First game on Friday and unless I am missing something there is no thread as yet. What does everyone think our chances are of turning over our big city neighbours.

Due to it been early season I cant see it been a huge score however I cant see us getting off to a winning start I will go for with Leeds 28 Cas 16.

After witnessing [ithat[/i mauling last year, I'm going for an optimistic 38-10 to Leeds.

I'm looking forward to an exciting even game and hoping for a narrow win.



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I'm quite glad I can't make it on Friday because I can see nothing other than a heavy defeat on the cards for us unfortunately.

Well it is a new season after all...

I think we might just edge a thriller!

Dont really know wheather to take anything from the giants game or not with it being a friendly but if i do i would have to say we will struggle to keep leeds under 50 and also struggle to reach double figures ourselves but all the same i will be there, but i fear the worst

We have a chance of pinching a surprise win , Leeds dont usually hit top form until late may onwards and hopefully the rah-rah boys might have churned the pitch up abit over the winter months that might slow them down a tad.

If we played our best and they under-estimated us (like they did salford last year) who knows?.

Then again,their players will want to impress their coach with the Melbourne game coming up at the end of the month, so....

Us by 2, or Leeds by 20

Agree with ^^^^

Us by a few or them by many....

No we didn't. We were playing quite poorly for a few weeks around then. Salford deserved the win on the day. HTH

Leeds 18-38 Cas

Come on the Tigers

Aahh, I have missed this time of the week - predicting.

Well, if we stay inside the Crusaders result- I will be happy. I happen to think it will be a similar game, close up to half time and then they will find their gears...... UNLESS.....

Biblical deluge on a paddy field of a track and then it really is anyones.... They are all workmanlke in the centres, so the bare speed they had in that channel last year is dimisnished somewhat so it could be a toil and if it is, then it suits us a bit more like it did at our place last year when they squeaked home with that penner at the end.

One confident prediction for me is 4 forwards on the bench for us, TM will go negative to stop a blow out first game up in my opinion.... Not criticising, I would do the same.

I'm with the fact that Leeds always start the season a bit shaky so hopefully they will do the same this year, they wasnt brilliant on Friday but did the weather play a part???? Anyway enough about how Leeds start we should focus on a good performance, win loose or draw. I'm going for a close game but Leeds to just edge a thriller

Heavy rain has been forecasted for friday

Have you been on the prit stick?


As long as Senior doesn't score I'll be happy with a close match win or lose.

Leeds 56-18 Cas

=#0080FFNothing wrong with a bit of optimism my friend.

I've just heard that Ian Smith

will be reffing on Friday.

tbh, after last year's marvelous away trip to the Crumbling Terrace, I'll be happy to get through the 80 min without assorted drunks kicking off.

Do we?

oh i see, like the fact that the last 2 seasons we won all 5 of our games before the world club challenge, if thats shaky then I hope we have another shaky start

Too true. More like a dodgy spell mid season.

I think he meant in the sense that you never come flying out of the blocks - your early season wins are generally well ground out and where you might get blow-out scores later in the year; you wouldn't necessarily get them if that game was earlier in the season. It doesn't necessarily mean that you don't get the wins because we all know that you do!

Beginning of the season.....Leeds will win comfortably I'm afraid to say.

Leeds 18-6 Cas