Leigh 32 Fev 12 I think we are stronger across the whole team especially our forwards and edges. I am looking forward to Luke Briscoe's impersonation of a rag doll again whenever Inu and Macdonald get hold of him.

Any news on Joe Mellor? Both halves have struggled at times this season without their partner in crime by their side. Hear Hingano did quite well on Sunday but it would be preferable to have our best thirteen starting (and our best other four on the bench) when playing our biggest challengers.

Actually are there any other new injuries?

Good question B&B, and I would also be a little more comfortable knowing that Joe and Ben are fit/playing. That said, 36-0 against Fax makes me believe that we will have the better team right now on Monday regardless. To convert that into a win, we must as always be controlled and professional all game, but most importantly in those first 15-20 mins of each half. Fav faded later in the second half in the last game, but where still individually dangerous at times. Keep the middle sealed when we they have ball in hand and are 30-50 meters out from our line, and they will be forced to try go around us, which we have the back line to make that a hard task (to say the least).
28-14 to the good guys for me.
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Fev appear to have a number of injuries in their squad at present. Some of their better players may be missing on Monday, some of them may be playing but carrying injuries. If this is correct then it certainly increases our chances of winning. In the game at London they had one or two players carrying injuries who were clearly found out as the game wore on.

Looking at the Fev fans forum since the beginning of the season it is quite clear that the Fev fans are certainly not as chipper about their prospects for this game than when they were earlier in the season. Following our defeat to them in February i think many, but not all, of their fans thought that promotion was theirs. They were certain then that they had the better team and that Leigh were some way behind them and in doing so conveniently overlooked a number of other factors which contributed to Leigh's loss that night which have now been corrected.

Following that defeat many Fev fans did did not fully appreciate the strength of the squad that Leigh were building and the result in the 1895 Cup final and the manner of their defeat came as a shock. That balloon of confidence was well and truly punctured.

The Fev fans' forum now shows that a hefty dose of realism has been taken onboard. I don't think that they underestimate Leigh any longer. The general consensus amongst those of their fans expressing a view is that they expect Leigh to win on Monday. Whilst nothing is ever certain in sport here's hoping that those Fev fans are right.

A Leigh win sells Bash tickets, as the winner at the Bash probably finishes top if Leigh win on Monday.

Too close to call could go either way especially with Hicks as Ref he’s very picky

At the game in London compared to Fev we were younger, fitter, faster, bigger more physical, more powerful. Nothing has changed since London. We win again on Monday. We have the better team.

Must win game tommorrow

Mellor in the announced 21 doesn't necessarily mean Mellor to start but, if we have our preferred opening thirteen, Bongser is with Jack: Leigh by two to three scores.

Have Feath announced their squad not seen anything?

its no where near too close to call...

Leigh 36 v 10 Fev

I agree, this is where Fev get a reality check

-10.5 on Bet365 is a gift.

No Mellor, no McDonald.
No Busey on the other side so that may allow our middle to get on top earlier. Don’t like his style of play but he is a spark-plug for their pack and does create breaks.
If we can play like we did against Fax we still have this but maybe closer than first thought.
26-18.

Nailed it.

Being ever so optimistic, that looked like Leigh in control, looking at a depleted Fev team sheet and just coasting for most of the match.

Ben better practice his kicking again.

Hingano isn't exactly covering himself in glory as an obvious half for Mellor (though his defence is pretty solid).

Aekins continues to shine in attack and defence but for me the stand out today was Kai.

Given the nature of the squads of both teams it still is hard to draw what the future holds but I think we are in a far stronger position.

Well done WYSIWYG. In the immediate aftermath of the 1895 final where our forwards battered theirs, Mac signed Eseh on loan from Wakey. Wondered if he'd prove a thorn in our side. Nope, just Bongser's side. That late tackle on 80 mins and the resulting successful penalty cost your correspondent a perfect margin on the Superleigh Predictor! Still, Reynolds scored two points and "sponsored by AB Sundecks" came over the PA. Derek must hate Inu. How many games do you reckon?

Seriously, reet chuffed. Nice to be top on merit for the first time since the sludge-fest.

Annoying break now but more time for Joe M, unless we're not being told something.

Thank you VL and B&B, only wished I had put a bet on the score now. Can't wait for the Summer Bash game. I'm going for a bigger win this time Leigh 42 Fev 16. We must keep Ipape, Amone, Asiata,.they are brilliant. Also thought Joe Chamberlain put in a few crunching tackles. Fergie- what can you say, he's a scoring machine. Just get the ball out wide to him. What an entertainer. Loved the game. Well done to everyone at Leigh!

Bigger, faster, fitter, stronger, younger .....
Better !!!

Pretty much sums it up, and those things will not change.
As long as we stay smarter and equally committed in our next meets with them, I don’t see how they beat us again.

Leigh were seriously impressive tonight. Fev came and had a real go, much more so than in Tottenham. They went beyond their limits to the point of injuring themselves (5/6 players) but Leigh not only stood up, we proved we are bigger, faster and stronger. Brilliant performances all over the pitch but special mentions for Asiata and Amone who did a lot of the damage physically. If there is a better centre than Ed Chamberlain in the championship i have not seen one. Don't say it out loud but i think i'd rather have him than McDonald. Never puts a foot wrong. We have other players like Chamberlain who just do their jobs efficiently without the flashy and make very few mistakes, Smith, Stone and Wardle come to mind. I didn't think Ipape had his best game but again had a few unplayable moments. We will do remarkably well if we manage to keep hold of him. Inu left his kicking boots at home (think its the pink one), black and white obviously don't have the magic. I did, however love the physicality he brought tonight with some massive hits. I don't know if Joey Leilua questioned Ben Reynolds' parentage at some point but Ben seemed to take particular pleasure in 'putting the hit on Leilua' tonight who wilted under the pressure. Well done Ben. Ferguson is just a machine, is that 11 tries in 5 matches?
I do still think we need a half back, maybe 2. Reynolds and Hingano just don't cut it. Ben was good physically tonight but lacks imagination with ball in hand and Ata just isn't good enough. IF we lost Joe Mellor it would be a massive blow. Two good attacking/ organising halfbacks would make us destructive and would make better use of our attacking threats. There are still times were we lack that organisation in attack.
One negative mention for the referee tonight. He was appalling for both sides. Inu's sending off was a soft one and not in the same ballpark as the Fev sending off at the last. He made many dodgy calls throughout the match which really affected the flow of the game. A better referee would have allowed the match to flow better and the scoreline would have been bigger as a result. Lots of stop/start moments took away from our roll and allowed Fev to get set.
Mark my words, tonight was a real turning point in the season. Fev came under instruction to have a real go physically and came off 2nd best to the point of injury. Yes they had chances they didn't take but we were never out of control. They cannot beat us playing rugby, they now know they cannot beat us physically. A real turning point.

Good performance from Leigh. What was the crowd?

4200

4,226 Bongser reads, not bad for a Champ game on a Monday night, especially one that is being TVised.

10/10 for correct score prediction.

Cracking crowd for a televised Monday night game. Looked like about 200/300 Fev fans,not a critiscm because it can be a mare on the M62.