If Ali is fit it's he and Clarkson for me.

How many/if any would get a winners medal from outside the final 17? I would hate to think Ali could leave us without one.

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Interesting point. With the GF isn't it 25? May be different for the Cup as its only 5 games.

IIRC, there are spare medals struck (possibly a total of 25, including the matchday 17 + coach) which the club then decide who to allocate to.

We have to win it 1st

Obviously....

We've used 24 players in our run in:
Ablett (2)
Ambler (1 Blackpool)
Bailey (3)
Buderus (4)
Burgess (3)
Burrow (2)
Clarkson (3)
Coady (1 Blackpool)
Delaney (4)
Diskin (3)
Donald (1 Wigan)
Eastwood (3)
Hall (4)
Jones-Buchanan (3)
Kirke (3)
Lauiti'iti (1 Blackpool)
Leuluai (4)
McGuire (3)
Peacock (4)
Pitts (1 Blackpool)
Senior (4)
Sinfield (4)
Smith (4)
Webb (3)

Id go Burgess and Clarkson atm.

Ali hasnt been fit all year, has he completed a game yet?

We will probably need the fittest replacements though because there is a high likelyhood it will be hot in London at the end of August. If its high 70s/low 80s it will drain them quick. They were shattered on Saturday and it only got to 68f.

Ali completed the Crusaders game didn't he? First game of season.

I'd only include Burgess if in the next three weeks he learns:

a) to catch under pressure, and

b) that marker isn't somewhere to stand for a rest, particularly when defending your own line.

Otherwise I'd personally have Ambler or Kirke ahead of him.

Yes can't disagree with that at all.... it's shocking our goal line defence isn't it. Cunningham targetted Clarkson n Burrow a couple of times in the game one of which led to a try..

Do you think we could swap him for Sam?

I'm still amazed that close to the line Leeds don't give Burrow a bit more protection, particularly as Saints love to try and get Matt Gidley isolated on him.

Yeah agreed. I had my head in my hands when Cunningham barged over Clarkson and Burrow to score.. my thoughts we're ''when will we learn!!!??''..

What dissapointed me more about that try was the fact they do it everytime we play them and the majority of the time it pays off.

Given where Burrow defends, it wouldn't be too difficult to shift Hall in one to cover Gidley close to the line and have Burrow defend on the wing.

eastwood wasn't fit on saturday. In fact the physio warned against playing him. He put his hand up and played because bluey wanted him to do a short spell in each half.

Quote ="Greg Eastwood""I think I surprised the physios," he said. "I worked really hard towards getting to this game. The physios and coaches wrote me off but I showed them on Thursday I was ready to play." "I was thinking 'oh no, not in the semi-final' but the boys got behind me and told me to forget about it, just to get on with my game," he said. "I'm not too worried about next year," he said. "I'm living the moment and giving my all for now. I am missing my family but the fans and the club have been great and I can't thank them enough. I still want to give my all to the players and Bluey and especially the fans because they've been great."'" Good enough for me. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... twood.html

Quote ="Greg Eastwood""I think I surprised the physios," he said. "I worked really hard towards getting to this game. The physios and coaches wrote me off but I showed them on Thursday I was ready to play." "I was thinking 'oh no, not in the semi-final' but the boys got behind me and told me to forget about it, just to get on with my game," he said. "I'm not too worried about next year," he said. "I'm living the moment and giving my all for now. I am missing my family but the fans and the club have been great and I can't thank them enough. I still want to give my all to the players and Bluey and especially the fans because they've been great."'" Good enough for me. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... twood.html

Quote ="tvoc"Good enough for me. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... twood.html'" Yup. Leeds have a great set of lads. A set who are tight and want to play for Leeds.

Quote ="tvoc"Good enough for me. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... twood.html'" Yup. Leeds have a great set of lads. A set who are tight and want to play for Leeds.

Quote ="tvoc"Good enough for me. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... twood.html'" I wasn't great. I said some nasty things about Greg on Saturday. Until he committs his future to us and unless he puts in much, much better displays than Saturday he's not worthy of a shirt.

Quote ="tvoc"Good enough for me. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... twood.html'" I wasn't great. I said some nasty things about Greg on Saturday. Until he committs his future to us and unless he puts in much, much better displays than Saturday he's not worthy of a shirt.

Any player who pulls on a shirt for Leeds Rhinos instantly earns my approval.

Greg had a bad game on Saturday but he’s had some good games for Leeds this season despite having a season been plagued by injuries and home sickness.

I really don’t understand why people are so bitter about Greg not wanting to be at this side of the world after trying it out. He’s already prolonging his personal agonies to be with us till the end of the season.

Lets be human and support the lad

Who is bitter?

"Trying it out"? Just what do you think Leeds Rhinos are?

He was pretty poor. Apart from the pass to Meli, he didn't do too much worth writing home about. Lets hope he gets fitter and can contribute more.

Call me cynical, but the bloke putting his hand up to play must have attempting to showcase himself. In which case, that didn't work did it. May not be the case but given his toy throwing antics recently, it's not beyond the realms of feasibility.

Moreover that a genuinely promising kid like Clarkson could miss out because of a foot stomping show pony can't do much for the young fellas. Sure GH and Bluey wont be smokescreened though either way.