18 all fair result but can someone tell me how batleys number 19 only got put on report

Why what did he do?

Jay Walton high shot on Scott Murrell first half smashing him in the face.

Baz smith headbutt

Alex Rowe run in threw a punch

Action?? None from ginger pubes.. Totally clueless

So you were busy buying a pie when Barlow put his high shot in on Walton as retribution, Worrincey put his high shot on and Handforth did the same to Greenwood. Nice insult by the way, I am sure you look like an Armani model.

Good old George bottled it, he obviously takes a more lenient view from last year and then they wonder why they get so much flack.
Anyway enough about him.

18 all on reflection a fair result.

We could say we through it away and we did but on the other hand Batley gave it to us on the Handforth and Miles dropped ball tries.

At 10 - 18 all we had to do was play out that attacking set and we were home but again both sides made mistakes that gave away tries.

Ste Tyrer had a poor game and made a few mistakes and he knows it and I think he will pay the price next game.

Strange really when he was left out for not showing enough pre season, then gets his chance back and takes it for 1 game but then switches off again.

In fact allthough we have a good big pack I think our centres are not aggressive enough, they need a bit more bite to complement the forwards.

Can I put tribal differences aside and make a rugby point here. I really thought that Murrell, who was excellent, brought the best out of Handforth, and he reminded me of when he played for us and controlled a game. Both were outstanding, and I suspect that they will devvelop into a very potent partnership throughout the season.

Stokes ruined the game as both sides slowed the PTB down to Sleeping phase. The laying on from both sides got ridiculous. He ignored a deliberate Headbutt by Byron Smith and Swinging punches should have seen a red card for Smith and a warning if not a yellow card for Rowe. Instead Stokes bottled it. . Worrincy was just clumsy as usual. Handforth, Robinson and Barlow need to not get so worked up and give away silly penalties.

Fax were very good in defence, but attack is poor and Thackray is and never will be a decent halfback. Handforth and Murrell should be halfbacks as least do something. Thackray is just a headless chicken.Forwards made good metres again, but the hooking area is weak and Ashall offers nothing to suggest he will one day be a good Championship hooker. Tyrer was poor again and should be dropped. Happy with a draw, as expected a beating by 10-16 points. But we threw away the win. Why was we trying to throw 20 metre passes from a scrum in Batleys half with a couple of minutes left? Dumb footy cost us the win, not Stokes no matter how rubbish he was again!

Part quote:
"Can I put tribal differences aside and make a rugby point here. I really thought that Murrell, who was excellent, brought the best out of Handforth, and he reminded me of when he played for us and controlled a game. Both were outstanding, and I suspect that they will devvelop into a very potent partnership throughout the season."

That's the only way to go mate, what is the point of any thread deteriating into a slagging match



Murrell has definatley helped Tiger get back to his best, he takes a lot of the pressure that largely fell on Handforth last year with good organisation and kicking game.

I thought across the park both sides matched up pretty well, I just think if we had a bit more aggression in the centres that, (one miss timed tackle apart) a Walton type player brings we would have that much more go forward.

Players like Tyrer, Heaton, Patterson are too tame a lot of the times and too similar in their style of play to mix it up and upset the oppositon.

head butt definate red.
game changed when murrell went off .
if he had been on the pitch still there is no way they would have tried 20 metre pass from scrum and game would have been won.