I think we will be 2nd with Hull KR at the top, however our league position has given us the easiest home games, whilst having lost a lot at home we haven't been hammered so I think the home advantage will see us through OK I think we will lose to Hull KR but thats it.

You're at home against Toulouse first match.

Followed by
London away
HKR home on Sky
Widnes away
Salford home
Halifax away
Toronto home

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Hull KR Home - London Salford Widnes Away - Halifax Leeds Toronto Toulouse
Toronto Home - HKR London Widnes Toulosue Away - Leeds Salford Halifax
London Home - Leeds Salford Toulouse Away - Halifax HKR Toronto Widnes
Salford Home - Toronto Widnes Toulouse Away - Leeds HKR London Halifax
Widnes Home - Leeds London Halifax Away - HKR Toronto London Toulouse
Toulouse Home - HKR Widnes Halifax Away - Leeds Toronto London Salford
Halifax Home - Leeds Toronto Salford Away - HKR London Widnes Toulouse[/list:u

in BOLD for WIN

I honestly think them fixtures are very hard.
If we Win this week, we play London six days before the CC final, any player that got a concussion in that game, wouldn’t be able to play in the cc final due to protocol, resting players in that game would be a risk though. Then a potential three super league teams after the CC final which we have always struggled at backing up after a cc final.

I also doubt the Halifax game will stay on Sunday, considering Halifax haven’t got a game on Sky in the first set of fixtures (apart from the Toulouse additional) and I believe they have to show one home game per team, which they only have one of v Leeds in the second set.

I don't think there is any obligation to show any particular team's home games in the middle 8s, that only applies to the full Super League clubs in the regular season.
But still Fax vs Leeds is an appealing prospect from where we are now.
If Leeds start to struggle I can see us being on TV every week at the end. They even showed us on a Friday night last time round.

Win the first two, and then two from the next three and we are home and dry.

Hull KR at home will be interesting, considering the Cricket is on as well.

I can't see us having too much trouble with those fixtures.London away and Widnes away near the end (but i think we will have done enough for top 3 by then) look like banana skins.

Sky and RFL certainly want Toronto in Super League.
That would be a huge game to kick things off but instead we play them as the last fixture when it will probably be a nothing game.
If Toronto play Leeds first game and get stuffed then suddenly their dream doesn't look too good.
It happened the last time we were in the qualifiers. We played Leigh last game and a very mediocre Leeds side took them to the cleaners.
Are this Toronto side better than that Leigh side? Probably a bit but still way off top 8 super league standard and I'm not sure they'll be able to overcome Widnes, Salford and KR either.

I agree, on the basis we don’t win this weekend.

For me, Salford are depending on no injury to Hastings, Lui & Lussick. Without them they’d struggle. Widnes have signed some good players but can they gel in? I see one of them involved in the million pound game, with the other down automatically. Toronto up automatically and Toulouse in the MPG.

Toulouse in the MPG ? They will be lucky to beat Halifax, never mind anyone else to get to the magic 6 / 8 points for the MPG

If you lose to Warrington on Sat, you should beat us (London) when we play in Ealing....

But... we are not as bad as you think at home, and if you beat Warrington this weekend, and have to play us just before the final... you never know we could surprise you...

I was at the game two years ago when we played you, and we was not that far away from you... if your players are focussed on the CC final, we could very easily put one over on you.. and that would make I think life very interesting for Leeds in the eights....

So good luck this weekend, I think all Broncos fans are supporting you in rainy Bolton

I think Toronto will be in the million pound game. I can't see them finishing higher than Leeds, hull kr or Salford. Widnes are the weakest but I still think they will have too much for Toronto. Toulouse and London have improved but still not ready.
I'd love to see Toronto in Super League but not sure they'll manage. I bet they are glad they don't have Leeds at home because for me they need to be winning their home games and that is a game they wouldn't win.

Early wins in the M8s are vital. Even just winning the first two takes a lot of pressure off the later fixtures. Whilst I don't want the CC to be a distraction, IMO we really need to put ina good performance vs Wire to give confidence going into these games. Last time we went in flying - we'd just beaten Hull, Wigan and KR (coinciding with Segeyaro arriving) before we played our first M8 game. This year we have no momentum at all, and haven't played really well since Sts. That doesn't mean we won't survive, but IMO we are relying on other teams being really poor rather than us actually being any good.

If Leeds can't beat the likes of Halifax, Toulouse, Toronto and Widnes something is very seriously wrong and they deserve what's coming. Personally unless they get a host of injuries I can't see them losing a game - let's face it Hull KR are no great shakes and they are the next best team.

We just beat KR 20-18 when Watkins was still fit. They've won more games than us since then and have strengthened - we've only beaten Widnes since. Only a couple of months ago we were supposed to easily beat Cats and Hudds and cruise into the 8s, then it was revised to us easily beating Wakefield, Widnes and Salford. We're either a LOT worse than some people want to admit or the squad has a major attitude problem.

A month ago they were unlucky to lose to Saints - on that form they will waltz through this - it depends which team turns up I suppose.

I only hope for your team's sake that the players do not have your attitude. If they do you will get stuffed.

To be fair Leeds are quite a way off top 8 superleague standard going on the last 2 months.
I think you will be fine but you need to hope the players are not thinking like some of the posters on here. You could well come unstuck.

true if they thought like some posters on here they'd probably just give up as they'd think they have no talent whatsoever

If the players turn up for any game thinking they can’t win then they really will have a problem.

There is a great difference between thinking you can win and not respecting the opposition.

You say "let's face it Hull KR are no great shakes and they are the next best team." Since we lost to you by two points, with a depleted side,we have beaten Wigan, lost to Cas, drawn away at Cas, heavily defeated Salford and Huddersfield, (the only team to beat Hudds since they started on their run, won away at Widnes, lost to Wires and beaten FC away.

During that time Rhinos have beaten Widnes. On current form we are the next best team to Rhinos?

As I said I hope the team to not share your view of the situation. On second thoughts yes I do.

I hate these 8s as we’ve been in them every year the first year we cruised through with 7/7 and had a Wembley final in the middle (least said about that the better) then we lost the million pound game in dramatic fashion then won our first 5 games as a championship club to go up last year so although we’ve ran into a bit of form I’m still nervous about them