Agree. I think Austin was class too, definitely deserves a new deal! Thought Sezer was good too to be fair he directed us around the park well and ran with the ball.

I’m fuming about Walters though.. he should be a corner stone of that pack with our other young stars but he’s clearly had his head turned by Wigan.

Some impressive performances across the team tonight. It was good to see us build pressure in the 1st half, rather than trying to score off every set. It is something that we have struggled with most of the season but we were good tonight.
As well as those already mentioned, i thought Nene carried the ball really strong and made some important metres at times when we were under pressure.

Thanks a lot for letting us score that 1 try which was a forward pass btw. Anyway it probably keeps Powell in a job and by extension that gobe Fitzpatrick. No this is not knee jerk either it’s been a while coming especially the last named person.

Great win that, I thought it was a better win than last week, Warrington even though below par were far better than hudds, I thought our intensity in defence was excellent.

Lovely to see us build pressure in that first half.

It’s a bloody good job we won because that journey home would have been very unpleasant with the m62 being closed if we had have lost!

Think we’ve got to give Austin a deal, and I can’t believe im saying this but id Sezer carries on this form he might be worth another year on reduced terms!

The problem Powell has he has nothing in the bank in terms of good will, you were absolutely dire last year, and don’t look much better even with his side that he’s built. Yes you started well but the drop off is really alarming.

I was just thinking the same thing. I've literally just got back home now. Who's idea was it to resurface the M62 during the rugby season?

I think a Leeds have turned a corner. Plenty to still work on, but things appear to be clicking. The losses against Wakey and against Cas looked to be more than just poor form, as though something was wrong behind the scenes. The players have looked a lot less distracted the past couple of weeks. I wonder if the unfortunate incident with Zane upset the changing room enough to effect the games, and the more recent news has eased everyone again?

I had the same thought, we sometimes forget the players are human beings like the rest of us and xanes situation could have affected them

Austin definitely deserves a 2 year deal and the fact he appears to want to stay with us means alot.
Sezer has shown what he is capable of,but it's not often enough.Its not known whether it's by choice he is or wants to go back home but could be worth another year
The way Walters has been progressing and performing in the past weeks afraid it's one that's going to bite us in the backside.At his age Jamie Peacock was far from the finished article.

Shout out to Fusi too, he returned the ball well and was a threat under attacking high ball.

Interesting to see Gary chatting to Austin in the changing room!

It's no coincidence Austin and Sezer play better when playing as runners. I know in Sezer's case especially, people think of him as an organiser, but but he operates best as a runner, particularly close to the ruck.
I've heard people say tha Smith prefers a running full back, but having an extra ball player on the edges with Smith as the central ball player really gives our attack much more balance.

The last couple of games (and at other times when we've played well) there's been intent with our carries, we've respected the ball and played when we've earnt the right to as well as having some speed in our defensive line and winning collisions. We've also ditched short kick offs and other corner cutting methods. Theres definitely a shift in Rohans philophies as he's experienced what doesn't work and what does.

my mate at work, who has a sl winners ring( not with leeds) said the same this morning. there's definitely a shift in tactics and fair play to smith. I could argue he should have done it way earlier but hopefully the futures good

First 30 minutes we were outstanding, potentially the best we've been all season.
Wire came back into the game but at no point did I worry we were going to lose as our defence was solid and their attack wasn't much more than one up rugby.

Austin and McDonnell were stand outs but thought MacDonald also had a great game, he makes loads of metres out of yardage and then a quick PTB.

It was good to see our pack hold its own against a team with lots of big middles, especially Kasiano, too many games he has run riot against us but not last night

Warrington only got back into the game when our intensity dipped possibly because the players didn't have the resistance they expected from their opponents. I thought we showed a commitment to each other which was pleasing to see. Team spirit seems great and for that Smith must take some credit. Austin is on fire, O'Connor had a top game too and McDonald has been the best signing we have made for years. Smith apart from the pass for the Handley try was a blocker in the attack - he isn't a ball player - he isn't mentally alert enough. Great defender - total commitment. Lisone was superb last night - good to see his extending his contract. Top performance all round.

Definitely, just wish we'd have done this at season start ! I know it's a marathon not a sprint but there's no way this playing roster should be below 6th.

Ultimately if we don’t make the 6 its those daft losses against cas and wakefield that’s done for us which is really annoying

Unfortunately the end of the season will have to be a long sprint from now.

I think the yellow card energised Warrington, something that often happens, but I imagine some fatigue kicked in for Leeds, which is to be expected when you go all guns blazing from the off.

We cant forget that even tho they've lost a few games in a row, they are second in the league with some very good players, they were always going to come back into the game at somepoint but we still managed to make good metres in attack and kept them quiet in defence.

Agree about Lisone, he really has settled now, his fitness has improved and it seems like his weight has dropped, impressed with him, especially his passing skills, which i wasnt expecting. Hes also another player thats great at getting a quick PTB.

It appears to me that RS has tried out a lot of things for full games that you might want to throw in to a game plan for 10-15 minutes. Finding what could and doesn't work, made the transition back to traditional rugby a little late for me but we do look good when we do play like last night. First half we were superb, 2nd half Wire came back into the game and sorted out their own defence which would account for our slight drop in intensity, also very difficult to keep that up for 80. Only small dissapointment for me was that we didnt press home the advantage when they were down to 12 with big Kassiano off the field, could have killed the game off then.

McDonnell only carried the ball twice last night which is surprising. Just shows how good his defence is to be standing out in games when hes barely touching the ball.

Very good performance last night and fully deserved.
I don`t think Warington were that bad other than lacking ideas near the line.
For me Ratchford and Duffy were very poor and Kasiano was atrocious along with Dudson.
Myler chiming into the line and Austin and Sezer running the show were highlights from the backs.
Not one player let us down tonight.
As mentioned in another thread Austin must get a 2 year contract especially if Sezer is leaving.
Walters is going from strength to strength for sure.

That’s two weeks on the trot now where we’ve really shown what we can do when we hold the ball and play with more intensity. It’s a world away from where we’ve been for almost all of this season and especially the couple of weeks before. Smith really seems to have changed the way we play, much more line speed and intent in defence earns the right to promote the ball more in attack and it’s paying off.

Let’s hope we can keep it going.

another decent team effort.
The defence was as good ( if not better )than the attack.
Too many to choose from for man of the match..
Some =#400000er needs to go to
Specsavers regarding the wire try.

another decent team effort.
The defence was as good ( if not better )than the attack.
Too many to choose from for man of the match..
Some =#400000er needs to go to
Specsavers regarding the wire try.

Agree bud