The only person who needs to play out of position is Max and he isn't bad at 6 just superb at no1
I hope Trueman gets some injury free time we really don't want this for half the season!

Well done on the win. Gutted we lost but that's rugby league.


Sets up Magic nicely. Hopefully we can claim bragging rights again in a few weeks


As for the talk about Powell and picking players in wrong positions etc he was known for it at Cas. Probably one of the only downsides for him. He would put wingers in the centres or props at loose or second rows at 6. Sometimes it worked, not often though.


Well done on your good start to the season too. It's good to have the rivalry back. 

Much as we need him back I'd hate to see him put his future health at risk. Hopefully the club will take the best medical advice they can and help him reach a decision about his future...hopefully as a player.

He?s obviously got youth on his side, and disks can heal themselves conservatively via injections etc, it?s just how long it takes. The thing that worries me is if it?s a chronic persistent issue and not just an acute issue and how badly it?s herniated and if it?s impinging on nerves etc. From what was deemed a ?sore back issue? a few weeks back to know knowing what it is, it?s obviously fairly serious. There?s a massive difference between a sore back and your actual vertebrae herniated (neurological). 

He?ll be in some right discomfort (you?ll know) and won?t be able to train (Powell said he?s currently not training because of the pain) so will be way behind with fitness, hence why I think he?ll be a while away yet. 


First and foremost, Trueman?s welfare is the most important and hope he?s ok, he?s been absolutely blighted in his career, and genuinely can?t wait to see him back on the field and keeping injury free. He?s such a talented player but simply cannot catch a break. You look at DCE for Manly who in his glittering career has only missed something ridiculous like 15 games, that?s obscene. 


With losing Russell for god knows how long, we look so 1 dimensional in attack (where ever Lino is the ball goes, especially on the 5th) we either need to promote from within or get someone in, can?t be any worse than what I witnessed on Thursday night. 

I've only been watching Rugby League (and supporting Trinity) for a few years.   This has both good and bad points to it.
 
The downside, is that there are still plenty of things I don't understand.  Exactly why does the ref award a penalty, or not? Or award "six again", or not?  And I don't yet totally understand what constitutes offside.  I recognise some of our players, but not yet all of them!  And a few other things.
 
The upside of all my ignorance, is that I don't think about anything too deeply or go into the nth level of tactics.   I get a feel for if we're playing well, whether we're making lots of mistakes, or if our players just aren't managing to break down the oppo.   But unlike football or cricket that I've been watching for a 1000 years, I can't put my finger on exactly what we should be doing differently.  (apart from obvious things like not dropping the ball!)
 
Anyway, what am I leading to here?  The bottom line, is that I just enjoy the moment and the game.
 
On Thursday night, for nearly 60 minutes I had that horrible sinking feeling.   We were going to lose to Cas yet again, our season was in danger of stalling or losing that bubble of optimism, another home defeat, the table was going to soon read played 8 lost 5,  It's funny how quickly you get emotionally attached to a club.
 
(oh yeah, and for good measure I was facing a long miserable drive home - and no doubt there would be overnight road closures to send me on some wild goose chase round unknown villages, just like the last night match I came up for).
 
And then it all changed.  Suddenly we looked better, attacking the North Terrace, the noise rose.  A try and now it's really noisy.  Another try, disallowed, sh*t.  Then another try, fantastic.   Oh sh*t, nerves again, Jowitt's got to get this conversion.  He does!  Now it's seriously noisy.   It's all us.  
 
Except they nearly get a dropped goal.  Oops, I forgot they could do that.   Then we get ours.  Absolute bedlam.   But still end-to-end.   One mistake and we could lose this.   Unbelievable noise for the last few minutes, then it's all over.   Brilliant, fckin brilliant.   This is why I love sport.   Sing and shout, I just about lost my voice.   What a game, what a night, what a result!
 
(and just for good measure, there weren't any road closures on the way home!)

I'll have you know Pat that Crown Green Bowls can be a bit feisty.....