I think Eastmond will play by Agars interview the other day. If he doesn't then yes Smith to 6 both Sutcliffe's at centre Broadbent full back. If Eastmond does start then Smith to start at 13.

Agreed. After Gale, the best hands at the club belong to Cam Smith, but he needs to cut out the errors to be given the 13 jersey in the long term. He could be a very good player.

The biggest problem Leeds will have with Saints other than the quality of the players is our lack of pace - putting Smith at 6 makes this worse - whilst he may have good hands he thinks and moves like a forward. Martin looks out of condition-Mellor has no pace either and Gale whilst lacking fitness was never the fastest half back. We have no pace in the threequarters either - could be a tough day at the office - Saints are a team who think and move quickly.

Yes the pack is looking alright, missing one or two finishing touches but basically strong.

Tindall and Handley have some pace but we could definitely do with more gas. Eastmond isn’t the answer there either, I’m thinking more late-career Danny McGuire.

Walker, Tindall, Newman, Broadbent, Handley with Eastmond and Gale within a year or two looks good to me. In fact there is a load of strike there in offence.

We can't really do anything about the injuries and lack of pace at the moment, but one thing we can improve is our support play. It's really poor at times, and is something we took for granted with the likes of Burrow, Mcguire and Webb in the team. Saints' defence is watertight, so we have to take advantage of the few breaks we'll make

I know you dont rate Mellor but he doesn't look slow for a second rower.

We needed a nice draw to progress. 9 senior players out now!!
2 or 3 who look barely match fit.....

Saints will win very very easily. Unfortunately our injuries are crippling

Yeah, it's sods law we draw the best team when we are on our knees!!

Will be interested to see how the pack go though. I'd to get a look at King as well. Thought Donaldson's 25 mins against Cas was very mediocre. By rights somebody else should get a shot, but I do wonder if Donaldson is a bit of a security blanket for Agar. Very intrigued to see what Eastmond still has, but it would very unfair to expect too much on his debut.

We're gonna get a good beating in our next two games.
The Hull Kr game then becomes massive as you can't play catch up in this league.....

Don't count out Hall - whilst he is physically not up to SL he has a lot of skill - I see Broadbent as Sculthorpe/Farrell type back row.