Was it shown on our league in the end?

I watched it on the PNG kumuls facebook page, looks like the game was on someones tv and they recorded the game from there onto there phone and uploaded it lol. As you can imagine, it wasnt great quality, but it was watchable and no buffering atall. Its still on there now, first and second halfs are on seperate links on there page.

People forget how young Oledski and Walker are. We've 2 exceptional talents there along with a few others.

Things looked bleak last season but they aren't as bleak as people think.

A team is only as good as it’s weakest links, and we’ve been carrying too many. Injuries were also a major part of how bad this year was.
If we have half the starting first team injured again in 2019 we’ll struggle again.
If we don’t get Merrin, I really hope we still manage the +1 or 2 in the pack before season starts. Hope to see more of Holroyd, Trout and maybe Johnson next year.

If most teams lose half the starting line up they would struggle.

Don't see much in Trout if I am honest, he needs to improve a lot to be anywhere near 1st team for me.

I agree, but I still think our biggest signing is Furner, I reckon some underperforming players could get a new lease of life under him. Good coaching and confidence is a big factor.

Ive been reading elsewhere that Merrin feels like he's being pushed into signing for Leeds . Hope this isnt true ,but I remembef Lee Crooks signing for us when his heart wasnt in it

Now Bennett is officially taking over at Souths next season I can see Merrin going there anyway. Penrith are pushing him out apparently but not necessarily to Super League.

Can't really understand us chasing him and offering him a huge deal to be honest. It's strong running back rowers we badly need. Not sure what role Merrin would fill.

Yes I rememeber the look of upset on Crooks face when he was paraded in press conference. He looked devastated to be leaving Hull. That said I thought he was cracking player during his time at Leeds.

We need committed players, especially in the pack. If he doesn't want to come we should be looking elsewhere or it's just another Segeyaro / Eastwood mess

Merrin is a different situation. The player is at the end of his career, and it’s likely if he came to Leeds we’d be his last club.
The other thing I’d say is that no club has a divine right to be the Chosen Altar for any player who hasn’t come up through the academy / supported them as a kid. It’s a professional choice for others and they have money, family, friends etc to consider. I do think Leeds is a club that grows on overseas players if they settle, but let’s not judge anyone. If Merrin comes, he will be committed because he’s a senior player who knows what he’s doing.

I would probs go with

Walker
Briscoe T
Hurrell
Watkins
Jennings/Briscoe L
Lolehea
Myler
Cuthbertson
Parcell
Singleton
Ward
Ablett
Merrin

McClelland
Garbutt
Crosby
Smith

Walker;
Briscoe Watkins Hurrell Handley;
Lolohea Myler;
Cuthbertson Parcell Singleton;
Ward Ablett;
Merrin

Dwyer Crosby Peteru Ferres

Currently that’s my team.

Goodness me that pack makes me cry.

I agree.
Cuthbertson- not a go forward prop Garbut is much better
Parcell- last seasons form average
Singleton- average
Ablett- no longer good enough = squad player
Ward- probably injured
Merrin- very good

I would swap Cuthbertson for Garbutt get another prop and one more second rower and we should be ok!

I'm hoping Furner wants his fully fit match 17 will be something like this.

Walker
T.Briscoe
Watkins
Hurrell
L.Briscoe
Lolohea
Myler
New Prop
Parcell
Singleton
Ferres
Ward
Merrin

Subs
Cuthbertson
Dwyer
Crosby
Peteru/ Ablett

Rest of First team squad: JJB, Smith, Oledzki, L.Sutcliffe,Handley, Golding, Mclellend, Newman, Trout, Dupree, Holroyd and C.Johnson.

Swap Handley for L.Briscoe and that's what it'll be

Forgot about Dwyer, Peteru and Ferres - oops.

I would be getting Handley and Golding out on the minimum of season loans if not selling them.

Doubt we could sell em. Who'd pay when our need to shed players is so transparently obvious?

Hull!


We can bank on Hull.

I do think some on here have unrealistic expectations of a huge turnaround in playing staff for next season, we aren't suddenly going to get a whole new pack.

I fully expect 2020 to be the year we see big changes in playing roster.

Golding, Hall, Moon, Delaney, Garbutt, Keinhorst, Mullally, Galloway, Jordan-Roberts, Lilley, Walters.

I’d say that is a huge turnaround imo.

Golding, Garbutt, Mullaly, Walters havent gone anywhere yet, Galloway didnt pull his boots on last year and my point is with the players already confirmed to have gone I don’t see many more going, 2020 will be different and

One thing that hasn't really been discussed I'd what Peteru's role will be next season, will he used as a prop or back row? I'm expecting good things from him if he has some luck with injuries.

We badly need props and effective back rowers.