Big trip to Toulouse this coming weekend and a very hot one too. Hopefully everyone come out of magic weekend with no injuries. Sounds like Austin was minor, but unsure of Leeming.

Myler
Fusitua Sutcliffe Hardaker Handley
Austin Sezer
Oledzki Johnson Prior
Martin Bentley
Smith

Dwyer Gannon / Donaldson / O’Connor / Walters / Thompson

Sinfield, Leeming.

If Leeming fit then I’d be tempted to try Johnson on bench.

Any news on Hardaker, he came off injured and had his leg strapped up?

Could be a chance Sezer is banned for this. If Austin and Hardaker are both out we will be struggling at fullback and half. Presumably Sinfield and Johnson or Myler at halfback but without Walker unsure who would play Fullback. Don't fancy Fuzzy there tbh.
Fingers crossed that Austin is fit and Sezer is cleared.

Think Hardaker is fine was fit to go back on but not risked as game was won

Given how we’ve gone this year I’d be very surprised if Sezer wasn’t banned unfortunately. Hopefully Austin is back and it could be a straight swap. I also worry Fus could be in trouble for a late hit on evalds in the build up to the fonua try, but would have to see it again.

If we have both Sezer and Austin, it’ll be interesting to see if it’s Johnson or Dwyer on the bench. I thought Dwyer was much less the headless chicken, one run aside, and much better for it.

Ridiculous isn’t it that we are worried that two players could be banned. Games gone mad. That yellow for Sezer should be sufficient punishment. The product on the field is being damaged by the over zealous disciplinary action

I would be stunned if Sezer or anybody else was banned. Thought it was a clean, well reffed game.

Oh I agree with the sentiment the game was well reffed. I wasn’t shocked though, Thaler has always had good rapport with the players and I much prefer him to the ‘new breed’ of refs if you will. I assume he’s been injured as I’m sure they fair that was his first on pitch action of the season.

I have absolutely no confidence in the disciplinary though, and fully expect Sezer to be called up.

Totally agree. Honestly if they face further action it’s an outrage

The advantage of every game being televised is we can make direct comparisons when the disciplinary stuff comes out.
Sezer, high tackle, near the end of the game, yellow card.
Keinhorst, high tackle, near the end of the game, no yellow card

Those are the two that stand out as the easiest to compare so let's see what the panel make of it

Surely the Sezer tackle cannot be banned. I think a yellow was harsh. Several of these sort of tackles go unpunished every game.

Like Kenny Edwards on Donaldson?

Is this game on Radio at all? Or TV for that matter!

Jeez, the BBC weather forecast currently shows 38 degrees at kick off time next Saturday.

Wow, will be a leveler that..

Seriously. We were the other side of the Pyrenees in Catalonia a few years back when the temp was up there. It was awful. Like standing too close to a fire.

But its a dry heat.......

That is ok then ,

Will it be as hot for them as well as us ?

Kick off been moved to 7pm local time (8pm our time)

Makes sense.

8pm in France, so 7pm here. But yes, it does make sense to move it later.

Ooops my bad




So Sezer not even called by the disciplinary (right decision)

Prior gets two games and Liam Watts gets two games for things that weren't even penalised I don't think (or was watts head high hit on Donaldson?)

Myler
Fusitua Sutcliffe Hardaker Handley
Austin Sezer
Oledzki Johnson Walters
Martin Bentley
Smith

Dwyer Gannon / Donaldson / O’Connor / Thompson

Sinfield, Leeming, Simpson

But Newman could be available as Leeds have requested an appeal hearing of the RFL decision

We'll probably get another 5 matches added to it, I hope we aren't frivolous!

This frivolous nonsense is indicative of the attitude of the whole officiating arm of the governing body IMO. The Bentley one after Warrington game was the worst one, come up with evidence and video footage that directly refutes the written judgement then get an extra game for being frivolous- uphold the ban by all means but to add further games despite new evidence...?

Absolutely the man in the middle is the one in charge but the attitude shown by some of the referees towards players is incredibly disrespectful and very much "we know best now go away and if you dare ask any questions we'll just penalise further". I think referees like Thaler and even Bentham etc had a way of speaking with players whereas the current lot talk down rather than to players.

I dont generally buy into the whole "theyre against us" rhetoric but I think it's probably fair to say Leeds/Agar quite possibly rubbed the MRP up the wrong way over the last 12-18 months with some of the comments that have been made...

All of that said, we've made a point in press releases/conferences of how we've taken independent advice from former Grade A refs etc. Well, whoever, we're asking we need to ask someone else considering we've not had a successful appeal yet!