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I'm thinking

1 Asthall Bolt
2 Senior
3 Arundall
4 Lyne
5 Kershaw
6 Jowitt
7 Lino
8 Fifita
9 Wood
10 Arona
11 Batchelor
12 Tanginoa
13 Westerman

14 Eaves
15 Green
16 Battye
17 Pitts/Crowther

I kinda want to play Crowther but not sure about him in second row so I think I go for Pitts
I think Ashurst isn't no. 1 choice for SR at the moment and needs time.

Kay, Walker, Ashurst and Crowther missing out
I could be convinced about Crowther as he's valuable in the team.

I would go along with that, except Kay for Kershaw, but not by much.....

Eaves starting with Woody on the bench

Glad to see Senior back, compared to Kay in the last game he's a defensive genius.

it looks the weakest squad I remember in SL, other than the two loan players I just don`t see anything creative.

Strange that cos I'm certain we've put out a weaker squad even this season.

Leeds squad is big.
Their pack will be looking to win it for them again. It will be a big test of our pack.
Hopefully the Hooker will get us rolling better.
On paper I'd put them as favourites but it depends how fit Gale and Hurrell actually are.

Where are we going to score our points ?

With three SL referees on the pitch, you’d expect a fairly good contest


Super League

LEEDS RHINOS V WAKEFIELD TRINITY
Friday 14th May
Emerald Headingley Stadium | KO : 19:45

Referee R. Hicks
Touch Judge 1 J. Child
Touch Judge 2 M. Griffiths
Reserve Referee C. Worsley
Reserve Touch Judge D. Bowmer
Video Referee L. Moore
M Com S. Williams
Time Keeper S. Marshall

Why,? You know this is claptrap et you post it, you really are a wind-up merchant.

Anyway, I'll bite, you think Bott is more creative than Jowitt, have you had an HIA recently? Daftest player assessment in history.

Eaves has played 30 minutes and he's our most creative player? Give it a rest.

As for Lino, I think he's done pretty well, not exactly playing behind a winning pack, is he?

I know you can talk sense, face to face you don't talk this twaddle.

It's not the weakest team any sane person can remember or did most of the last 20 years pass you by?

It is however one of the most out-of-form teams we've had in a long time, try and spot the difference.

The same way all teams do.

There are plenty of players capable of scoring points in that team and you know it. You can't use the missing players as an excuse.

Didn't Jowitt put 3 past Leeds last year or did you forget that one?

For me, Crowther's defence is stronger than Eaves and I would have in in the 17 for that reason alone.
Leeds pack is pretty big and our defence, for 80 minutes, will be key.

Bott
Senior
Arundal
Reece
Kaye
Jowitt
Lino
Fifita
Wood
Arona
Batchelor
Kelepi
Westerman

Battye
Pitts/ashurst
Green
Eaves

Just the sub place im undecided on in regards pitts ashurst

I'm not sure why you want me to predict something like that but our back line and forwards are all capable of scoring, it's just we have been too slow in thought and pass up to now.
I think the two Hookers will help with that a lot.

But ultimately we have to be at least even in the forwards to get that chance.

You that confident you think we could beat them with 12?

He's stronger than most in defense, its just that we need the distribution.
So I'm happy for him to be on the field, just not at Hooker when we have an actual Hooker available.

It's a good enough squad to beat Leeds, old man Gale or not.

Exactly this. Eaves looked strong in defence on his short stint last week anyway. Think he put in 4 consecutive tackles in one set at one point. Looking forward to seeing more from him.

Tupou is paying the price for his poor defensive choices and conceeding a number of try’s last week.

My team would be:

Bott
Kershaw
Arundel
Lyne
Senior
Jowitt
Lino
Green
Wood
Arona
Tanginoa
Batchelor
Westerman

Eaves
Fifita
Battye
Walker/Crowther

But defence isn't the problem so much now, it's the attack, in which case a real hooker trumps a stand in one.

no I’ve not forgot anything but our back line just look well short of fire power without tj and bill who are the only ones who make breaks

Lyne makes breaks as often as Bill. TJ is clearly a massive loss to any team but if you can't score tries you shouldn't be in the backs, all those backs can score. They are not the problem for me, we need to win in the forwards and we need Lino, Wood, and co to promote the ball on the back of it.

Mopsey you know better than most that a winger on one leg will score if the forwards and the halves are winning the game.

We need huge games from Fifita, Battye, Tanginoa, and Westy in the pack and then we need the pivot players to turn that into chances and we will score, and if we defend as we have in the last few games we have a good chance. When I say defend better I don't mean our defense has been exceptional because it hasn't but if we dominate possession and territory we won't have to do as much of it and thus won't concede as many.

Easy on paper, I know, but you have to assume the best.

Yet according to his post match interview after the Catalans game Chester was going to spend the challenge cup break focussing on defence!

i think we’ve defended quite well in games and had a good dig but the problem is our attack is so blunt we can’t put anyone under pressure and get them chasing the game because apart from break away tries we can never score, then we just capitulate and let 30 in.

Haha yes and without kelpi too

Gale playing could be a problem for me.he has a kicking game.this is why kershaw cant play in my opinion his mistakes and inability to deal with kicks as led to 6 tries in ladt 3 games im sure gale will be peppering him