Hopefully back next week if not this, is only a broken hand it's not as if his head has fallen off

Just to explain, in the City of Hull, Hull KR are tagged as ROVERS and Hull FC are tagged HULL - hence the chants by Rovers fans 'We all hate Hull (fc)'

Looking forward to Friday, no matter which guys turn out - injuries or no injuries - for BOTH teams.

Fair play, but personally I'd rather be there and experience the atmosphere rather then just watch it in pub.

Oh dear!! I give up!!

I fear the worst for Friday night I think we're going to get more than just our backsides given to us on a plate.

Dont get me wrong Rovers can battle it out like the rest of them but Leeds dont just have the speed skill and size they have the mental capability to put any side in the world to the sword.

Rovers as a team have no play-off experience, no big game experience and a mounting injury list so even if those players are playing are they going to be in the right mental and physical shape?

I am not offering excuses in the slightest I just cannot see where we will break Leeds down over 80mins.

Fingers crossed our boys prove me wrong and we make the GF through the easiest possible route.

i agree. you know with this leeds team that when it counts they will come out and play. i fancy us strongly on friday.
i still think you can have a big say in the play offs though

What a load of tosh. Morgan's just said on the radio that it is likely that Galea, Murrell and Cockayne will all be available, so that just leaves Briscoe. What a drama queen.

I'm really excited about friday night and am pleased that our first Super League play off game is at Headingly, a scene of many big games for us in the 80s.
However, we have seen over the last couple of years that when it comes to play off rugby this Leeds team always find a way to win when it matters.
For Rovers to stand a chance we need our "big" players, Vella, Galea, Newton, Cooke, Dobson and Briscoe to dominate their opposite numbers and hope that their team mates follow suit. Its a massive ask but you never know.

Got a feeling we will by about 14 on Friday.

Morgan's just said they're all better than 50/50 apart from Briscoe, who is 50/50, if you were paying attention. Fabricating a "mounting injury list" to play down your chances when in all probability you'll just have Briscoe out is just silly.

Hardly fabricating a spiral fracture of the hand (Scott Murrell) and a broken foot (Ben Cockayne), I am sure the club doctor would show you the x-rays if you asked nicely!

Galea has a twisted ankle so wont know about the ligament damage until the swelling has gone down and could be worse than first thought although an injection will probably be given to get him on the pitch.

As said though we might have all those injuries take the field but not at 100% fitness. I wont use that as an excuse though and I do fully expect Leeds to beat us especially in the last 20mins as usual in games involving these two teams.