They did just enough in the regular season to ensure they were fresh enough to get to the GF.. they knew damn well they could beat ANYONE in the playoffs.. home or away.. they had to just do enough in the regular season because the squad size was lacking a little.

A better and PROPER way to look at it would be

SL WHIPPING BOYS
With McGuire
P14 W13 L1....Win% 92.8%
Without McGuire
P7 W2 L5.....Win% 28.5%
DECREASE OF 64.3%

OTHER TEAMS REGULAR SEASON
With McGuire
P4 W1 L3 Win% 25%
Without McGuire
P2 W0 L2 Win% 0%
DECREASE OF 25%

OTHER TEAMS IN CUP/PLAYOFFS
With McGuire
P2 W2 L0....Win% 100%
P2 W1 L1....Win % 50%
DECREASE OF 50%

TOTAL
With McGuire
P20 W16 L4....Win% 80%
Without McGuire
P11 W3 L8....Win % 27.2%
DECREASE OF 52.8%

Anyway you look at it his absence negatively effects Leeds, but thanks for teeing up my point.

Staggering discussion. Trully staggering.

this is sport. Not just sport, rugby league. teams can turn up and beat other teams. It happens.

No player goes onto a rugby league field trying to lose - Leeds finished fifth because their squad isn't that deep in terms of TOP players. Come the play-offs, they were more or less at full strength.

If they save themselves for the big games, how come they've lost so many CC finals?

I've never known a sport where you can "toss it off" for 95% of the season then beat the best teams in the league playing so well.

It really does reek of bitterness. Just ride the wave!!! My team were one the best in the late 60's and early 90's (in terms of success) - Wakefield in the mid 60's, Wigan in the 90's, Saints in the late 90's to early 200's Leeds are having theirs from the early 2000's til now! It won't last for the next thousand years, but that's sport. Some teams are exceptional in some eras, and in given cicrumstances.

MEMO TO MR EVE aka MR SWIFTCORN


Having spent alot of time reading your constant depressing drivel over the last few years, it's quite clear that you are a very sad, lonely person. I find it quite amusing that you tend to 'disapear' after Leeds have won something, yet spend the rest of your life trying to put the Rhinos down in any way you see fit.
Im quite sure you realise how disliked you are on this forum, Im also sure you enjoy it as most of the garbage you post is done so to get a reaction. 99.9% of the posters on here are genuine Leeds fans(i'll let you guess at the 0.01%), so why don't you do us all a favour and jog on to the pies board I think you'll fit in perfectly over there. One thing though you need to change your user name (again) I think KEYBOARD WARRIOR fits you like a glove!!

Chomp
Guffaw
Etc etc

How the once mighty have fallen.

Or he could call himself "W B Rabble"