he's been more than a squad player this year for us. his loss is going to leave some slack to be picked up

Time to step up to the plate msrs Bailey, Leuluai and Burgess.

If my memory serves me right his injury last year was picked up in Catalan game.

22nd February 2008, Les Catalans at Home. Kirke missed the next 21 games returning V Les Catalans Away some five months later.

Medical staff on Sunday morning were hoping about 6 weeks till he's back depending upon what gets revealed this week.

Lets hope it is only 6 weeks - it's a big blow to the team - he may not be one of the 'show makers' in the team but always puts in the effort IMO

Serious injury to any player is concerning - however on his current performance level the rest could well do him and the team some good.

I agree, when you are a bit light on forwards the best thing for the team is for one of them to go and break his leg, we now just need JP to rupture his spleen and we will be nailed on for the GF.

I know. How the team will cope without the 5 or 6 hit ups a game he makes must be troubling Bluey and the other forwards.

I've got a revolutionary idea, let Peacock pick up the slack and do more carries.

Coaching genius me. Coaching genius.

We are not light on forwards that is for sure

Peacock
Kylie
Diskin
Buderus
Ali
JJB
Sinfield
Burgess
Ablett
Bailey
Worrall


That's 11 for 5 spots and 3 subs and that excludes McShane and Kirke.

This is a side that has had plenty of free weeks so should not be fatigued.

Perhaps if Ellis had been replaced at the appropriate level then Peacock would not be having to do the work he does - obviously a coaching error?

Once it became clear that the primary target was not going to succeed in getting entry to the country, who was available at the "appropriate level" David?

Would you have preferred Leeds to have thrown cash at average players like Lauaki as Hull FC did when the Crocker deal fell apart?

What "level" does a forward have to be at before he's capable of driving the ball in more than 6 or 7 times a game David?

As you've shown, there's plenty of players for the pack. The players (with one exception) simply aren't working hard enough so, yes, definitely a coaching issue.

Gibson was used to replace Jones-Buchanan rather than Worrall at the weekend which resulted in Senior playing centre/second row when Kirke got injured.

My preferred bench would be an impact hooker, second row and two props which requires ten forwards per game.

A couple of injuries and the Leeds forward squad is pretty thin especially as losing a half-back means Sinfield is lost from the pack as well.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Senior filling in more at sec-row with either Gibson or Watkins on the bench.

Read the yep have you???????????

I think Mossops loan spell at Huddersfield ends next week. He would be ideal for you (only on loan though)

in what realitiy would noble do anything to help out leeds?

I think if it meant extending Mossops "education" at Superleague level I would say yes.
He is an excellent player and far too good for reserve level, but at the moment he has Hock, O'Loughlin, Bailey, Hansen and Tompins just ahead of him at Wigan, so it's difficult for him to get in the first team.

Then there's Liam Farrell coming through who I would expect to be going out on loan next season.

I dunno, maybe offer him a few cases of chewing gum and mineral water????

No...... but I have just read it now

I asked in one of last year's programmes if Senior would play in the second row as his career winds down & this was pooh poohed at the time.
Nice to be proven right eventually. It would seem ideal to be a way to ease Watkins and/or Gibson into the squad.

If he does move to sec-row then I would think the club would sign an established centre for next season,you never know they may just sign one this season

Update on kirke... www.therhinos.co.uk/news/7400.php

Update on kirke... www.therhinos.co.uk/news/7400.php