I'm in two minds about this visit.

On one hand I think you will absolutely hammer us, if you throw the ball around like you enjoy doing I can't see up coping as our defence can be soft, especially when hill and sims are both of we seem to fall to pieces.

On the other hand we have beat you twice so far this season, seemingly raising our game each time so hopefully we do that again, plus sandow is due to debut so who knows what he will throw up.

How are you likely to line up? Same team as the semi final?

I would imagine Ward in for JJB would be the only change barring other injuries. Maybe Singleton for Keinhorst as well.

Poor old JJB won't be playing ...that's for sure. Hopefully Stevie Ward will return in his place.

Wigan but [uespecally[/u Warrington seem to have got the measure of Leeds this season. Down to coaching and who is referee I guess. Thaler again would have been excellent ...quite simply the best ref in the game. He lets the game flow, which suits Leeds to a tee.

In our favour is the fact Hardaker is hitting a rich vein of form and makes a big difference from - at least - when we played you at the Halliwell Jones.

On paper it looks like a good close match. Let's hope so.

Unlike Leeds' hold over Saints this year which is very much down to them not being able to handle our style of play. I don't think the two losses to Wire have been down to anything really massively tactical or style-wise that is cause for concern. Just think they've run and tackled harder and faster than we have on both occasions.....rugby is sometimes as simple as that.

Will be interesting. Sandow should give a lift if he plays but Westwood is a significant loss for Warrington based on how he performed in the first two games. For Leeds having Garbutt now on board looking strong and Leuluai returned to the frame has added more beef to our side from when we last played Warrington which is an important factor especially when the Warrington bench doesn't look too great when Hill and Sims have to take a breather.

As always it will largely depend on how each respective pack performs..and you're right Westwood always seems to have a big game against Leeds: he will be a big loss for them.
Sandow is of course the great unknown, but if the Leeds pack and the superb Aiton dominate/get the roll on his threat will only be secondary.

Let's hope Warrington kick like Saints did and keep the ball constantly in play with our set always starting with a ball down Hardaker's throat.......

Would go for this lineup

Hardaker
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sinfield
McGuire
Cuthbertson
Aiton
Peacock
Delaney
Ablett
Singleton

Burrow
Ward
Garbutt
Leuluai

When picking the forwards I've opted for a bench I believe would be best and most impactful to bring on just as Warrington are taking Hill and Sims off.

That's the team I would go for too...but Keinhorst seems to be in favour over Singleton. I like Keinhorst, but it seems puzzling to prefer him in any spot over those we both have agreed on here.

I don't know. I think essentially JJB took Singleton's place in the team as he was playing loose/in the middle. Keinhorst offered a 2nd row option otherwise the bench on Friday would've been three props and no 2nd rowers.

Singleton comes in for JJB
Ward comes in for Keinhorst is how I'd actually view it.

I would start with Kylie again and Cuthbo at loose. If fit I would also start with Wardy and perhaps bring the excellent Delaney on from the bench for some impact. JJB would have been ideal to spot Sandow who will be out to make an early impression so for me Ward's extra pace would be next best thing.

Warrington will be out to spoil our offloading game and it will be too much to expect we can start as white hot as in the semi so hopefully Mac will have a cunning plan ready.

Warrington always play with an extra player. Briers does longer stints on the pitch than some of their players!

Hardaker
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall

Sinfield
McGuire

Leuluai
Aiton
Peacock
Ward
Ablett
Cuthbertson

Garbutt
Delaney
Singleton
Burrow

I think when sims/ hill come off we could add garbutt and Burrow which shouldmake metres then Delaney and Singleton at the half hour mark to keep us fresh leading up to the half time hooter.

We really need to keep on the front foot like the last few games vs Saints. Keep getting bgood ball to outside backs and kick to turn around and tire out their pack

The loss of Westwood for them is very good for us.
He is very good at slowing down the PTB and we need to be quick

I'd go with
Hardaker
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sinfield
Mcguire
Leuluai
Aiton (if his concussion wasn't too serious)
Singleton
Delaney
Ablett
Cuthbertson

Subs
Burrow
Ward (if fit)
Keinhorst
Garbutt

Rest JP

Walters in for ward if not fit

Rest peacock vs the a team we haven't beaten this year ,in the first game of the super 8's ?, when we are only one point ahead ?

Be serious...

Micky Higham was outstanding at Headingley and although they still have 2 good hookers in Clark and Dwyer I feel without Higham our pack should be able to control the game more easily in the early exchanges.

So your saying if JP plays against wire he's going to win the game himself single handedly ik he brings lots to the team and is one of the best front rowers in the league but I think if we do rest him we have enough in cuthbo, kylie, garbutt and Singleton to battle the wire pack

Come on be serious

JP is quality but I wouldn't say he will win us a game by himself I think we cuthbo, kylie, garbutt and Singleton have more than enough talent and quality about them to beat the wire pack

No, but to rest him now makes no sense. If this was the game before the cup final I could see the logic in it, but it isn't. I see it as a must win game.
We need a win over Wire this year given our two previous losses and I think we need to try get every point we can during these seven games. They are much weaker and less physical once Hill and Sims are off, with Westwood banned we have a good chance to get another two points on the board and force Warrington into a harder position for their campaign.

Not playing Peacock would be daft. Cuthbertson is going great at LF atm and with Ward returning from injury we should be looking to bash them in the middle and unleash our outside backs.

Given the way Sandow plays - with no structure - he should hit the ground running. Some Wolves fans are very touchy about him, but the reality is he's a brilliant off-the-cuff player, but a dreadful halfback in terms of controlling the game and defence. I think he'll go really well in SL, and it sounds as if Tony Smith has brought him in to do his own thing, which is the only way to use him. Its also the reason why no NRL club would touch him with a bargepole.

I think we will play JP but he is crucial to our team and he doesn't need to pick up a knock heading into the business end of the season but Brian Mac will definitely play him does anyone think that we should give Ryan hall a rest and bring Ash Handly back in and maybe that might make Hall book his ideas up

I can't believe how many people have spoke about resting players this week........ These are the games you rest players for not in!

I think you underestimate in these super 8s how hard it's going to be to regain top spot if we lose it, only time we should be resting players is in the last couple of games IF we have wrapped it up.

Ryan Hall is playing out of his skin, making hard yards forward from the back and dragging players out of position. He takes massive pressure off our pack. It's not all about tries.

In last 2 games against Wire Leeds have been dominated round the ruck and down the middle. So we have to start on the front foot, I'd load up on size as well.

I don't know if it's necessarily about size, I think it's more about getting numbers in to the tackle.

In most of our games this season, certainly the ones in which we've played well, we've got 3 or 4 people in to the tackle. Against Wire we've only had 1 or 2. Wire have started well and we've never really recovered and got on top of them.

If we get numbers in to the tackle we'll do ok. Also them not having Higham or Westwood or Russell is a big plus for us.

I wouldn't say he playing out of his skin but I know what he brings to the team what most other wingers don't in super league and that is making hard yards down the middle and giving the forwards a rest but I can't but I think his try scoring form has dropped dramatically since 2011/2012 and you do expect your wingers to score 20 plus tries a season