Chat GPT picks the following:

 Starting 13 (Grind Early, Expand Later)

1. 
   Lachie Miller – Creative fullback, safe under pressure.
   
   
2. 
   Ash Handley – Hard worker, reliable yardage winger.
   
   
3. 
   Kallum Watkins – Strong defensive centre with leadership.
   
   
4. 
   Harry Newman – Strike threat, aggressive edge runner.
   
   
5. 
   Ryan Hall – Set-start machine and safe defensively.
   
   
6. 
   Brodie Croft – X-factor playmaker, central to attacking shifts.
   
   
7. 
   Jack Sinfield – Composed organiser, good kicking control for first-half grind.
   
   
8. 
   Mikolaj Oledzki – Tough carries, sets the tone early.
   
   
9. 
   Jarrod O’Connor – Defensive anchor, sets a fast ruck tempo.
   
   
10. 
    Tom Holroyd – Brings edge and physicality to match Hull’s middles.
    
    
11. 
    James Bentley – Enforcer with aggression, ideal for setting intensity.
    
    
12. 
    James McDonnell – High work rate, dependable edge defence.
    
    
13. 
    Cameron Smith (c) – Ball-player in the middle, links with halves and spine.
    
    

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 Interchange Bench (Designed for Second-Half Tempo Shift)

14. 
    Sam Lisone – Impact prop, brings energy and offloads vs tired D.
    
    
15. 
    Jake Connor – Game-breaker; can slot into fullback, centre, or halves.
    
    
16. 
    Morgan Gannon – Mobile forward, capable of pushing tempo or shoring up edge/middle.
    
    
17. 
    Keenan Palasia – Adds late-game punch and line-speed with fresh legs.
    
    

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 Tactical Notes with Sinfield:

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  First half: Let Sinfield control field position with tactical kicks. Smith helps link play to edges. Croft picks his moments to run.
  
  
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  Second half: Bring on Connor to inject unpredictability — he can either slot in at 1, pushing Miller to a wing, or into the halves with Croft shifting to a more free-running role and Sinfield coming off if needed.
  
  
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  Late in the game: Gannon and Lisone can help push offloads and tempo against a gassed Hull middle.
  

I had to make it swap out Frawley for Sinfield, otherwise GPT 1st pick was Frawley

Smith is a backward step for us at the moment. He’s not that good to walk straight back into the 17 in my opinion…..but there’s only one opinion that counts and he’s the one that picks the team.

Will be watching on iPad in Kos tonight.  Come on Leeds make my holiday. 

Wow an under 15 side should be able to defend that from a scrum

Well this has been an enormous step backwards so far. Mistakes and penalties just inviting Hull into our half. No threat without Connor. JOC back to passing empty crisp packets and we look totally blunt in the Centres.


Big turnaround needed, fortunately they are only 4 points ahead.

It’s getting worse. Penalty, knock on, Try. Clueless again….


They need a bloody rocket up them.

The injury has worked in Hull's favour, we've been so sloppy, and nothing is going our way.

First time we use our heads and we score. Not bloody hard is it.

How can he leave out Jenkins for pantomime clown Lisone? Baffled. No attacking threat at all from Leeds. A poor game to watch. 


And we have not missed Cam Smith one bit. Watkins over him any day of the week. 


Watching the Wigan V Leigh game at the same time. Miles apart from the Leeds game. Attacking intent all over the pitch. 

Once again we come back from a 2 week break looking worse. 
Appalling with ball in hand and making hull look better than they are.


The Newman Hall combination is so flaky and they look under threat every time they run or kick down that side.


Huge improvement second half is an understatement.

Not been great. Another big step though if we can turn it round.