Pretty poor performance and very happy indeed with the 2 points, and not too concerned about how bad we were seeing as at was our first game of the season. We were bad, luckily Catalans were mediocre, most other sides would have put 50 points on us. Fitness looks to be a major issue, something we could never say when under Mac's tutelage.

Positives: Wilkes had a superb game. Dorn was solid at full back. Burnett looked decent. We defended relatively well. Discipline wasn't too bad.

Negatives: Kouparitsas looks like a woeful signing, and I can see why people were bagging him pre season. Clubb had an absolutely shocking game and looks to have put on even more weight and become even slower. Bailey was invisible. No creativity whatsoever and we never looked like scoring.

Delighted with the two points, if not neccesarily the manner in which they were won - call it 'gritty'!



Good points:

- Wilkes was outstanding
- Gale's tries were well taken and inventive
- Burnett and Bailey looked promising
- We kept the auld enemy scoreless for 75 minutes

Bad points:

- Kouparitsas (

)
- Looked knackered (but I'm sure that's normal at round 1 stage)
- Still a lack of creativity when we get into the oppo's 20m.

This will I'm sure be a big confidence boost for the guys, and hopefully gives them a bit of impetus to kick on. Our defence looks a damn sight better than last season at first glance anyway, although the Dragons were dreadful for large periods (Tony Gigot -

).

Flashes of quality from the likes of Clubb and Dorn but generally I thought the forwards outshone the backs. Still think on the 5th tackle we lose our cool, but hopefully that's something they work on.

Well done lads!

Too slow. Merge it with mine Mr Moderator



P.S Bailey was rubbish for the last 70 minutes.

Typical Lister Post

Discipline is still Catalans achilles heel. So many errors!

Also, wtf was the ref doing, every time a scrum was formed he was fidgety. I'm not surprised to find out he's a solicitor.

What did you think of the game? I suppose that was a performance of the Super League XVI Champions in your opinion?

A constructive thread!!!!!!

He posted nearly the same things as me you clown, can you not read?

Not at all, I agree with some of what you said, but you seem to highlight the negatives more than the positives.
A win is a win at this stage of the season.

Errrrrrrrrr NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

I was impressed by the defence. A performance to build on.

I agree it was a WIN! and that is what counts, we have not have that many friendly games to warm up with,

Never Lister has never been Negative! it just it is all he ever seems to see! LOL sorry Lister! but most of us are
half glass full supporters! It's bad enough when you read sad tweets from Halifax and Widnes fans saying they would have played much better???