Episode 13

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:00:34. > :00:37.with the Bank Holiday Sunshine making much of the Super League

:00:37. > :00:47.landscape, it has been a great weekend for some fans, one to forget

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:00:48. > :00:51.for others. Jamie Peacock is alongside Ian Millward. Our guests

:00:51. > :01:01.will give us their views which included second against third and a

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:01:23. > :01:29.are going for back-to-back wins, but is set to be the new coach at

:01:29. > :01:33.Castleford. He is replacing yourself, you know. A good

:01:33. > :01:38.employment? They have talked to a lot of people

:01:38. > :01:41.and they have views on who should get the job. Coaches have had their

:01:41. > :01:45.view on whether it is a sustainable job. Daryl, probably from a coaching

:01:45. > :01:50.point of view, has moved into an area where he was failing earlier at

:01:50. > :01:56.Leeds. He went back and was coaching in the Championship at a good club

:01:56. > :02:00.who have supplied some good opportunities for him. We always

:02:00. > :02:07.look from a coaching point of view, you need time and experience and it

:02:07. > :02:13.gives him a great launching pad. You have worked with him at England

:02:13. > :02:16.level, what can he bring to the job? He is a calming influence. He has

:02:16. > :02:26.been a head coach on and off for 13 years, so he can bring that

:02:26. > :02:36.experience to Castleford. He needs to test himself in the top division.

:02:36. > :02:38.

:02:38. > :02:47.What kind of job is he taking on? They have got some exciting players.

:02:47. > :02:49.Their win yesterday typified that with some exciting players. The

:02:49. > :02:52.league is restructuring, so Castleford's got to restructure.

:02:52. > :02:54.What they can provide moving forward with their facilities. The squad

:02:54. > :03:01.need some experience and adding. Daryl has been speaking to them

:03:01. > :03:05.about that. He is looking forward to getting involved in it and getting

:03:05. > :03:07.back in the Super League and show where he was, and where he has come

:03:07. > :03:13.from. We will see how Castleford got on

:03:13. > :03:22.shortly. Round 14 got underway on Friday night. But now it is Bradford

:03:23. > :03:32.against Leeds. The Rhinos had five consecutive wins. They had memories

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:03:33. > :03:36.of the 18-18 draw still fresh in the seconds on the clock. Whitehead is

:03:37. > :03:46.seconds on the clock. Whitehead is still going.

:03:47. > :04:04.

:04:05. > :04:14.Bradford Bull, not too many minutes left to play. Look at those

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:04:16. > :04:24.celebrations. Sidler is in for the try! We know how much it means to

:04:24. > :04:28.the best of enemies. A 56th meeting tonight between these two. Bradford

:04:28. > :04:32.have the edge with 28 victories, Leeds not far behind with 24 in this

:04:32. > :04:42.fixture. And a few times there has been nothing between them, including

:04:42. > :05:17.

:05:17. > :05:20.the merable draw at Headingley this This is Kallum Watkins. Again. He is

:05:20. > :05:30.through the tackle. Now it is about pace and Watkins just avoids the

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:05:31. > :05:38.last ditch effort and scores a quickly against Bradford. 24 seconds

:05:38. > :05:45.in the game at Headingley. Barely four minutes tonight. This is

:05:45. > :05:55.wonderful strength and athleticism and plenty of pace. I am sure the

:05:55. > :06:12.

:06:12. > :06:17.English coach will be looking at Leeds Rhinos. They have taken a

:06:17. > :06:27.stranglehold now. Delaney with the injection. Leeds Rhinos showing

:06:27. > :06:30.

:06:30. > :06:34.great composure. They have finally unpicked that scrambling defence.

:06:34. > :06:44.The Bradford owner not happy with the way things have started here, I

:06:44. > :06:53.

:06:53. > :06:59.still going! What is he doing here! Bradford, from deep inside their own

:06:59. > :07:09.half - they have given away a penalty. Obstruction, the referee

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:07:24. > :07:34.They are suddenly back in the position And Karl Ablett twisting

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:07:48. > :07:58.over for what he might describe as a best. The Bradford fans enjoying

:07:58. > :08:08.that a moment. The pantomime villain in chief making a run into his

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:08:15. > :08:21.finish! There were a couple of high tackles there as he dragged himself

:08:21. > :08:31.over the line. Terrific effort, saw the gap and went for it. He still

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:08:47. > :08:57.down to Paul MacShane. Shrugging off a couple of defenders. Danny McGuire

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:09:19. > :09:29.will go to the video referee. The smile from Ryan Bailey suggests he

:09:29. > :09:31.

