Still no Hardaker or Delaney.

Watkins
Moon
Hall
McGuire
Burrow
Leuluai
Aiton
Peacock
JJB
Ablett
Sinfield
Ward
Cuthbertson
Sutcliffe
Singleton
Keinhorst
Walters
Handley
Lilley

Sutcliffe
Handley
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Mags
Burrow
JP
Aiton
Cuthbo
Ward
Ablett
Sinfield

Kylie
Singo
Jjb
Keinhorst/Walters

Has Keinhorst been playing in the backrow at Hunslet? He looks to have good hands, good feet and a bit of size about him, I reckon he'd be a better bench option than Walters this week.

Yes he's played a bit of Backrow at Hunslet. Think I'd go withh the same team at Rhinoms with Keinhorst over Walters on the bench as a backrower (and can slot into the backs if we have an injury there)

Think Keinhorst has done well in his appearances so far this year but obviously isn't ever going to oust Watkins and Moon when they're available but think he deserves to get a game on Thursday. Walters I think has just looked a bit poor with his positioning/reading defensively.

Obviously depends on the fitness of Leuluai and JJB. That Lilley is still in the 19 ahead of Yates would suggest that at least one of them is definately ok to play if not both.

I know JJB had a tear injury I believe and would be very supprised to see him playing.

For me Walters looked a good prospect last year had pace and size. IMO he looks to have put on too much timber this season looks sluggish and lost a little speed

Oh FFS, we've got James Child as referee. Hope we can concentrate on the game and not our apparent dislike of him this time.

Also TMFMISL has recovered from a calf injury and is in Castleford's 19 man squad.

Will be interesting to see him play against us.

Jordan Lilley included in hunslets 19 for this weeks match.

Good move. It's the next step in his development. Few more games of open age, rather than playing against kids.

I know clubs don't like taking pivot players on DR because they like to keep some continuity and DR players are at risk of being called away at any time.

One thing I can say with certainty about tonight's game is that the pitch will be in absolutely immaculate condition.
When I was at the cricket on Tuesday I popped round to have a look at the rugby ground & it looked amazing. The best I've ever seen it, compliments to all the ground staff & the club for it's investment.
I hope we get a game as good as the pitch.

PS I posted this before I read the club's announcement on the same topic on Facebook. I meant to post it earlier but gardening got in the way.

There's an interesting (I'm now of the age where I find these things interesting) bit by Ryan Golding in the minutes of the latest fans forum of the challenges of Headingley's pitch.

No Moon.

Serious? Just about to set off, really not confident now in any way.

Keinhorst is no frills, but won't let us down. So Moon's must be a training injury. Anybody any idea what he's done?

Hamstring

Achilles twinge. He wasn't gonna play last week either, regardless of ban.

This is were we miss a player with a bit of niggle. Been watching the tackle, clearly high shots are being leaniently delt with so dish a few out cars are. Lots of messing in the tackle, again being policed very liberally but cas are taking more advantage.

Bit more sting in the tackle now

Well Half time sees us in much better shape than looked likely on 18 minutes. Hopefully we can carry the momentum through into the second half

another game from leeds =/ good job of blowing 6tpt lead at top of table. ffs

We left ourselves too much to do. Cas weren't great either, we gifted them 3 tries through individual errors. Again, we were beaten in the front row, Millington and Lynch were superb, where as our forwards looked flat - we're desperate for a physical prop for next season, we're far too soft in the middle.

Having said that, we were always going to struggle with the people we had missing, and the short turn around. It was a daft decision not to request the game against Wakey be moved, and so it proved, but that's no excuse for some of the errors we came up with.

Rather controversial I know, but I'm getting increasingly concerned about Watkins.
I think he's massivley overrated. I expect this to cause uproar but there's been so many times in close games he's come up with stupid decisions. He's an enigma.

He's got the best and worst attributes of Paul Newlove.

I agree we need a bit more in the forwards, but again for me some bizzare bench policy again from McDermott, particularly in a short turn around game

He is very much hot and cold Watkins alway has been, to be classed as top class he needs to be much more consistent.