Good job this one means nothing. Let them have the friendly bragging rights before the season starts, hopefully the only time they’ll have it this year.

Got a feeling it will be a long season. Wakefield were streets ahead of us.

Give the opposition position and territory and you’ll get beat,too many errors and too many penalties and it’s an uphill struggle. Wakey clearly played some nice stuff,like most Powell teams they hit the ground running early but evidence suggests they also fade as the season progresses. As for us a lot of work needed and quickly.

Matt Doubt it. Gonna be a long sea So much for all this optimism around pre season. How hard the boys have worked. How we have a good defence coach lol. Everything rosy in the garden, until, we step on the field. 2 props asap, or we are done.

We definitely looked undercooked and not ready for a Wakefield team who were far more up for it than we were. Last night should be a wake up call for both the players and coaching staff. Having said that there are some worrying signs: Our forwards are obviously not big enough or aggressive enough. This is the biggest problem and I can’t see what can be done about it at this stage. Cini looks to be very poor in defence - is he a centre? The decision to have Westerman filling in at half back was stupid and can’t be the way we’re going to cope with injuries. Putting square pegs in round holes - again!! Let’s be clear, Wakefield is nowhere near the best team we will face this season so if we don’t learn our lessons very quickly, there are some heavy defeats coming and it’s going to be a long, long season.

orrsome Have to agree, big mistake playing Joe in the halves,Cini had a mare and we need to find a kicker cos it’s not Hoy. Young or not Windley should be getting time in these games even in the cup. We looked way behind Wakey at this time,though I’d say we have more improvement in us than they do. Baptism of fire for the Pacific Islanders in terms of level and weather,hopefully they’ll learn quick and adapt. Front row a major worry. I’d give Matveyev a good run prior to the first league game but even then we need to find a prop somewhere.

Hammered by probably a mid-table at best team. Unless we improve massively, we are going to take some seriously heavy beatings this season.

I don’t read much into these matches a big win would mean nothing, as it would be if it were a loss. DP looks to have brought a team together and having played last season winning time after time, he’ll try to keep up momentum. One thing to note is he makes a team go from the start of the league when many others aim to get ready for the later matches and playoffs. I’m hoping that’s us. But we need wind on the board early.

First outing in a friendly Westy in the halves I dont think DM took this run out too seriously I am still cautiously optimistic (like every season) New coach, new spine. start complaining five games in if nothing improves CTID

pirate He picked a full strength team, he very much took it seriously which is further backed up by his post match comments. We were miles off and this close to the start of the season that is worrying.

Hilights on YouTube if anyone is feeling massochistic.

Wakefield friendly

Hepworth

Gap for Bourouhs try was between Hoy and Namo,same disconnect for the other try. Both very soft.

Hepworth

Watts the other guilty party.

RaoulDuke

Sounds like rustiness then. Doesn’t cause me a problem.

Hepworth

Both close range tries we left a gap rather than they created one,both times the marker anticipated the ball was going to be moved wide and were moving in that direction exposing the inside shoulder. The Rapana try was Hoy over chasing and missing his man leaving half an acre of space wide out. All expertly filmed by an FC fan in the Railway end.

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