:09:31. > :09:41.thinks he has scored. That angle would back it up. Right on

:09:41. > :09:50.

:09:50. > :09:59.half-time, Ryan Bailey to give Leeds of space. So maybe a spark early in

:09:59. > :10:09.his second half? -- in this second half. Whitehead stopped, did well to

:10:09. > :10:29.

:10:29. > :10:33.offload it and there was the gap on the dummy will see him over! It is

:10:33. > :10:38.now two tries in the opening 13 minutes of the second half, so maybe

:10:38. > :10:48.there is a Bradford revival. Should be down to 14 points, the

:10:48. > :11:15.

:11:15. > :11:22.referee is going to have a look at this because there is a potential

:11:22. > :11:26.that he was actually tackled. Did he spin around out of the tackle? Is

:11:26. > :11:35.there a hand on him? That would suggest it was not a completed

:11:35. > :11:45.tackle. That shows he has got the ball down on the line. The video

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:11:51. > :11:59.referee said it is good and another for Ablett tonight. I don't think

:11:59. > :12:05.there was a hand laid on him on either occasion. Hardly, anyway.

:12:05. > :12:15.Worked from the back of the scrum. They took Bradford's defends one-way

:12:15. > :12:20.

:12:20. > :12:28.Jamie Peacock has gone down and immediately you could see players

:12:28. > :12:38.from both sides reacting to this. He has twisted his leg, but there is an

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:12:50. > :12:54.obvious moment of great pain. I blindside. Kear stepping back in.,

:12:54. > :12:58.No more than a consolation. A pleasing moment for the Welsh

:12:58. > :13:08.winger, his second of the night. But Bradford very much second best on

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:13:08. > :13:14.Jamie, how are you? My knee is OK. I think they put some

:13:14. > :13:20.elastic in when they mended it last time.

:13:20. > :13:24.Six wins in a row since the draw at Easter, it is some run you are on.

:13:24. > :13:29.We have had some difficult games, as well. We probably felt it was a

:13:29. > :13:32.point lost because of Easter. We have played Catalan and Warrington

:13:32. > :13:36.and that run has been particularly good.

:13:36. > :13:46.Was that draw motivation? It was a bit, we wanted to go and

:13:46. > :13:54.

:13:54. > :13:58.win. Bradford did well to get back into the game. We scored 30 points

:13:58. > :14:01.in the first half. Hard to pick out one individual, but the Watkins try

:14:01. > :14:04.was spectacular. He had a few injuries, but it is great to see him

:14:04. > :14:08.playing well. He kept getting injured. But he is having a good run

:14:08. > :14:17.at it at the moment. We have Kallum Watkins, Zak Hardaker and Ryan Hall

:14:17. > :14:20.bringing the ball back. It gets our team on the front foot, and that is

:14:20. > :14:23.a wonderful try, and it would be great to see him in an England shirt

:14:23. > :14:26.at the end of the year. Is Ryan Hall claiming an assist on

:14:26. > :14:32.that one? He thinks he's got a try pass. But

:14:32. > :14:37.Callum did most of the work. We have seen him step up, and we

:14:37. > :14:41.always said he has a lot of class, Calum Watkins. But that run, can you

:14:41. > :14:44.see the consistency in his game? I can see consistency. I can see

:14:44. > :14:48.he's multiskilled. They've handled him well at Leeds. When he's been

:14:48. > :14:53.overexposed, they've put him back on the wing. He's a natural player with

:14:53. > :14:56.the ball. But defensively, you're going to be found out finchly with

:14:56. > :14:59.Super League teams and coaches. The amount of people in Australia that

:14:59. > :15:05.wants to talk about him as a real talent and Leeds have done fantastic

:15:05. > :15:08.getting him a longterm contract. If you look at the back three, we talk

:15:08. > :15:10.about the challenge cup game this week, that is where it can be won

:15:10. > :15:17.and lost. He is the excitement factor.

