will he play against Leeds this week? could have a Liam Botham issue on your hands....

Leigh beating Salford makes things interesting. All the other SL teams have already dropped points and its Salford vs HKR next week.

If we beat Salford in week 4 we can have this negotiated by the end of Round 5 with wins against London and Batley either side of the Salford.

Salford were a touch unfortunate with three marginal (but correct) no try calls going against them that probably would all have been given ad the games not been on TV.

They have Hull KR at home and Leeds away the next two weeks before finishing with three straight games against Championship opposition that they might have to win to avoid being in the MPG.

Leigh looked very good for their win today.

Hopefully Salford beat HKR next week, that will mean the game against us won't be a must win for them. If HKR win then we will be in for a real battle.

Hudds must be worried though, Salford took them apart last week.

At least one of the video ref calls was very wrong. IIRC it was early in the 2nd half, given as No Try by the ref but on review by the VR he clearly got the ball down.

It's actually happening!! Leigh are doing everyone.

Murdoch Masilla, looked a try to me as well.

Just checked the scorers in the press and on tv - definitely not a try!



We'll probably get Childs reffing next week at Featherstone and he will no doubt even things up!

To be fair, Salford got a try from a blatant forward pass. Swings and roundabouts

'Twas Iggy but SL rules are different.. Lol..

Bless..... it was 32-16 to little Leigh with 4 minutes left, get over it pal....championship side beat SOOPER League Salford.

Him…..is a nob budge,who's world knows different. That just changed and 'Him' has no answer.Simpleton with no respect.

Luis try was from a Leeds style pass so that cancels out the so called wrong video call

Why are you getting all uppity just because HIM gave his opinion on a decision?

I hope never to be in the middle 8's again if only to avoid having to put up with uppity fans from p*ss ant little towns.

Good result for us, can't see us been anywhere near the million pound game now. Could well be two other super league sides.

Oh good, the Leythers have arrived. Must get terrible backache carrying those massive chips on your shoulders lads

Think it's a good chance that could happen. Whatever people's opinion on the 8's system, Leigh do have a great chance now.

If they don't slip up against Fev and Batley that takes them to 8 points. If they can beat Salford at home then on current form Hudds could well lose there too which surely then would be enough to get in the top 3 without the need for the MPG. Even if they don't win that Hudds game, if we've guaranteed a top 3 spot before the final week we might rest a few that are carrying injuries and get them into any post season operations early and that gives them another good chance.

The loser of the Salford vs HKR game next week will be left struggling and needing to win the remaining 4 games afterwards.

Key games left

Week 3 - Salford vs HKR
Week 4 - Leeds vs Salford, HKR vs Leigh
Week 5 - Leigh vs Hudds
Week 6 - Hudds vs Leeds
Week 7 - Leeds vs Leigh, HKR vs Hudds

Think the loser of that HKR vs Hudds game in the final week will definitely be in the MPG.

All makes for an interesting competition now. Our result yesterday will give HKR, Salford and Huddersfield an anxious time for the next few weeks. Of course, we still have to deal with Batley and Featherstone - which we found difficult during the regular season!

It was good to be able to beat a strong Salford side this time out - last season (in the CC) they were severely weakened by injuries.

Good to see Huddersfield embarrassed by Leeds reserve grade dumping ground team (Fev) today.

They conceded 16 points to them!



And if London can score 76 at home to Batley, surely Leeds can score 150 against them?

Don't be daft. We miss Zak too much. Still....Ryan Hall might score a try to help

Yep he definitely got the ball down, not sure what the point of the video ref is if he's going to ignore the evidence right in front of him ala Silverwood in the cup.

It was a try, it just wasn't given for some strange reason.

Sadly the refs and touch judges then missed a blatant forward pass in one of Salford's tries too so not a good day for any of the officials in that game. However I still reserve most of the blame/criticism for the video ref as opposed to the officials who have to decide instantaneously.

I think they've gone overboard on the whole ''the on field decision is try/no try, i can't see sufficient evidence to overturn it'' thing.

Some of these decisions i think what more do they do want, a forsenic sweep of the pitch with DNA evidence to the prove the on field decision wrong, would that stand up int eh court of video ref decision making?

Yep. Was just replying to AG's post about the VR decisions. Not a good day all round for the officials.