spells in the first team either. If they're not fully fit they should get there in the reserves first. Otherwise you carry an odd player on the bench just to rotate someone in a position where they should play 80 minutes.