:15:17. > :15:20.Looking at Jared Sammut. He had a good season last season. He seems to

:15:20. > :15:26.be consistent for them. He brings unpredictable attack, but

:15:26. > :15:30.it's all skills. It has got to the stage now where he displays it on

:15:30. > :15:34.the right occasions. Before it was all over the shop when it suited

:15:34. > :15:41.him. I tried to buy him at the start of the year. I thought he was a

:15:41. > :15:46.really good player. Speaking to Mick Potter, they spoke highly of him

:15:46. > :15:56.defensively. Attacking wise with him and Kearney they are dynamic. You

:15:56. > :15:59.

:15:59. > :16:02.will have to defend well against them. I think Jarrod Sammut has

:16:02. > :16:04.matured this year as a player who has become not only a good,

:16:04. > :16:07.individual player, but a good team player.

:16:07. > :16:10.The difference between what's going on this year at Leeds and what

:16:10. > :16:12.happened last year. You were wobbling all over the place last

:16:12. > :16:16.year? It takes time for a coach and his

:16:16. > :16:19.systems to take time and work. We as a team don't want to finish fifth

:16:19. > :16:22.this year. We really don't. We said that last year. We finished fifth.

:16:22. > :16:30.This year we don't. A lot of players are playing well. Players will

:16:30. > :16:33.flourish through hard work and honesty. A lot of our players have

:16:33. > :16:37.those characteristics. It's showing in the way we're playing.

:16:37. > :16:40.Do you want to get the top spot? Are you aiming for Wigan or just about

:16:40. > :16:44.finishing better than you did? We want to finish higher up than

:16:44. > :16:50.before. If we can win a few more games in the next block, we will

:16:50. > :16:55.give ourselves the chance of finishing top.

:16:55. > :17:05.Well, it was second against third at the John Smith's Stadium on Sunday

:17:05. > :17:08.

:17:08. > :17:18.afternoon. It wasn't quite as close Robinson, he finds Jermain

:17:18. > :17:30.

:17:30. > :17:40.There was a buzz around the stadium points ahead of the Giants. As the

:17:40. > :17:43.

:17:43. > :17:46.game progressed Warrington began to dominate. Griggs lost possession in

:17:46. > :17:54.the 18th minute. Trent Waterhouse on hand to scoop up a gift and charge

:17:55. > :18:04.over the line to take the lead. From That is plucked off the floor, an

:18:05. > :18:13.

:18:13. > :18:19.absolute shocker, passed it straight Wolves extended their lead ten

:18:19. > :18:25.minutes into the second half. Quick hands from Ratchford and Westwood

:18:25. > :18:31.played in Hodgson. In a game littered with costly errors from the

:18:32. > :18:35.home side, there wasn't much that went Huddersfield's way. But a 54th

:18:35. > :18:43.minute slip from Chris Riley was pounced on by Kris Robinson. He

:18:43. > :18:48.scored on his debut. Any hopes of a Huddersfield blows final were dashed

:18:49. > :18:53.in the 68th minute. -- Huddersfield revival. Ryan Atkins rounding off

:18:53. > :18:55.the scoring. An out of sorts display the Giants will want to forget.

:18:55. > :19:03.the Giants will want to forget. Wolves are in the hunt for the top

:19:03. > :19:06.comfortable for Warrington? Some of the key players for them,

:19:06. > :19:14.the older players for Warrington really stepped up. Ben Curry is an

:19:14. > :19:17.outstanding young player. If you are a Warrington supporters at the

:19:17. > :19:21.moment you have to like it. At the start of the year, you thought wow

:19:21. > :19:26.this was going to be our year. They seemed off the pace. A good sign of

:19:26. > :19:35.the team in the mid-season and now getting into the rhythm. Waterhouse

:19:35. > :19:41.is starting to look threatening on the edge. They still have Briers to

:19:41. > :19:44.come back. Tony Smith saying it was their best

:19:44. > :19:48.performance of the season. Do you start to think they're starting to

:19:48. > :19:51.They're playing a lot better. They struggled a bit for form in the

:19:51. > :19:54.middle of the year. It's not won at the beginning of the year. They're

:19:54. > :19:57.coming into form now. They always play well against Huddersfield.

