For the first time in a few years, are we going to be faced with an injury / suspension crisis ?

Watkins - Carried off today

Ali - Sent off and maybe suspended

Donald - At least another 10 weeks out

Eastwood - That'll be 10 weeks too

Sinfield - Missing again today and still carrying the injury from the WCC

That's at least 4 front line first choice players that could be unavilable for an extended period and could this have a serious effect on our retention of the title ?

Also Ablett

I think it will depend who we have fit the last few weeks of the season.

I can not really see us finishing top 2 this season so it will depend how strong we are in the play offs

I'd expect Sinfield to be back next week. Wasn't the ali yellow just a bit of scrapping? May have to recall BJB if Watkins is out for a long period.

Sin binned. Depends on what the match review brings up for anything else.

I thought Pitts did well today so he'll be in the 17 whilst Beastwood is out imo,i agree we may need to recall Bjb.
Sinfield shouldn't be too far off but it tests our squad depth and lets see if the ones selected can step up.
As for not finishing top 2 lets not get carried away half way through march after only 6 games.

Ali was sin-binned not sent off

Ali was sin binned.

The OP does have a point , but I think its not time to panic , we have more than enough good players to be competitive , its a chance for fringe players to step up , we will be ok .

Ali did nothing. Bailey not so...

What did Lauititi do to get binned and potentially banned? I didn't think that was possible these days as you can't be sin binned for foul play.

The BBC match report listed Lauititi as sent off, so that's the source of the confusion, I think.

Had a fight with Mason (I think) and they both got binned.

Rayleigh IIRC

Ali was getting up after the tackle when Raleigh started swinging then the usual 20 man huddle and Raleigh and Ali in the bin.

Thats the 1

I wasnt there but have heard from people who were that it was actually Bailey that threw the punch Ali was binned for!?

I was there. There was some niggle in the tackle and Ali Lashed out whilst on the floor. When he played the ball he and Raleigh squared up and exchanged punches. Raleigh threw the 1st so both players sin binned and penalty Leeds. There will be NFA, IMO.

As for the premise of the original thread I thought the consensus of most on here before a ball was kicked was this was Leeds "greatest ever squad" so why the panic?

FWIW, we will be very, very thin on outside backs. Hall also took a heavy knock and wasn't right. His leg was bandaged up during the game. Delaney isn't 100% either but he gave a good effort.

Bailey is a liability

Not the case. Raleigh threw the 1st one & then Ali retaliated. Handbags really as neither landed a good one on the chin.

Why?

FWIW, he had an immense game today and was easily our best prop.

We've been the same mate, wello, gardner, gidley, lomax, KC, flannery, wilkin, ashurst, tony p, soliolia all missing games so far and few more knocks picked up on friday.

Them grand finals must take a lot out of them

Yeah, he was also the second gunman behind the grassy knoll back in '63

Amazing how a fight between Raleigh and Ali can be the catalyst for a bit more Bailey-bashing. Like G1 says, an immense game today...

Hey I wasnt there dont shoot the messenger

When you log on to Southstander you have to understand that what the players [iactually[/i do on the pitch has little to do with the agenda's our idiotic fan base post on here.

bailey indeed was superb today and i thought JP had a better game than recent weeks.