Lomax
Makinson
Percival
Jones
Swift
Charnock
Wheeler
Laffranchi
Roby
Richards
Flanagan
Greenwood
Wellens

Hohaia
Masoe
Soliola
Walker

Only given +6 on coupon

The solution is simple.

Don't give them the ball.

5 drives and a drop goal every set. Job done.

It's going to have to be all about enthusiasm. We need to take a leaf out of Wigan's book - they've achieved a lot by dominating bigger (and, on paper, better) packs with phenomenal line speed and aggression. We're going to be well outsized on Friday, so we'll have to get right up in their grills before they can build a head of steam.

Pack's not as reliant on Peacock as some seem to think, he's just by a distance the best prop forward in Super League.

Leuluai did 142m off 11 carries last week - while it's London, that's pretty good going.

Nah it's just London

Which coupon? I'd like a bet on that.
Edit - I've found it.

That doesn't tally with 11/4 with no handicap.

www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... 1104803._/? Browns take on proceedings ... I hope we don't go for wheeler and lance

www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... 1104803._/? Browns take on proceedings ... I hope we don't go for wheeler and lance

If Charnock does have a good kicking game then I'd be inclined to pick him whoever is fit.

You're right, if we do that and going forward concentrate on getting quick plays, we may be able to do the whole thing around Roby and the middle channel.

Its a good game to start him. Theres no pressure for a win and sometimes a host of newer young faces can effect the oppositions preparations.
A few years ago the new combination of Lomax and Gaskell rocked Leeds' world in a similar fixture

Those 5 drives from our own try line after sinfield has kicked us to death will probably take us about 3 yards forward so unless Charnock can manage 90 yard drop goals your plan is flawed

Me too - I'd be tempted to select him along with Wheeler and have Lance on the bench to provide cover or maybe come on at 9 and let Roby have a dig at 13 or a short break

Why does it feel like it is only ever us who has an absolute massacre of available first team players each and every season?

Apparently Percival is out now ..

Well we haven't acquired any of the goons Teflon for disciplinary hearings and we have just been unlucky injury wise. tbh the one we really miss is Walsh but if you go into a season with only 1 senior proven halfback your asking for trouble.

Along with Hull KR that would be because it is. But the club has consistently said it's bad luck (and nothing to do with our conditioning/training regime or anything) so it must be that we have lots of bad luck.

This year it seems pretty much all the injuries are muscle injuries. I'm surprised we don't lose more players to the warm up alone as it seems to go on for as long as the match itself.

To be fair, 3 players are banned, which is a different matter.
If Amor, LMS and Wilkin were playing, we'd be looking a lot more confident.

Hohaia for Anasta, I say.

Would certainly fix a problem for us. If Wheeler ever makes it as a viable 6 Anasta would be great at 13 too

You will have a problem, like all clubs do, with Leeds' very fast line defence.
They get at the first receiver before he gets the ball they're that quick.
You'd wonder how they could do that and still be onside at the ptb.
No doubt the Saints crowd tomorrow night will have a shout on that one.
As every crowd does!

If they can run 10m, in less than a second, from a standing start then there's a good chance they are offside.

That would play into the hands of Gary Wheeler, chip over the top, side step then the ball out to the winger.

Briscoe won't be playing this week.

So we still have BJB and Hall to contend with.


BJB can be dodgy so let's bomb him