:19:57. > :19:58.They're a side that tend to beat Huddersfield every time they play

:19:58. > :20:04.them. Brett Hodgson passed 1,000 Super

:20:04. > :20:07.League points. He has been some 70 to the game, hasn't he? -- sums

:20:07. > :20:12.servant to the game. He's come over and really added to

:20:12. > :20:17.the competition. I think he's older than me! I had to get that in. He's

:20:17. > :20:21.older than me but he's been a fantastic player. He was great in

:20:21. > :20:24.the Challenge Cup. He was great for them.

:20:24. > :20:27.You take them on next week, I guess you feel confident, but it should be

:20:27. > :20:31.a corker. As a player you look forward to the

:20:31. > :20:34.Challenge Cup in the middle of the year. You get lost in the rounds of

:20:34. > :20:37.Super League and you want a game with everything on the line. It

:20:37. > :20:43.certainly is against Huddersfield. They beat us last time. It's great

:20:43. > :20:46.to play at their stadium. Looking forward to that. Danny Orr

:20:46. > :20:50.was in charge when Hull provided opposition on Sunday. It was a tight

:20:50. > :20:53.first half. Yeah, it was. It was a game where we

:20:53. > :20:59.played them in the first round and we got beat only by four points. It

:20:59. > :21:05.was a tight game there. Both teams have the habit of missing one on one

:21:05. > :21:11.tackles. This was prevalent in the game. It was interesting, Daryl

:21:11. > :21:20.Clark and Hubie came off the bench. They added so much. Chase was good

:21:20. > :21:25.with the ball. He must be hard to defend against, especially someone

:21:25. > :21:28.like Jamie and the forwards. They hung in. There the second half with

:21:28. > :21:31.the crowd getting behind them they got them to the end. There were a

:21:31. > :21:35.couple of good signs here. Especially with the way he's

:21:35. > :21:38.dictating and running them. It was a good win, especially with the new

:21:38. > :21:40.coach coming in. It gives him confidence coming in. It gives him

:21:40. > :21:44.something to bounce off with the confidence they play with.

:21:44. > :21:47.Do you have the feeling that Hull KR can't string a set of games

:21:47. > :21:51.together? They find it hard to be consistent?

:21:52. > :21:58.I think players struggle with the week-to-week consistency. That's

:21:58. > :22:01.what separates the good from the great players. I think they'll be

:22:01. > :22:10.saving themselves for the cup this week. They'll fancy themselves at

:22:10. > :22:17.home. It's difficult to play at Hull. They got walloped off Wigan

:22:17. > :22:21.last time. That's extra motivation. One of the keys to get all the good

:22:21. > :22:23.stuff with Chase, and we see later the bad as well. He's so key to the

:22:24. > :22:27.team. He's got to touch the ball more than

:22:27. > :22:32.anyone in the role he plays. He plays on the ball. The more you

:22:32. > :22:38.touch it you are susceptible to errors. It's also getting other

:22:38. > :22:41.players on his wave length. He can see space and things that are

:22:41. > :22:45.happening and he expects people to get into that part of the field.

:22:45. > :22:52.Look, I think he will be a delight to work with. I found him a delight

:22:53. > :22:56.to work with. He will still be the key. You want him creating things

:22:56. > :22:59.because for Castleford to move up the table, as much as you want to

:23:00. > :23:01.improve their defence, one on one and as a unit, you have to score

:23:02. > :23:11.points. Did this last week, that's the bit

:23:12. > :23:27.

:23:27. > :23:31.to cut out. drop out and maintain the pressure

:23:31. > :23:34.and build it. He's gone for the top shelf, and you learn that as you go

:23:34. > :23:36.along. Daryl Powell coming into that job,

:23:36. > :23:40.it's an exciting squad. What are his priorities?

:23:40. > :23:45.To keep them winning. They've won the last two.

:23:45. > :23:51.They lost to Salford. They beat Widnes and Hull.

:23:51. > :23:54.He needs to get the most out of his players. He has high quality players

:23:54. > :23:58.there. Getting the best out of them and see what he can do. He's got

:23:58. > :24:02.limited resources away from the field. I think he'll do a good job.

:24:02. > :24:12.New era about to begin at Castleford and still four games to catch up on

:24:12. > :24:12.

:24:12. > :24:22.continue against the fancied French? The secrets of Saints, we reveal all

:24:22. > :24:32.

:24:32. > :24:35.Super League season reaching the Wigan. They were a point clear at

:24:35. > :24:38.the top of the table going into the fixtures. They were comfortable

:24:38. > :24:44.winners against Salford. They're steam rollering teams at times.

