1. Agree our pack were poor today. Thought the pick out of them were Kirke and Burgess.

2. We were but was that down to us? Or was it down to Bradford not letting us play? One to think about.

3. Both looked forward from one angle, but ok from another. No complaints with either.

4. Looking at the reply, the touchjudge, who was closest to the incident, put his flag up to indicate player in touch and Leeds scrum. Why then did Smith, who went to his touchjudge's for a lot during the game, ignore that call and penalise Ablett?

5. Agreed, although was happier with Buderus today. Better distribution and a hell of a lot of defensive work. Can't wait to see him fully fit and fully intergrated.

6. It's a good point. The fact is, a referee has way too much influence on every game of RL. If a ref wants you to lose, you'll lose.

The forward pass to Hall in the first half.

Irrelevant how JJB went down, that appeared a clear cut obstruction by Newton.

That apart I think the other calls (that went against Leeds) were correct.

On the Leeds performance:

Penalty count was 12 - 6 in Bradford's favour and probably rightly so.

If people really want to know why Leeds lost (rather than just blame the officials) it's quite straight forward, they are playing really poorly and have been pretty much all this season.

First half: 5 penalties, 5 knock ons, 1 forward pass
Second half: 7 penalties, 5 knock ons.

Considering the basic one out football with not even attempting an offload it's simply not good enough.

At least we shouldn't be hearing the 'look at the table' after tonight from those too blind or stupid to recognise the p[iis[/is poor football Leeds are serving up at the present time.

Halley was quality for Bulls and Jeffries' kicking game put Rhinos' to shame.

If Sykes could kick at goal it wouldn't have been anywhere near as close.

On the tries, they are decisions that you see given either way, tonight they went against Rhinos, another day they'll go in favour of Rhinos.

It's better to be playing poorly at this stage of the season than it is towards the business end.

Too much moaning and kneejerking on here by some posters IMO.

How dare you come on here with your common sence and what not.

Go to bed.

It must be the disease.

I've read someone say on here tonight that we'd have won the game had it not been on Sky. Cast your minds back to the game at Craven Park earlier in the season and the opposite probably would have applied regarding the disallowed Hull KR try.

We were cr*p!!
Simple's.
HH tries like burrow scored are given every week so for me it highlight's something else what the officials get wrong all the time but that doesn't excuse how cr*p we were!

Such as?

If there are ones scored every week it shouldn't be difficult to highlight some of the recent ones.

You watch the live match's every week and you'll see how many are given.
Just look at kallum watkin's V Hkr!!


HE is clearly in front of bailey when he makes the break but receive's the pass to score.

And where was Watkins at the play the ball?

Anymore or are they all gonna be like that example?

Watkins was onside stood yards behind Bailey. He goes past him as Bailey bumps off the defender and then waits for Bailey to overtake him to receive the pass.

So basically a perfectly legit try totally unlike Burrow's last night.

He was still in front of the player that made the initial break was he not???
Imo it's the same scenario and it will be interesting to see if similar tries are chalked off throughout the year.
Don't get me wrong we deserved to lose but that was a surprising call imo.