Bailey was poor last night, and was done for pace. However, who was supposed to be defending on his inside?



He was left stranded a few times. I wonder if it was Mossop who had that job, from the comments made after last week when the same thing happened.

I thought Yere gave Gleeson nightmares before he was switched to wing aswell tbh although possibly not as bad as the ones he gave to Bailey.



I agree we need Gleeson back and that he's been a consistant preformer. He's been solid as a rock since he came to the club but I thought last week he dropped a little short of that. It's doesn't take anything away from the fact that he's a miss though and that we simply can't play Bailey at centre.

I thought he did o.k. but didn't get much decent ball. My concern and always has been is his positional play.



When we broke up the right hand side in the second half (when Joel passed the ball to Quins) Ainscough was some twenty metres behind play, Joel had no passing option on his outside. That doesn't excuse Joel, he should've held on just as Stu Fielden also should have a little earlier.

Mixed bag from Ainscough tbh.



I'm pretty pleased to see he hasn't been bagged for the defeat on here though. I expected to come on here last night and read that the whole defeat was basically the lads fault. I'd have loved to have seen him outside Gleeson last night and hopefully that will be the case next week(if Goulding isn't fit).

We really did miss gleeson last night I thought. Thought Ainy was pretty poor to be honest, a couple of defensive errors led to 2 quins tries and I expected alot better from him considering it was his first game back from injury. Thought all of the backs bar phelps where pretty average last night, phelpsy looked alot better than he has done in previous weeks as I think he has now got his fitness back.



Excellent game from a certain Liam Farrell, head and shoulders above any of our players last night and you would not think it was only his second super league game, I was majorly impressed with Liam, we have a star on our hands. Thought Jonny Walker didn't let anyone down as well, as expected he got stuck in, took some good ball and was involved in plenty of tackles. Feka and Riddell also had very good games I thought.



Looking ahead to next week I would drop mossop because I thought he was pretty poor and try so hard to get Lockers back at loose, although he was his usual busy self throughout the game.



Id go with...



1. Phelps

2. Goulding/ Marsh

3. Gleeson

4. Carmont

5. Richards

6. Sam Tomkins

7. Leuluai/Deacon

8. Fielden

9. Riddell

10. Coley

11. Farrell

12. Joel Tomkins

13. O'Loughlin



14. Feka

15. O'Carroll

16. McIllorum

17. Walker

Last night proved O'Loughlin/Sam wont work. We either need to give Phelps a go at 6, and go with 2 kids on the wings, or we need one of Tommy/Deacon back desperately.



The injuries are a problem, but with some composure last night we would have won.



Ainscough was at fault for the first try, because he seems incapable of jumping. Apart from that he was okay, didnt do anything good or bad tbh.

He did enough to stop Sharp from scoring. That was Bailey's fault more than Ainscough's. The palm back to centre tactic will always work when the centre isn't covered.

Lockers was terrible at 6 wasn't he. The amount of times he went away from his usual game of shipping the ball wide instead choosing to keep on taking the line on wasn't funny! He seemed to have it in his head that he had to play as a natural 6 that will keep on testing the line when it simply isn't his game.



Hopefully Leuluai and/or Deacon will be back next week but if not we can't play Locker there again. I'd be tempted to throw Howarth in at 6 if those guys aren't back.

Ainscough didnt move.







He isn't a 6. We need to try something else there next week. Phelps would be the choice for me. Ainscough & Goulding/Marsh on wings, Richards @ 1 with Gleeson and Carmont in the centres.



We missed Bailey's defence in centre field.

Lockers should play 6 again tbh. He's a fabulous loose forward and we missed him in that position last night.



I'd agree with your options if Gleeson is back.

Really?

I'm losing my mind on the back of that defeat last night!



*Shouldn't Shouldn't Shouldn't*



Never a 6.