I agree with this.
Any successful appeal by any club simply exposes the incompetence of the MRP.
Hopefully they've learnt from that and will apply some common sense this year - but I'll not hold my breath.

Tbf in Bentleys case it worked and his technique did improve.
Wrt Tetavano the guy doesn`t learn.
I would also suggest Knowles is a tackle away from getting banned.
But I do like his aggression in the tackle so no real complaints from me.

It's a fine line to walk,you need the aggression,but you also need restraint. It seems there has been a change in how the mvp view tackles this year,everyone agreed last year was a farce.

Anyway good luck for the rest of the season ( apart from when you play us )

We might need all the luck we can get mate.
I agree and let`s hope we get some consistency this year.
Whilst i fully understand the need to protect players I do think some of the bans last year were ridiculous.
For me the only bans should come for serious foul play and if the ref has missed a trip on a player for instance then so be it.
Don`t ban that player after the game has been reviewed imo.
I also think that for other offences there should be some sort of points given and once you reach say 10 you miss a game or 2.

Only 1400 tickets left for Friday looks to be a sell out!!!!!

Bentley in the 21

I'd look to replace Donaldson as well, with either McDonnell or Walters. Mind you I'd have rejigged the threequarters as well and put Roberts in the centres with Macdonald.

Roberts not in the squad.

I would bring in Walters and drop Lisone his fitness is no where near to play SL.

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That’s not gonna happen. Neither is Tet getting dropped. You don’t sign oversea’s players on big salaries to ‘drop’ them after few games. Managers are cleverer than this. Better to try and get more out of them…..

He’s only gonna get match fitness by playing matches. I think he’s getting a lot of unnessary stick, his performance wasn’t as bad as some are making out. Numerous times Hull struggled to get him to ground and he got a quick play of the ball, There’s a decent player when he gets into the swing of things.

We’ve been trying to get more out of Tetevano for almost three years, how long does it take?

I`m not Tetavano`s biggest fan but thought he did ok against Hull playing at prop.
Leeds Rhinos 21-man squad: Richie Myler, David Fusitu'a, Nene MacDonald, Ash Handley, Blake Austin, Aidan Sezer, Kruise Leeming, Zane Tetevano, James Bentley, Rhyse Martin, Cameron Smith, Jarrod O'Connor, Sam Lisone, Derrell Olpherts, Justin Sangare, Tom Holroyd, James McDonnell, Sam Walters, Liam Tindall, James Donaldson, Jack Sinfield.
I reckon Tindall, Donaldson and Sinfield will miss out from the 18 selected with maybe Bentley 18th man.

Tindall was very good for us in our win against Toulouse, sorry I meant he was awful, clearly not up to SL, he needs a full season in the championship to get up to speed...

As you were.

And so it should. Given the massive discrepancy in salary cap and the fact that it took place in OZ, the win against Penrith probably eclipses Wigan's win against Brisbane in the early nineties, as the greatest single performance by an English club side. Just hope we can catch you in celebratory mode on Friday. You do look to have a couple out.

Exactly right. Though of course if by some miracle we do prevail that makes us the lineal world champs

Too right.

Until next week, when Wakefield become World Champions. Eventually it will trickle down to the Leigh Lopards who will almost certainly have a giant celebration and put a gold star on their jerseys.

Should we have a big garish World Champions belt like in boxing that we can pass around?

I hope that olpherts is out of the team with Martin centre handley wing and Bentley Mcdonnell/Tetevano back row and Walters coming in.

I get your point but his fitness is awful and hes a passenger at the moment.He's 2 to 4 weeks off being ready then bring him back then, there's nothing clever about plying an unfit player.

He’s not as unfit as you think and did ok v Hull. You won’t see him looking much different as this is his natural build, and we signed him as he is……

Handley has to play wing.You are the looking at a choice of Fusitua Martin Mcdonnell and Olpherts at centre.

Apart from couple bad drops and lapses of concentration think Olpherts is a big unit and should play wing or centre….

Agree about Walters but it Tet plays back row who would be out starting props?

Holroyd and Lisone

Walters and Sangare on the bench.

But with Bentley fit I don't think that's how well go. But I don't mind Martin at centre TBH. I would go

Myler
Fusitua
Macdonald
Martin
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Holroyd
Oconner
Lisone
Tetevano
Bentley
Smith

Walters
Sangare
Leeming
Roberts/olpherts/Macdonnel