Going to be an interesting one given their current injury worries and current drop in form.

We will likely lose Thompson and Tetevano to bans, to add to Holroyd and Mustapha, with Briscoe out with injury. Hopefully Smith will return and I’d swap Sezer and Myler back round after Sezers performance last week.

Hardaker
Fusitua Newman Sutcliffe Handley
Austin Myler
Oledzki Leeming Prior
Bentley Martin
Smith

Sezer / Dwyer
Donaldson
Gannon
Walters / O’Connor

Walker, Simpson

I'd be using Walters as a prop. Sezer would start for me. Hopefully, Thompson's yellow is sufficient as it was pretty minor.

When is Holroyd due to return? I presume he can use his ban on reserve matches too?

Sezer has been out for months.. give him a chance

I would play Myler at FB with Hardaker at centre even though it`s not his best position.
Myler is too good to leave out and for me he can now only play FB.
I would keep Sezer/Austin in the halves.
Also tempted to play Dwyer as substitute hooker as their forwards might tire second half.

Can only use one ban a week so can’t be used on reserve games, not due back until Warrington on 19th august.

Also forgot about Handleys injury so hopefully that’s not too serious, if so, Myler FB, Hardaker Wing, Austin Sezer Halves & Dwyer on bench.

Good chance to evaluate the effectiveness of Smith's strategy of a more expansive attack imo. Hull's was pretty feeble the other day so if we can hold such a limited side in the way we ought then we should win, assuming we can carve a few openings.
That said, for all we threw it around and looked dangerous at times v saints, our only scores came from a piece of individual brilliance by Newman following a questionable decision to kick on a zero tackle and another from a fairly routine crossfield kick. Certainly need more end product to our attacks, hopefully we'll see it happen.

Keep Sezer and Austin in the halves.I would use Waletrs as prop from the bench.Gannon Donaldson and Myler also on bench.Sutty back to centre

Do we know when the disciplenary hearings/publishing are

Tetevano grade D refered to disciplinary panel

Newman 2 match ban for gobbing off

Thompson 2 match ban for tripping.


Nice one lads, really disappointed with Newman, daft thing is he was kicking off after s perfectly legitimate try aswell

Stupid by Newman especially after being out all season. Not helping us at all. You do have to question why Grant didn't send him off at the time if it was so bad?

Thompson's for me is extremely harsh. It was a trip but it was very minor, I felt a yellow was slightly harsh but could understand it. The yellow appeared to be given by the video ref: again, if it was so bad, why was he not red carded given the video ref had viewed same and intervened?

Tetevano deserves everything he gets and I for one hope he never plays for us again.

Myler
Fusitua Hardaker Sutcliffe Handley / Tindall
Austin Sezer
Oledzki Leeming Prior
Martin Bentley
Smith

Dwyer Gannon Donaldson Walters / O’Connor

Johnson
Handley / Tindall
Simpson

Is Tindall actually fit? Doesn't seem to have played for a while. If fit can't understand why he's not even featured for the reserves.

Fair point.

Newman's young he'll learn.

He will, but 1 match would have been fair not 2. that is seriously OTT given his record.

I agree.

Super player though he is, he does need to learn. He's been yapping at refs ever since he broke into the first team. Sadly it's now become part of the teams culture. I'm fed up of seeing us knock on or fail to play the ball because we are too busy complaining to the officials. They are not footballers. The club needs to get a hold of this self defeating behavior and drive it out. Only losers blame it on the ref.

It speaks to a lack of leadership in the playing group. I can't imagine this would be so prevalent with JP or Sinny in the team. We've always had whingers, but this is ridiculous.

The next batch of signings needs to include some senior players who will not put up with crap from their team mates.

I agree. I also reckon McDermott would have sorted it out as well.
It needs doing in a smarter way like Ablett used to. Saints were appealing for everything, Hurrell did a bit of diving to get a penalty off Martin. We are as thick as ….

The Thompson one is very harsh as is Newman’s but we keep getting into these positions.

Don't think Newman's is harsh. I think he's a cracking player but I really don't want to see players carrying on at refs like that.
Leave it to the footballers. Or us.

Newman was sin binned fairly regularly in the U19s for yapping.

I think on reflection our ill discipline is down to frustration both at how we are giving soft penalties away, most if not all under performing and decisions going against us oh and not winning games.
All contribute to the frustration the players are feeling.
Winning teams rarely complain hence why the Leeds of old were nowhere near as bad as our current crop (McGuire maybe the exception)

Agree but one match should be the punishment.AFIK he wasn't charged with swearing at the ref .

Having players in their best positions is important but myler is contradictory to that coming on at hooker for 9 mins when the games gone. Where leeds are at they need the best 13 on the field, myler fb hardaker centre with Harry out and Martin back row.