On a soft pitch we are just going to have to make yardage. TNW and Ruan both in for me, and only one of McDonnell, Bentley or Donaldson.

If we try to defend our way out of this game we will lose.

Agree with that though i think all 3 of the above will find their way in to RS 17.

Bit disappointing that Rohan initially suggested that Gannon did not suffer a HIA, then mentioned that he would be fine and short term and it is now three months. He should have just kept quiet until Gannon had seen the consultant. Managing expectations etc.

Going to be tough without Oledzki and Holroyd and we never seem to do well at KR. It will be a good opportunity to see if the team has improved or remains similar to previous seasons.

We seem to have the same concerns each year. Struggles in the front row and then Newman / Fussy having long term injuries.

He is too laid back,no passion and the on field indiscipline has actually got worse since he arrived.
Put a disciplined team on the field and we may compete but thats all.
The club/Pearson has no money,and if you cant sign quality players then any team will struggle.
How a club with the support this club has can get to this position is purely down to bad management at the top and the problem is that the Club is Pearsons only income which is likely the reason he wont sell or the reason any investor wont come in if they are just a seat on the board of Directors

Playing Donaldson at prop is just so negative.
This pretty desperate, but completely predictable, situation with both starting props injured is made for blooding the likes of Ruan and TNW.
Give them game time for gods sake.
I don't have a problem with Donaldson, but I have a massive problem with him getting minutes at prop over those two.

Gonna be very hard to get a thing from this game. Loosing won’t define our season, but we need a gusty effort as rolling over may have big repercussions on confidence……

I’m still optimistic but RS does need to pick the right side given our limitations.

We could make Smith play more direct and then spell him with O’Connor rather than sub Ackers, who can play 80. I would think if McDonnell is fit he probably replaces Donaldson and TNW will replace Mik.

With the amount of money put to Rs for recruitment there can be no excuses with regards the playing roster it's up to the coach to put out a team capable of getting the job done.

And he might.

Also winning tomorrow or losing for that matter doesn’t mean he has or hasn’t got the job done.

No, but picking Donaldson - who is not and never has been a SL level prop - to start when we're down just one starting prop last week is not a great sign. As Simmo said, its a really negative pick. Do we lose against Salford with Ruan/TNW in for Donaldson? I very much doubt it.

I hope the plan is for as many of Ruan, TNW and Hudson to end up in the squad on a regular basis by the end of the season. In the short term I suspect its Donaldson for another few games...

It's a tough game whoever plays.
One unknown is how many minutes the likes of Ruan and TNW can manage. With an interchange of Lisone and Sangare things could get a bit wobbly against a big hungry pack.

Where will our go forwards come from in this game, apart from Lisone? That’s my concern…..

there's a cunning plan.
donaldson at prop....

Given the props missing I don't think any amount of jiggery pokery wins us this game in the pack. If we are to win it's the new spine that will have to make the difference. We've been the most stupid team in SL for several seasons now and tonight might give us a decent indication as to whether that has changed. If we stay in the game we can edge it, if we drop a series of clangers early on and get behind on the scoreboard it could be a long night.

How is that Leeds have so many injured players so early in the season?