Silverwood is the ref.

Greenwood deserves a ban for his snidey ways since making the 1st team. Always got his hands on the ball in the tackle, likes giving out the old facials, and always has a bit of interference at the play the ball. I've taken an immediate dislike to him. He probably was trying to do Browns injured ankle, he seems that sort of kid.

But he didn't grab the ankle and roll like Sneyd did. All Greenwood did was make the tackle with his arms wrapped around the lower part of Brown's shin. As he tries to get up his gets one foot free and Greenwood manages to keep hold of his other resulting in the foot/ankle getting a bit caught. That's the definition of an accidental one in act of trying to slow down the PTB, not what Hull claimed with Sneyd.

Ticket sales going very well.

South Stand sold out and Carnegie Terrace only 400 left.

I wonder if it could make 20k ? The sun could bring a few out.

19 man squad as expected McGuire, Cuthbertson and Garbutt all included, just have to see if the first two are fit enough to play

1 - Hardaker
3 - Watkins
4 - Moon
5 - Hall
6 - McGuire
7 - Burrow
8 - Leuluai
9 - Aiton
10 - Peacock
12 - Ablett
13 - Sinfield
14 - Ward
15 - Delaney
17 - Cuthbertson
19 - Singleton
20 - Keinhorst
22 - Yates
27 - Handley
30 - Garbutt

I will be pleasantly surprised if both Mags and Cuthbo are fit and if so then who will drop out if all others are fit too? Yates is obvious but there is a good argument to retain Keinhorst and rest Handley

Handley bounced back well last week I thought and Keinhorst is doing well in the back row so wouldn't jig him about ATM even though I think he could miss out if Cuthbertson is fit and we end up having at prop at loose.

IF both McGuire and Cuthbertson are fit I think it'll be...

Hardaker
Handley
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sinfield
McGuire
Leuluai
Aiton
Peacock
Ward
Ablett
Cuthbertson

Burrow
Delaney
Garbutt
Singleton

If McGuire misses out then it'll be interesting to see if he calls up Robbie Ward or goes with a 4 forward bench.

I demand Jimmy K stays in. He is the one who has impressed me most the last few weeks. And Sinners was a demon against Hull last week as well...

Anyway, does anyone know if there is a U-19s game on first on Friday? Seems an ideal time to do so if there is going to be 20k+ but there is no mention anywhere on the website that there will be anything on before. I am going with a few newbies / RL tourists and I don't want to be stood gassing somewhere in the stadium grounds having a drink while the SS is filling up. If I can persuade them with there 'being a game on before' it will strengthen my hand! I assume there is nothing happening as there is no mention on the website but people on here seem to know first - the article saying about 'only 400 tickets left for CT' has only appeared online in the last hour but someone said it here before then. Thanks

U'19's are listed as playing on Saturday vs Hull so doesn't look like they'll play before.

I would like to see Keinhorst stay in but last two games McDermott has really downplayed his showings in the post match interviews whilst bigging Delaney up massive after the Hull win so I have a feeling it Cuthbertson is fit then Keinhorst will be the forward to miss out (along with Yates).

Very much depends on who you play at Loose, recently has been Ablett but wouldn't be surprised if he went with another prop their vs Saints. He did away and usually does vs Catalans.

If fit I guess Mac will start Cuthbo at 13 if not perhaps Singo. Saints have been playing LMS in the 2nd row and 3 props on the bench so we need to counter that. As I said their big guys looked tired last week so I would be inclined to try and move them around a lot in the heat. Our best kicking game is required.

Swift has been in speedy form and Handley (despite a much improved showing last week) has shown a positional weakness in defending his opposite number recently which Saints may well have noted hence I would plump for the Keinhorst/Watkins combination on our right. I agree Mac did downplay Keinhorst's recent MOM performance but that maybe done for a reason we don't know about. I am sure he is well aware of JK's contributions recently

keinhorst, for me, is to small. he struggled to make an impact at hull. he has undoubted skill, such as setting up the try, but lacks a physical presence

I'm naively hopeful someone tomorrow will have a brainwave and move it forward 18 hours to Friday night! Thanks



I think re. Keinhorst he is smaller and you lose something from bigger places, yes but for what he is and what he can provide I like him. I'd rather have a Keinhorst with less overall physical presence performing at 90% than a Delaney with more overall physical presence, but performing at 60%...

I have always regarded setting up a try (or three) as making an impact. He is big enough at centre and has not been shown up when called upon to play in the back row where his ball playing skills made up for any lack of grunt in taking the ball up in thick traffic. In the two games against Hull he scored a try and played a major part in creating 3 others not to mention 34 tackles in the first of these games.

Your spot on Tad. Two weeks ago he was very good, last week other than the brilliant hands at the end for the try, he was far too lightweight. Think people get too carried away based on the one moment of quality, and not surprised McDermot was down playing.

We will need more than one moment from all the players this week, and personally if it came down to choice, size would be the better bet for this weeks match.

Greenwood is available for them, found to have no case to answer.

I'm about there.

Enough to be intrigued by him at 2nd row but not carried away. Wouldn't mind if he makes the 17 this week, wouldn't be disappointed if he missed out if everyone fit. Shown plenty of promise for future years, should we beef him up in the off-season? Worked for Ward.

Word on the street is that McGuire and Garbutt are playing, but Cuthbertson late test.

Disgraceful, pro-Leeds institutional bias

McGuire, Garbutt and Cuthbertson are all available by the sounds of it:

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The weather looks like being great, just what summer rugby was supposed to be.
Can't wait.

To be fair, Cuthbertson and Achurch both qualify for England

Hardaker
Handley Moon Watkins Hall
Sinfield McGuire
Leuluai Aiton Peacock
Keinhorst Ward
Ablett

Burrow Delaney Cuthbertson Garbutt

Well one thing is certain Garbutt will get a great reception when he gets his turn.Wish I was there tonight

Fleming and Dawson up against that back line. Hmmmmmm.