I was thinking the same thing as I am sure was Briscoe and Hall.

Owens is back in for Widnes and its likely either Marsh or Dean will cover the other wing, No Kevin Brown is a big loss but better to be safe than sorry after concussion.

Unless any injuries/illness occurs between now and Friday, it will be the same starting line up as the KR game.

Nobody learns anything by being moved around from week to week and BMac will want the players to learn from last weeks schoolboy mistakes, IMO.

Was it Paul the weatherman who did the forecast Tad? I always take his word. He's a good man. Probably take a jacket tomorrow. A jacket and a smile.

Paul Hudson doesn't do the morning slots - they obviously have decided he is 'primo' weather forecaster so he gets the prime 18.30 / 22.25 slots usually. Which is good, as I don't usually watch them and am not a fan of his.

It was Kay Crewdson this morning - she tends to be second fiddle to Lisa Gallagher, or if we are very lucky - Keeley Donovan does it, or Claire Nasir.

But I am turning this too much into 'Weather Chat' rather than 'Round 2 - Leeds Rhinos v Widnes Vikings' chat.

So back on topic - I hope it is dry because last season we didn't seem to realise when it was wet and failed to adjust our handling / passing accordingly. I don't massively trust our ability to play in the rain.

A simple 'no it wasn't him' would have been fine. Really it would!

I thought we had become known as the wet weather masters after the 2008/9/11 GF wins which were all won well in awful weather iirc.
Still pretty much the same core of players.

we will be fine.

Wet weather wonders I call us.

It is a bit quiet on this thread on game-day! It feels like the focus is more on other topics / clubs rather than the first home game.

How are people feeling with 5 hours to go..?

Like a kid at Christmas. Ive been getting withdrawal symptoms.

wishing I was home

Hoping the m1 is not a state

I'm wondering if I cba getting another drink but it means getting off this tall stool and I'm only a hobbit....