Fri 5th Apr: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves KO 20:00 (Sky)

[Just Browny]

A win that should really boost our confidence with a bare-bones front row. 

[OriginalMrC]

Smith has spent the last 10 mins getting his excuses ready. Good from Warrington but abysmal from Leeds 

[moorside roughyed]

Go Wire. Nice one boys.

[WN83]

Interested to see Rohan Smiths interview. He definitely won’t be able to blame the ref for this one. 

[LeeF]

Just now, WN83 said:

Interested to see Rohan Smiths interview. He definitely won’t be able to blame the ref for this one. 

I’m sure he will find a way

[daz39]

I see Leeds insistence on hoping that another rejected Giants half back leads them to glory is bearing no fruit again!! 

Who's next for them, Kevin Brown out of retirement? 

[GeordieSaint]

Leeds are really poor. Their pack is not good enough and their tactics are chaotic and ill judged at times. Serious questions of Smith now…

[Mark S]

9 minutes ago, meast said:

Wonder what Rohan's excuses will be tonight?

Leeds have been terrible for most of it.

Wire been very good at times.

The training pitch flooded a few weeks ago.

[17 stone giant]

Good performance by Warrington. I thought Williams looked good, which pleases me as an England fan.

Maybe if that Leeds double movement try had stood, it would have been a closer finish. Warrington always looked the better team though.

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

Enjoyable game and result.  Early to bed though as neither of the other two results appeal. 

[Tommygilf]

Is it his team or is it not his team this week I can't keep up??

Doubtless its the refs fault anyway...

[Damien]

1 minute ago, Tommygilf said:

Is it his team or is it not his team this week I can't keep up??

Doubtless its the refs fault anyway...

Sky even cut the microphone because they couldn't be arsed listening to his excuses.

[The 4 of Us]

Leeds should be far better than their individual parts. That is down to one person. Too maverick for his own good. Individuals who think they’re cleverer than the rest, and misunderstood usually aren’t. 

Edited April 5 by The 4 of Us

[meast]

24 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

A win that should really boost our confidence with a bare-bones front row. 

Bare bones which totally outplayed Leeds, I thought all Wire's forwards were outstanding, can't say the same about Leeds, I don't get the hype around some of them.

[meast]

22 minutes ago, daz39 said:

I see Leeds insistence on hoping that another rejected Giants half back leads them to glory is bearing no fruit again!! 

Who's next for them, Kevin Brown out of retirement? 

Well it won't be Broughy as he's head coach at Lockwood Park now

[meast]

20 minutes ago, Mark S said:

The training pitch flooded a few weeks ago.

Years you mean

[DoubleD]

10 minutes ago, The 4 of Us said:

Leeds should be far better that their individual parts. That is down to one person. Too maverick for his own good. Individuals who think they’re cleverer than the rest, and misunderstood usually aren’t. 

I don’t agree. The squad is average, it was obvious and we’re on a par with our ability. I expect we might make 6th but realistically that’s where we are. 

It looks like Brodie Croft has reverted to the rabbit in the headlights that he was for the Storm

[Dunbar]

40 minutes ago, GeordieSaint said:

Leeds are really poor. Their pack is not good enough and their tactics are chaotic and ill judged at times. Serious questions of Smith now…

Some teams are better than the sum of their parts and some are worse.  And that is entirely down to the coach.

Leeds have collectively better players than they have a team.  They need a new coach.

[The 4 of Us]

32 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

I don’t agree. The squad is average, it was obvious and we’re on a par with our ability. I expect we might make 6th but realistically that’s where we are. 

It looks like Brodie Croft has reverted to the rabbit in the headlights that he was for the Storm

I didn’t say Leeds were good, bad, or average as individuals. I did say they are individually better (which is relative) than collectively,  and the fault of that appears to be the person(s) responsible for getting them to work as a team.

Edited April 5 by The 4 of Us

[Tommygilf]

1 hour ago, Damien said:

Sky even cut the microphone because they couldn't be arsed listening to his excuses.

Really??? 

[bobbruce]

1 hour ago, DoubleD said:

I don’t agree. The squad is average, it was obvious and we’re on a par with our ability. I expect we might make 6th but realistically that’s where we are. 

It looks like Brodie Croft has reverted to the rabbit in the headlights that he was for the Storm

Funny how Croft and Ackers were great at Salford the other way it’s noticable MacDonald seems to be playing much better now he’s at Salford too. 

[BroncoFan]

I know it’s already been said but Leeds were incredibly poor, it’s up to the coach to get the best out of his players but they weren’t up for it at all.

Both Smith coach’s need replacing.

[bar red]

If Leeds were hunting in Salford pre season, it would have been more productive to bring home the chief instead of a couple of indians.

[fieldofclothofgold]

8 hours ago, bobbruce said:

Funny how Croft and Ackers were great at Salford the other way it’s noticable MacDonald seems to be playing much better now he’s at Salford too. 

Good point . We have seen similar before at Leeds during Wigan dominance in 80s early 90s signing so called stars and club goes bust 

[bobbruce]

29 minutes ago, fieldofclothofgold said:

Good point . We have seen similar before at Leeds during Wigan dominance in 80s early 90s signing so called stars and club goes bust 

The reason clubs have dynasties whether that’s Wigan Saints Bradford or Leeds. Is because the have a core group of players who set the standard of what’s expected at those clubs. Who are the current leaders at Leeds doing this I really don’t see them.