When did Minchella go on loan?

There's no recall within the first 28 days under RFL rules.

April 1st I think

After the Zak incident.

If we'd sent Tonks and Foster on loan to Fev rather than trying to pull a spiffing wheeze to get around the salary cap, they would potentially have been available to recall. Same with Luke Briscoe at Hunslet.

I'm guessing the Clarkson loan to Widnes has a "no recall" clause in it, like most season-long loans?

He went Wednesday before Easter for rest of season, I don't know if he can get brought back early, and I don't think he knows either

Don't think we can go with Ablett, Keinhorst and Handley in the three quarters. If we're down to the bare bones I would consider Burrow at FB, with Watkins and Keinhorst in the centres and Walters dropping to the bench. Sinfild to cover DH.

19 man squad is Watkins Hall McGuire Burrow Aiton Peacock Jones-Buchanan Ablett Sinfield Ward Cuthbertson Sutcliffe Singleton Keinhorst Walters Yates Mulhern Handley Lilley

What about the other 18 players?

So assuming sicknote doesn't make it, and Keinhorst is playing in that totally irrelevant game. I assume it will be

Sutcliffe
Handley
Watkins
Ablett
Hall
McGuire
Burrow
Peacock
Aiton
Singleton
Cuthbertson
Ward
Sinfield

Yates
Mulhern
Walters
Lilley

I would like to see Lilley given some game time to see if he's up to it.
But I'm not sure that the (probable) 5 minutes or so game time he'll get will tell us anything.

I'd go with a similar team to Gotcha, though I'm hoping Keinhorst will play and I'd have Cuthbertson on the bench to give us some impact.

1. Sutcliffe
2. Handley
3. Watkins
4. Keinhorst/Ablett
5. Hall
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. Singleton
9. Aiton
10. Peacock
11. Ablett/Yates
12. Ward
13. Sinfield

14. Lilley
15. Cuthbertson
16. Walters
17. Mulhern

I would go



1 Kallum Watkins
2 Ash Handley
3 Jimmy Keinhorst
4 Liam Sutcliffe
5 Ryan Hall
6 Danny McGuire
7 Rob Burrow
8 Adam Cuthebertson
9 Paul Aiton
10 Jamie Peacock
11 Carl Ablett
12 Stevie Ward
13 Kevin Sinfield

14 Jordan Lilley
15 Brad Singleton
16 Andy Yates
17 Robbie Mulhern

Shouldn't need any persuasion really. Yeah I get the whole 'representing your country' line but chances for Keinhorst to play games for Leeds are few and far between and if I was in his shoes I wouldn't pass up the chance for a game. For his career, the best option would to play for Leeds and try and have a strong game.

If no JJB & Mulhern: Watkins, Handley, Keinhorst, Ablett, Hall, Sinfield, McGuire, Singleton, Burrow, Yates, Sutcliffe, Walters, Ward.
Bench: Cuthbertson 35 mins stint bridging H/T, Aiton 20 mins at hooker and rest 2nd row rotation, Lilley & Peacock 20 mins in 2nd half. If we're out of sight then just flog Yates.

If no JJB & Keinhorst: Watkins, Handley, Ablett, Sutcliffe, Hall, Sinfield, Hall, Singleton, Burrow, Yates, Walters, Ward, Cuthbertson.
Bench: Mulhern, Aiton, Lilley, Peacock unused substitute if no injuries to other props.

No JJB & Keinhorst: Sutcliffe. Handley Watkins Ablett Hall, McGuire Lilley, Cuthbertson Aiton Peacock, Ward Walters, Sinfield.
Burrow Yates Mulhern Singleton.

I wouldn't play Lilley on the bench as it wouldn't be beneficial to him and he probably wouldn't be brought on if we're losing. Starting would be better as we could bring burrow on.

Lilley didn't play for 19's today, so guess he must be playingl

Leeds 17 announced as:
1. Sutcliffe
2. Handley
3. Watkins
4. Keinhorst
5. Hall
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. Cuthbertson
9. Aiton
10. Peacock
11. Ablett
12. Ward
13. Sinfield

14. Singleton
15. Walters
16. Yates
17. Lilley

Just call me Brian Mac

Is Mulhern injured?

Didn't play for Hunslet last Friday due to a sternum injury, isn't playing today at Whitehaven

Cannot see the benefit in peacock playing today, it's a waste of energy with cas 4 days away

its a gamble but got the points on the league table, came off in 2nd half did what was required if it was a problem we could of got the game move back 24/48 hours but the sleeve choice not to .

No issue with the squad as a whole having to play today and Thursday, I suppose I'd just have expected McDermott to be slightly more selective with a player such as peacock

That was a decent offensive result today, having personally had concerns we would be beaten.

Although to be honest there were times in that first half hour of second half when I could have seen kids teams scoring. Wakey went to pieces and we're just awful.

We were not that good for the majority, scored some good tries and like to see us scoring, but much tougher opposition ahead.

Sutcliffe was very good, without actually doing much, silly as it sounds. He just did the right things, but wasn't exactly tested. I have to say Keinhorst looked quite good. Handley still looked suspect defensively, Sinfield was dissapointing, and I am still just not getting it with Yates.

I think it was down to very little else to choose from hence Yates getting the nod.