Very difficult to choose 3, but I'll give it a go:

1. Buderus, as mentioned looks very good playing the full 80 and his experience is key
2. Burrow, appears to be returning to his best form and looks electric at times
3. Burgess, his go forward looks much improved from previous seasons.

These aren't in order and I think the rest of the squad was immense tonight and Delaney looks at home in the 2nd row. I really rate Smith but looked a little off the pace tonight.

And finally getting his opportunity, now that Diskin's testimonial is out of the way and he's thankfully gone.

Comes as quite a shock for some people



Never doubted it myself.

It's just funny that for all of last season certain individuals supposedly held in esteem by the "s" (sychophants) on here would deny it.

I (and others of course) have also stated for what seems like eons that Delaney would be a better second rower.... and that the likes of BJB should not be shipped out to other clubs (and is indeed wasted on the wing).

Burgess was the biggest improvement and was a very impressive prop. Burrow looks back to his unpredictable best.

In fairness, I think we are seeing the benefit of BJB being 'shipped out' to Quins last season. Not least because he played under McDermott last season who has total faith in him.

Without getting into a pi$$ing comp were Buderus and Diskin not rated for their individual Rhinos performances fairly last season?
Bjb was onto a winner going out on loan and GH saw that ,Delaney was signed as a centre the other option Watkins got injured early on.
Delaney was unfairly scape-goated at times when the whole team were struggling and there clearly was'nt a back-row spot available to him.

not really a shock, just impossible to say for sure that he can do 80mins week in week out for Leeds until we have seen him do it, still haven't

We'll never be certain of course...but if BJB HAD been available last season to play in the threequarters (at least, if not FB) allowing Delaney to play in his patently obvious (to me and others - Bloodbath) much better more natural position in the second row who knows what we might have acheived in 2010 ???

Don't forget BJB is not a "kid"...he's 22 !!!!

Delaney couldn't have moved to Second row last season simply because nobody was there to cover centre. I'd say Watkins, who wasn't available for 95% of 2010, has forced McD to make the move and try and make it fit.

BJB is the player he is today because of his highly successful loan move to Harlequins.

1-17 impressed this eve.

I have every respect for you and your optimism/faith in the club's decisions...but:

1/ Diskin was "accomodated" IMO
2/ Why limit the options in any position ?
3/ I could always see Delaney's virtues of hard drives and good tackling...but it seemed to be incongruous to being a good centre. I am happy he is getting a run in the second row. He deserves it.
4/ "Not available to him" makes no sense. No position should be made exclusive to certain individuals only.