just reading the evening post (sorry no link) and it looks like eastmond could b back,meli a late fitness test but some good news is puletua is out being one of there better players this year it must b a blow for saints and there go forward and there fans to hear this...

Cunnigham is also out.

Is this game big enough for Meli to make some of his smashing unforced errors, or does he save them all up for Grand Finals?

Depends whether the far eastern betting syndicates have got to him according to some of the saints fans.

Well at least you wont have Potter wishing injuries on the Leeds players

Puletua and KC out more than cancels out Kyle's return IMO, but of course Leeds are missing a fair few too.

Leeds: Donald, Delaney, Senior, Hall, McGuire, Buderus, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Sinfield, Eastwood, Bailey, Kirke, Ablett, Pitts, Ambler, McShane, Bush, Clarkson, Smith.

Saints: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Meli, Pryce, Eastmond, Fozzard, Graham, Flannery, Roby, Hargreaves, Moore, Clough, Ashurst, Dean, Dixon, Lomax, Emmitt, Magennis.

Ref: R Silverwood
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He does them in most games but it's just that we feel it worst at Grand Finals as they are usually in the spectacularly bad bracket during those matches.

However, he also scores some incredible tries; the one against Wigan where he ran around Mr Blobby being the best I've seen in a long time.

Since Hally scored a similar one in the 2008 Grand Final?

Basically, you mean it was the best Meli try you've seen in a while?

Instead of his usual run in trys, he had to do some work?

Yes, that is exactly what I was saying.

He often does work hard going forward but not as deftly and as creatively as on that occasion.

It's in his defence where quite often he clearly just can't be bothered.

Don't worry he is due another big game on Saturday

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCpIh_TkKw The old fancis Meli

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCpIh_TkKw The old fancis Meli