That guy gave everything in defence tonight. Aussie mentality. Donny fan.

Personally I think he's got the best tackling technique we have seen in SL

Danny Buderos?

Great player and will be missed, nice to see him going home with a winners ring. Also Ali thought he was going to score for farytale ending to Leeds career

He was awesome tonight. He was round the legs of every Saints 3/4, and round the chest/ball carrying arm of every forward. Seemed to be involved in every tackle in the first half. What a legend.
The best of luck to him back in Oz.

Abso-bluddy-lutely ....we will his defensive lead in 2012.

A real pleasure to watch.

And some would still rather have had Mathew Diskin this year.

Our best two performances of the year have come with Danny Buderus playing as a 80-minute hooker. This is not a coincidence.

That is because they have a dislike for real Aussie class - Diskin is more in their idiom - local without the natural ability of a real international standard player. There is no accounting for taste or opinion!!

It has been a pleasure to watch one of the finest players of his generation on a weekly basis - he will be missed. Hopefully Hood has noted what is required at the very highest level and he can turn the raw talent into performances on the field.

Buderus has been great for Leeds and got what he deserves! The perfect send off!

Buderus will be heavily missed next year, his input has been without doubt a major contributing factor to last nights success.

Have said the same; most recently after last week's Warrington victory. At least one other actually stated it was a great tactical move by McDermott to [unot[/u play him for the full 80 until that penultimate match.





A waste of his talents under successive coaches.

When Saints had us on the rack there was one moment where Buderus came screaming out of the line and levelled the first receiver. Off the back of that the rest of the set was awesome. From where I was sitting that one moment and Sinfields outrageous step were the catalysts for our stepping it up.

always leads the chase will miss him.

is it any coincidence that he has outthought, tackled and led the kick chase agains't the supposedly two best hookers in super league.As stated on other threads re danny, been a priveledge to watch him, great player great man sorry to see him go.

Another great performance from Buderus. But he has had many other great performances this season when not on for the full 80. (as has JP, JJB. RB etc)

Not for the first time Nantwich that you have under estimated our Champion coach Brian McDermott and his tactics

Firstly the hooker is the most physically demanding position on the field and most teams including St Helens and Warrington rest their first choice at some stage in the game. As Buderus is coming to end of his outstanding career it is a good idea to also allow him a rest for most normal league games. Not being on for the full 80 has not diminished his performances for Leeds.

Secondly it is only in the last few games that McGuire has regained some speed, fitness and form. Until this happened Sinfield had to continue to play at 6. Therefore Burrow had to be used as an impact player coming on at 9 and only reverting to 7 when Buderus returned to the field later in the games. This also allowed McGuire to regain some game time at 6 late in the latter games.

As McGuire came back to form as the end of the season approached Macca then had the option to bring on Burrow at 7 and move McGuire to 6 with some extra confidence. As we came to the final two games of his Leeds career Buderus could play the full 80 with less risk of burning out a key player. This fine player wanted to go out on a high and being the professional that he is rose to the occasion.

Why can you not see that the coach was being tactically astute in using his resources in this manner?

I've been a critic of McDermott as most on here will recognise. I criticised him when it was justified, so now it's fair to praise him when it's justified.

His use of Buderus, McGuire and Burrow has been perfect. It's ensured that not only has each player been given the opportunity to play themselves into form, but each player is fresh enough at the end of the year to do the business.

Great piece of coaching and tactical awareness.

lets hope his legacy with Hood and Mcshane lives long and bright

Cheers danny B

It was a great tactical. He'd have been burnt out playing 80 minutes every week. In a similar way JP used to rarely play 80 mins in 2007-9 but did in the big games at the business end of the season.

Do you still think starting Sinfield at stand off is the enormous mistake you did a few weeks ago?

The criticism of McDermott was always justified. Leeds were rubbish for most of the season and his comments about errors and incomplete sets being irrelevant and boring was nonsense of the highest order. Leeds improved title-winning form by the end of the season was mainly down to addressing those very issues which had plagued them all season... indiscipline, backchat, penalties, incomplete sets, errors aplenty. McDermott's tactical switch and usage of Burrow along with the increasingly influential Buderus factor (Michael Monaghan eat your heart out) definitely provided Leeds with the additional edge.

I'm not a huge fan of McDermott. I didn't want him as coach but once he was handed the job, he deserved 2 or 3 years at least to make his mark. I still remain unconvinced by him in charge but it was the sundry knee-jerk calls for his sacking and a TAXI out of Headingley which were OTT, not the criticism.

I think all of us, except possibly Aston Wilson, can be glad that nantwichexile is not our coach.

Ahem ! I had the prior foresight to our incumbent coach that Delaney was the better second rower than Ablett; Ablett the better centre ( I received a lot of abuse for daring to suggest that). I also encouraged the role of Burrow as impact hooker from the bench long before McDermott.

I am pleased to see the man eventually picked up my brain waves and vindicated my opinions.

Hardaker to stand off will eventually be his next move



Look, I've already stated I'm pleased for the guy and at long last the players seem to be responding to his wishes....but in the present euphoria - fanstastic as it is (I have also said this GF victory must be the [isweetest[/i of them all) - too many seem to want to forget the earlier debacles we had to witness this season. We WERE crap.

The propaganda seems to want us to believe that the Catalans away match was the 'turning point'....and the awful display/decisions at Harlequins just the week before wembley conveniently forgotten.

I genuinely hope the team kicks on ...and the lesson of not being afraid to introduce the 'kids', epitomised by Hardaker, is not forgotten.

As for Sinfield at stand off (Andy) ....undoubtedly a place has to be found for the incontrovertible inspirational skipper, but nobody can convince me that he is nothing other than an adequate in the role. I still see him as a better LF.

Just in case you hadn't noticed - he doesn't do too much differently whichever position he plays.

I'd say a 2 Grand Final winning, international stand off is more than adequate. At the very least I'd take him over Smith and Hardaker there!

Resting him for mere "normal league games" was undoubtedly a contributory reason for the final league positioning. Are you really suggesting McDermott planned that ? It was a tactical decison to reach the GF and win by finishing in such a lowly position ??

Of course...but that equates to a better LF than SO. Taking him over Smith aint saying much really I'm afraid to say....and of course Hardaker isn't ready [ijust[/i yet.

Would you take Sinfield at SO over any other SO in SL ?? (Ignoring his role as the inspirational captain that of course [unobody[/u can contest)