Hopefully we can build some consistency now after the win v Wakefield last week. Mustapha back in full training so expecting him to be included in the 21 if Newman is out. Fingers crossed that it is nothing, but if not -

Walker
Fusitua Briscoe Sutcliffe Handley
Austin Sezer
Oledzki Leeming Prior
Martin Gannon
Smith

Dwyer Thompson Tetevano O’Connor

Johnson Broadbent Tindall Mustapha

FC be seething after that loss today. Should (consistency rules) be without Danny Houghton after his sin binning this week (worse than Leemings btw)

Big game for both in terms of points on the board. Leeds be looking to get momentum and FC be looking to bounce back from their dismal loss to Castleford.

Fingers crossed Newman's injury wasnt too bad and hes good to go but unlikely i would think.

I can Leeming copping a ban but who knows. It was no different to what you see in every game but i expect him to be missing. Might improve our defence if he is to be honest.

Shoulder contact straight to the head ? But I only saw it on the night, and other angles showing it different ?

I think 1st contact was Leemings arm on the chest of the Wakey player but he ended up high but you see that most weeks in most games. It wasnt like Bentleys tackle which was bad in my opinion. I expect Leeming to pick up a ban but who knows?

Bans should be reserved for reds and the occassional yellow where more evidence comes to light. How have we found ourselves in this place where every yellow Is expected to be a ban? If it really is a ban they shouldn't be coming back on in the same match after 10 mins!

It used to be the case, many years ago i admit, that if the ref saw it and dealt with it the disciplinary couldnt get involved.

I agree with you Seth, the ref saw it and the video ref will have looked at it and they deemed it a yellow on the night.

Maybe he wont get a ban but im expecting him to arent you?

Oh he will I'm sure. The real positive being the hope of Johnson starting.

Well he didnt play long Sat so he was being held back in case im sure. Played about 20 mins at 9 and then 10 in 2nd half at 13.

Shame for Leeming if he is banned, because I thought he was very good for us before that.

Looking at the replays, it wasn't clear to me where his shoulder landed. His arm was wrapped around the shoulder, but it's possible his shoulder connected with the head. Would be a harsh and unnecessary ban in my opinion, especially seeing as Currie got away with knocking out Fus in Rd 1 with no ban.

I agree and you would think Johnson would start surely over Dwyer.

I think past record may help with both Leeming and Fusitua, I don’t think they have previous do they?

Leeming was obviously trying to make a legal challenge albeit a hard one.

If Currie got off so should Leeming.

Onto the game, which Hull will turn up? Will Connor decide he wants to actually play, his defence is pretty woeful (see Edens try at rhe weekend!) so we should go in with the attitude we had in the first half against wakey, we need to move the ball about, hope Newman is ok but wouldn’t risk him if not 100% my team below is based on Worst case scenario of Leemi g, Fusitua and Newman out

Walker
Briscoe
Broadbent
Sutcliffe
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Oledski
Johnson
Prior
Gannon
Martin
Tetevano

Dwyer
Smith
Donaldson
Thompson

Houghton out for us would be a blessing. Lovodua offers far more in attack. Think we have lost Wynne for the match on Thursday so currently missing McIntosh, Tuimavave, Scott, Wynne, Gale, Taylor, Ma'u, Cator. Not sure who we use in the centres as we only have Griffin left fit. Maybe young Marcus Walker

Likewise Leeming out for us. Johnson need to be starting games by end of the season. Our other two hookers have shocking distribution and make wrong decisions at key moments.

Where is good to drink before the game? My mate is taking his son to his first away game so looking for somewhere to go pre-game. The Oak still open?

Yes.

Original Oak
Skyrack
And there’s a big new Wetherspoons open just up the road if that’s your thing.

Cameron Smith and Kruise Leeming banned for the game.

Leeming grade B 1 match ban

Cameron Smith grade B 1 match ban

Fisitua grade A no ban

I think Smith is unlucky

Max Jowett gets 2 matches for the knees to the head

Walker
Fusitua Briscoe Sutcliffe Handley
Austin Sezer
Oledzki Johnson Prior
Martin Gannon
O’Connor

Dwyer Thompson Tetevano Mustapha

Broadbent Tindall Newman Simpson

I think Leeming's is harsh given to the best of my knowledge he has no past disciplinary issues and given it was certainly no worse than Currie's. Why did he receive a yellow and not a red if it was such a horrendous tackle? At least Johnson hopefully gets a chance and starts the game.

Smith's I would have to review again but I did not believe he had placed his bodyweight on the Wakie player. I think Fusitua is quite lucky to be fair as I felt his was the worst offence.

Can we recall O'Connor?

Bentley would have been available but for the ridiculous appeal

DR so we can select him

I think most of you on this site are harsh when it comes to our hookers. Fans of most other clubs would be more than happy to have two like Leeming and Dwyer.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion but many on here are blinkered. Are they the very best maybe not but as a pair they are up there.
Come on and let’s get behind the whole team.

not being able to pass the ball accurately and consistently to the first receiver is a skill i cant forgive a 9 for not possessing at this level of the game.

I think we’ve now had 5 players suspended from 1 pre-season game and 4 SL games. Only 1 was sent off.
In the game v wire Holmes was sin binned then banned for 2. And on Friday Jowitt’s was not penalised and now banned for 2. So in 2 games with Kendall reffing he has sent 1 off, and sin binned 3, Dwyer, Holmes and Leeming v wakey, 2 more smith and Jowitt banned after the game.

I’m not knocking Kendall here but are the committee saying he should have sent 6 off in 2 games?

And to make this more bonkers the only player injured was Fusitu’a with knocked out by a shoulder to the head from Currie who was not Banned at all.

For mine this committee is making the game look daft and putting refs in an impossible position.