Yeah, it's sods law we draw the best team when we are on our knees!!

Will be interested to see how the pack go though. I'd to get a look at King as well. Thought Donaldson's 25 mins against Cas was very mediocre. By rights somebody else should get a shot, but I do wonder if Donaldson is a bit of a security blanket for Agar. Very intrigued to see what Eastmond still has, but it would very unfair to expect too much on his debut.

We're gonna get a good beating in our next two games.
The Hull Kr game then becomes massive as you can't play catch up in this league.....

Don't count out Hall - whilst he is physically not up to SL he has a lot of skill - I see Broadbent as Sculthorpe/Farrell type back row.

I can't Broadbent is no way big enough for that role and would never be able play it like Sculthorpe and Farrell who both very physical at 6ft3 6ft 4.Broadbent is 6ft at the most. If he was to play the 13 role it would be more in a Sinfield tpye role. I see him as classic centre great hand and vision with a nice step on him.

Broadbent would do well to watch some Brad Godden video footage, and Leeds would do well to let him play like that.

If its that simple can he watch Mal Meninga videos instead please Batley? Lol

Let Jack develop at his own pace and weve a good one there. Ive said for years Newman is the superstar, the athlete and as tough a competitor as you will see but Jack, like Godden, is a proper wingers centre. Both very young and very talented but both are going to have dips along the way.

God i hope Newman can come back from this injury. Im sure he will.

Second all of that. Both got the potential to be super players. Would love to see us get a top class winger to compliment them. Think Handley is almost there.

A winger has to be on the shopping list for next season.

We ain't signing another winger as Tom given another 2 years. I'm OK with that.
By the time those two years are done, Tindall should be ready.
Flip we might have a backline of

Walker
Tindall
Newman
Broadbent
Handley


Now that's exciting!!

Luke Briscoe is out of contact this year. I would not renew and I would target a replacement with real pace. Can't but help think that some have formed amazingly high expectations of Tindall's talent on tne basis of one run against Catalans. I'm sure he has some talent, but it looks very, very raw to me. In any case, I really hope the club don't opt to settle for such mediocrity on one wing for two years. Nothing against either Briscoe really, but I thing the role of the winger has moved on and they haven't. We need to do better if we are aiming to pick up the big prize.

For you academy watchers, what do you reckon to Nichol and Stewart coming through? I though Andrew Stewart looked a handful and aggressive.

Anyway as much as I’ve backed T Briscoe I’m not sure he has much left to offer at Leeds now. Injuries looked to have taken their toll to me. Not sure I would renew.

We have a heap of salary cap becoming available and for positions we aren’t bringing young lads through into promptly, we need players who are up there in class. Despite the strides we have made, would you pick any current Leeds player for England?

Handley and Oledski might make a 17 at a push but... we do need some more star dust around the place. In fact I’ll say if we don’t make some tougher decisions on players than we have been doing, we may really struggle to break through into that real top tier again. We have no divine right.

T Briscoe already got a 2 year extension last year, so here till end of 2022!
How that correlates to 'nothing to offer' is beyond me.

Can't wait to see what he actually does offer.Hopefilly it's something really good.

Coby is a tough kid, he wouldnt ever take a backward step, hes vocal and a competitor. Stewart is a good defender, very solid. Neither are anywhere near Joe Burton's level and we released him.

Still early days for both but theyve lost a year and it will be interesting to see how that impacts players. Ive been told some have come back out of shape but thats understandable.

I dont really see either making it at Leeds but both are decent young players.

I agree that we need some pace on the wings , and I would if possible replace both the Briscoes - they are both well below the level that we now require. Tom at times gives a very good impression of just not being interested. Why our wingers cannot compete when we put up an attacking kick is beyond me.
A lot of people seem happy with our pack , but a second row of Martin and Mellor again is just not good enough . Martin cannot break a tackle , and their combined go forward is pitiful. We need a second rower who can make a break / half break and offload - come back Ali !!!

The new ball steal rule had virtually took offloading out of the game at the moment. Defenders clamp the ball and attackers are fighting to keep a tight hold of it. The thought of offloading is last thing any attacker is thinking of.

What an awful rule it is. Who decided it would improve the game? Can think of no other sport that compulsively tinkers year after year. No wonder the game cannot break out of its existing spectator base.

It's pathetic and discredits a great game...
What a shame.....

Yeh it’s an awful rule.
You get 3 men in the tackle.
One clamps the ball.
2 drop off and leave big man on small man who just rags the ball away.
It will stifle the flowing play as the runner is thinking about protecting the ball rather than making a break or an offload.
Garbage new rule.

Exactly and what possible chance does a young kid or half have of holding on with an 18 stone prop ragging at the ball? Its crazy. Corey Hall had Liam Watts taking the ball off him the other day. He had no chance.

Yeh, that was case in point.
Hall had no chance.
Like a playground bully taking his sweets off him...


Hope they look at it again....

It's not a great rule but to attribute the sport's historic difficulties with expansion to minor rule changes is somewhat preposterous.

Didn't say that did I? Point is it doesn't help. I used to enjoy taking people who were new to the sport to matches because it was a simple game to explain and understand. Nowadays I don't where I'd start. Hope that's not too preposterous for you.

To be fair its quite a simple game to understand.....

Rugby League is a 6 tackle game unless certain things happen and then its 7.

If a foul occurs its a penalty but some fouls arent penalties they are set restarts.

If 2 players are in the tackle and steal the ball its a penalty unless its in a certain area of the field and then its play on whether its 2 men in the tackle or 5.

If a team kicks the ball into touch its given to opposition unless they kick it from their own 20 and it goes into touch in the opposition 40 or if they kick it from the 40 into touch in the oppositions 20 then the kicking team keep the ball. All these are 6 tackle sets. If a team kicks it dead opposition gets a 7 tackle set.

Once points are scored the clock runs and the conceding kick off unless its in a certain period of time in the game when the clock stops until its kicked off.

If a player knocks on while playing the ball the handover is at the place he knocks on. If the player at dummy half knocks on the handover happens where the non offending team chooses. Either 10m, 20m in from touch or in the middle of the field.

Wigan are allowed to lie on.