Some condescending comments on here - Fev have reached the top 4 due to a late surge in form due to key players returning from injury, especially Briggs and Thackeray who played together for the first time in ages only 4 games ago, so they didn't have to rely on Jordan Lilley, who is a cracking individual player but as yet not a gameplan manager. Fev are playing much better with Briggsy & Thacks. In fact the Rhinos D/R players have done a fine job filling in for injuries but have only been part of the supporting cast, apart from Baldwinson who is a honorary Capper. Unlike Steve Snitch who returned from injury in the last few weeks and has been playing like a world beater. I'm not saying Fev will win but don't put them down, they've had even bigger injury problems and now the key players are back is the reason they stormed into the Top 4, nothing to do with Dual Reg!

Although we do have the best defence in the championship. Better than the full time teams above us, including Leigh.

All the SL team are talking about Leigh being the main threat outside SL, but there's only been 10 point between us this season over two games and we've not played them with a fully fit team.

I expect you to beat us easy in the end but I think we'll give you a game for 60 mins. Despite being part time we are super fit. Our league position is due to us having had a worse injury crisis than you lot this year and ended up playing some games with a second rower at scrum half.

Btw Bradford said they would out number us and despite. Bringing over 2500 fans they were no where near as many of them than Fev fans

Heading towards a sell out we think?

Yes your right but it annoys me when the term cup final is used when ever we play a super league teams its very condescending. especially when its used by cas fans who have never even won the title. I may be living in the past but i still see Rovers as a top flight club iv seen us win the league and the cup at wembley, its worth remembering we were never relegated from the top flight, booted out for the good of the game in 1996, and for what?????. Having said all that i cant wait for saturday

My comments if you check back are not meant to be condescending at all far from it.
In fact I have tried to reel in some of our fans stating we will win by 40 or 50 points.
I have said on paper we should win comfortably but we aint playing you on paper.
I am sure you will give as good as you get and I personally think it will be much closer than some think.
If we don`t win by 50 the team will be slated by many on here.
For me a win is all that matters even by a bad call by the ref giving us a 1 point win in injury time will do me

it's a team of part timers we are playing not Wigan. course Fev will give it a go but if Leeds don't win by 30 it will be a major shock

As others have said I'd expect a tough game for 40-60 minutes, especially if Fev get on the board early, with Leeds pulling away towards the end.

This game aside I hope Fev go well in the 8s, same with Batley, they've certainly had to work harder than Leigh and London to be involved in the first place and deserve something for that.

We're quite good at major shocks. Our history is littered with them.

But you are correct, anything but a comfortable Leeds win is not going to happen.

Shame it's not at Headingley, I've never seen us lose (to Leeds) there.

Not so sure about us fading towards the end. We haven't done so against any other full time opposition this year.

I think we could really do with a convincing win/performance though. We're the first game of the weekend and on tv, could really send a message to the other teams that we mean business. Limp over the line (or even a loss) and the other sides will start smelling blood.

Looking at the other fixtures I think it's important for Salford to beat Hudds this week but that's a close game to call. In Round 2 they go away to Leigh and if Salford go there on the back of a defeat then Leigh will see that as a great opportunity for themselves to leave a SL club with an 0-2 record and improve their chances massively so the pressure would be on.

Leeds started to find form at the right/wrong time depending on your perspective.
Leeds will finish top of the pile, 100% record in the 8's for me