[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/tables/default.stmBest attack. 2nd best defence[/url

My reflection on reflection ...



It all bodes well. The games we've needed to win we've won, we've done the hard bit with probably only Hull KR & Leeds as stand out tough away days left. If it was the other way, we were mopping up the trash but finding our level when we met a 'big team' I'd be worried, but last week apart we've lifted when needed.



I like the way when we play a cack side, we make it look like a Challenge Cup 4th Rd game.

Keeping it simple

We've either been dross or awesome....

It really is THAT simple

Take complacency out of our game, and we are a force to be reckoned with.

Just make sure we don't lose cup ties, and that we peak in late August/September/October



Let's not get above ourselves, re form

Cast your minds back a few years

Saints went to Bradford about July time, and they put 50+ past them

Noble took them to one side, and Bradford STEAMROLLERED their way through the rest of the season, and won the SL, when only 2 months before, they looked like they couldn't win a raffle

I don't like that we've lost twice to Hudds, but 7 wins from 10, a couple of clinical blowout scores, the Wigan and Saints away wins, and the fringe players coming into the side and performing well.

I agree. At Widnes when we played Saints there was no real crowd enthusiasm or anything, it was just like going through the motions, before the proper rounds come in.

i'd say we deserve a 7/10 for the first ten matches!

The fact that we've scored the most points doesn't surprise me but us having the 2nd best defence does somehow. We've looked a bit dodgy at times in the middle and I can think of 3 teams who have a better goal line defence, Huddersfield, Wigan and Saints. Oh well the table doesn't lie.

Looking at that table. it's shocking how bad Leeds' defence is. Surely mcDermott is in the line of fire.

Not really Hetherington's style to bullet people, is it?

I think the first 10 games can best be summed up by this gif

On reflection, we are exactly where I thought we would be. Smith just needs to iron out the inconsistency kinks. Only 3rd of the way through mind.

The slump in enthusiasm from the players for the Catalans, Huddersfield and first 20 of the Crusaders game was really disturbing. It seems like some of them just can't get up for these games and that's worrying. Also concerning is how poor we are without Monners playing at hooker; Higham looked better than Clarke so that's probably just form but we need to wrap Monners in cotton wool for later in the season. All in all not a bad start to the season but there's lots of room for improvement.