Minns instead of Duckworth IMO

Do we have Foster tied up for some years? Keinhorst got 2 years left of his contract, so maybe playing with Hunslet for a while if Academy players coming through are seen to be better. Personally I think he needs time at an SL team to further develop if he can't make Leeds' starting 17 - proved he's plenty above Hunslet's level.

Agree.....but as starting hooker for gawd's sake. If - as seems likely - both McShane and Hood will be gone after this season then Sinfield is the best remaining option IMO.

Foster has another two years IIRC.

Seem to remember it being mentioned around the time the Sutcliffe and Minns deals were announced.

Yes, let's move the man who's been first receiver for six champion seasons to acting-half.

Have you seen him play at hooker? It's a good option.

Yep...crazy. Nearly as bad as playing Burrow as 80 mins hooker



Times change. Past is past. Sinfield is a better option there

Sinfield at dummy half and Burrow at half back doesn't offer as much as Burrow at dummy half and Sinfield at half back, IMO.

Apart from defending down the middle maybe

Neither Burrow nor Sinfield are likely to defend down the middle third of the field, irrespective of where they play in attack.

Not sure what point you're trying and failing to make?

He probably would be the best 9 at the club. But he's also the best 6, 7 and 13 at the club and you can't pick him in every position any more than Wigan would play Tomkins at centre because he'd be a better centre than Gelling.

Sinfield is more important to us directing play in the backfield. What we'd lose there is greater than what we'd gain from him being acting-half.

The fact that we haven't got a proper hooker on the books who's judged up to SL standard is another issue. It's not as if we haven't had 2 years to find one.