Good Morning Trinity Fans,

We now look to Sunday 8th April, where we face of against the Leeds Rhinos. After a disappointing Easter weekend we really need to look to this game and turn the season right back around.

In my eyes we look to the forwards, Leeds have countless injuries and after speaking to a Leeds fan from work he reckons they've only got one fit prop forward. If this is a case then we need to be packing out and steamrolling the opposition. Dominate with the forwards and then let our backs have a field day with a run down team.

I'm going to throw my prediction out there and say Trinity win 42-10.

I'll take any win tbh, we were so close on Monday and not far off against Cas it's been a cruel Easter. A win on Sunday against the old enemy will really set us up for St Helens the following week.

Agree with Trinity18.
If Leeds are going to be short in the forwards we should target them here.
While I have been pleased that we have been competitive this year, we have lacked belief in ourselves.
Good sides know they are good and look for their opponents Achilles Heel.
Much has been made of our big pack this year but after leading at half time we have failed to kick on in the second half.
If Leeds forwards are there Achilles Heel we need to target it for the full 80.
If we do we have the backs to make Leeds suffer and restore our confidence for Saint Helens the following week.
Trinity18 may not be a million miles away in his score prediction if we can get a roll in.

Don’t forget we are missing Fifita and England too! Big misses...rest sound ok but there still might be a knock on effect from Easter for the like of Huby, Hirst and Pauli who played both games...I’d bite yer hand off now for a one point win...just hoping for better weather and any kind of win..

I'm all for optimism matey, but to win by 32 points?!! I doubt it. They're hardly a run down team are they, they seem to be coping admirably enough with their injuries, and I know the 3rd game in 8 or 9 days can throw up some funny scorelines, but can only see another tight affair which hopefully this time we come out the victors, we were very unfortunate over Easter, although a lot of it was our own downfall, we have to start playing better for longer against quality opposition, or else we will be facing 6 losses on the spin, with a difficult trip to Salford to follow.

Has Fifita gone back to Aus for a bit? I follow him on Instagram (his daily stories are usually quite funny) and his recent ones look like they are in Aus, although perhaps he is posting his brother's videos.

Yes, CC said he's gone back home to see his family.

The first part of your post is ok and I probably agree with you but 42 - 10, wow.
Can you send me some of whatever you've had for breakfast.

Aside from the fact that our offence has been a bit off for most of the season, Leeds wont concede 42 points against anyone this season, even without 18 props or, however many the have missing this week.

I'll take a win though

Aye Fifita not back until after the Saints game...will be a big miss but if we can pull together without him and nick a couple of big wins then he comes back refreshed and 100% fit and we’ll be looking good to challenge for the top four! Big two weeks coming up starting Sunday!

We need to be patient , we need to play simple one out rugby with lots of dummy half scoots, we should not play any rugby in our half, we should look to only give them the ball near to their try line. We need to cut out the silly penalties. Like all the games we have lost if we continue to hand over the ball in our half, if we don`t base our game on field position, if we don`t take the two when on offer, and if we keep giving away silly penalties then we will lose. Leeds don`t need any help even with injuries they are a good side.

If they play the same side as they did against Salford then I really don't see why we can't hammer them...

Must be very hard for the Aussie players with young families left behind, especially with the relentlessly cold weather we're having. Hope it refreshes him for when he comes back.

I cant really bring myself to mention the fifta episode but really!!

our only hope now is top 8 and this is not a must win for that- we are no chance as their halfbacks and people that set up tries are way way better than ours - no matter how the forwards go.

I don't get what you mean... the backs generally rely on the forwards making the hard yards to set them up and put something on?

Yeah it's unfortunate for him obviously, but I suppose him getting a chance to see them now is a bonus for him, I haven't got a problem with him being allowed to go, if he's injured and can't play then fair enough. I think we'd all agree whenever he's pulled on a Trin shirt he's given nothing less than a 100% every time.

Maybe Salford thought the same and ended up getting nilled!! I get what you are saying, they will be understrength, probably more so than us, but I can't see us hammering them, we have to up our attacking game somehow, we need to create more chances, for all it was gutsy at Hull, they gifted us 3 tries, with the pace we have. For me we just haven't clicked yet with ball in hand, maybe the weather, i'm sure we're all p****d off with it, let's hope the pitch dries up somewhat, and it's dry on Sunday.......

Most likely the same team as none of the injured props are due back for another 3 weeks at least.

We should still have plenty in the forwards to cope with Leeds.
The main issue is whether we can beak down their defence often enough and then execute properly.

He will be a big miss but hopefully we can still do a job against Leeds.
The drain on their limited numbers of forwards must be huge, especially coming off the back of the Easter games.

We should be able to freshen things up again and the back line will be really interesting.
Apart from our right edge getting done (as it was against Wire), every player who came in against Hull will be pushing for a spot and Arundel is a must, he's our best option for getting his wing man away and we certainly need to be able to score a few.

Come on Trin !

Yeah agree with what you say, i'm also a big fan of Arundel, but Lynne and Bill have been excellent so far, Chester is spoilt for choice in the backs, no doubt, it will be interesting to see who he picks, I wonder if Max will keep his place???

Which Fifita episode?

I hope Jowitt, Hampshire and Batchelor keep their places. The centre and wing spots will be tough because they all played welll on Monday but at the same time Johnstone loves playing against Leeds.

Yeah right,

Wouldn't surprise me if several of your injured players are back for this game.

Also the one and only Kendal is the ref so I am predicting another very difficult afternoon for Trinity.

V much agree with this
I couldn't imagine not seeing my family for such a long time

Hope Dave comes back all the happier and fitter for it

Be interesting to see how CC goes!

Full back is a tough one...Grix had a nightmare last year at home to Leeds though...one of very few I must say...he’s been a brilliant signing and still has a lot to offer...I’d go with Jowitt though...was a bit rusty at Hull but is a class player who needs a run of games to see if he can prove he’s good enough...I’ve a theory that Grix’s lack of pace just lets him down a little against the better teams but his brain is vital against the lesser sides...maybe you could say the same in the halves with Finn...maybe the small percentage edge we need in those tight games against the better teams could be to play the younger, quicker players in Jowitt and Hampshire...we lose experience but worth a try for me...

Wingers I can see being TJ and BJB, just think they are our best two options...really tough in MCB at the minute but I think those two just edge him out...over the course of the season he will still get plenty of chances though and won’t let anyone down when playing...

Centre is another tough one as Arundel has been so unlucky to be missing out...I think technically he’s our best centre but all round just behind the other two...i’d keep shuffling them round as the season goes on, for this game though I think it’s a straightforward decision...Bill has to play left centre against Watkins...their main danger man and they had a fantastic tussle in this fixture last year that ended about even...in the other side Handley has been playing really well lately but in previous seasons has looked a bit lightweight at times...for that reason I’d prefer Lyne who could get on top of him physically...

Batchelor surely has to keep his shirt and the only other change I’d consider is bringing in Annakin for a bench spot...if Leeds are struggling a bit in the forwards and show any signs of fatigue backing up after Easter, then Annakin’s style of play could prove really effective off the bench!

It’s a big game this and one we can certainly win if we can put a good 80 minutes together!

I thought our home game against them in last years super 8's was one of our better performances, we really snuffed them out and took every chance we had in a sparkling performance. I'd settle for something near to that on Sunday, whoever plays I'm sure they'll give it all they've got, fingers crossed for a win.