Fri 24th Feb: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC KO 20:00 (Sky)

[Tippytoe]

13 minutes ago, SalfordSlim said:

I'll give you 100/1 that neither will win MOM seeing as it doesn't exist anymore.

Oh yeah sorry if I offended anyone.

POM!

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

14 minutes ago, Tippytoe said:

Hes a bit of an enigma is sutty after being average for so many years playing different positions he seemed to find his best form at centre only to be let go, add Hardaker that's the utility guys gone Olpherts preferred got some shoes to fill!

He'll have plenty to motivate him Friday that's for sure. 

Overall I think Hardaker will be particularly missed ...potentially the biggest loss for Leeds since last season. He was immense for them defensively second half of season....never seemed to make a bad read

[Tippytoe]

10 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

He'll have plenty to motivate him Friday that's for sure. 

Overall I think Hardaker will be particularly missed ...potentially the biggest loss for Leeds since last season. He was immense for them defensively second half of season....never seemed to make a bad read

I think you could be right. 

[Harry Stottle]

18 hours ago, Tippytoe said:

Reese Martin 

I am a big fan of Martin but he was poor against Wire, probably the worst I have ever seen him play, he will have to get back to form quickly for the Rhinos sake.

[Tippytoe]

11 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

I am a big fan of Martin but he was poor against Wire, probably the worst I have ever seen him play, he will have to get back to form quickly for the Rhinos sake.

Yes he's usually very dependable the body language of most of the players looked off for some reason. 

[Chrispmartha]

16 minutes ago, Tippytoe said:

Yes he's usually very dependable the body language of most of the players looked off for some reason. 

The reason being we were getting a good battering.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

2 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

I am a big fan of Martin but he was poor against Wire, probably the worst I have ever seen him play, he will have to get back to form quickly for the Rhinos sake.

Yep...but so many were poor it makes me think there was something weird going on 

Maybe it was the Lathums playing thier music at the start that out them off?

[Chrispmartha]

15 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Yep...but so many were poor it makes me think there was something weird going on 

Maybe it was the Lathums playing thier music at the start that out them off?

I think we as fans can read too much into performances sometimes- we were just poor and Warrington weren’t, 2 will happen to every club throughout the season it just stuck out more because it was the opening game.

If we play like that for 4 or 5 games in a row then ill think there’s something ‘going on’

[Tippytoe]

3 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

The reason being we were getting a good battering.

Yes they were but more worrying was the post match interview with Smith he seemed mystified with the performance,when it was obvious there's too many passengers in that team and until he sorts that out it's gonna be a difficult. 

 

 

[Chrispmartha]

1 hour ago, Tippytoe said:

Yes they were but more worrying was the post match interview with Smith he seemed mystified with the performance,when it was obvious there's too many passengers in that team and until he sorts that out it's gonna be a difficult. 

 

 

Again we can read too much into a post match reaction from the coach especially straight after a game.

Smith is also a bit renowned for not giving too much away in pressers!

He has said that it wasn’t the outside backs fault we lost so i think he knows we got trampled in the forwards.

lets see what happens in the coming weeks

[DavidM]

Leeds by 6

[muckymunksy]

Hull by 40 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Hull by 10.

[Old Frightful]

No Jake Connor to win us the game by half time this year so not sure how this one's going to pan out.

Going on train, arriving in Leeds around 17:20 ish so the chance of some pre match decent ales hopefully.

Looking forward to seeing how the two new Aussies, Dwyer and Sutcliffe fair in front of the Sky cameras. I think it may be a close one, a couple of points in it but no idea which way.

[Tippytoe]

4 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

Again we can read too much into a post match reaction from the coach especially straight after a game.

Smith is also a bit renowned for not giving too much away in pressers!

He has said that it wasn’t the outside backs fault we lost so i think he knows we got trampled in the forwards.

lets see what happens in the coming weeks

Yes a bit odd that making excuses for part of the the team when you look at the overall performance.

[Chrispmartha]

1 hour ago, Tippytoe said:

Yes a bit odd that making excuses for part of the the team when you look at the overall performance.

Not really, we got steam rolled down the middle, that was the issue.

[Tippytoe]

11 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Not really, we got steam rolled down the middle, that was the issue.

No really they were 2nd best all over the park. Anyway 1st home game tomorrow should put a marker down with a decent win.

[ELBOWSEYE]

On 22/02/2023 at 22:06, SalfordSlim said:

I'll give you 100/1 that neither will win MOM seeing as it doesn't exist anymore.

So when john wells announces the mom it doesn't exist. 

[graveyard johnny]

what colour kit are Leeds wearing this week? Lilac? 

[Old Frightful]

As usual, the only SL ground I visit where I won’t be under cover and the weather looks to have an inclement feel to it.

[Josef K]

Leeds by 6. 

[Chrispmartha]

1 hour ago, Old Frightful said:

As usual, the only SL ground I visit where I won’t be under cover and the weather looks to have an inclement feel to it.

Buy a ticket in the covered stand then the club allocates away tickets in them

[CiderWire]

I predict that Dwyer will have Leeds wondering why the hell they let him go.  Hull by 6+

[phiggins]

This feature with Hull’s new Aussies isn’t really painting super league in a great light. Basically said that they do analysis and game plans in Oz, over here, not so much 

[Chrispmartha]

Fair play to the groundstaff, the pitch looked horrendous against rhe Bulls a few weeks back