MDJ joined too late to learn the systems and structure for the game against York.

DWP was recovering from a knock he picked up whilst playing for Featherstone in the pre-season draw with York.

Both are available for Sunday.

will kirk be played at prop or LF. I would guess its going to be a grind of a game, up the middle percentages game complete sets no mistakes. I am probably putting anybody not sure about going completely off, sorry Nigel, but later this and next season we can play the fancy stuff:

Cameron Berry – Available For Sponsorship
Joe Brown – Sponsored by Jennifer Bennison
Steve Crossley – Sponsored by The Top House
Matty Dawson-Jones - Sponsored by Declan and Lachlan Smith
Thomas Doyle – Sponsored by Mary-Jo Daly
Anthony England - Sponsored by Hudson Foster
David Foggin-Johnston – Sponsored by Dave Green & Anne Fish
Keelan Foster – Sponsored by R Fearnley Builders
Bradley Gallagher – Sponsored by Vicki & Graeme Sharp
Sam Hallas - Sponsored by Bradford Bulls Supporters Group
Evan Hodgson – Sponsored by The Monro Family
Greg Johnson – Sponsored by Ruth Rider, Darren & Gareth Rider-Smith
Liam Kirk – Sponsored by Fab-Tek Installations
Jordan Lilley – Sponsored by 39 Steps Consulting
Rowan Milnes – Sponsored by 39 Steps Consulting
Levy Nzoungou – Sponsored by BMG
Ross Oakes – Sponsored by Geoff and Maureen Hammond
Brandon Pickersgill – Sponsored by Stuart Readyhough @ Maclean and Company Accountants
Adam Rooks – Sponsored by Jan Dunne
Ebon Scurr – Sponsored in memory of Sheila McCormick / Bulltech Solutions
Dan Waite-Pullan - Sponsored by Sedulo

Wait... what.... we name 21-man squads now?

It was very well publicised when the change was announced.

21 man squads but for every player you pick in your 17 that wasn't in the 21, you lose an interchange (except for exceptional circumstances, suspensions that came after the squad announcement and a couple of other situations where you can replace a player).

Link: [urlhttps://www.rugby-league.com/article/56116/-operational-rules-include-changes-to-squad-declaration-system[/url

Thank god weve got these loan players from l***s we have been promised and the dual reg with Hull to help boost the squad.

O wait a minute.........

Cheers.

Somehow I missed the memo, although the bit about losing an interchange sticks in my mind

I did wonder when the Leeds players were going to be announced.

The DR with Hull FC might be geared to a needs only basis (i.e. when Kear has a position that needs strengthening).

With a full squad minus Sam Barlow he may think he wants to go with what we have until he needs re-enforcements?

Brandon Pickersgill
Greg Johnson
Matty Dawson-Jones
Ross Oakes
Joe Brown
Rowan Milnes
Jordan Lilley
Anthony England
Sam Hallas
Steve Crossley
Adam Rooks
Bradley Gallagher
Liam Kirk

Thomas Doyle
Levy Nzoungou
Evan Hodgson
Dan Waite-Pullan

To miss out - Cameron Berry, David Foggin-Johnston, Keelan Foster & Ebon Scurr

and minus Flanagan and Farrel.

tomorrows game might be interesting: will both teams swap shirts at half time?

1 to 13 i agree.
DWP is in the reserve team for Sat . Given hes missed all pre season id imagine he needs at leat 1 game before being considered.

Id have Scurr in over Hodgeson. Scurr had has a brilliant pre seasons whilst Evan has done absolutely nothing. Id have Scurr and Foster above him based on what ive seen since boxing day

Well its not a full squad minus just Barlow is it.
Throw Farrell and Flannagan in there. Plus DWP that hasnt played a single game since he arrived almost a month ago due to injury.

Looking looking at the squad that been announced id say we are needs only basis right now!

Players that were deemed 2nd 3rd 4th choice last season are all of a sudden expected to step up this year

Agree Scurr has to be picked over Hodgson. Scurr looked strong in all the games. Really not seeing what Hodgson brings. He's too small but doesn't seem to have the burst of power Scurr does.

Considering the club's recent issues with the Department for Work and Pensions, I'm not sure referring to the new boy as DWP is entirely appropriate.

Brilliant mate!!!

I think we could do with a really good or really promising centre and have Dawson Jones on the wing. Crying shame we couldn't capture that Scott really.

Joe Brown did well last week

Can pretty much scratch Waite-Pullan & Berry from the squad as they've both just played for the reserves this afternoon.

For those unable to attend we have Matty Dawson-Jones, Rowan Milnes, Joe Brown, Mark Sawyer, Danny Ward and John Kear joining us on Pulse 2 tomorrow.

Welcome back Rugby League.

I'd go with:

1. Pickersgill
2. Johnson
5. Brown
4. Oakes
19. Dawson-Jones
6. Milnes
7. Lilley
8. England
9. Hallas
10. Crossley
11. Rookes
28. Gallagher
15. Kirk

9. Doyle
17. Nzoungou
29. Scurr
30. Foster

I'd reward Gallagher, Scurr and Foster for a good pre-season. Also think Brown went well at Centre and with Dawson-Jones being a good winger I think this would be the best way to line-up.

We're not in odsal anymore... Least it's not raining!

Shame we couldn’t get something out of this game as I thought we were the better side. Questions about the ref not giving a penalty try at the end of the 1st half but if we can put in that sort of effort and commitment every week then I think we’re on to win more than we lose

Good effort. Just need to cut out some of the unforced errors. Baffled by the referee at least not sin-binning a London player for holding Dawson-Jones back.

Why oh why have we got Lilley as goal-kicker though. We saw last season how it can cost us. He's not good enough for it. Milnes is a much better goal kicker.

Need another improvement next week for what will be a tough game against a fired up York.

What was attendance today please

What a great performance to start the season off. I said before the game to my cousin that if we kept London below 30/40 and scored one or two I’d be happy. But to lose by only 4 and goal kicking letting us down I’m very happy indeed. Gallagher threw himself about a bit! Hallas and England put in a good shift! And Dawson-Jones finished well! What a game Pickersgill had! Great defensively, saved at least 3 tries and what a ball to put Dawson-Jones through for his 2nd!

Yeah pretty happy with that performance against a good london side. First half wasn’t great and we let ourselves down defensively but much improved second half took us to within goal kicks of getting a result.

Very strange decision towards the end of the first half first with Dixon knocking on and the ref giving a penalty to London. They fail to find touch and in the following set MDJ is clearly pulled back a few times preventing him scoring. Other than that I don’t think we could complain about 50/50 calls from the ref. Heard a few saying Krasniqi threw a punch at hallas but I didn’t see it.

I like hallas for his work rate and heart but Doyle gives us so much more in attack. Maybe needs to be brought on sooner.

Either way, decent enough performance and a shame to come close and get nothing. Hopefully play like that consistently and we will be ok this year.