I was confident it was - my old man had already bought us tickets to the final, and it meant I had to go watch Widnes v Hull instead - I was gutted! If I remember rightly, we were winning at the time until he made a complete hash of that bomb right at the death of the game.

That's my recollection too. I was probably only about 8 at the time though.

I can understand why any and all the mentioned players got mentioned...

Except Pat Richards, i really don't get that at all. Must be mainly because he plays for Wigan, which is enough for some.

Jimmy Lowes always got on my wick, but would have loved him in my team.

He's nowhere near as bad as he was a few years back.

McIlorum, Hock and J. Tomkins are my top three I think

Agree with that, Richards always seemed very level headed, mellow even.

luke dorn

In terms of Leeds players, I got wound up with Brent Webb in his last season or two. The moaning to the ref, the high tackles and sliding in with knees when a guy was trying to score in the corner all got worst as the seasons passed. Wonder if it was born out of frustration because of the issues that continued to plague him with his back because I don't recall him being like that in 2007 & 2008 when he was on top of his game until his first problem with his back took place and ruled him out of the '08 Grand Final.

I think he was always like that a bit. Wasn't it 2007 where he got sinbinned twice in the same game? IIRC he didn't particularly get along well with Steve Ganson.
But I think you're probably right it was exacerbated through frustration. He was a cracking player for us though and proof that Hetherington was prepared to spend money on big name players.

The stick Gallagher gets for that Premiership semi-final - from memory - is way out of proportion for the error. I remember it as Gary Nolan out-jumping him under a high ball, not the first full-back it will have happened to and certainly not the last.

I too, find Pat Richards irritating. It's not because he's particular unlikeable, I just thought considering how successful his career has been, he may have at least cracked a smile at some point.

From the old school, Gregory and Edwards. Of Super League players, that fat shambles Riddell and also Sam Tomkins when he broke through, though I don't mind him now. All these players have something in common.

Also from days gone by Karl Fairbank and Deryck Fox, though that might be because they were exactly the players we needed to make us a decent team.

Agreed - I've always thought Richards was a fair and very professional player. In his prime I would have gladly had in at Leeds.

...Gareth Hock on the other hand, annoys me on several levels - 1) his sh*thouse playing style 2) his arrogance 3) the fact that he's actually a really good player and if he cut out all the 'off field' crap he does he could have had a very good career.

Present players
-Danny Brough
-MIckey Mc
-Westwood
-Bateman

Past players
-Graham Bradley(really hated him)
-P sculthorpe
-S long
-Pratt

Revised my team after last night. Don't know what I was doing leaving the biggest gob on legs out of my initial line up.

1, wilkin
2,wilkin
3,wilkin
4,wilkin
5,wilkin
6,wilkin
7,wilkin
8,wilkin
9,wilkin
10,wilkin
11,wilkin
12,wilkin
13,wilkin

I've picked him in every position because He moaned from all over the pitch from minute 1 to minute 80. I've even given the daft cockney with an Alice band a walkover because his mate is so annoying. The next time I see Tanya Arnold frothing in her knickers over "Mr tight trousers player welfare" I will put my foot through the telly.
"Stop moaning and get on with it, your player knocked it on"
Well said Thaler, you should have decked him.

John Bateman. All he needs is a beater and a mullet and he'd look like a southern american redneck.

Mcilorum. If he wasn't an RL player he'd be in and out of prison, plying his trade as a builder cat calling 5/10's.

S.Tomkins
J.Tomkins
Wilkin
J.Burgess
O'Loughlin

1. Tomkins S
2.Cockayne
3.Wardle
4.Atkins
5.Richards------massive whiner
6.Conner
7.Brough -----platinum dummy spitter
8.Hill--------Ultimate sledger who likes to rub heads
9.Le Pissier
10.Elima
11.Tomkins J
12.Wilkin ------ 24 carat cry baby
13.Bateman -----no explanation necessary
14. Inu
15.Phelps ---- Another whining aussie
16.Simms ---- reminds me of a playground bully who poops themselves if challenged back
17. J Hughes

Hill a sledger who rubs heads? NEVER seen him do the head rubbing once - amazing what people have in their heads. Nice game Friday by the way. Reminded me of some of our old basement battles - exciting but like watching two tramps fight over a kebab.

Look again.One of his trait's is to stick his head/face into the grounded players head/face.In fact he looks as though he is trying to snog the opposition player on some occasions.


May well be the year of the wolfs this year ,good luck.

Not something I've ever noticed, minor facials after the tackle are done by pretty much everyone. Not saying hill is an angel but like pat Richards should never be anywhere near a hated 13 side...unless it's jealousy of course in which case Galloway is completely safe from getting selected. Maybe it will be our year - for once it certainly won't be yours.

Love comments like that cos you know if its wrong ittl be thrown right back in their face AGAIN, shall we go back and look at what all the wire fans were saying during the 2011/12 seasons??

Brave call that man going off recent history.

We may not win the comp. this year, but i don't see any side out there so far that would make me worry were we to have a full strength side and make the top 4.

Ok if leeds win it this year I promise to mince through the streets of burley and harehills wearing only a pink feather boa whilst asking the locals to chase me. Deal? But that is null and void should sinfield and peacock suddenly return!!

Unlikely, the more things change the more they stay the same. Sinfield just got MOM in the semi final to lead a side to another final.