2 Scott Donald
3 Brett Delaney
4 Keith Senior
5 Ryan Hall
6 Danny McGuire
7 Rob Burrow
10 Jamie Peacock
11 Jamie Jones Buchanan
12 Ali Lauitiiti
13 Kevin Sinfield
16 Ryan Bailey
17 Ian Kirke
18 Carl Ablett
19 Luke Burgess
20 Jay Pitts
24 Luke Ambler
25 Paul McShane
27 Chris Clarkson
28 Lee Smith

Three return Rob Burrow, Luke Burgess and Ali Lauitiiti, but another two drop out, Danny Buderus and Greg Eastwood.

Smith
Donald
Delaney
Senior
Hall
Mcguire
Burrow
Peacock
Mcshane
Bailey
JJB
Ablett
Sinfield


Lauitiiti
Kirke
Burgess
Clarkson

With Clarkson to come on for Mcshane and with Sinfield moving to hooker and Clarkson to Loose forward.

Whats wrong with Buderus now?

He's been playing very well lately

New two year (?) contract signed. Time for a rest.

Match winning performance V St Helens, almost single handedly secured the points.

we'll miss him but it's a great opportunity for young mcshane. wouldn't shock me to see burrow go to hooker from the bench

Why not just play Burrow as an interchange hooker for this match? not as much pressure on him returning from injury.

I dont know if i'm looking into it too much but Biffa has been selected to attend one of the shops on Saturday and the other 3 players that are gonna be there are all injured. That and he has just started full training today?

YEP says knee problem.

We are down to the bare bones which doesn't bode well the way you have been playing

Cockayne
Latus
Briscoe
Mariano
Netherton
Clinton
Dobson
Vella
Hodgson
Wheeldon
Newton
Galea
Fox
Taylor
Watts
Cook
Fisher
Murrell
Lovegrove

Exactly what I thought when I saw the squad.

Ref: T Alibert
Video Ref: J Child

Quote ="RossRhino"Exactly what I thought when I saw the squad.'"

IMO that is the best idea too. Burrow on the bench to come on as 'impact hooker'.

Great opportunity for McShane to build on his real promising start. At times like this it makes you realise how prudent it is to have the three recognised hookers signed up.....but can anybody genuinely still deny the excellence and superiority of Buderus, who really has being a towering winning influence recently ??
He WOULD regularly get the ("official"icon_wink.gif MOM if he was allowed to play the full 80 mins, I'm sure.

Looking forward to seeing, [isometimes-disappointing-in-the-past[/i, Bailey building on his recent exceptional form......and Ambler looks the ever increasing part as another integral part of the squad. Pleased for Clarkson too.

Having Ali back should hopefully make up for the loss of the outstanding Eastwood, who I'm sure

is here to stay, despite the Aussie media speculation.

I just hope the 3 returning havent been rushed to make up for the fact Eastwood and Buderus are out.

I saw Burgess last saturday at Headingley & he was still wearing some type of surgical boot.
I'm not medically qualified but it would seem a risk to me to play him on Friday night.
I also agree that Burrow should come off the bench to spell McShane.
Why break up the largely successful Sinfield McGuire axis?

Quote ="Old Feller"I saw Burgess last saturday at Headingley & he was still wearing some type of surgical boot.
I'm not medically qualified but it would seem a risk to me to play him on Friday night.
I also agree that Burrow should come off the bench to spell McShane.
Why break up the largely successful Sinfield McGuire axis?'"

Agree with all of that. Ambler has done enough to keep his place on the bench over Burgess.

Simple then, Ali for Eastwood and Burrow for Buderus, McShane to start, otherwise same as for the Saints game.

Quote ="Old Feller"Simple then, Ali for Eastwood and Burrow for Buderus, McShane to start, otherwise same as for the Saints game.'"

Yep ! Sounds the biz to me



Here's hoping Smith actually plays well enough this time to stop Webb walking straight back into his full back spot when fit. He disappoints with his 'crab' running and now apparent woeful passing, but am sure he will come good.

I can't believe that someone that is as pedantic as this about grammar



could make an error as obvious as this

Not sure I agree with expecting someone of Burrow's size to put in a hooker's tackling stint in their first game back after injury.

he wouldn't defend in the middle,he would move out wide where he normally defends

Burrow has started at hooker three times in his Leeds career, once for Daryl Powell in 2003 and twice for Tony Smith in 2004.

Here are a few choice snippets from the YEP match report after Burrow's full hooking debut:

[iLeeds Rhinos were today enjoying an open topped bus parade around London – to celebrate one of their best victories of the Super League era....And after coming through three games in a week with their unbeaten record intact, they've certainly earned the day off....With Gary Connolly rested, youngster Richard Mathers got his chance at full-back and responded with a superb display, highlighted by a stunning early try-saving tackle on Steele Retchless....Rob Burrow, replacing Matt Diskin at hooker, was magnificent and fellow Academy product Danny McGuire had his best full game for Leeds, capped by two crucial tries to maintain his excellent strike-rate....Barrie McDermott and Ryan Bailey provided vital go-forward....Leeds went ahead on 11 minutes when McDermott offloaded out of a tackle to Bailey and his one-handed pass was accepted by Burrow who burst through two tackles and out-paced the defence on a 40-metre diagonal run to the line....Then on 29 minutes Francis Stephenson's pass was intercepted by McGuire 18 metres from the Leeds line and he did a passable impression of a young Garry Schofield to leave the chasers stranded for the Rhinos' third touchdown....Rob Jackson got over the line but lost possession in Burrow's tackle....Academy hooker Jon Hepworth made his Rhinos debut, coming on as a late substitute.[/i

Oops!! sorry wheels for such an unforgivable faux pas.

it was more an effort to knock the supercilious G1 down a peg or two ....but I really should continue to leave it to the real sage TVOC...who is far more adept and clever in exposing his idiocy.

Everyone has their own opinion but I can't wait to see Robbie in action again and in his proper position. Sinnie and DMc have done fine at halfback but I think we've missed robbies spark and speed/backing up. Can't quiet understand people wanting to play players in different positions, can understand when someone is injured but not otherwise. Also missed those shovel hands of Ali, nothing better on the field than seeing him bursting through or that fantastic offload, just hope he can steer clear of injuries for rest of season.

to be honest i think we have looked better with sinfield and mcguire in the halves. we have missed webb big time. you don't realise how good he is till he's not there

I agree mate ,great to see Smithy back but Webby is different class imo.