:24:44. > :24:47.They have a simple structure. Everyone knows their roles. They

:24:47. > :24:52.have an outstanding fullback at the back when you create space and

:24:52. > :24:55.numbers. He has the ability to beat people. They have a mentality there

:24:55. > :25:02.which is brought through from the younger generation which has come

:25:03. > :25:05.through. Defensively and what's expected. The only thing we've spoke

:25:05. > :25:08.about they're probably getting too many easy games. Whether it's a

:25:08. > :25:11.Challenge Cup semifinal or Super League semifinal, the concern is

:25:11. > :25:21.being able to do this for 80 minutes. They went trophy-less last

:25:21. > :25:22.

:25:22. > :25:27.year. They are the best team at the moment. They are the most consistent

:25:27. > :25:30.team. I like the way Sean's coaching them. I love the way he's got them

:25:30. > :25:33.week in, week out. That's what we aspire for, consistency week in,

:25:33. > :25:36.week out. You look at Leeds over previous seasons, we talked about

:25:36. > :25:39.Warrington, you know, where are they at this stage? Where will they be at

:25:39. > :25:43.the back end of the season? There are missing links, but against

:25:43. > :25:47.Salford, Brian has a lot of work to do defensively. If you look at him,

:25:47. > :25:52.he will want to work more as a unit. He will put structures together

:25:52. > :25:56.there. Some blokes are going back, some forward, some sideways. If it

:25:56. > :26:04.was a dance competition, they're not all on the same page. That's where

:26:04. > :26:07.Brian has to improve first. You play them at magic weekend, are

:26:07. > :26:15.you hoping that they've had too many easy games, do you say, hopefully

:26:15. > :26:19.they're not ready for us? I don't think it's a great thing

:26:19. > :26:23.winning by that margin every week. It doesn't get you battle -hardened.

:26:23. > :26:30.Yeah, I'm looking forward to that game. It should be an exciting end

:26:30. > :26:34.to a great week. About that shoulder charge there? He might not be happy

:26:34. > :26:42.with that, but if your halves are playing at the line you will get

:26:42. > :26:46.contact. I will get physical with them, that is what happened there.

:26:46. > :26:56.Tomkins was key. He seems to be dancing through games like this.

:26:56. > :26:59.Yeah, he's a superb athlete. He can punish teams and spot opportunities.

:26:59. > :27:02.His ability to beat defenders is second to none. The form of St

:27:02. > :27:08.Helens has been talked about with four straight defeats since Easter

:27:08. > :27:17.Monday. Louis has seen it all from his front

:27:17. > :27:20.row seat and knows they are not When you're a great club like this,

:27:20. > :27:26.in their own stadium and the youth system they have got and the history

:27:26. > :27:29.behind the club, the fans are right to dream. As players, we want to be

:27:29. > :27:34.in competitions and win. We want to be the best we can. I don't think

:27:34. > :27:38.people have been thinking too far ahead. Where we want to be is the

:27:38. > :27:45.Grand Final or a Challenge Cup. This year we ain't going to be in the

:27:45. > :27:48.Challenge Cup final. We have to focus on the Grand Final.

:27:48. > :27:51.The season got off to a poor start with a home defeat against

:27:51. > :27:54.Huddersfield. 13 rounds later they continue to search for consistency.

:27:54. > :27:59.The season so far, many ups and downs. We have let ourselves down

:27:59. > :28:05.these past couple of weeks. We want to be more consistent in how to

:28:05. > :28:08.play. A win at Warrington was a good win. We have injures and a couple of

:28:08. > :28:11.suspensions now which don't help. But it's nothing to dwell on really.

:28:11. > :28:21.We have good youngsters coming through and hopefully we can turn it

:28:21. > :28:22.

:28:22. > :28:26.well with the way he's running and his tackling. All the youngsters

:28:26. > :28:30.coming through, they want to play and impress. I don't think Brown is

:28:30. > :28:33.afraid to throw anyone in at the deep end.

:28:33. > :28:39.Nathan has come with his regime and hasn't changed dramatically how we

:28:39. > :28:43.play. -- he hasn't tried to change dramatically how we play. This year,

:28:43. > :28:46.we've change aid bit because the key personnel that we've gone down in.

