I expected Ward to have bulked up on his upper body with all the time he had off, if anything he looks more lightweight than ever.

Unlucky. I don't think we saw the Leigh of the last few weeks last night, maybe the occasion got to the players a little and Leeds played with far more intensity than i expected. Discipline is going to be a big thing the Leigh coaches have to hammer home pre season though, it will be a long season if you keep giving away dumb penalties and field position like last night whilst in SL. Good luck for next year.

How long has Smith been at Leigh? last time i looked he was playing for Wakey.

kinda depressing.

Hellish return to HQ. Dirty b-stard too.

I think Leeds deserve the credit for not allowing the Leigh forwards from building momentum by getting into them quickly with gang tackles and a quick defensive line led by JJB, Ferres, Cuthbertson, Singleton and Ward. It was this dominating defence than caused frustrations for Leigh and led to much of the ill discipline. Moon was dangerous on attack and Keinhorst showed once more what a quality rugby player he is and Ferres was a constant thorn in their side all night.

However IMO the need for a quality organiser at half back is paramount and will transform our prospects for next year.

No Paterson, Hood, Higson or McNally. Worthington taken out by a disgraceful 'tackle' by JJB. 7 quality players coming in. Can't wait for the re-match at the LSV next year!!!

No offence mate but we had a fair few out too, McGuire, Burrow, Galloway, Ablett, Delaney the list goes on so you cannot lay that performance at the door of a few injuries.

Agreed, JJB needs talking to about that leg wrap when the man was already held by two men, i don't for one minute think he intended injury though.

Yes it was definitely a careless attempt by JJB and going by others this season he should get a ban. Getting sin binned for it is the interesting point, I don't mind a tackle like that getting you 10 mins but you just know we're going to see the exact same thing go unpunished in other games.

Good performance last night but do we need to flog our players to within an inch of there lives. Smith played 7 minutes Hallas 10 and Roberts 12 I just do not understand the coaches subs policy and never have done

Consistency from the refs is not there at all. Like you say, i wouldn't mind if they dished out straight reds for things like that and canonball hits etc... and i reckon you would quickly see it stop after a few. Someone else also mentioned the ruck being poiliced in a terrible manner in general which is spoiling the game, it really does need addressing in a big way.

Player is injured so it is a sin bin, if the player gets up then it isn't even thought twice about

As a Leyther, that's pretty much how I saw it 'Juan'. We were totally dominated by a determined, quick, skillful team, on the night. As for our performance, well, there's a saying that "you play as well as you are allowed to play." And we were never allowed to play. That frustration probably led to our indiscipline - something that appeared to have been eradicated, over several long weeks of the season.

Well done, on the night.

he had shoulder surgery while he was out, didnt he?

Run past me how tangling legs around those of a standing player differs greatly to doing so with the arms. Had JJB used his arms instead of his legs the outcome would probably have been similar but the outcry would be lacking. IMO, of course.