A positive suggestion to everyone in Blue and Amber today, forget going native in the wild moors, stay a week in Fev with Daryll Powell and learn how to play the game. We were outplayed, out enthused and out thought today. Well played to everyone in red. We only got on the scoreboard because Silverwood felt sorry for the superleague outfit. Red faces today Rhinos, good job we weren't playing in pink!

What was score then

40 - 18 and should have been in the 50s.

what was the team selected then

Leeds' strongest possible 17 by the sound of things.



Get a grip it was a second string side with a few first teamers. Somebody is under estimating Fev, they are a good well drilled side, they we're always going to be tough opposition for the Rhinos 2nd team.

If that's your second team, best hope the first team keep fit, 'cos they were cack today

Leeds young lads were very poor being honest, Smith got completely outplayed by Smeaton they then moved him to stand off and he played abit better. Watkins looks average and Kirke and Burgess are plodders. I'm pretty shocked how average the young players at Leeds are. Leeds didn't play any rugby at all, just one pass and a drive all game they didn't look at all organised. I'm sure they'll go well once all their first teamers are back this season but there's no looking past Wigan, Saints and Warrington for me.

Nice one! so with 15 of our best 17 missing(16 if you don't count halls 5 minutes) in a pre season friendly you have seen enough to suggest that our kids are all crap and our season is over? Cheers for that

Yes it was a second string but there was at least 10 of that team with multiple game first team experience under its belt and it was a team picked expected to compete and give as good as what was given, maybe even win

Sadly it didnt compete (or wasnt allowed to) - first teamers or second string and that is the worrying thing if you are a Leeds fan, especially this close to the start of the season

Second string or not BMc was certainly put in his place by a coach who knows how to play "Free-flowing" rugby. Surely there should be a game plan whatever team we put out. There was no plan other than one up rugby and wait to be knocked back by the part-time lads of Fev.

Sorry what are we to be worried about?

Did they sing Na na na Fev are going up? And marching on together?


Saw Fev many a time last season. Quality side. thought they'd struggle this season with no Briggs, but with DP, they have a quality coach.

theres nothing there to fall back on, no one who looks like they will step up to the plate should a first teamer get a long term injury, certainly not on that evidence and its not long till the start of the season

There was plenty of free flowing rugby against wakey?

Seems like your having a bit of knee jerk to me mate.

Preseason means nowt! Amor looked awesome in preseason last year. Then looked lost in sl.

Also, what was the crowd?

So based on one preseason game, Leeds have nothing to fall back on. Thanks for that al give Gary a ring and get him to rip up their contracts.

Good thread this!

2134 was the crowd

Already done it.

It appears that way based on today

what was your view from inside the ground and seeing it live?

Good lad! Get that knee under control too

If i ring the ticket office. Will they cancel my season ticket? I think we're going backwards this year. This game proves it.

Imon mi way down to heathrow pal!

But I've seen enough of Lee smith(would walk in most sl teams), bjb, Watkins, Clarkson, Kirke(3 gf winners rings) burgess(gf winner) mcshane, Pitts to know that one preseason game doesn't mean dick. And there is real quality in there. Did they play crap today? Sound like they did.

As I said take Kyle Amor. He looked awesome in preseason last year and was lost when he played in sl.

Preaseason tells you little.

My view from inside the ground was that a very strong Fev team 2wks away from their season starting were very good ,gained plenty of momentum and got a deserved victory.
From a Rhinos P.O.V we were very disorganised ,lacked a natural pack leader and were made to pay for many mistakes.
Individually we very sloppy and the outside defence was non exsistent especially leaving young Kettlewell and Caody isolayed out on the right fro the Fev pack and outside backs to have a field day.
Bjb went ok as did Amor,young Nicholson looked handy when he came on as did Hood and Mcshane was our best player by a mile ,Burgess was willing imo but G1 is gonna love Kirke again this year.
Should we be worried? absolutely not it just wasn't happening for the team today and plenty for the youngsters to learn from and the 1st team squad members know they'll have to improve 100% to be considered for the opening 17 come Feb the 13th.
I will also add that i hope Silverwood gets a good pre-season in because at times he was worse than us.

Hideous.

Literally.