Let's hope your right. A lot of people that know more about the game than me say he needs Sean Long to be at his best.

Complete myth pal. Pryce was superb last week at Wakey and Sean Long wasn't out on the park. If Pryce is up for it and the pack can get a roll on Pryce will play and spark off the back of it.

But only 5 times out of the last ten...
2 times out of the last... 2 we've won the Grand Final

Bluey is going to print the above post off and put copies on the Leeds Rhinos dressing room walls....

I'm referring to Leeds under the coaching of Bluey. I thinks he's only beat us twice both victories coming in torrential conditions. Saints winning comfortably 4 times on dry tracks. It seems to me he lacks ideas on how to stop the Saints roll on and Brand of RL when the conditions are conjusive to saints type of rugby.

Which matters because? What is Leeds' record against Wigan in Grand Finals like?

Can anyone imagine the shame of losing to that shower in a Grand Final? Ew....

That won't do much good, only Kevin Sinfield has the ability to read and he's not strong enough to smash anyone.

Hope he does Bailey will get his marching orders. We all know Peacock has got a pretty short fuse also.

Leeds' pack lazy ?!?!?!?!





That pack has won them the championship twice on the bounce so it cannot be that bad.

Having said that I do think Saints are the superior side, every stat suggests it barring the GF for 2 years and as has been said, in both it lashed it down which certainly doesn't suit Saints, however Leeds found the way to win.

Due to a lack of SH and I really would have preferred to throw Lomax in there rather than be moving Wilkin or Roby, I have to go with Leeds. This squad suggests to me that if Pryce doesn't show (and lets face it, nobody knows if he will or not) then Saints are going to be playing a very simple game through the ruck with little else, therefore if Pryce doesn't show, we have very little, if any chance of winning the game.

Wilkin won't let us down at 7, and Slong's kicking hasn't exactly been sparkling this year so Gidley won't fare much worse.

Whether we win depends on the pack competing and Pryce showing up, just as it would if Longy was in there.

Still too tight to call IMO, can't wait.

When will you saints fans drop the rain excuse

When we win a game in the rain



To be fair, it's fairly obvious the Leeds pack are better equipped for wet weather slog, it's more an observation than an excuse.

No exused Sunday. Forcast for warm sunny weather in the Leeds area.

At least we won't get wet

There could be a few tears in the Saints end by FT though

Good answer, thats the spirit

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Gilmour
Meli
Pryce
Roby
Graham
Cunningham
Hargreaves
Clough
Wilkin
Flannery

Cayless
Puletua
Ashurst
Fa'asavalu

Same goes for you lot. Except it will be a downpour seeing as you will have more fans there than us.

Pryce is on top form, if he continues that form we'll win for sure.

when we can play in it!

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Gilmour
Meli
Wilkin
Pryce
Graham
Cunningham
Hargreaves
Puletua
Clough
Flannery

Fa'asavalu
Roby
Cayless
Ashurst

That's what I'd go with. Wilkin and Pryce in the halves and taking charge of the field kicks.

Long is a big loss obviously, but we have a very good side that is defending and playing well. I think it'll be very close and I can't wait.

Did you copy me and hope you'll end up looking like you know what you are talking about, by any chance?

I can't be d trawling through the thread to be honest.

We also dont have a goal kicker, other than scratching round with Gidley or Wellens.

I must admit I've been more confident... it being at Headingly makes it a hell of alot though, have to try to silence the crowd early on with a few scores... Plus we need to score 2 tries for every 1 of Leeds... Unless we get right under the black dot