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1) Widdop 2) Hall 3) Atkins 4) Shenton 5) Fox 6) S.Tomkins 7) Eastmond (if fit) Fielden 9) Sinfield 10) Morley 11) Burgess 12) Ellis 13) O'Loughlin 14) Roby 15) Westwood 16) Graham 17) J.Tomkins My only change would be Graham/Fox I'd also have in the Squad:- Wellens Burrow Briscoe JJB Gleeson John Clarke Steven Wild Luke Robinson Gareth Carvell

Maguire is a sneaky little rat- always third man in and grapple tackling. If he was thick enough to try what he did- albeit successfully and cheat- then he deserves his injury as a lesson that cheats never prosper. What annoys neutral fans like me is that Maguire can be playing as magnificently as he has been and also carry on like he does. As for cowardly- Mister Peacock should look closer to home at the Rhinos who possess the biggest one in the league in Ryan Bailey. At least justice was done and Radford got off for dishing out what he deserved!

Yes we do deserve more attention! Amateur RL gets bigger crowds than County Cricket yet it gets pages and pages of national media coverage! Just as RL is criticised as being M62 centric, Rugby Union is equally M4 centric- does the media care at all? Not a jot. We are fighting bigotry and snobbery on a grand scale and it will take unified effort from everyone who is an RL Fan to change it. A full stadium for the Grand Final gets no coverage no matter how good the game...because close on 70,000 Northerners isn't as important as 15,000 Leicester supporters.....or so the papers think in Fleet Street. It does need a spark though to kick start the change. We must beat Australia is a Major competition or Test Series..........over to you lads!

RU makes money as everything that comes through its turnstiles at Twickers/ Cardiff/ Murrayfield etc. goes straight into their pocket and as such- no renting of grounds/ etc. Any way to make the reality of a National RL ground/ HQ should be explored as the Long Term benefits are wholly in the best interests of the entire game from juniors upwards!

As much as I hate to admit it Maguire is on fire on should be a shoe in- but its imperative we get Tomkins and Eastmond on the pitch at the same time too- for me Eastmond@ , Maguire@6 and Tomkins@ FB. A few suggestions barring injury- Props- Morley, Graham, Fielden, Carvell Hookers- Sinfield*, Roby/ Lunt 2nd Rows- Ellis, Joel Tomkins Loose Fwd- Burgess Centres- Ryan Atkins, Wingers- Ryan Hall, Peter Fox Squad- Flanagan/ Heighington/ Wellens/ Burrow Sinfield found his International position last Autumn and for me should start there.

Give me Great Britain Lions anyday of the week. Give me a 3 Test tour with the Aussies 2nd string playing say teams outside of the play offs mid week- they need the financial support, never mind Leeds etc. Vice versa if we're Down Under give me the GB Lions playing 3 tests vs the Aussies followed by 3 tests against the Kiwis with perhaps an U23's side playing mid week games against the NRL sides supplemented by the players not selected for the tests. We've got the International game off life support with a great World Cup and a promising 4-nations last year, preceded by slowly building it back up with the Tri-nations Concept. Now's the time to put a plan in place to put it in rude health- bring back the Ashes, bring back "Tour" games, keep the World Cup in it's regular place and have a Tri-Nations. 2013- World Cup 2014- Aussies/GB Tour to NZ- 4-Nations plus extra Test for Ashes between GB and Aus. 2015- Kiwis/ GB Tour to Aus- 4-Nations plus Aussies and Kiwi's play extra Test for Trans-Tasman Trophy. 2016- Aussies/ Kiwi's Tour to GB- 4-Nations plus extra Test between GB and Aus for Ashes 2017- World Cup 4th Nation place to be played off for- out of winner of Northern hemisphere sides and Southern hemisphere sides the week before main KO. That way one of say PNG/ Samoa/ Fiji etc. get to Tour Europe and one of France/ Wales/ Scotland/ Ireland get to tour down Under for at least a game perhaps play in a secondary 4 Nations tournament. These games could be played as curtain raisers to the "main event" after them. I don't think we're far off getting something that can be grown TBH.

Dear GetaLife, Aussie/Kiwi- who gives a stuff. As one poster says- they should Man Up!

Just read on the BEEB web site- another Aussie hardman finding it tough going in the Super League. Misses his Mum and Dad- ah bless! Is it me or the Aussies becoming a bunch of soft prima donnas who only like it when the sun is out, they can run through unopposed and everything is going their way?

Ryan Bailey- without a doubt! Followed by the rest of the Rhino's squad as a collective 2nd place. Leeds seem to have a real culture of niggling and throwing a bit of rubbish about in the tackle. Danny Maguire gets away with murder with the grapple tackles/ facial's he gives.

Like it cocker, like it!

Actually I couldn't agree more with Terry Newton's comments. I'd probably class myself in the bracket he put Radlinski and O'Loughlin in, and I've played with many lads who live and have been brought up in surroundings far less amenable than I was lucky enough to have been nurtured in. I've been to Uni and am now Professionally qualified in my chosen career. And here's the big statement; despite us loving the same sport and being good team mates, in many ways we would have almost nothing in common. Furthermore our mindset and approach to playing the game couldn't be more different if we tried. If these lads I played with hadn't have played Rugby League they would have been causing serious bother somewhere else. Even with the game as an outlet for their frustrations etc. they were still more than guilty of going off the rails at the weekends. I also like the comment about "Under Class" and "Working Class"- there is a distinct difference and mindset for each bracket, and the latter have nothing to be ashamed of. The former however has a growing presence and it's unfavorable values and typical behaviour is becoming far more prevalent......especially in Highly Paid Premiership footballers who've come from this background.

Great post/ topic/ discussion point. Many teams play a Left+Right policy whereby 6 and 7 hold either the left or right side of the field and and hence are first or second reciever dependent upon the side of the field the ball is being moved from. It also means that they are nearer their "home" in the defensive line. Its made for the traditional 6/7 roles to become a tad diluted. The post about Briers is a good one- he's as near to an old school 6 as we've got- in that he floats across the field, looking for an opening or a tired/ out of position opposition player to exploit with a good attacking option. Lockyer plays in a similar way as a 6. Andy Farrell did it too from 13/6 and Prop! Stay Jones played in a similar way as 7- which complicates matters. The thinker/ schemer/ plotter should be accomodated regardless of whether he is 6/7/13 and allowed to hold the reins as the main man IMO. The players in the team will recognise that too and allow them to.