A bit of sleet maybe but it looks fine. A tough night for the wingers and fullback dealing with kicks I’d guess and we might need a bob hat on in the stands but no reason the game should be under threat.

The only downer is the crowd number might be a bit down if the weather isn’t the best.

Exactly

48-0 would be OK with me!

Probably give it to them knowing the RFL

Think some of our fans tend to exaggerate I`ve seen we have as many as 10 missing.
I make it Myler, Fusitua, Newman, Holroyd, Dwyer, Martin and Bentley all of whom would be in the starting 17.
Shame really as it would have been a good test to see where we both are.
I will go Wigan by 10

In fairness it’s horrible luck only a week in to the new season. It’s a credit to Leeds the 17’s I’ve seen people putting about the place look as strong as they do.

I do fancy you guys to be Saints closest challengers this season if you can keep everyone fit.

I know just when Agar was saying we have our strongest squad for a long time before the Wire game.
Well we can now see how strong that squad is.
I predicted us 3rd this season with Catalans winning the league.
Not sure that was a wise choice after Saints hammered them!
Let`s hope we can keep it 13 a side tomorrow.

I really don’t think we look that strong, and I think people are overrating us this season. Sezer is class, but Austin is up in the air. let’s see…..
Our back line is very weak without Newman and Fusitua.

A lot will depend on the halves but on paper and with everyone fit, there aren’t many better 17’s IMO. You need the Austin and Sezer of their first seasons at Wire and Huddersfield but get that and I can’t see you finishing below 2nd or 3rd.

Hope so, Sezer will be great if he stays fit. Agree Austin could to, but was terrible last two years at Wire….

If Wigan can’t beat a Leeds side with 7 first choice players missing you lot are in a bad place.

Nice to get the excuses in. Do you write for the Yorkshire Post?

The Leeds team will look really strong on paper tonight and if we get beat it won’t be the end of the world.

If we lose though I’m blaming the wind.

Hardaker on the wing, Partington onto the bench.

I would have put a forward on the bench too but it wouldn't have been Partington....but..... New coach, new coaching, clean slate. See how he goes.

yada, yada, yada.

We hear it all the time. Wigan can have a full team injured (and pretty much have for the past 3 seasons) but are still a scalp for anyone that beats us but if our opponents have some injuries we are lucky and should have won anyway. Glad people still see us as the benchmark.

Totally outplayed in the first 10.

And the second 10

Much better last 15 minutes.

We improved a lot in the last 15, how many points is that wind worth? If we make yards like we did in the first 20 Leeds will be starting sets in our half.

What a great spot by Liam Moore for the Powell try. Brilliant.

Currently on 50 mins. First 20, awful but superb response. This team is only going to get better the more the pitches dry up. We clearly want to move the ball around and offload. Im loving it. It's just chalk and cheese to what we have been used to.

Errrrrrr. Where does French come in ha ha. Has to go on the wing surely, and no bad thing either.

I didn’t have a clue what Moore was going to the screen for, great reffing. Field has been superb, his support play is great.
Could he possibly fit in the halves as a bit of a Maguire style half who was always on the shoulder and then French comes in at full back? Certainly no need to rush French back.

What’s happening with Ellis he was on at the start of the game then on at the end?

What a great win. Leeds had a number missing but although we scored some brilliant tries the pack bettered the Leeds forwards who've been talked up all pre season and prior to the game.
So exciting to watch.
Field is so good and good to watch.
After three years of miserable rugby here we have the antidote.
Some of the most spectacular rugby I've seen for decades.

we had players missing also

It seemed to me that discipline improved in the second half. Did we not give away fewer penalties? Anyway, really pleased and impressed, Obviously, we need to start better, but it's pleasing to see a side improve in the second half as we so often used to do in the Wane era, but seldom happened under Lam. Of course a try just before half-time set the tone. Great stuff again from Field, let's hope we can keep him fit. Special mention for two amazing tackles from Marshall.