Do we have the slowest, least skillful set of backs in the league?

I'd say we do.

Lineham is a good winger, but Talanoa & Michaels just aren't. Sa is made of biscuit & Yeamo's Yeamo.

Massive overhaul needed here.

I reckon after Wakey we have the worst 2-5 in the league

I'd hope next years 1-5 will only contain one player from the ones that played on Friday.

As many as that?

I want it to be -

Shaul (Naughton as back up)
Lancaster
New Centre
New Centre (Logan back up)
Naughton (when not backing up FB)

Release Sa, Yeamo, Rankin & Michaels. Use Talanoa as a utility.

I think the backs in the whole SL are not as good as a few years ago, we have good forwards good enough to compete in the NRL but the English backs are poor quality.

Hope your not including yeaman,your mate picks him every time he is available,can you tell me why?

I see it more like this

Shaul
Naughton/Lancaster
Talanoa
New centre
New winger

Logan and Yeaman (think he is staying whether we like it or not) as back ups.

I like Lineham, but is very limited, not sure he is value for money, I got told on Friday that his replacement who was in hull last week has been signed on the same money Lineham is on.

I think what you say is the most likely scenario, just i'd like to see what i'd put. Lancaster simply has to be one of the wingers

No doubt Inu is an upgrade on Lineham, would prefer to see him at centre though. Suppose that depends on who the centres we sign are!

I reckon Leeds would disagree.

Given what's been rumoured we could have a back line of

Shaul
Lancaster
Hodges
Inu
Perrett

If we sign 2/3 those, I would be extremely happy.

Think Inu is a certainly.

Maybe they would but I couldn't see any of them in the NRL doing what the backs do week in week out, different pedigree.

Inu looks a certainty, you're right. Lockyer seemed to hint that Hodges had already made a decision to 'retire' at the end of the year so could be a possibility. Perrett seems to have come out of left field.

Hall is as good as anything out there and Watkins will be.

Wonder why they don't test themselves down under then.

Leeds backline is a freak of a backline, I reckon all 5 would do well in the NRL.

How they have got those 5 to stay at Leeds is beyond me.

Think Watkins will. Hall has nothing to prove for me.

Totally agree. Hall is absolute quality.

Out of interest,what makes people certain of a deal for inu?

Beat me to it. He's laughed it off and Radford's denied it. Unfortunately.

Two people have told me that have good sources, I guess we will have to wait and see.

Yep,I'd take him in a heartbeat,but has been denied by all parties.. it could be a possible smokescreen..just wondered why some seem to think it's still on the cards..strange one this!

posted this on the quarter final thread but seems to have beenburied amongst the throat and wrist slitting on the main board. (small edit as wanted to add more)

Our backline is embarrassing, even the sheffield eagles backs had more pace than our a&e brigade in the cup game!

If yeaman is our first choice centre next year it shows radford clearly has his favourite. Back up a best next year.

Michaels may have good games in defence but is another who offers little going forward

Sa is done imo. Biscuit bones. Need to cut our losses

Talanoa. Better in centre, wasted on the wing , put lancaster outside him! now!

Naughton, has pace but a bit lightweight, still lots of potential

Lineham, our only strike player and he has been sold off and now has ben crooks (not going to get into an arguement on his positioning and defence, especially when the likes of yeaman shoots out the defensive line! the lad had genuine pace!


Who we bring in will be crucial, we need two brick poop houses in the centres

Should be looking to bring Lancaster through for the rest of the season and next season


get in the 8 and sacrifice the top 8 games, better than being bottom 4

The skill set at the club has been a bug bearer of mine for ages and shows no sign of improving . We make the same errors over and over again in dry or wet conditions , Our style of rugby over the last 5 or so season hasn't help either . We hear it all works in training but when it come to game day, for some reason it all gets forgotten .
We don't have the players to read a game , To take control and use their heads .
I do agree with 1865 in regards of two new centres , There a must for next season , Lancaster has pace and should be first team also . Rankin's off back to Aus so Shaul will be no 1.