When you're one of the absolute top players [uever [/uto player your chosen sport you've earnt the right to be "a bit arrogant"

I agree we have some deadwood still but we are getting there for sure.

In terms of deadwood it's probably Myler, who obviously knows the writing is on the wall and will either move on now or next year regardless. We need a good hooker but with only Dwyer and Johnson officially on the books I don't think either are deadwood. Peteru I think has done ok but could be upgraded, Crosby hasn't played so hard to know what he is. Last we could upgrade the wings but not too priority and again, I'd hardly call them deadwood.

On the flip side we have moved out Watkins who is broken, ablett and jjb who are both broken, parcell who had clearly lost his mojo, Tui who never had any mojo and ferres (please don't give him a 1 year). I think we have made impressive and ruthless progress so far.

I'd include Singleton in the deadwood category.

I think you'll see Ferres in leeds colours next year which isn't the end of the world if it's a reduced contract and he's fitter after having that chunk of gristle taken out of his knee. We've now got an organising half back that can kick and hookers that have looked ok behind an average/poor pack. Hopefully some muscle up front will push us in the right direction. Strangely we dont seem good at producing prop forwards. The last half decent club trained one I can remember is Danny Ward and he didnt last that long.

Scruton and Bailey were better. And Luke Burgess better still.

Mulhearn is decent also

Singleton Peteru Ferres Myler Golding should go. But only if better replacements are available (Obviously Gale has replaced Myler)

In the golden era only Bailey really features and his job was made easier by others so still yet to see who was the last real top quality prop leeds produced.

I just said Luke Burgess. We boobed allowing him to go. A success in Aus too, before injury.

We have four or five decent academy production prospects at prop now.

That Salford game was a cracker. There’s something a bit magical about RL at this time of year, when the stakes rise and the autumn hits. Hopefully Leeds will be featuring there again before too long.

How brave / daft is Smithies? Tangled with old pros, took the next hit up into their middles and got absolutely smashed, back up again doing his work in D after.

Burgess wasn't a success here. Played a few games amongst the family hype then quietly left. Miles behind his brothers.