Yes he is! I am not kidding myself of a top eight finish but I am of the belief we will not be bottom.

Fynn was the missing piece of the jigsaw yesterday. He managed the team and kicked well. We finally have a kicking game. Thought Jacob Miller positioning was very good also now having such a game managing half-back such as Fynn will relieve pressure off him allowing him to play his natural line attacking game. I also thought they linked up well when moves were displayed.
Scruton, Anderson and England showed up very well and with the addition of Simon that's not a bad front row for the season. Howarth was strong when Moore picked up the injury passing and tackling was decent. I think Arona is going to attract some attention from other clubs through out the season he has excellent footwork when attacking the line and also has a offload and passing game which will be useful especially if he plays at loose which when I have seen him play is IMO his best position. Strong performance. I am excited to see us play other players A Tupou, Simon, Annakin etc.

Ashurst has not been mentioned but looked bigger to me and is a good second row for us.
He'll be a good attacking option running off Finn and Tupou.
Molloy too when fit.

In Ashurst, Kirmond and Tupou we've got three second rowers who run lines exceptionally well. If we can get the attacking structure and shape sorted out we will trouble our opposition with options on both sides of the field.

Great effort indeed...(friendly or not) to restrict Leeds to only 6 points on their own ground, takes some doing.

A good defensive display by the Wildcats against a poorly performing Rhinos but to talk about GFs is a little optimistic at this stage. If you do get there we can give you directions to the stadium. Good luck for next season.

Erme that's pretty much what he said?!?

No one thinks we'll be at Old Trafford, but I'd like to think we are slightly closer than last year.

Goodness me,we are touchy and a bit nattered me thinks .

You must be full of Christmas spirit - it's beyond the realms of possibility.

I am not too worried as a Leeds fan we were gash, but still really early days, and players haven't been back that long. Some key players gone will take some time to adjust.
Thought wakey played the conditions better and looked sharper and fitter than us. It's hard to judge anything from pre season but looks to be a better Wakey side than last year

Sensible response !

For once you've actually called a player correctly.

Don't get the negativity with this lad, he can play numerous positions with reasonable competency - does the basics well without ever being exciting.

Any of you expert types got any idea how long Moore will be out?

It depends on the severity, it could be up to four months.

So if we say 3 month then end of March - not to bad.

Only worry - isn't this the same injury he had last season?

Different arm I believe

Other arm this time

Depends whether he has torn the muscle or actually ruptured the tendon holding the muscle in place.
If it's the tendon it will be an op and months recovery.

I thin beating Leeds on Boxing Day makes us the best team in the land !

What

Simple really, Leeds are clearly the Champions/ Best SL team.
We beat them = Trinity no. 1




P.S it was only a bit of fun

Get it, not your finest written piece so forgive my confusion

It was a great effort, well done Trinity. If people care to read the posts on the Rhinos board you will see that there is a lot of genuine praise and respect for your performance, so why all the ill-feeling? If the idiots at Sky or the YEP are reporting in a biased or unfair way how is this the fault of Leeds Rhinos? Have a good 2016.

Thanks.

I can't see much ill feeling in this thread?

There isn't any...