i would rather he play and score a couple of tries and Wakey win , the guy has had nothing but bad luck and is already a Wakey ledgend and could have been an international superstar (hopefully he still will be ) . i hope he is back soon fit and well but you fear for him like we did for Ward .

Thank you and the other Leeds posters on here for the kind words re TJ. It’s a sad situation for a young man. Let’s have a good game Friday.

Have to agree with Dunkirk.
We may support different clubs but we are united is supporting those who play to entertain us.
Look at the support shown back to Rob Burrow by supporters of ALL clubs.
Get well soon Tom!!

Squad for Friday:

2 Tom Briscoe
4 Konrad Hurrell
5 Ash Handley
7 Luke Gale
8 Mikolaj Oledzki
9 Kruise Leeming
10 Matt Prior
11 Alex Mellor
12 Rhyse Martin
14 Brad Dwyer
15 Liam Sutcliffe
19 King Vuniyayawa
20 Bodene Thompson
22 Sam Walters
24 Luke Briscoe
25 James Donaldson
26 Jarrod O’Connor
27 Jack Broadbent
28 Corey Hall
31 Morgan Gannon
33 Kyle Eastmond

I would go with the following:
Broadbent
L Briscoe
Hurrell
Sutcliffe
Handley
Gale
Eastmond
Oledzki
Leeming
Prior
Mellor
Martin
Walters.

Dwyer
King
Thompson
Donaldson

Sounds like they’re backing O’Connor at 13 (not a role that would suit Walters)

Fair comment Seth.
I think it would be unfair to leave Walters out and cannot see Martin or any of the subs I`ve mentioned missing out hence me juggling the squad to accommodate them all.
On the other hand he might play Martin at 13 with Walters SR.

Jack Broadbent
Tom Briscoe
Konrad Hurrell
Liam Sutcliffe
Ash Handley
Kyle Eastmond
Luke Gale
Mikolaj Oledzki
Kruise Leeming
Matt Prior
Sam Walters
Alex Mellor
Rhyse Martin

Brad Dwyer
Bodene Thompson
King Vuniyayawa
James Donaldson

Luke Briscoe
Jarrod O’Connor
Morgan Gannon
Corey Hall

Doesnt sound like Eastmond will play judging by Agar's press conference.

I’d love it to work out with Eastmond but I just can’t see it unfortunately. Some strong recruitment decisions need making around the halves we don’t want to be last to move again. The concern is he’s got 2 years without proving himself.

Eastmond!
Not out again is he?
Did nothing when selected and missing for the next 2 games.
Always thought it was a risk but felt he might come good, fingers crossed he will.

Agar said Gale was back but wouldnt commit on Eastmond and didnt sound confident he would play to me but we will see.

another bad value signing

Two weeks is very quick to come back from a hamstring strain even if it was only a grade 1.Normal running is often possible but once you start to sprint that's then a lot more pressure on the injury. It could easily be another 1 to 4 weeks.

Yep, feel sorry for the kid.

Eastmond's injury record is shocking in both codes in afraid. We knew this would happen, but are expecting a few stellar performances between the injuries. We may still get that hopefully!

I hope Eastmond does come good. He will have a much happier time in a side which has more quality in it but I suspect he'd have benefitted from coming in a little earlier and having a full pre-season with the side etc.,

Eastmond will only play 2-3 games before an injury spell. We know that, but he's quality and we were on our knees when he became available....

I just hope the club hasn't pencilled Eastmond in as our only and best option at 6 for 2022. Another 6 months acclimatisation we might be getting there but that is a big investment in a player with so much risk at this end of their career.

We should sign another recognised 6 to replace Lui, and let there be some competition for places in the halves. We have a pack which can get on now (one or two signings away from being a very strong pack). The halves are the next link in the chain for me; because now we're getting up field for the first time in years we look absolutely clueless. Granted injuries have ravaged us - had Lui and Gale been fit throughout we might well be in top 4 now. We aren't far off but the club does need to make some tough decisions for next year.

Fascinated to see how we go against Wakey but to be honest we'll probably be undercooked still for a few more weeks.

It would be madness from the club if they do not go for a top 6 even if Eastmond does improve mainly because of his injury record.Eastmond can be used as cover for fullback and in the halves.I just dont see him kicking on and playing week in week out.We need to have settled halves i dont see that Eastmond.Dust the dust off the cheque book and go and try to sign Trueman.

I'd like to get Gannon in the 17. Not sure where though.

There saying on the Wakey board that Johnstone has been stood down for another 4 weeks.
It`s a pity there`s no crowd at HQ tomorrow as it would have been a nice gesture for the Leeds fans to shout his name as a bit of moral support for Tom.

Only 17 no need to rushing his development.I'm sure over the nest couple of yeas we will see more and more of him.Him and Walters could be a mouthwatering second row partnership. Plus Edwards also to be in the mix.

With the awful circumstances surrounding our very own Stevie Ward and the abrupt, early ending of his career its awful to see the similarity's with Johnson who is to me anyway, pure box office.

I honestly pray that its nothing too serious and we see the youngster back on the pitch doing what he does best, and I'm sure everyone in the RL family is also.

One of the very few, perhaps only, "edge of your seat" players in the league. Fingers crossed he comes back strong.