Spotty Herbert

Ronaldo has some tough games coming up after round 8 or 9 and he doesn't usually score well against top teams. Val will play Origin, Lomax may or may not move to Parramatta in the next couple of weeks. For me, it would be Holmes and Lomax, but look where I am in the table before accepting any advice.

I would prefer to see it as a weak board being persuaded by a very strong coach that if you sign the players I want it will bring the crowds in. It didn't, leading to near bankruptcy and near relegation. Can we agree that Laughton made a significant contribution to this state of affairs, even if he wasnt solely to blame?

Laughton almost bankrupted Leeds with his methods, leading directly to the Caddick / Hetherington ownership and (eventually) to a period of Superleague domination. Every cloud ....

Caddick owns 76%, Hetherington 24% according to the latest data I can see.

Paul Caddick and Gary Hetherington own Leeds Rhinos. Thirkill is "President" and not even on the board of directors.

I thought there were a number of 50 50 decisions in the 2nd half that the ref had to "guess". To be fair, I didn't feel he favoured either side. I was disappointed with the way both teams played with the wind and slope in their favour, but I think the key difference was the impact of the interchange benches. Keighley's, particularly Bishop at dummy half and Parker in the middle, was more effective than the Crusaders.

I thought Crusaders were the stronger team in the 1st half and should have gone in ahead, rather than level. 2 tries to Cougars in the first ten minutes of the 2nd half decided the match. It was good to see Patrick Ah Van still trundling up and down : I thought he would be collecting his old age pension by now.

Last week I suffered Tedesco and Liam Henry. This week the Hammer will score in single figures due to injury. I clearly upset the Gods of Supercoach even more than I had realised.

Winners : Roosters Storm, Dolphins, Warriors, Cowboys, Sharks, Tigers, Raiders. Points : 346 Away wins: 4 Poll : Storm to really thump a massively weakened Dogs team.

I have had to use my fourth boost just to get a reasonably competitive team together this week. Fingers crossed it isn't too late for me to do a bit more than just "take part" this season!

My coaching team has been dismissed with immediate effect. The new appointment has been tasked with finding a minimum of 6 new players next week.

This week I had Tedesco as vc and was more than half expecting to loop a score of 100 plus as he was playing the Dogs. Unfortunately, the Super Coach gods sided with @Irish Saint and his Corinthian values. I shall now shuffle off in despair ...

I agree with @Dunbar, your attention to detail is remarkable. Just one query from me, though : I believe Neil Tchamambe was released by Leeds to go to Hull KR because they felt that the McCormack brothers, Jack Smith and Riley Lumb were all more promising threequarters and all the same age or younger. It will be interesting to see which (if any) of them make it to regular first graders.

Broncos shouldn't have taken the 2 to go to 28 24. They lost intensity when they could have continued to pressure the Storm defence. A try and conversion there would pretty much have put the game to bed by going 8 in front.

What a game.

I admire the sentiments but don't necessarily agree with them. I use the loop occasionally and now I understand it I am comfortable with it. The Corinthian Spirit can do one!

Eels are desperate for a decent Centre (unless they play Talagi at full back and move Gutho up). Roosters need to replace Sualii and Manu for 2025 as well.

Winning teams : Storm, Roosters, Knights, Warriors, Panthers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Eels Points : 338 Home wins : 4 Poll : Storm vs Broncos

This is make or break week. I am doing much better in NRL fantasy than I am in Supercoach and may have to divert attention away from this game if I don't get a decent score this week. Also still sulking at having been beaten by @Irish Saint and @JimBronco.

Big Nelson's been named for the Bears NSW Cup team.

Gutherson has a huge break even this week, so best to avoid. I could easily burn another boost, but am trying to stay strong and not give in to temptation.

Poll : 1 or 2 Winners : Roosters, Bunnies, Cowboys, Sea Eagles, Dolphins, Warriors, Sharks, Eels Points : 324 Aways : 3

It will be 3rd boost for me as well. I am well and truly stuffed.

I agree about Wighton and Walker, but I am worried that Cody is now either past it, or doesn't care enough.

If I had him I might have done. Looping Teddy instead! At half time in the Roosters match I was regretting dumping Sam Walker after his 12 last week. Now feeling that I made the correct decision, although I feel very sorry for the boy.