Why do you care so much?

In the cup game, it will only matter who is the better team. I can promise you that if one side's forwards get well on top, it will be their half back that has the greater influence on the match. Regardless of who Leeds pick there.

spot on. We all know your half back can only perform on the back of a good pack, as I said we got dominated in every department.

Certainly no issues with Brough, even the best have an off day now and again. He had an off day due to how leeds played rather than a poor personal performance.

And fair play to you for the gracious comments as well.

To be fair after the winding up I did last week, it was only appropriate I ate some humble pie.

Due where it's due.

This is often the case but is equally as often a lazy cliche.

The Huddersfield pack was well on top in the early exchanges. Brough had the ball on the 6th, near the Leeds line, with time and space, when he took a poor option and gave Grix a nope hope ball that got him dominated and lead to his off-load for Watkins. Grix was expecting Brough to loop around for that pass and having got Grix dominated with a lousy option and a poor ball Brough made him look a fool by giving up.

Whilst we were the better pack, I don't think we can say 'dominate' apart from the 15 mins spell we rack up that early lead. Better yes, dominate is pushing it. Brough might've have been behind the pack who were second best but it wasn't like they were so battered throughout he couldn't do some stuff.....and apart from Hudds last try he came up with nothing.

As I've said before when recalling the 'mare BJB had at FB against him last year at Headingley, having Hardaker back there to deal with those kicks is a huge difference. Put BJB there for some of those very tricky high bombs and people are going on about how Brough's kicks have gotten Hudds back into the game.

Regarding our first try though I would say he didn't actually have that much space and time with the ball, Ablett did very well to get into his face on that play and a few others too carrying on from the good work Delaney did a few weeks ago against them.