[quote="Trojan Horse":1iwi1bzi]I have to mention this as it’s got me both confused and entertained. A few Leeds fans seem to be really bigging up Sivo and the ‘amazing’ break. From what I saw, he was handled very well by a young player in Pratt. He got one break but got ran down before even getting close to the line by the opposite winger and other trinity players. I didn’t see the hype at all. Looks like speed on the edges could hurt the rhinos this season.[/quote:1iwi1bzi] Leeds clearly looking to start their sets well using Hall and Sivo to get them rolling forward after winning contact early in the set off their carries then using them in a similar role close to the line to use their size and strength over their pace. I guess like we did last year with Jerry & Olpherts. To be fair it’s the way a lot of clubs tend to go now. Wigan do it very well with Miski and to a lesser extent Marshall who is more of an all rounder but still carries very well. TJ is capable of doing it too but obviously he has that athleticism too I do though worry we lack a bit in our outside backs able to carry early in the sets to get us that momentum outside of TJ. Whilst Walmsley showed some great touches last year his exist set carry was average and the reason he lost his spot on the wing however I know that it is something the club have been working on with him ahead of 2025. Having a winger that has pace and strike/pace capable of converting half breaks into tries/big metre gains who also wins contact instantly puts them into the top tier of wingers in SL.

I see Superleague socials have posted tagging Leeds Rhinos twice promoting a couple of their players over past few days. The game which was ultimately close. You wouldn’t think it had two teams playing. Sivo amazing run shown yet Booth who actually scored and had the legs isn’t. Honestly the coverage and promotion is so far pitched towards teams like Leeds etc it’s annoying. If it was a professional governing body it would have equal coverage of reels from games where appropriate and w gagenent for all 12 teams. It’s so incredibly poor. I hope we pan Leeds in round 1.

[quote="Trojan Horse":2ms2ybp9]I see Superleague socials have posted tagging Leeds Rhinos twice promoting a couple of their players over past few days. The game which was ultimately close. You wouldn’t think it had two teams playing. Sivo amazing run shown yet Booth who actually scored and had the legs isn’t. Honestly the coverage and promotion is so far pitched towards teams like Leeds etc it’s annoying. If it was a professional governing body it would have equal coverage of reels from games where appropriate and w gagenent for all 12 teams. It’s so incredibly poor. I hope we pan Leeds in round 1.[/quote:2ms2ybp9] You’ll never stop the Whinos love fest, even a bad season doesn’t stop it, but when you have x players commentating what do you expect, I too hope they fail again

[quote="Trojan Horse":2r2gmp98]I see Superleague socials have posted tagging Leeds Rhinos twice promoting a couple of their players over past few days. The game which was ultimately close. You wouldn’t think it had two teams playing. Sivo amazing run shown yet Booth who actually scored and had the legs isn’t. Honestly the coverage and promotion is so far pitched towards teams like Leeds etc it’s annoying. If it was a professional governing body it would have equal coverage of reels from games where appropriate and w gagenent for all 12 teams. It’s so incredibly poor. I hope we pan Leeds in round 1.[/quote:2r2gmp98] The Sivo one made me laugh, he made a clean break and got caught. Real highlight that!

[quote="Trojan Horse":2ghlfzug]Strange reasoning there. You want to not play an experienced 9, replace him with an inexperienced 9 who wants to be a 7 and play a player at 7 who struggled in Superleague last time he played there. That just doesn’t add up to me. The issue with Hood imho isn’t that he isn’t good enough for SL but that he wasn’t managed properly. He was slogged on the pitch for 60/65 minutes a game. Too long imho. He needs to be spelled better in SL this time round. His defence is very good and his distribution is fine, he’s a danger on the opposition line too as he’s quite strong. What he is, is a solid 9 who this season will help us transition and play his part well enough and also allow Doyle and Smith to grow their game this season.[/quote:2ghlfzug] Although am not a Lino fan think there is a real possibility that he could be used on the bench, my thinking being that Russel has played a fair bit at hooker for Huddersfield and Lino would give us an option either replacing Russel or hood , personally don’t think smith is any way close to sl this season even though I think he has bags of potential

[quote="Kirmudgeonlyisback":1i2qml56]Although am not a Lino fan think there is a real possibility that he could be used on the bench, my thinking being that Russel has played a fair bit at hooker for Huddersfield and Lino would give us an option either replacing Russel or hood , personally don’t think smith is any way close to sl this season even though I think he has bags of potential[/quote:1i2qml56] Or we could just use Doyle or Smith on the bench who are promising 9s imho. I’m not a Lino fan but for me if he plays then it will be as starting halfback. We have 3 halfbacks and Lawford/Max if needed so if one isn’t performing then it gives opportunity to another. I think we will at stages see them all play.