Ok my take on where we are.

If this was the start of preseason, we have an inexperienced 1,6,9. We would all say give them time to gel, it will come.

The chaos of this week was not the platform for young players to be judged.

Leigh are 2nd in the league , the team showed loads of effort , defended amazingly .

Now is the time to let the young guns grow.


Yes this season has turned out , but let’s use this time well and we could reap some rewards. The

The reality is that LH, CJ, LR and JO are all young, at the start of their path.

I do think the pack did not lay a platform for any real shape, but after the chaos of this week what do you expect

Smith needs bodies in motion around him providing options. That keeps the defence occupied. Sounds like in attack Leeds are making it up as they go along but don't have the tools to do it properly. That's allowing the defensive side to dictate what you do in attack.

This is exactly what is happening, and it’s infuriating to watch. It’s like asking an amateur tennis player to go play like Roger Federer.

I agree, Knocker had better footwork but you and others are right he needs runners and I think needs telling to simply pass the ball to better strike players more often.
McDonald is a strong runner but we never put him in a gap.
He’s also not helped by how static we are in general.

See that, that’s poor coaching that is. Either Smith is telling the players to do what you said and they aren’t doing it, or he’s not telling them. Either way, over the course of a season, it’s more than just players on their own.

Cameron Smith looking right , not passing, stepping inside and getting caught with the ball is happening far too often, you are right a coach should be into his ribs . You can’t do that 12 plus times a game next week or I’ll drop you, get other players to tell him as well and vitally give him options. Cameron has skill and good hands but it needs speeding up . Danny McGuire would have been perfect for him, because he’d be at him all game.