That threepeat 2007 I was quietly confident after our narrow defeat at Knowsley road .2008 I just hoped for the best ,but didnt think we'd win in the event It was my favourite Leeds GF performance. 2009 I was very confident expected a win

Leon Pryce "The hide and seek champion of Old Trafford"



I'm not one for posting vitriolic things but I could say a lot of things about Leon Pryce that would reflect on his cowardly nature and what type of person he really is...But I'd better not
The incident between him and my old schoolmate Eddie McGuiness still makes my blood boil to this day as it was a total act of cowardice
Needless to say that I have zero respect for him
(I hope i am not breaking any rules with this but please delete it if I have)

I've just watched the 2007 elimination game v Saints at Knowsley road when we lost 10-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JZablXVcfU This was the most brutal SL game that I have ever seen and is still my favourite ever performance that I have seen whilst watching Leeds RL/Rhinos that we have lost That Semi Final loss and the battering that the Saints players endured IMO enabled Leeds to win the GF without a doubt and hence the blow out score line

I've just watched the 2007 elimination game v Saints at Knowsley road when we lost 10-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JZablXVcfU This was the most brutal SL game that I have ever seen and is still my favourite ever performance that I have seen whilst watching Leeds RL/Rhinos that we have lost That Semi Final loss and the battering that the Saints players endured IMO enabled Leeds to win the GF without a doubt and hence the blow out score line

There's a guy called disk juggler he has posted a load of the lancs yorks cup n regal trophy games

I'm no Leon Pryce fan , but after hearing a few stories I'm even less of an Eddie McGuiness fan

Loving Leeds Bradford from 2008. Fast paced and hard hitting. And Lee Smith's perm.

Half time and we are smashing them to bits. JJB was unstoppable!

Robbie's try in the second half with the 3 sidesteps is just sublime.

The triple wins 2007-09 where all special for me, the first as it was so compressive, do not think I have seen such a complete performance, in a final between two so evenly matched teams by any club, and as others said new we could do them after we battered them in semis, sure we new we had them after that even though we lost.
2008 thought they where arrogant and their fans makeing out that the previous year was a fluke and they and it would not happen again ( think they only finished top on points difference) so satisfying that we won with a bit to spare again, not as dominant but we never really looked like losing.
2009 sweet win and closer real arm wrestle, but even without that controversial try (he was on side never a doubt) they never looked like they could beak us and get down field and score, credit Sean long he said after the game it did not matter as they still had to get up the other end and score and they had nothing left.

About the same as mal meninga's left arm.

Yeah thats what i thought. Hynes would get thrown around like a rag doll against current mob.

The 2007 was a good watch. We were rather drunk at the match so my memory is a bit blurred. I'd forgotten the wonder pass from Donald for JJB's try and the scandalous 'benefit of the doubt' try awarded to Webb. I do remember that for the game stealing penalty I shouted offside immediately. We were so happy (drunk) we had no idea that our final try was so dodgy. It was only when we were on the train back to Bridgend that a mate phoned us to let us know.

I still don't get why people view that last try as that contentious; where is the ball in relation to the trailing leg of the Leeds player (not his body)? It's relatively clear cut, certainly at very least benefit of doubt which was the ruling back then.

You are kidding surely?

Left leg compared to where the ball is, in line. Certainly not clear cut.

They were jammy that day. Double movement!

I'm going to watch 2009 tonight the only GF I was confident well 2015 I was pretty confident too

Just rewatched the 2008 GF and it's all the more impressive when you consider that Ashley Klein was practically wearing a St Helens shirt that night. He gave us nothing and gifted them field position with some very, very generous calls.

True some shockers. The supposed obstruction by Ablett when he jumped and missed the man by a metre was the worst.
Halls try was very dodgy though and looked like a knock on to me........

When you watch the games from that era over again ,you could sense it was Leeds opponents who were nervous even though they were favourites.

I'd forgotten just how terrible Stevo was as a commentator. just awful

It is bad isn’t it! The current lot are bad because there’s too many of them chipping in like they’re blokes in a pub.
Stevo was just talking nonsense and making everything out to be a massive deal.

Only if they were still conscious which someone on the opposite side generally was’nt when Syd was playing.

Quote ="The Biffs Back"I've just watched the 2007 elimination game v Saints at Knowsley road when we lost 10-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JZablXVcfU This was the most brutal SL game that I have ever seen and is still my favourite ever performance that I have seen whilst watching Leeds RL/Rhinos that we have lost That Semi Final loss and the battering that the Saints players endured IMO enabled Leeds to win the GF without a doubt and hence the blow out score line'" I've just watched that one too. One thing that struck was how hard Ian Kirke was running the ball in (seriously). When exactly did he lose his appetite for doing that? We all know what he was like as a ball carrier towards the end of his Leeds' career but it wasn't always that way.

Quote ="The Biffs Back"I've just watched the 2007 elimination game v Saints at Knowsley road when we lost 10-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JZablXVcfU This was the most brutal SL game that I have ever seen and is still my favourite ever performance that I have seen whilst watching Leeds RL/Rhinos that we have lost That Semi Final loss and the battering that the Saints players endured IMO enabled Leeds to win the GF without a doubt and hence the blow out score line'" I've just watched that one too. One thing that struck was how hard Ian Kirke was running the ball in (seriously). When exactly did he lose his appetite for doing that? We all know what he was like as a ball carrier towards the end of his Leeds' career but it wasn't always that way.

I came on to say the same thing, vastly underated in this era but started to live up to his reputation later on

Watching Leeds-v-Hull FC from 2009 I was surprised by a couple of things. Firstly, Calderwood playing for the black & whites. I'd forgotten that part of his career entirely.

And secondly, how early the South Stand starting being in trouble, as portions of it were already taped off at that stage. I'd have put it a couple of years later than that.