Despite it being dry today it’s ed it down all week and with the women’s game being in before pitch could be pretty poor.

M62 is at a standstill aswell so if anyone is going set off as early as possible

I think it's a poor decision. Mainly because Sinfield was clearly better than Frawley in the Catalans game, and also had a good game when was Frawley was dropped the week before.That said, I'm going tonight and I hope that he scores a hat trick and wins man of the match. No time for the keyboard warriors/trolls or the boozed up eejats who attend in the hope of spoiling it for others.

With Ruan and Sinfield likely to play for Fax this weekend.
Does this mean we could have 2 hookers on the bench?

I would have picked Sinfield too, I just don’t think this game hinges on that decision, nor is it an overly controversial decision.

It’s each to their own regarding the fans and what the shout/sing, just gets to the point where i don’t want to be near or part of it.

Weve been pretty poor (and much worse position than we are now) on and off for the last 6 years but I've never known it be so toxic.

No because Johnson is in the Fax squad too, I’ve got a feeling TNW might be on the bench

Maybe that’s the reason? The cumulative effect of 7 seasons of never ending rebuilding and talk by every new coach/caretaker coach coming in and talking about the toxic environment in the club and having to ‘refind the Rhinos DNA’ and Lots of fans frustrated/annoyed by the Groundhog Day feel of it all??

I reckon Sinfield will be off to kick n clap before too long. Cannot see him wanting to play in championship when the guy in front of him is league 1 std

I reckon he'll see the bigger picture.He will have known he's back up for the next 12 maybe 18 months.He is still only 19.

There is absolutely nothing to be gained by playing Frawley tonight. Why play possibly the weakest player in the squad when you have a better alternative with potential. The only way we will find out what Sinfield is capable of is by playing him on a regular basis against the teams he will hopefully be playing against for a good few years in a Leeds shirt. What is the point of leaving us guessing what might be with Jack when someone as poor as Frawley is the alternative ? Sinfield is not a kid any more, he is nearly 20 years old. He’s probably got a bit more physical development, but judging by his body shape and the genetics of his dad what we currently see is more likely than not what we ultimately get. He’s not gonna gain a yard of speed, but he’s gonna gain that yard in his head by playing at the top level as soon as he can. Frawley is the polar opposite, unless Hetherington has a machine that can somehow remap Frawley’s brain, we have a 30 year old that is the finished article with no improvement possible. He ain’t getting any faster unless we get special dispensation for performance enhancing drugs, and unless he has surgery to remove the sides off his 50p shaped foot his kicking will be as dreadful as ever. What’s the big decision here, because I don’t see it.

I hope so as I was impressed from what I`ve seen of him.
Don`t think he`s big enough for prop just yet though.

Agree.
At nearly 20, if he is good enough, he should be playing regular first team and not just as a back up for injuries. Its not as if he is playing in the forwards which is far more physical for a young player to endure.

So Frawley gets the nod and we have centres playing centre tonight with Newman and Roberts in there.
Hoping Russell has a good game, fingers crossed.
TNW on the bench with Goudemand, Lisone and Ackers.
Let`s go.

Disappointing that Sinfield is not playing.
But at least the bench looks balanced.
Most sensible bench he's picked for ages.
Hopefully they all get decent minutes.

You're not SERIOUSLY expecting Rohan to use common sense and logic are you...?!?

Already seen fans wanting us to get hammered so Smith might get sacked.

It’s utterly bizarre imo

I don’t want us to get hammered, I don’t want us to lose, but I can understand people who are desperate enough about wanting change that they would accept those outcomes if it meant change.

We can’t go on as we are, hopefully we put a really good performance in tonight.

I could understand it if we were bottom of the league maybe and not with over half the season to go only 4 points of the top team.

That’s some finish by Handley. Amazing kick by Rhyse too.

It’s almost criminal what these get away with

Remind me why we brought Matt Frawley over?

A whip round for Frawleys plane ticket would be too kind. We should make him walk.

Thats awful from Frawley, shaping up yo be one of the worst overseas players we gave ever had. almost as bad as Beau fallon

to be fair the Saints player hit the ball as Frawley was passing.Other than that he's having a decent game especially in defence.

I see your Beau Faloon and raise you a Ben Cross.

If that’s the best attribute a halfback has, he’s not a halfback.