Really made me laugh did that. Who in their right mind would think that Liam Watts would be making an arcing run in the right centre position, at pace, round the full back

Eddie Hem...

Oh, you said who in their [iright[/i mind.

Still, it doesn't even come close to Ray French mixing up Andy and Anthony Farrell...

At least they are the same surname though.

Hemmings as actually mixed up completely different names before with one white and one black player.

The guy is a joke, of equal joke proportions as that of French.

The tackle Luakai attempted was reminiscent of his effort on Webb in the CC. He got away with that one scott-free, how long until he breaks someone's neck?

Fantastic game to watch though.

Pray tell, how will be break someone's neck just by picking them up and putting them back down carefully. I've spent the last twenty years perfecting that technique on my young kids and not once caused an injury, although my back's seen better days now.

How can you say that and be so sure ?
If we play like we did last night and you play like you did against Rovers then i think its fair to say that we would win, but if we play like we did last week against Wakefield then you will stuff us. This is why the game is so great as any team can beat anyone, no matter what form they are in.

At home we are no mugs, winning 9 out of 10 of our home games say's quite alot dont you think ?

It says that you've won 9 out of 10 home games.No more,No less.










Plank.

No need for the 'plank' was they

Just think that writing us off against you last game of the season at this stage is abit harsh, considering we are a good team at home and no other team has won more home games than us.

Nothing wrong with being written off...makes it sweeter

I believe that tackle could well spur the team onwards - If he can pull his tripe out then others will follow.

I believe that Hull's home record shows that we will have all on to beat them again at the KC, let's hope for a repeat of our cup performance there. I think we'll need it.

It does appear IMO Leeds are really concentrating on the CC....and just hanging on in the league (relatively of course).

It shows the quality of the squad (or the paucity of the compettion) that even when we play badly - and we've had plenty of those performances this season (compared to recent seasons) - we are still in with a great shout for both. I thnk we'll at least nick 4th...maybe even 3rd if Saints continue to suffer with their injuries.

I, for one, would not be disappointed if we do get a winning trip to Wembley at the expense of holding onto the GF trophy.

Next season is def one of transition and we should prob lower our expectations after what has been (and could yet still be) a great chapter in Leeds' history. The likes of BJB, Watkins. hopefully McShane and especially Ambler could cement their first choice places by end of 2011.

Watts (Watch) - Moa - Tickle - Cockayne. All up before the disciplinary.

The others mainly ex-Leeds - Netherton, Tansey and Calderwood - reprimanded for their poor fighting technique.

But obviously Luaiki gets away with a swinging left against Fox.

Should have added that at least Joel Tomkins has been summoned to Redhall for his dreadful late tackle on Myler. He really is a dirty player. Shame because in other regards he's a great prospect.

Lauaki was attacked by Fox and IMO had every right to protect himself.

So if he'd connected properly & broken Fox's jaw that would have been ok, since he was merely protecting himself?

Was Lauaki the aggressor?



Yes and the slower the replay the later the challenge becomes.

You could argue that he was due to how he lifted the other Hull KR player - can't recall who - which caused Fox to run in to remonstrate with him. Lauaki was penalised fo that, not too dissimilar to one jhis tackles on Burrow in the cup game as I recall. The guy's a thug & his opponents know it so no surprise when they come to the aid of their mates.

Yes, by committing the original, penalised foul, as old feller has pointed out

Lauaki was effecting a tackle on the Rovers ball carrier. Fox was not involved in the tackle but caused a potential problem for the officials by pushing/striking Lauaki. Nobody caused Fox to become involved in a situation the referee was either dealing with or about to deal with.

The lifting of the Hull KR player was rightly penalised by Bentham as the tackled player's legs ended above the horizontal. Lauaki having lifted his opponent into a potentially dangerous position took care to return him safely to the ground making Fox's intervention all the more unneccessary.

Shouldn't such instances be left in the hands of the officials to deal with, without players rushing in to remonstrate, potentially causing minor incidents to escalate into more serious ones?

I know the incident you are referring to in the Leeds Cup-Tie but it had nothing to do with Burrow. As you mention him what is your view on Burrow's disciplinary record in recent seasons? Sin-binned twice for fighting and IIRC both times he made the walk unaccompanied by a member of the opposition. Does that also make him a thug in your opinion?