Damien

You are just being very selective and looking at a single measure.

Really disappointed to hear that. I can't see any justification for needing 10 overseas players. Neither do I think the standard of these extra players is any higher than what we can develop in this country.

Form should come into it but it certainly shouldn't be the only criteria.

I can't see how that would appeal to anyone. Thats not even just an AFL thing, I think exactly the same about RL triple and double headers.

Its never needed to be, still doesn't need to be really. That's why I said it doesn't really matter. Im sure if demand continues to increase it will magically be lifted again by a few hundred, as it was for this fixture after two previous sellouts.

It could be 12k and it could easily be more than the current restricted Leigh capacity. It's a fudge for IMG utilisation. Regardless it really doesn't matter, Leigh are getting good crowds and that's the important thing.

I agree and I have always said I wouldn't pick Marshall either. He is a solid SL winger but for me he's not top international level. I'd be picking the likes of Young and Johnstone over him any day of the week.

It was a sell out in terms of what was available. The reduced capacity is supposedly due to the entertainment and I daresay there is some IMG fudging involved to give a greater utilisation score.

AFLW is a money pit. Its a really interesting contrast to the NRLW which took a quite different approach and is going from strength to strength:

It is 12k, the record attendance is 12,005 for a CC semi final.

Its unbelievable and its been a pleasure to see how those two clubs have grown. I look forward to Wakefield joining them too as they continue to grow.

Leeds have certainly built well again under Arthur after the poor Smith appointment and will be a force to reckon with in the play offs.

My point was more related to this thread and the similarities between the gaslighting we have seen and the way that is being facilitated by friends in the sports media.

Not really a Schofield fan, and often disagree with his views, but I've really enjoyed listening to him on this. Think he has come across really well and its clear he has genuine respect from the Aussies on the show.

RU being bigger than Football has long been a myth. I dont know if it has ever even been true, it certainly hasn't for as long as I can remember.

Im not a fan of this at all and dont see how it helps the women's game develop in the UK.

Im not ruling out anything. I just dont see it as a particularly attractive part of the game or something I am dying to see more of. To me it is lower skill with much more luck involved.

Funny this popped up on my feed. Its Welsh RU but sounds like a very familiar approach to what we see in RL and the same modus operandi when it comes to running the game, IMG and French clubs: They are briefing to uncritical journalists who rely on them for access that they are attempting to close one or even two of the professional clubs. ..... Look out for the usual journalists to hit the ‘send’ button on the latest in a long line of ‘this can’t go on, we need to close a region’ think pieces. They are trying to create an air of inevitability for something they will fail to achieve.

Yes you're right, I meant Marshall. Size comes with age as much as anything with some kids. Its pretty hard as a teen to play in SL, particularly in a position like centre, when you haven't naturally developed your frame yet. On the one hand you have the likes of Nsemba and Eckersley who just have that size naturally then others like Hanley who have to wait a bit and will develop later. He has still retained a fair turn of pace too.

I think the complete opposite. Why would you try anything when you are guaranteed to keep the ball and are at next to no risk of losing it? I think it would be boring as anything and like the RU passages, but worse, where you have 30 phases to move 5 metres.

Like Football here then.

Not for me. A season too far, as was this for a starting 2nd row anyway.

I think Hanley had him well covered there anyway and Field never had the room to work in. Good tackle all the same. Again though, as I mentioned previously, that situation was made all the easier by playing 2 wingers with no pace, either due to injury or otherwise. It makes life much easier for the defence. Hanley played well and looks far better now than when he left Wigan. At that time he was still very lightweight and to be honest looked like a player who may not live up to his initial promise and struggle to make it in SL. Hes much more robust and aggressive now, as when he tackled Field in goal for the from out. Another Leigh player that played well.

Yes, next season too.