Where is all this 'leeds are half dead' coming from?

They played 3/4 of the game against saints 2 players down, as JJB and delaney went off injured after 20 minutes. Of course they were bloody tired at the end of a game of that intensity, if anything it simply underlined leeds endurance for them to keep the pace for 80 minutes with the game in doubt until the final hooter. It's not like they are still going to be out of breathe when they arrive at the JJB next week.

They have capable replacments for JJB and delaney if they aren't fit for next week.

At the end of the wigan leeds game 2 weeks ago half the wigan players left the field with some sort of bandage looking knackered, you could have levelled the same argument at them then.

Yeah they are obviously guaranteed to make the final, beating hudds is a formality. And while wigan leeds will be the bruiser to end all bruisers, huddersfield will tackle with pillows and the game will be as tough as a game tiddlywinks.

I think that personally that it doesen*t matter who plays who and how results between the last 4 teams involved at this stage of the season ended up...This is play off footie and anything could happen....looking forward to it....

Spot on...

If you're surprised by this you need your head testing.

Leeds are the masters of playoff football and hudds are a 5th placed side on a holiday.

Wire to be in the final by half time. Us to won by 4.

I think Hudds might just beat Wire.

Can't see it to be honest.

The class and experience of the likes of Briers, Morley, Monaghan(s), Westwood, Higham etc. will see them through.

Huddersfield have Brough, Crabtree, Cudjoe and Lunt who all always seem to go missing in big games.

If Balous team talk was done for him by the media before the 'Ull game. I think the Wire may have just done the team talk for Hudds.

Wouldn't be surprised who would/could win these matches over the next week. Bring it on.

I can't see how you can say that sbout Crabtree, given that he's one of very few players who consistantly puts in a good shift against the aussies

I like him, but a mate who supports Warrington reckons he's Morley's beatch.

But how much can this really count for at this stage of the season? Any team that needs a team talk in the play-off semi final shouldn't be there.

Looking forward to this one. I must admit i'm a bit nervous and have a feeling you might just beat us this time but should be a classic anyway.

Hopefully Hudds will batter Wire leaving the winners of our game with an easy win at OT .

Would you have said that before last Thursday? Also Barrie Mac last week on Back Chat said at this stage of a season when you are shattered and in need to gain an advantage any way possible and would use something like what Wire did as a motivating tool to prove that they were not the weaker side.

Wire want to get to the grand final. Huddersfield are the least likely to prevent them doing that, based on results this season.

Common sense approach. Let wigan & Leeds smash themselves up getting there.

I don't understand how Tony Smith can whinge and whinge about how bad the clubcall is and then he uses it in this way. If he didn't have it his team would be playing Leeds, so clearly he's decided it does have a use and wont always pick the lowest rank team.

Are you serious ?

Cant speak for the first three , but Lunt was outstanding in last years play off series , pretty close to MOM in the GF .