Mr. Zucchini Head:
A 9/10 first half, 3/10 second. Very happy with the result but we do need to start playing for the full 80 if we are going to have a chance in games such as the next two.
I don't know where Pryce will end up long term, but at least for now I really like him at full back. It's obviously going to take time to really bed in and learn the calls and systems properly, so in the mean time I am happy to leave Cust and Sezer doing the creating and organising and allowing Pryce to just chime in as he sees fit. He looked very dangerous at times and his break in the second half was gold.
I've seen Rapana getting some stick, and some of it is deserved because he's making far too many unforced errors. But I think people underestimate just how much his enthusiasm and competitiveness rubs off on his team mates. He really is in into everything and it is infectious. It doesn't give him a free pass, he does need to tidy his game up, but you have to look at the good as well as the bad. His effort to force a goal line drop out in the second half sums him up. 70 odd minutes gone, playing right centre, and there he is to pounce on a loose ball and force a drop out under the sticks. No it didn't come to anything, but they are little extra efforts that Cartwright will love to see.
Ese'ese and Knight excellent, Litten took another step towards making the centre position his own, Hardaker looked at home in the second row. Plenty of good performances all over.
Cartwright needs to really stamp out the off the ball hits. Every single game we do one and often it results in a card. Needless indiscipline and it needs
stamping out asap.
we need a full back like Pryce who can create breaks from the back with pace.Hoy was signed to do this but was playing in a really poor team so we didnt see his potential
I see Pryce as our long term 6 but this season it looks like he will now play full back
