Now we've decided that Watkins is our main kicker ??? that takes away the reason for having Sutcliffe on the field. We've tried him at stand off,full back and now centre and he's not managed to hold down a place. Keinhorst if far more reliable in defence too but really our main problem is our left centre is playing out of position. WE need a running half back. Just look at the problems Jacob Miller gave us this week, he'd be an absolute star in the Leeds team. Plus we need some size and aggression in the pack

McGuire is a running half back.
it was.

we need a controlling half back who can dictate play, when to slow down and when to speed up.
get moon back to centre. I really don't rate him at 6.

Moon is not a 6 and never will be he lacks the basic skill set to be an effective half back

no passing game, limited kicking game. what he does is get his hands on the ball more.

so why don't we get early, quality ball to moon and Watkins and let them exploit space and get them one on one? hardly rocket science.

Exactly. This has been my beef all along about BMDs coaching.

I have NO problem with BMDs standard of defensive coaching.

I have little problem with BMDs man-management on the whole.

I have huge problems with BMDs standard of attack coaching - in fact I see very little evidence of ANY attack coaching (other than 5 drives close to the ruck & a kick; or if near the opposition line, give it to McGuire/Moon & see if they can use their magic feet to open up a try)

I have huge problems with BMDs use of his players/subs.

Leeds's four most recent defensive efforts have conceded 34, 43, 16 and now 38.

The only acceptable defensive effort in the sequence (and it's no coincidence) coming in an all too rare good overall performance.

We've signed a running HB.

indeed. but we needed a controlling half back

Oh I agree. But I think we need half a new team!

SOH - the contrast between how Cas play and us is telling. I know they're better than everyone else this year, but even last year when they weren't, they were able to set up their left wing for 40 tries. We've got a really good winger on one side and a class centre on the other. Quick, early ball is what they need, and if you actually plan for it its not that hard to do, especially with the supposed quality of players we have inside them.