With our very patchy form and the top 3 already looking too far ahead is 4th the best we can hope for?

If we hit form at the right time we can probably win it from there and I certainly wouldn't want to be the ones who picked us as the "coach's choice" in week 3.

That's the way I see it. I posted before the saints game that if we lost that, 4th was the best we could hope for, and we'd be doing well to get that. Now obviously people disagreed, but I think it's correct and as long as our defence is as leaky as it is at the moment we'll struggle to get 4th.

Agree 4t at best

We will know after our next 2 matches Wolves/Bulls - we might even be out of the top 8 again after that!!!!

We will also be away to Harlequins a couple of weeks after that without some of our internationals as it is also the test match that day - that will not help the result much

4th is a realistic target, I reckon 35 points will be enough, so it needs to be 11 wins out of 14 for a solid position because I can't really see the Giants getting 10/14. Don't forget that Saints, Wigan and Warrington won't be able to maintain this form throughout the season, they will hit a rough patch, as long as we are mostly consistent for the rest of the season we'll have no trouble getting 4th.

Leeds have the potential to and skill set to win the GF from anywhere within the top 8 (that is if we ever get a fully fit squad).

In theory we have the potential. But if we finish low down in the playoffs, it would most likely mean we've continued to stutter, be inconsistent, leak points, have injuries and in that situation we'd be in no shape to ''win from anywhere in the 8''.

We could mathmattically break into top 3 but in reality 4th is our best finish, I think we will do well to finish there! I think more realistically 5 down will be where we finish, but we do have the ability to win from low down in the top 8

i still fancy our boys to win the gf this season regardless of where we finish in the table,someone has to buck the trend of the sides finishing in the top 3 winning it,so why not us, and from anywhere in the 8?

Pedantic I know , but do you fancy us winning it from 9th ?

A back to back to back to back sticker would look great in the rear window of my car .

we're so good we can win it from 9th, or even 10th. Come playoff time we'll be the team no one want's to play.

Are you saying the RFL will change the play off rules if you finish 9th or 10th.

all it takes is a good run, a bit of consistency and we will make fourth. there is half a season to go, anything could happen yet

If we win 10 of our last 14, then we're in 4th IMO, and also in good enough form to win the competition.

It's more than plausible that the likes of Wire and the Pies could hit the injury and form wall that we have so whilst there's a mathmatical chance we can finish higher than 4th don't give up on it.

Id be happy with 4th and im confident we will get it. Huddersfield will be hard to chase down but looking at their next 5 games they have Wigan, Warrington, Bradford, Saints and Hull! Tough run to say the least! Playing all our top 4 competitors Win win situation over the next month for Leeds. With us also playing Warrington and Bradford if we can hit some form then we could be in 4th in a few weeks and chasing down 3rd. Fingers crosses, the pathway is getting paved, up to Leeds to take advantage.

The only team i am not confident of chasing down is huddersfield, but as said above we should have a good indicator after there next few games.

Even if they have to play Wigan, Warrington, Bulls and Saints in their next 4 SL games? They will be tough to chase down but I expect them to lose 2 of those, wouldn't be suprised if they lost them all tbh. Its in our hands now, if we drop points when Hudds are playing those games then I think you can wave goodbye to third as it means Hudds will have an easier run in.

thats what i said, we will know more after there next few games. I dont agree its in our hands though. Hudds are in front of us, and it is in there hands, if they dont lose they finish above us, we have to rely on them slipping up, Hudds just have to concentrate on there own, in their hands

Not sure we will get 4th now, need to win the last 3 and that will be a massive effort

Cas A after the tough semi
Catalans H before the final (if they make it too then it could change things)
Hull A the week after the final

Doubt we could win from outside the top 4?

I don't doubt this team anytime now given their achievements.

winning from 5th would be easier than 4th now IMO.

We'd likely be able to avoid some top team in the first couple of games and then would have momentum for the final elminator.

Would still be very tough mind, but finish 5th is no disaster and i think if we do finish 5th we'll get written off.

Everyone will be talking about wigan and warrington.

It would also potentially give wigan, one f*CK of a dilemma with the club call. Who do you pick, saints leeds or warrington? (will proba sbe one of them 3 maybe?).

I really don't fancy wigans position to be honest.

They'll go into the playoffs firm favourites but under the new system it's no where near as straightforward as it used to be for top spot and I don't think they'll run out winners at old trafford.

Do you think anyone cares about your opinion anymore after the way you were writing the team off during yesterdays game?