:28:46. > :28:49.He's come in with his philosophy, like defence. Defence is the key. I

:28:49. > :28:54.think the boys know that. Instead of trying to outscore opponents, let's

:28:54. > :29:00.try to shut them out which is what people want to do. Everyone is

:29:00. > :29:07.asking whether I've settled up here. I always answer yes, but I wish it

:29:07. > :29:14.would stop raining. The only phrase I cannot get my head around is a

:29:14. > :29:19.barroom cake. -- I don't under a barm cake. It's either a roll or a

:29:19. > :29:25.sandwich. I don't understand it. My dad dabbled in a lot of things. He

:29:25. > :29:30.was a bit of a boxer. He was a bit of a rugby player. A bit of a

:29:30. > :29:34.painter and decorator. He is my all-time hero, I think. Kieran

:29:34. > :29:40.Cunningham. And Jamie Peacock. They are relentless and keep going. They

:29:40. > :29:46.are driven people. They know what they want and they will do it. A big

:29:46. > :29:53.shout out to my mate, Mark Flanigan. I think he walks around with a

:29:53. > :29:58.mirror in his back pocket. I think that's true. It's like one of them

:29:58. > :30:01.lady ones that clip out. He catches himself looking at himself like

:30:01. > :30:04.that. Targets for the season, I think, all the boys want to do is

:30:04. > :30:14.good performances. Obviously, we want to win the competition. Every

:30:14. > :30:18.

:30:18. > :30:27.team wants to do that. Then to win the Grand Final. That's the aim.

:30:27. > :30:34.Happy day get a mention here, went around St Helens and there was

:30:34. > :30:39.another defeat on Friday. I find St Helens a difficult place

:30:39. > :30:45.to play and beat them. A lot of the players are out, and to come from

:30:45. > :30:49.behind. They were 12-6 down. Fantastic win for Widnes.

:30:49. > :30:58.Much has been made of all of the players St Helens has got out but

:30:58. > :31:06.Widnes were missing a few. You cannot just put it down to injuries?

:31:06. > :31:10.Has been quite dynamic. -- Hanbury. I have got to say, you see the first

:31:10. > :31:14.try by Thompson. He was gushing about Luke Thompson. I think that

:31:14. > :31:21.has been where the problem has been with Saints in the past couple of

:31:21. > :31:26.weeks. It is not that the young blokes have stood up and been

:31:26. > :31:32.efficient. The more experienced guys need to lift it up to another level.

:31:32. > :31:36.There is some poor tackles. It is There is some poor tackles. It is

:31:36. > :31:45.quite interesting. Some of them are too wide and they are vulnerable

:31:45. > :31:48.back on the inside. He is trying to strange the structure in attack.

:31:48. > :31:58.Lomax is out, and Roby is out and they still have not been able to

:31:58. > :32:02.work out a half-back since Sean Long left. And that is the area where

:32:02. > :32:05.they need to be efficient and players. But what hurts you more

:32:05. > :32:08.than anything of the tries that they conceded. There has to be more

:32:08. > :32:11.leadership from the senior men. There is some naivety in the Defence

:32:11. > :32:19.from the younger ones. But it is not through lack of effort. I think

:32:19. > :32:29.there will come through very well. The younger guys will learn a lot

:32:29. > :32:30.

:32:30. > :32:33.and experienced blokes will rise up. I think they have come a long way.

:32:33. > :32:37.They played well at Wakefield and did not get the win. They are doing

:32:37. > :32:44.well in the league, to have five or six players out and win at St Helens

:32:44. > :32:48.is good. I don't think you can write St Helens off at the moment. I think

:32:48. > :32:55.if you can finish in the eighth, you can finish anywhere. When they get

:32:55. > :32:59.some players back, they will be a threat.

:32:59. > :33:01.I spoke a lot about Saints, but I cannot be little the performance of

:33:01. > :33:05.Widnes. Their away form has been awful. Home form has been

:33:05. > :33:15.outstanding. It is an amazing performance by players and coaches.

:33:15. > :33:17.History says the could not win it. If every person in this country

:33:17. > :33:19.follows rugby league, they wouldn't follows rugby league, they wouldn't

:33:19. > :33:23.pick them to win or get close. Saints, that performance especially

:33:23. > :33:33.follows rugby league, they wouldn't pick them to They gave Denilson an

:33:33. > :33:34.

