The major concern i have is that at no point this year have we looked like beating them & not once contained their ruck speed.
On the flip side they've always had answers to our threats.
Of course we can win but i think we need to put in our best performance since the 2015 GF & do it for the full 80 minutes.

The home defeat to them was worst than the usual hammerings. We were seriously dreadful with the ball that night. I'm not even sure we completed a set?! Must have been a record for Leeds knock ons too?!

Agree. They basically scored both our tries for us that night IIRC.

its not Luke Gale , but if you don't know I cant tell you

I may be doing 2+2 and making 5 here but wasn't Powell Leeds coach when Bailey got in trouble (but not by the time he returned and had probably his best spell under Smith)...

Anyway back to the game.

I heard today (and was really surprised) that despite the deserved plaudits their attacking play is getting, the 10pt cushion and massively superior pts difference in the table Cas only scored [uone[/u more try than Leeds in the super eights!!

Cas have been on Easy Street for the entire super 8s, even playing their u12s for one match.

Absurd amount of desperation on here. Keep clutching.

What I find interesting is that in 2015, arguably one of our best ever seasons. We won the league leaders shield with 41 points. Only 1 more point than this year which got us second. I know there's an argument to suggest the comps not as strong. But it really shows how much we've turned around from last year.

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Powell's a snake then !!

Thought it might have had something to do with Gale's new missus . Plus more is made of MOS then coach of year.

But then he signed for Cas for a short spell in 2015, coached by powell

I think there was something in the Magic Weekend game in the first half where we were arguably the better side. It fell apart at the start of the 2nd but not because of anything tactically between the two teams, just simple handling errors and a few soft pens gifting them field position. Another occasion like the CCSF where the right wing struggling really hampered us with Briscoe hauled off in the 1st half and Handley fairing no better and coming up with one of those costly knock one 2nd half.

If we can play like we did in that 1st half at Magic (and keep it up) we have a shot.

I thought I recognised Gales missus at the Man of Steel awards do.

Did she used to date a Rhinos player?

Yes. Though Gale never played with the said rhinos player.

So who's Porridge is Galey stirring?

Apparently your 2015 grand final match winner

Yeah its Walters' ex. I remember seeing her on a Rugby AM WAG video thingy with Sophie Watkins I think.

I wouldn't imagine that Walters would be a match winner in the bedroom,He would probably end up falling over onto the floor all the time

Stevie Ward to be named in the GF squad? Seems unlikely to me but a few things flying round on social media.

That would be Sir Kev then

Seems unlikely but suspect Leeds are giving him every chance... certainly seem to be saying very little publicly

I think its that this stage of his life he's reverted back to being a leeds fan ,he is a Leeds lad and he's giving a bit back as answer to all the baiting he's had

Wouldn't be too big a surprise to see him named in the 19 man squad as McDermott has often named someone he admits won't play. The 17 for the match is another question though.

will you be doing a Christmas special this year?

Ward is named in the squad

Hardaker dropped for a breach of club rules.

Hardaker's sell-destruct button seemingly strikes again....