Expecting a very tough encounter vs Wakefield with them picking up wins at the moment. Another must win IMO with Huddersfield Wigan Warrington next up. possible ban for Singleton after the tackle on Bird. Hopefully Garbutt returns this week also. Ormondroyd picked up an injury on dual registration so expect him to be out.

Golding
Briscoe Watkins Keinhorst Hall
Moon Mcguire
Cuthbertson Parcell Baldwinson
Ablett Delaney
Sutcliffe

Burrow Mullally Walters Garbutt

If no Garbutt then I'm not sure who he will bring in if Ormondroyd, Singleton, Galloway, Ferres, JJB, Ward.

Maybe a SL debut for Olejdski.

The problem with doing that is that if we bring him back and he goes back to Bradford then we will lose him for a full month again. possibly draft Alex Sutcliffe in?

Surely we are better off plying him now when we do need him than leaving him on loan in case we need him later?

Also, the way he is apparently playing, he might force his way into the team. I very much doubt it given Macs previous selection policy but you never know.

4 - 8 matches for Singleton so will definitely be missing for a while.

What about Cam Smith, did he come through the 19s game ok?

I think anymore than 4 would be way OTT imo.

Well done Bradley, just what we need right now.

yeah because i'm sure he was thinking of that in the heat of a game

He should always be wary of doing something that'll get him banned for a significant period of time.

really? there speaks someone who hardly played sport. things happen, always have, always will. gives someone else a chance

Yes things happen and guys do stuff that result in grade A-C charges. Not many do stuff that get them Grade E bans (how many Leeds players have gotten that grade in memory?) if it was the likes of Gareth Hock doing that he'd rightly be called stupid.

considering plenty of players have done bad things and got grade A, the disciplinary being a joke, i'm not that interested. like I said, gives someone else a go

What did he do? I couldn't get to the game but heard that Bird broke his thumb.

He struck him with an elbow to the face in a tackle off the ball. This was after an altercation with Bird further in the Catalans half.

the YEP says he needed stitches in the back of his head?

The footage imo shows a forearm into the side of Birds noggin its a split second late & rightly deserves a ban.
Saying that its no worse than Turgot v ST's nor what Akuma Tai did to Bjb with his shoulder.

do you have a link to the footage please? i didnt get a clear look at the game

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He should get 8 for that but will get off lightly.

I'm interested because it means we're losing a starting forwards for several games when we needed him. With a number of forwards already out THIS was Singleton's go to really lead the forwards in the absence of others and show he can be a key part of our pack for many years, not get suspended through stupidity.

What Singleton did in that incident with Bird deserves a ban - no question. Arguably should have walked for it on the night and had the video ref been in attendance probably would have.

Not a hell of a lot in that. As you well know, back in the day when you actually liked rugby league a passing cuff to the head (and we're not talking about a forearm smash here) wouldn't even have been remarked on. And Greg Bird himself, as a bit of a throwback footballer, must have dished out the equivalent dozens of times in his career.

Even in the current climate, where it's undoubtedly a banning offence, 4 games would be harsh, 8 would be ridiculous.

I might be a bit old-school, but nobbling the opposition's best player on the blind side of the referee in a must-win game is not *that* stupid.

And if the Touch Judge catches it or he isn't as sly as thought and the ref manages to spot it and he's correctly sent off which could cost us the game......still don't think it's stupid? If he wants to hurt an opposition player then do it fairly, perfectly achievable, not in a cowardly way. If someone took out a Leeds player like that I doubt the reaction would be so low key on here.

Completely agree - cowardly act that deserves a lengthy ban - this is not Friday night outside Big Fellas!!