:33:34. > :33:38.opportunity. But they have a three to five-year plan. They have been

:33:38. > :33:40.very patient. We might get on to promotion and

:33:40. > :33:45.relegation. Wakefield were impressive against Widnes, and the

:33:45. > :33:55.Wildcats a while on home ground on Saturday night. Catlan were the

:33:55. > :34:30.

:34:30. > :34:40.Wonderful ball from Collace to put and picked up. Kirmond is over.

:34:40. > :34:47.

:34:47. > :34:55.little kick over the top. Cockayne! I think he has got this. The referee

:34:55. > :35:05.is asking for the video replay. Was there a little bobble of the ball?

:35:05. > :35:44.

:35:44. > :35:54.It is a clean pick-up and it is a Another Wakefield try, they are

:35:54. > :35:55.

:35:55. > :35:58.surely saved? What about that pass from Smith? Look at this. He looks

:35:58. > :36:08.one-way and pops it out the other. Cockayne was almost taken by

:36:08. > :36:18.

:36:18. > :36:23.surprise but the Defence definitely consolation. Barely worth

:36:23. > :36:33.celebrating for a Catalan, a good night's work for Wakefield. They

:36:33. > :36:44.

:36:44. > :36:49.come away with an important two Are Honor Roll?

:36:49. > :36:52.-- Avi Honor Roll? I think that is what they will see themselves doing.

:36:52. > :36:56.Two good wins at Widnes, is difficult. They have got to keep it

:36:56. > :36:59.going. Maybe it was almost a little bit of a Gould at the start because

:36:59. > :37:03.people were looking for them in the way they came under the radar last

:37:03. > :37:07.year? It puts pressure on them. There was no pressure on them at the

:37:07. > :37:12.end of last year because they were on a roll. They have adjusted to it

:37:12. > :37:14.and now they are winning. A few people saying Catalan looked a

:37:14. > :37:17.bit disinterested? It was predominantly all French, which is

:37:17. > :37:24.great for their game, but when you take people out, the half-back,

:37:24. > :37:31.Jamie Peacock... Steve Menzies, the oldest in the

:37:31. > :37:35.league, older than Jamie Peacock... Look at Anderson, Brent Webb, about

:37:35. > :37:41.seven players out. They get a bit lost and they have to do a lot of

:37:41. > :37:44.trouble. -- they have to do a lot of travel. This week is important for

:37:44. > :37:47.them. They play York in the Challenge Cup, and it will give them

:37:47. > :37:51.a bit of confidence. They have been decimated with injury and the

:37:51. > :37:54.trouble. -- and the travel. They will always be vulnerable. It is not

:37:54. > :37:56.that they are disinterested, they are not at the same level so they

:37:56. > :38:03.are over exposed. Hopefully there will be some good

:38:03. > :38:07.players returning? He has been a fantastic player in

:38:07. > :38:17.the past couple of years. Scott is a leader. Brent Webb, maybe that is

:38:17. > :38:18.

:38:18. > :38:23.why they looked disinterested. But when they get some of those players

:38:23. > :38:27.we will see the true team. Scott will add to the team.

:38:27. > :38:33.Gareth Ellis and made his debut for Hull. They were at home to London on

:38:33. > :38:43.Friday night. It was a big win for them.

:38:43. > :38:48.

:38:48. > :38:58.It was a big night for Hull. They had some marquee signings.

:38:58. > :39:00.

:39:00. > :39:10.Crook came through last year and everyone said he was great. He is

:39:10. > :39:17.

:39:18. > :39:20.Lee Crook's son, he has the size of his dad but has agility. They are a

:39:20. > :39:22.team with Holdsworth back and Ellis back, they have a different

:39:22. > :39:25.identity. You get these great players, and

:39:25. > :39:31.then they get injured. Ellis, you cannot underestimate the impact he

:39:31. > :39:34.will have. He will get an extra 5% out of the players round him. They

:39:34. > :39:39.will want to play up to his standard. He is that kind of

:39:39. > :39:42.inspiration. Although he might not set up tries, he will raise the team

:39:42. > :39:44.and make everybody else play well around him because of the standards

:39:44. > :39:47.he sets. You make a really good point. We

:39:47. > :39:54.talk about forwards creating space and momentum, you talk about

:39:54. > :40:01.Holdsworth. They have some real finishing touches there. Holdsworth

:40:01. > :40:04.is the icing on the cake. Look at all these tries. He has had the

:40:04. > :40:08.ball, committed defenders, seen this space. I can see big things down the

:40:08. > :40:13.track. Hull will be happy because they have

:40:13. > :40:15.had players out and they are still into the eight. They have a full

:40:15. > :40:20.team back now. A quick word on London, a

:40:20. > :40:23.consolation at the end. But they decided to quit and their mates and

:40:23. > :40:27.did not do their job. Too many blokes out there who were prepared

:40:27. > :40:34.to let their mates down? That is a pretty damning statement.

