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Amazed that no-one is giving plaudits to Jimmy Harrison.
I mean, feel free. He, Vaughan, Fitzgibbon and Musgrove are clearly of the size/power needed to keep us competitive in a game. Crowther, Russell and Holroyd (appreciating he didn't play) remain a worry for me - they're not big enough to cause the opposition a problem.
I thought we rotated the forwards better last night so that we weren't left with a period in the middle of the game where the opposition could dominate us. Releasing a fresh Philbin for that last quarter worked well and he made some good metres. Vaughan has progressed really well since the early part of the season; he is a handful and looks like he is enjoying himself.
Before I get accused of being a happy clapper after one win against a poor Saints team, we need to keep working hard on the defence on both wings as it was poor again yesterday. King and Ashton both need a bollocking for the tries Saints scored down their flank in the first half - both preventable. We are also terrible at dealing with a half decent kick off, it kept costing us. This...
I said to my mate after the 1st try where Ashton rushed out that he needed to trust his centre/the defensive process, then blow me down, for the Percival try he puts his trust in King who just backs off & stains stroll in!
Needs sorting, and whilst we're at it, our goal line defence could be a lot more dominant too.
