What a total lack of disrespect for Leigh. They have been unbeaten this season and are an equivalent in my eyes to a team playing 8th or 9th in SL.
Some of these academy players you mention have not played C1 level never mind playing the level where Leigh are.
Nothing other than playing the best team will get Leeds a win. Fact.

Jesus, you post some over bulling of the championship, but that is just ridiculous. Leigh wouldn't come within 20 of a London, so hardly 8th or 9th.

How does McGuire get a spot?

I don't think the team for next week should be affected by what happened last night. Players who need a breather should be rested. Those who were poor should probably be thrown back out there to get some confidence back and some fringe / older academy lads should have a run. I'd go

Bish
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Handley
Sutcliffe
McGuire
Singleton
Ward
Bailey
Clarkson
Ward
Delaney

Mulhern
Kirke
+ 2 others

I don't know enough about the academy lads these days to know who might be ready but I'd go something like that.

Hardaker
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sutcliffe
McGuire
Singleton
Ward R
Peacock
Ward S
Delaney
Clarkson

Subs
Minchella, bailey, kirke, mulhern

I'm guessing ablett will be banned, achurch injured

This is a perfect opportunity to throw some of the kids in and see how they go. The Challenge Cup is an irrelevant roadblock for all except the winners, and that's not likely to be Leeds on current form.

Hardaker
Briscoe
Harper
Moon
Handley
Sutcliffe
Lilley
Mulhern
R Ward
Singleton
Delaney
Minchella
S Ward

Bailey
Clarkson
Kirke
England

If it helps Leigh will be under strength due to playing Halifax the following Wednesday which will be far more important in the scheme of things this season
If Leeds cant throw in a bunch of some of the best academy players of recent years against a part time club and win with ease something is wrong

McGuire, Kirke and maybe even Sinfield need a 'rest' for this one. Bailey too probably. On balance I would still select Sinfield though I think...but as interchange hooker only. Robbie Ward should start.

Let's see how we go with Sutcliffe at SO (he looked good on attack against Warrington - def the biggest threat from halfback) with S.Ward at LF.

Give Hardaker the captaincy and goal kicking duties with the last tackle options falling between him and Sutcliffe. He deserves the step up to greater responsibilites.

However, we all know that just aint gonna happen. All will be forgiven once Leigh have been thrashed.

We would beat London and possibly another SL club but one thing is we won't roll over and submit

The mighty Leeds the same team which got hammered off wigans kids the same team wire hammered Friday .show some respect for leigh these lads are mostly part time so anything other than a big Leeds win and I would be really disappointed but be sure we would give London more than a game and in 3 years we will be giving you lot a game.

Yeah I thought about Handley but to be honest I don't know enough about the u19's to know whether he's ready or not, I only go off what's said on here about the lads and bits & pieces of info I pick up elsewhere. If he's ready then it's likely the best opportunity for a while to play him, and Ablett may well be getting a ban anyway for his kick at Monaghan.
I only left Watkins out simply going off McDermotts comments in the past about trying to keep him injury free, and I know it was a couple of weeks ago but he seemed to get a knock against Wigan and didn't seem too keen to go at full pace against Hull.

It's a good chance to try a few young lads and an opportunity for the other forwards (ie not Peacock & Leuluai) to prove their worth.

If an Academy back gets a game then it might be Josh Walters seen as though he was 18th man last week and has already been given the 28 shirt.

No-one is showing disrespect for Leigh, you yourself keep saying they're part time and right there you have the massive gap between SL & the Championships, not to mention the fact that Leeds spend more on their backroom staff/systems etc than Leigh spend on their first team. So rather than Leeds fans disrespecting Leigh, Leigh fans could be accused of disrespecting London & other SL teams.

Tony disrespects everybody, his own team, its players, the opposition team and players, RFL, SL, East, Miners, Ale, M62 - simply anything and everything. He is very consistent

I imagine Leeds could 'rest a few' although when we played Wigan St Pats in round 3, think we were full strength. Hopefully what happened at Wakefield a few years ago won't happen this time, as when we got there Neil Kelly fielded a 'weakened' Centurions side, we got absolutely stuffed !!!

I don't understand all this talk of resting players. Totally disrespectful to Leigh.

They are in form (you can argue it's only in the championship' but wining breeds confidence) and will lift again with it being the Cup and a chance to test themselves against SL opposition, given they have a desire to be playing in that comp with the new structure coming in.

IF we were playing with confidence and form ourselves, then yes, they'd probably give us a good game for 60 mins or so but IMO IF we play as bad as we did against Wire then Leigh could well cause an upset

I believe we need our top team out for this, both to best guarantee us getting through but also so those same players can 'right the wrongs' of the performance on Friday.

Please could you point out all these things that I have disrespected I would like to read what I have rote .

Kylie & JP have been working their off the last 5 games. They need a rest. Kirke, Bailey, Singleton & Mulhern should be adequate for Leigh.

Remember as well, we have a short turnaround to Huddersfield at home. It's vital we give our key players the rest they need for that game.

Jones-Bishop
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sutcliffe
Hardaker
Singleton
Ward R
Bailey
Clarkson
Minchella
Ward S

Sinfield
Kirke
Mulhern
Delaney

I'm sorry! I just canot understand why anybody would shift the best [iRECENT[/i FB the club has ever had out of position to accommodate an inferior player in the same position !!!! For gawd's sake now treat Hardaker a senior player in a firmly claimed position that should be considered his own. Would you consider playing McGuire at FB? Peacock in the second row? Burrow (if fit) at hooker?

I wouldn't make too many changes.
JP and Kylie rested Bailey and Delaney to replace them.
Ablett either rested or banned and bring in Minchella.
Sutcliffe for McGuire with Sinfield to SH.

McDermott has never seemed that keen on playing a lot of kids at the same time, and the CC might be tinpot to some but not to Leeds. None of our current squad have won it (except Peacock with the Bulls), so I would expect them all to want to play to make sure of the win. As with every recent season, I fully expect the CC to be an absolute priority for our senior players.

Play our strongest lineup. There is a 6 day turnaround to huddersfield so no different to most weeks. Leigh game is more important than the huddersfield game at this stage of the season anyhow.

Actually, no it isn't.

What we have shown so far this season is we can beat our top rivals at home, but we are struggling away from home against them. Finishing above them in the league and having an home draw in the play offs, on that basis, is vitally important.

Can you imagine Wigan putting a full team out against Leigh. I mean come on, let's be serious here. It would be poor management to be that conservative.

Kylie is more than deserving a week off, with a physical Huddersfield week after, seems a logical time to give him a week off.

Alot of people seem to think 'oh its only Leigh so let Kirke play'. Regardless of the opposition you cant reward that performance (that verged on gross misconduct) with a spot in the blue and amber the week after. Surely?

Bookies giving Leeds a 28point handicap, surely you guys will be hammering that? Sounds too good a price to be true. Dont think Leigh fans are under any illusions of the outcome, to be within 28 at full time would be decent.