I've already posted this on another thread but thought it appropriate to put it on here too:

I've got huge admiration for Kez. Many would have spit their dummy out when they lost the captaincy, but not Kez. He's a true professional.

I would please ask everyone to put aside any issues they may have with the club because this is our chance to say 'thank you' to a guy who has been an incredibly loyal servant. It would be awful if there were only 300 or 400 turn up. Please get down on Sunday if you can. Let's try and get 700 or 800 down there.

Rugby League needs people like Kyle. He comes back for more every time he gets his nose broken!

Although he's got about as much hair as me, I hope he can continue to entertain us for a few more years to come!

Please show your support for him on Sunday.

Lee Waterman and Matt Carbutt added to the guest players, along with Dean Colton, Mark Castle and Paul Cooke

No matter how you feel about the club, management, coach,ground or anything else, Sunday is all about one player who has worn the blue and gold with pride for 10 YEARS.
So please but any grievances aside for this one game and show your support for Kyle.

Leeds squad:

24. Luke Briscoe
25. James Donaldson
14. Brad Dwyer
21. Ashton Golding
9. Corey Johnson
16. Loui McConnell
8. Anthony Mullally
23. Muizz Mustapha
3. Harry Newman
19. Mikolaj Oledzki
18. Jack Ormondroyd
10. Brad Singleton
22. Cameron Smith
7. Harvey Spence
5. Alex Sutcliffe
11. Owen Trout
12. Dan Waite-Pullan
15. Josh Walters
1. Liam Whitton

Looks a stronger line up than Hull named last week.

Kyle speaks about the game in the Free Press:

[urlhttps://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/kyle-kesik-interview-dons-stalwart-opens-up-ahead-of-testimonial-with-leeds-rhinos-1-9531448[/url

More news on the Leeds squad from the Rhinos website:

[urlhttps://www.therhinos.co.uk/2019/01/11/rhinos-name-strong-19-man-squad-for-doncaster-clash/[/url

Matty Beharrell, Connor Bower, Ryan Boyle, Kieran Buchanan (D/R), Matty Chrimes (T), Kieran Cross, Ryan Dixon (T), Sam Doherty, Brandon Douglas, Brad Foster, Charlie Graham (D/R), Jordie Hedges, Jordan Howden, Kyle Kesik, Kieron Lawton (T), Richard Owen, Connor Scott, Russ Spiers, Nathan Slater (T).

Five guest players will feature in the game for Kyle Kesik's testimonial, with Matt Carbutt, Mark Castle, Dean Colton, Paul Cooke and Lee Waterman

Anything known about the trailists

Matty Chrimes, Ryan Dixon, and Kieran Lawton played in last weekend's games.

Ryan Dixon is 26 by the way.

At the Fans Meeting on Thursday night, Carl mentioned that an ex-Hull KR player might be playing this weekend but I can't remember his name. It could be Nathan Slater but I'm not 100% sure.

Thank you

Charlie Graham scored a hat-trick of tries against us last Sunday.
But these came in the 54th, 74th and 80th minutes and we were pretty much shot by then.
So dunno how good he really is.
He had number 9 against his name and Buchanan had 3.

Nathan Slater played for Myton Warriors in the challenge cup games against the Dons in 2017 & 2018 & he scored a try for Myton in the 2017 game.

Could I just agree with some of the earlier posts ... whatever people's thoughts are on any other Dons-related scenarios, please get down to the Keepmoat on Sunday and support KK's Testimonial.

Kes has given tremendous service to the Club over the years, through good times and bad, and fully deserves our support.

They are young 18 year olds just filling in whilst you have players missing.
Doubt they will be regular D/R players for you this season.
Both have plenty of pace

Make of that what you will.
We are consistent... losing by 60 two weeks on the trot.
Totally artificial though, so next to meaningless.

I thought that Beryl was our stand-out player.
Welham was good as was Dixon and one or two others.
Paul Cooke looked in better shape than when he played for us and he played well for the short time he was on ... fair took me back to the better times he did.
That kind of class we don't have anymore.

Ray called me an old moaning git... it must have been a result of my question about the half-time prize money.

One bloody miserable day weatherwise and not much better on the field.

Still there is always next week.
COYD

Men against boys for the 2nd week running. Shame for Kes that the game was a mismatch but congratulations on a well deserved testimonial. Anyone know what the crowd was ??... At the moment were miles away from being a promotion chasing side next season.

This isn't a criticism just an observation from yesterday's game. I thought it was really noticeable that most times when they had the ball, they kept the legs driving at start of tackle (even their youngsters in the halves/wings) and made 10-15 meters every time. Which in a set gained 30-40 meters regularly. We on the other hand concentrated on getting to ground as quick as possible.
As I say not criticism just comment.

That's a fair point Graham. I noticed it too.

I don't think the Dons players hadn't got it in mind not to 'drive their legs' in the tackle. When the other team is stronger, or has three men in the tackle, the option to go to ground when you've got the ball is a better one than being driven back five or ten metres, which Leeds were very good at. With Leeds better fitness levels they were able to keep this intensity going throughout the 80 minutes as well.

Being driven back was probably a reflection of Leeds' dominance more than our lack of desire to make yards on impact.

The real test for us is whether we can do to other teams in our league what Leeds did to us on Sunday.

Looking forward to the London game as we should be a bit more match fit and hopefully have a side out that resembles our best 13.

Is this announcement still being made today ?

It's a typical tactic to hit the ground quick, particularly if you're getting out sized. Lots of Super League forwards do it, the aim is to get your dummy half to get the ball moving again before their defence is set. Problem when playing fotter sides is they can keep geting back anyway

I emailed Carl on Saturday and he told me the minutes of the meeting from Thursday and the announcement would be worked on today (Monday).

He told me no more than that.

If we continue to lose forwards at the rate of two a game before a ball is kicked, how long is any of this sustainable?
RH has already got his excuses ready for the London game.
"They have only this one warm up game and will probably come 'fully loaded'..."

It's wearing thin ....