Leeds have:
1 - Webb
2 - Smith
3 - Delaney
4 - Senior
5 - Hall
6 - McGuire
7 - Burrow

Thats 7 internationals and 7 incredible players. They have a truly superb squad now and it makes an absolute mockery of our own squad development. Once they get a few players back they will be nigh on impossible to stop.

Ah! well, it will be no use watching Boots'n'all tonight as the show will have been taken over with the Smith saga.

I'm sick of hearing about it already. That is all we are going to get for the next few days over Easter.

Why's that?

Personally speaking I've never seen him give less than 100% in any game.

Very true, but any RL news is big news in our circles.

Delaney an incredible international player? You sure? I'd rather take Wheeler.

Gidley is as good as Senior, Pryce/Eastmond are better than the Leeds halves.

They have far better wingers, but Gardner/Meli are internationals themselves and who's to say Lomax won't be better than Smith/Hall?

If only from time to time you could look at some Saints players with similar puppy eyed awe. Our absolute mockery of a squad is several places above their truly superb version, in case you hadn't noticed. We're also above Hudds (another better squad than ours according to you) and level with Wire (who you seem to think are streets ahead too).

It was only a couple of weeks ago you were saying Wakefield had better backs than us



At least you've stopped saying our youth team will lose every week now, I'll give you that.

When did Delaney play International rugby?

Lol, let's not go overboard, but I certainly think the pieces are fitting into place for leeds to have a major assault on a 4th title come playoff time.

His internationalism comes from him being Australian



But my view still stands.

Webb > Wellens - By an enormous distance. A modern fullback has to do more than be reliable under bombs. Wello is the reason our wingers are so poor, they are under far more pressure in attack and defense than they should be.
Hall > Gardner - Again, by a staggering distance.
Senior - Gidley - Both old and slightly past it
Delaney > - We don't have more than one centre in the squad. Wheeler, a junior stand off is playing there at the moment but it's a weakness both in attack and defense. I'd rather Dean played there, a junior second rower.
Smith > Smeli - Again, by some distance.

Proof that this a trolling attempt.

Why is it? Centre isn't a natural position for him and if he's to stay there it'll be a long term development. He won't be a top centre in SL for some time.

He'as already a top centre in SL, check out Sunday's highlights (and pretty much every time he pulls on the shirt). Would you swap him for Delaney?

How so? Matt Gidley thought he was a 6 until someone stuck him in the centres and hey presto!

Quote ="Saddened!"His internationalism comes from him being Australian But my view still stands. Webb > Wellens - By an enormous distance. A modern fullback has to do more than be reliable under bombs. Wello is the reason our wingers are so poor, they are under far more pressure in attack and defense than they should be. Hall > Gardner - Again, by a staggering distance. Senior - Gidley - Both old and slightly past it Delaney > - We don't have more than one centre in the squad. Wheeler, a junior stand off is playing there at the moment but it's a weakness both in attack and defense. I'd rather Dean played there, a junior second rower. Smith > Smeli - Again, by some distance.'" www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/5800 ... St_Helens/ Give him abreak everyone

Quote ="Saddened!"His internationalism comes from him being Australian But my view still stands. Webb > Wellens - By an enormous distance. A modern fullback has to do more than be reliable under bombs. Wello is the reason our wingers are so poor, they are under far more pressure in attack and defense than they should be. Hall > Gardner - Again, by a staggering distance. Senior - Gidley - Both old and slightly past it Delaney > - We don't have more than one centre in the squad. Wheeler, a junior stand off is playing there at the moment but it's a weakness both in attack and defense. I'd rather Dean played there, a junior second rower. Smith > Smeli - Again, by some distance.'" www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/5800 ... St_Helens/ Give him abreak everyone

Greg Inglis is an "incredible" player.
Billy Slater is an "incredible" player.
Jarryd Hayne is an "incredible" player.

Webb, Smith, Delaney, Senior, Hall, McGuire & Rob Burrow are NOT "incredible" players.

They range from competent to good. No more. No less.

So our reigning champions of the last three years are only competent to good. No wonder we are dross at international level.

No it just means that they were better than Saints competent to poor backline.
Q.E.D.

The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating. And when it comes to the internationals, the Leeds pudding (and downwards) has repeatedly left us with a bad case of Montezuma's revenge.

75-0.

Again you don't read "In the last three years, I believe he said"

Only two of Saints backline that appeared in last years Grand Final played in the 75 - 0 game.

And when he comes back you can add Donald to that list, as well as Watkins and Jones-Bishop. I'd assume Smith has been earmarked to replace Senior next year ?

I'd agree with some comments around the word 'incredible' but it is an impressive backline with some depth from some very promising young players

How many consecutive victories over Wigan did Saints stack up?

Nice one

And how many times did they manage to beat us when it actually meant something to Saints rather than chilling out before the playoffs?

Weren't we comparing the Leeds and Saints backlines or have you lost that one?