10 players in action tonight bodes well for Monday . ...NOT .

^This^

Don't know if it has already been mentioned , but OVER ONE THIRD of the playing squad was selected from the team sitting 9th in the league and currently not even in a play-off spot . Classic McBanana ? We did win though , so regardless of how we are performing as a team , the national coach obviously values our individual talents higher than the majority of the elegible players currently above us in the weeklys . Sam was a huge influence on the game ...NOT . @overrated.com

BTW .. If , as expressed in the early commentary , McB did delect the strongest squad available to him , and the one most likely to represent at the big comp , then why was there no Burgesses or Gaz Ellis etc ?

shame keinhorst isnt getting a chance

Well Burrow and Jones-Buchanan should be reasonably fresh given their limited game time yesterday. Doesn't sound like those on Knights duty needed to overexert themselves either. Still wouldn't have asked any of them to back up personally.

Seems I was right

....same old dreary faces again.... this time compounded by being also battered and knackered from a useless pathetic exhibition match.

Due to the fact of the England match we might be allowed the chance to make changes to the 19 for this particular game. I seem to remember a few players in the 19 announced for the Easter Monday match against London not being picked and a few extra players added come the actual match, i suspect that was allowed due to the short turn around in matches over that weekend.

Think you can only change the 19 if you have a sicknote off of doctor.

Injured.

Don`t worry about that he will have Ablett and Delaney in the centres and Sinfield at SO to balance it out.

Don`t worry about that he will have Ablett and Delaney in the centres and Sinfield at SO to balance it out.

So Lee Smith can't get into the squad when 10 players out on international duty and the first choice full back is out injured?

He doesn't deserve a place. Same old then, great chance to blood a few. By this rate we will be shot my play off time

Hardaker full back, Delaney and Ablett centres.

Should hope not based on his performances this season.

Wakey have sold out their adult allocation, should make for a good atmosphere!

Its a bit of a strange one. I'd have thought on balance it'd have been better to rest a player but maybe that'll happen at the weekend

This is a huge night for McDermott, if he picks most if not all the 10 players who were on England duty and we end up losing then he is going to take an enormous battering for the decision.

Yup. Smith one of Leeds' many players who aren't difference makers who seem to be on the regular naughty step.

Along with:

Griff/Moore/Kirke/Macca/Wellar/Pitts/BJB etc.

If he picks the 10 England players and we win, but look tired down the track, he should still take a battering for the decision, just as he should for doubling up players on Eater Monday (winning an anyway winnable game) but leaving key players looking spent in subsequent matches.

I thought McGuire was out injured but if he does play he might be at fb.

McGuire
BJb Ablett Hardaker hall
Sinfield Ward
Bailey Lunt JP
JJB Delaney
Clarkson

Kylie Weller Burrow Griffin

If McGuire doesnt make it he may go:

Hardaker
BJB Ablett Delaney Hall
Sinfield Ward

Bailey Lunt JP
JJB Weller
Clarkson

Burrow Kirke Moore Griffin

dont think sinfield and jp will play i am going to say he will play bjb at fullback

Rob burrow tweeter earlier that all 10 players who played on saturday, will be playing tonight

Rhinos: Hardaker, Jones-Bishop, Ablett, Delaney, Hall, Sinfield, McGuire, Leuluai, Burrow, Griffin, Jones-Buchanan, Clarkson, Bailey

Rhinos subs: Ward, Lunt, Hauraki, Peacock

according to twitter