"Just thought individuals decided it was too hard to make a tackle. They decided to quit on their mates and they didn't do their jobs. When there was a loose ball they stopped and were hoping they didn't have to get their job done. There were too many blokes out there who were prepared to let their mates down."



About time, now what is he going to do about it!

He'll do nothing.

Yep. He said the same after the Leeds game.

Even last time around with us as I said to Ian Ramsdale, Tony could always do a Good Talk!

I guess there's not much he can do until their contract expires and he can get his own players in.

Exactly - unfortunately we're stuck with players out there stealing a living until next year. Be interesting to see if they wake their ideas up next week with the prospect of playing at Wembley if we get our act together!

He should be improving the attitude of the players he has.

One is too many.



Is he suggesting that the squad is divided into factions? It's happened before. His job to sort it out.





At least this is a welcome change from the usual impenetrable management-speak.

Yes, but has he not noticed this before ?

Can anyone who was there highlight who he is referring to, who let their mates down ?

The lack of research into injury record has proven ultimately to lead to Powell's downfall and Tony Reas's current struggles because players with long track records of persistent unavailability were signed.



If you picked a team based on putting in all the highest earners in their correct positions you would have a side like this:

=#0000FFDorn, Robertson, Howell, Colbon, Dixon, Witt, Gower, Kaufusi, Randall, Bryant, Rodney, Bailey, Clubb

Interchange: =#0000FFWheeldon, Melling, Lee, Cook



If you then had to make a team with everyone else - which is pretty much all academy players bar for three lower league signings and an assistant coach, this would be your team -

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[iHurst, O'Callaghan, Mendieka, Channing, McMeeken, Bishay, Woodburn-Hall, Krasniqi, Fisher, Dollapi, Lovell, Grady, Sarginson[/i



The side Tony Rea put out was:



=#0000FFDorn, Robertson, =#FF0000[iGrady[/i, =#FF0000[iSarginson[/i, =#0000FFDixon, Witt, Gower, Kaufusi, Lee, [i=#FF0000Krasniqi, Lovell,[/i =#0000FFBailey, Cook

Interchange: =#0000FFBryant, [i=#FF0000Fisher, Mendieka, Dollapi[/i



No team is ever going to have everybody fit half way through the competition, but those who perceive a player who is injury prone have offloaded them onto us and we have also been a soft touch in giving players who would probably have no competition for their signature a longer deal than one year.



If you appraised over the season I would comment that:



In the forwards, I will say that Bailey and Cook have been superb as has Tommy Lee. Bryant and Kaufusi have been ok but seem to be on for relatively short periods. The other Hookers have not been of the standard required to adequately rotate Lee and it would be hard to claim that any of the reserve forwards are of Super League top 8 standard.



Most players in the pack are making an average of 7 metres per drive which is excellent.



However tackle busts is a big let down, with Bryant and Lovell making only four all season with Wheeldon on three and the two Albanians just one bust each. Between these five forwards they have made less than half of the tackle busts than Elliott Whitehead has on his own!



I would also say our workrate from marker tackle for everyone is minimal beyond the Hookers plus Bailey and Cook and allows oppositon players to burst through from a straightforward run from acting halfback. You'd be expecting to see about four or five marker tackles per game and some of our players are making two or fewer.



If you looked at the Backs, you would see that was one of our strongest backlines of the season - so Tony will not be pleased with how they were cut to ribbons in the second half.



If you take Dixon out you would probably be looking at an average of under 2 tries per player from the Backs, from half a season so it is very disappointing.



Looking at Hull FC in isolation - this was a team we should have beat less than six weeks ago - and the main difference was that in that game we had Clubb, Rodney and Colbon versus the two Albanians and Mendieka in this most recent game.



I am sure people will become more critical of Tony Rea the longer the season goes on, however it should be remembered that we have been in the bottom three since 2007 and he has had no option but to keep other people's signings and play a rag, tag and bobtail outfit of reserves when they are not there.



Cheers

Rammo

If he feels there are players who didn't put in, they should be dropped for the Bradford game. It's simple as that. If they are just looking at increasing their pension pot let them do it on the sideline and give someone who wants to play for the club a chance.