Anyone know how many Leeds first teamers will be playing on Sunday?

Hopefully, Leeds will aid Hunslet's opportunity to raise much needed funds by selecting as many of their first team squad as possible in order to make the fixture more attractive to fans.

Leeds team selection is most definitely an area in which they do govern the outcome, along with critical influence over providing value for money with regards to the admission charges on the day.

Leeds also have a testimonial game 5 days later which they are targeting as a run out for their preferred 1-17. Hopefully those around squad numbers 18-30 will get a run on Sunday, though I don't think any team would play any players twice in 5 days during preseason.

Considering how totally unorganised we are with no clue whatsover in the way the team plays. The halfs (whoever the first choice may be), should be playing in every game, and preferably adding extra games to those. This is the very time that you want your players getting their act together.

The first choice halves wont play Sunday.

We have first choice half backs?

No one expects them to really, he's just making an opinion we should.

And I'd agree.

If Leeds select hardly any first teamers on Sunday, I fail to see what relevance the fixture has.

Some of the cynics amongst us may suggest it represents The Leeds clubs best chance of silverware this year... Maybe Brain should factor that into his team selection

Harsh,but true.

Maybe it's relevance is to the benefit of Hunslet and to the leeds squad players especially the u19s who get to play an open age game.

Gotcha I don't disagree re halves, combinations definitely need as much time as possible

Anyone seen a team sheet for this anywhere yet?

Not yet which is unusual iirc it used to get named the Mon lday before the game.

Not yet.

However, if it's a weak line-up chocka with academy kids, it's a urine-take and the club have got a cheek dredging [url=http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/new-generation-of-leeds-and-hunslet-players-continue-proud-historic-rivalry-26236#.WHeR2fmLSM8[uTHIS[/u[/url up, and even more cheek dredging [url=http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/the-day-hunslet-ruled-leeds-and-rugby-league-26237#.WHeRAfmLSM8[uTHIS[/u[/url up, as if Sunday's game is somehow worthy of comparison.

Yeah, I mean, why bother trying to add a little knowledge to folks who were unlucky enough not to be born in the 1900's.

#DownWithThatSortOfThing

it shows we could win with 12 men

Chapman-Smith
Boyes Kienhorst Waring Handley
Sutcliffe Aston
Baldwinson Hallas Ormondroyd
Walters Sutcliffe
JJR

Oledzki Lilley Whitley Sunderland Barraclough Schoefield

A team game?

8 first team players including 3 of the halves

Nice to see Reece getting pushed ahead. The club have really really stood by him through the injuries he has been so unlucky with. Such a massive talent if the injuries have not effected him. I know the club saw him as the future fullback before the injuries, just see if he can kick on now.

As for anything else, not sure how the first team is going to benefit at all from this game. And Hetherington has yet again publically made himself look a mug, considering his previous interview about a strong team.

Is the Hunslet game really meant to benefit the first team? If so, surely a like v like fixture would serve better.

For such a disjointed underperforming team, then yes it should be used to benefit the first team. Certainly Hetheringtons interview earlier in week suggested such a thing.

On another note, anyone know what has happened to Connor Sunderland? there was a young player with the world at his feet before McDermott and his team got hold of him. Seems to have dropped off face of earth since. Such a wasted talent if so.

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Wouldn't say so, and there's actually 11 full time players playing.

Looks like Sunderland is on the bench for Sunday too going by that team list.

Yes.



Unless anyone seriously believes that is stronger than previous years?

Fair enough. I'd misread it to mean for the remaining pre-season games. My mistake.