:40:34. > :40:38.You cannot get any more harsh words from your coach than that. That is

:40:38. > :40:46.something a coach might do privately but to do it publicly shows how

:40:46. > :40:54.upset he was. Tony was very upset. Is that a kindly did move to see it

:40:54. > :40:57.publicly? -- is that a calculated move.

:40:57. > :41:01.It is honest. Widnes had players out again St Helens. And they may feel

:41:01. > :41:05.the brunt of Bradford in the Challenge Cup. He has said, you have

:41:05. > :41:08.got to step up. It is damning from a coach to come out and say that. But

:41:08. > :41:12.it is humiliating for a player. We will see how they respond. Round

:41:12. > :41:22.14 is behind us and as the teams had towards next round of the Challenge

:41:22. > :41:31.

:41:31. > :41:37.Cup, let's check on the state of Don't forget, live coverage next

:41:37. > :41:42.week of Huddersfield against Leeds in the fifth round of the challenge

:41:42. > :41:46.cup on BBC One and BBC One H E at 2:15pm on Saturday afternoon. There

:41:46. > :41:48.was a big meeting last week to talk about the future of Super League and

:41:49. > :41:52.the structure of the tables. They are talking about two tables at the

:41:52. > :41:55.top. We won't get into too much detail, but I gave you a blank sheet

:41:55. > :41:59.as a player, what would you like to see them do?

:41:59. > :42:09.I have been waiting to be asked this! It is great they are doing

:42:09. > :42:13.

:42:13. > :42:19.something. I would like to see two leagues of 12, two Super League. We

:42:19. > :42:25.did have a salary cap at 2.5 million, but allowed people to buy

:42:26. > :42:28.two star players. But you could pay what every wanted for two

:42:29. > :42:33.superstars. But allow everyone to spend 1.5 million. You would have a

:42:33. > :42:37.top six play-off to end the season. And the bottom three from Super

:42:37. > :42:43.League One and the top three from Super League two could have a play

:42:43. > :42:46.off to see who goes up and who goes down. We have too many games where

:42:46. > :42:49.there is nothing on the mind and it doesn't matter if you win or lose,

:42:49. > :42:53.so that would improve. What would you do?

:42:53. > :43:00.I can see this country, it is in the culture of most sports. But I have

:43:00. > :43:04.also seen the fans being ripped off. At Castleford last year we decided

:43:04. > :43:10.to let a few players go after the last ten games. Is that good for a

:43:10. > :43:14.season ticket who buys a season ticket? If the stakes were higher,

:43:14. > :43:18.in the situation where he says, my team has got to stay in this league

:43:18. > :43:23.or it has to win to go to the next, I think it is important. The way it

:43:23. > :43:27.is coming out at the moment, there will be great opportunities. Keep in

:43:27. > :43:29.mind for clubs to go up or down, I think it will encourage more English

:43:29. > :43:33.players to play the game. The players from Australia and New

:43:33. > :43:35.Zealand won't come over because of the salary cap. The salary cap is so

:43:35. > :43:39.high in Austria and you're it is Will it encourage more English

:43:39. > :43:43.players? Not going to come back. Yes it will. We talk about players from

:43:43. > :43:46.St Helens, and Warrington. There are good players in the championship and

:43:46. > :43:49.that is an area we have to be pushing and breeding. Otherwise the

:43:49. > :43:54.game will stagnate. Jamie, are you confident what you

:43:55. > :44:01.get is what you want to see? I think it might be too complicated.

:44:02. > :44:06.A piece of advice given to me is, Keep It Simple stupid. That could be

:44:06. > :44:08.advice to some of the people running it. Make sure that people from

:44:08. > :44:13.outside of the game can understand what we are doing.