Plenty more of today and we will be climbing the table in no time, but this will be a tough game. Donaldson won’t play the game due to failing head test in the game and short turnaround. I would think we will go with:

Walker
Briscoe Watkins Hurrell Handley
Lolohea Myler
Peteru Dwyer Cuthbertson
Ward Ferres
Merrin

Parcell Sutcliffe Singleton Oledzki/Smith

Seems about right. I think Saints by 16.

Reckon were not good enough to turn them over at their place yet but reckon we can get within 10.

If we continue with the improvement we should get close without necessarily winning. This is a nice test of last weeks forward steps and the attitude of the players.

You don't win anything in February / March.

For me I'm looking for Furner's side to show a bit of grit with this one. Some wheels got put back on against Salford, and now it's a case of continuing to show some improvement - or at least not have a major relapse.

Was really pleasing to see Walker running great support lines; reminded me of the good old days with Brent Webb a bit. Very encouraging response after a horror show against Wigan too.

This is a game you could believe Leeds can win now we're showing some positive signs of recovery, but whatever the result I'd love to see Leeds being consistent and tough to beat.

Also very interested to see what Furner does with selection again, I feel we're still finding the best 17. Merrin to loose certainly looked to improve the balance of the side (as many on here have been calling for). I'd still like to see Cam Smith given a proper opportunity - it's arguable whether he offers more than Sutcliffe right now, but I think the lad has more potential. With Donaldson getting a concussion and JJB/Ablett still coming back to fitness, it might give an opportunity.

Walker
Handley
Hurrell
Watkins
Briscoe
Tui
Myler
Petaru
Dwyer
Cuthbo
Ward
Ferres
Merrin

Parcell
C.Smith
Oledzski
Singo

I would start Parcell in this one but other than that that's the team I'd go with

Seconded.

Looking at recent instagrams I doubt we will see Parcell this week. Took a knee to the head and has had his cheek and ear drained out

Does this mean we might see Golding make the squad?

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Surely a chance for young Corey Johnson if Parcell doesn't play.

Expect us to turn saints over this weekend -

that would be nice, its not out of the question.

Funny kind of feeling for us all at the moment. First two weeks and we're still 3/4 players short of challenging top teams and one good display later we're backing ourselves to beat everyone!

Yep, dizzy highs and crashing lows, welcome to Leeds.

And that's after beating a side which will finish in the bottom four.

It's certainly possible we COULD beat Saints, this is sport after all, but the odds would be against it. If we are going to get close we're going to have to play better than in the previous 3 games so far, especially re. ball control, penalties, execution of skill.

I'm going to be very interested to see how our pack shapes up against probably the best in the league, and especially what happens in the front rows.

Very much looking forward to the first game at home after this one, which isn't too far away now - would be nice to go into that one at least off the back of a credible performance.

I see in the YEP that the club are definitely still on the hunt for another forward, you would imagine at prop, for this season IF the right man becomes available. We get that prop and there is just an outside chance we might do something this year. Otherwise, you'd like to think worst-case scenario we get them in for 2020, with all our younger players another year more developed, and we're just about there with the rebuild.

We won't win Friday. We're nowhere near level of the top 3 or 4 teams at this stage.

Rebuild mode continues.

Sunday's performance was a major step in right direction but Saints aren't Salford.

Walker
Briscoe
Watkins
Hurrell
Handley
Lolohea
Myler
Cuthbertson
Parcell
Singleton
Merrin
Ward
Dwyer
Sutcliffe
Ferres
Peteru
Oledzki
Smith
Newman

I don't expect a win on Friday, saying that I didn't expect a win last Sunday especially in the manner we did. I'll settle for us to be competitive and looking organised in both attack and defence.

I think the Wakefield game will be a belter

Saints needed a last gasp try to squeeze past Wakefield last time out. It's not as if we're playing NSW. You'd be mad not to make them favourites, but on the night it's 17 vs 17 and we certainly [ican[/i win.

Sutcliffe returns, ward back to the middle.

Does that mean Merrin back to prop?

He's in the 19 doesn't mean he will play.

Hoepfully Furner sees we are a miles better side with Merrin playing loose.

I hope we go with

Walker
Briscoe
Watkins
Hurrell
Handley
Lolohea
Myler
Cuthbertson
Dwyer
Peteru
Ferres
Ward
Merrin

Subs

Parcell
Singleton
Sutcliffe
Oldezki

If Parcell or Oledzki isn't fit Smith on bench.