We won the 3 games we had to, we trounced Hull KR in the quarters, Beat Wigan and then beat Salford.

Downplay it all you like, we won it.

I really don't understand this attitude. If it was so easy to win, why didn't anyone else do it?

+ it’s probably the only highlight since 2017!

I don't think its fair to pick on 2020. We won the Cup. Many times with far better teams on paper we've gone out with a whimper.

The problem with 2020 (as with the 2017 GF before it which really was a low quality game) was that it made management think the team and coaching were better than they were, which fed into poor decisions about both coaches and players which are still plaguing us.

Not sure there’s been that many poor decisions. We’ve had rotten luck with injuries and our best young players who would have been the core of the team have hardly played (Ward, Walker, Newman, Holroyd). + we’ve played without any spine continuity.

Not many poor decisions ?

Certainly not been many good ones , it has been a complete disaster since 2017

Sport is cyclical. Let’s hope some bad years behind us now and all on the up with Rohan….!

Fully expecting us to be near full strength.

Walker
Fusitua
Newman
Sutcliffe
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Oledzki
Leeming
Prior
Bentley
Martin
Tetevano
Dwyer
Myler
Smith
Thompson
Gannon
O’Connor
Donaldson
Hardaker

We’ll be beaten easily. Next!

Saints are missing Percival, Dodd, LMS, Mata'utia and Bell (and Foster and Sumner) along with Hopoate playing on one leg and Lomax playing with one arm.

Hopoate
Makinson Hurrell Davies Grace
Welsby Lomax
Walmsley Roby Lees
Sironen Batchelor
Knowles

Lussick Norman Paasi Wingfield

Should be a good game.

We don't need to win this game, but its really important that we show we can at least be competitive. We know our squad has big gaps, but it would be nice to know that we are genuinely moving in the right direction. I imagine Smith would have earmarked this game as a chance to assess what is close to a full strength team against one that is genuinely good. This is the benchmark and future contract decisions are being made.....

That's the spirit.

We obviously go into the game as the underdogs but Saints are certainly beatable. They sit at the top of the league, but they’re not looking as good as they were earlier in the season.

Only if we are not steam rollered by 8-17 and Hurrell. Walmsley slaughtered us in the 2 games At end of 2021.
We will need much greater line speed and intensity in defence or it will be another heavy defeat for Leeds.

Hardaker
Fusitua Newman Sutcliffe Handley
Austin Sezer
Oledzki Leeming Tetevano
Bentley Martin
Smith

Dwyer / Myler
Donaldson
Thompson
Prior

Dwyer / Myler
Simpson
Walters
O’Connor

Didn't realise Bentl;ey was available for this one!

Hardaker
Fusitua
Newman
Sutcliffe
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Oledski
Leeming
Tetevano
Bentley
Martin
Smith

Myler
Donaldson
Prior
Walters/oconner

Lets hope Bentley doesn't get overexcited or he'll get yet another ban....

In some ways it might be better if he wasn't available until next week.
I wonder if Gannon would have selected if Bentley hadn't been free to play.

Gannon still suffering concussion symptoms?

Hopefully we make it competitive at least. I think we'll play better than we did v Hudds. I think we got carried away after the Warrington game there.

Perhaps, but I think they've given him time off for his A Levels. Just shows how young he still is...

It'd be nice to see improved attack and defence. But failing that, improvement in one or the other. What would be really depressing would be another mailing where we barely get in their 20.

Looks a strong Leeds team, I reckon this will be a close one with Saints missing a few and in scratchy form.

Wouldn't be too surprised to see a Leeds win.

Leeds have been blown away by Saints in most matches. Would be nice for us to match them and be competitive. Hopefully, the team have a good go at Walmsley and don't let him run for 250m again and make him look like a world beater.

Strong 13, but a weak bench.
I don't expect Leeds to win, but I expect us to be competitive (at least when the first 13 are on the pitch).