Leigh Leopards • Should’a, Would’a. Warning ! The Ref Had a Stinker
Such a frustrating game to watch on TV, seeing so many poor referring calls at vital times, and all costing us and putting Salford on the front foot.
That first half was controlled completely by some mystifying calls and a six again applied at times when it was clearly not appropriate and not when needed. The cherry on the cake in the first half being the forward pass call for our try. Second half he was again pivotal at some critical moments.
He was the only person, including the whole commentary and then the halftime TV panel, to see the moment that would have given us the win, as a forward pass.
Ok, that off my chest, we should still have won this game. We made so many critical errors when some patience and execution would have given us the win. We missed O’Brien for sure as the ball movement looked clunky without his presence, but we could and should have done this without him and despite the ref. On another thread I called for Reynolds to centre as a one off, and I stand by that post game (if a Joe Mellor was fit). Chamberlain has pace to burn off the mark, and tries his heart out, but he is not at SL level at this time. It cost us several times, ball in hand today, and he also struggles in defence. I believe he will be a top flight winger, but not yet in either centre or wing.
Salford will feel like they stole this game, and they would be right. All power to them, as they took advantage of their chances given to them. We on the other hand did the hard work to creat chances, but then blew them way too many times.
I still think we win our next three but we need to be more patient and go back to moving the ball out wide smoother, and stop making stupid mistakes and bad decisions near the opposition line. This is a good team, we are not far off and as frustrated as I am right now, I still believe we finish 8 or higher.
That first half was controlled completely by some mystifying calls and a six again applied at times when it was clearly not appropriate and not when needed. The cherry on the cake in the first half being the forward pass call for our try. Second half he was again pivotal at some critical moments.
He was the only person, including the whole commentary and then the halftime TV panel, to see the moment that would have given us the win, as a forward pass.
Ok, that off my chest, we should still have won this game. We made so many critical errors when some patience and execution would have given us the win. We missed O’Brien for sure as the ball movement looked clunky without his presence, but we could and should have done this without him and despite the ref. On another thread I called for Reynolds to centre as a one off, and I stand by that post game (if a Joe Mellor was fit). Chamberlain has pace to burn off the mark, and tries his heart out, but he is not at SL level at this time. It cost us several times, ball in hand today, and he also struggles in defence. I believe he will be a top flight winger, but not yet in either centre or wing.
Salford will feel like they stole this game, and they would be right. All power to them, as they took advantage of their chances given to them. We on the other hand did the hard work to creat chances, but then blew them way too many times.
I still think we win our next three but we need to be more patient and go back to moving the ball out wide smoother, and stop making stupid mistakes and bad decisions near the opposition line. This is a good team, we are not far off and as frustrated as I am right now, I still believe we finish 8 or higher.
Statistics: Posted by Vancouver Leyther — Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:46 pm — Replies 6 — Views 388