I'll admit I wasn't confident. Easy to forget after what he did in later years but his kicking back then in 2003 wasn't as good/consistent. Just looking at the video you can see a clear difference in his technique.

Another Sinfield moment. The Tansey Magic weekend try is often talked about but my abiding memory is of Sinfield out of nowhere busting out a cartwheel in celebration.....god knows where that came from

1978 CC quarter final v Bradford Northern. John Atkinson leaving defenders for dead down the north stand side. Official attendance of 18k though I reckon there were more present than the subsequent GB v Aus test where the crowd was given as 32k. Atkinson's tries, and the one in the 7-2 semi final win against saints the previous year, made me a fan for life.

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Both those were in titanic struggles in typically awful weather. Another memory from the QF V Bradford was Willie Oulton laughing as he lined up the final conversion from bang in front. Apparently one of the retreating Northern forwards had said 'Don Fox missed one of these.' Oulton didn't.

The Atkinson try in the semi at Central Park is still one of my favourite Leeds team tries albeit now only from fading memory - only 38 years ago .... really how did that happen. I can still see Steve Pitchford hit up and offload, Neil Hague dancing across field, Les Dyl arcing to the left and Atky dropped off inside streaking across the muddy mess to score under the sticks.

By comparison already forgotten this season and it hasn't even officially finished yet.

Pretty much how I remember it, except that I think it was Cookson who offloaded out of a 3 man tackle. Could easily be wrong though. Central Park, not my first game but the first one I saw that wasn't at HQ. 38 years, sheeesh! actually, thinking about it, it's 39!

Yep, 39 it is. Would love to see the video of that game again, especially the performance of the Leeds front row Harrison, Ward and Pitchford, magnificent to a man. Re Cookson/Pitchford - I started scrap booking one day short of a month after the semi-final so I think I'd struggle to find confirmation now unless anyone else out there remembers.

I think it was 1986 when Cliff Lyons landed a drop goal from 40 yards out, the ball was still rising as it went over the crossbar towards the old scoreboard end. Never seen a drop goal like it since

To think he was the 2nd choice kicker behind Furner for the previous rounds in the cup and only got given the job ahead of him the week before that game when we beat Saints in the league and he hit 4 from 4.

Last home game 2003, we were getting beat 20-0 iirc by Saints and looked totally gone, but in the last 25 mins we scored 5 times and won 30-20.

The pace throughout our team 2003-5 gave us an ability to score from deep Ive not seen before or since.

Does anyone remember Mcdermott dummying for a drop goal and then scoring V warrington in 97?

Or B Goulding missing a kick just to the side of the uprights in the last min which would have won the game in 97?

The 19-0 win at Wigan under Doug Laughton deserves a mention. A young lad on loan from York Matt Shaw played his part and 2 Phillis Ford tries and a 70m John Bentley try made it a happy trip.

I always remember a JPS Trophy tie at Headingley in mid 80s v Wigan, which ended in a 10-4 win i think. In that game the brilliant Tony Currie took John Chicka Ferguson on the outside near South Stand and skinned him for pace. In the 2nd half Currie scored a belter to win it. That guy was some player but whenever i mention him very few people remember him.

Craig Izzard's fight with Joe Grima which nearly went into South Stand was worthy of a mention too. First time i had seen a Leeds forward stand up to Widnes rough house play in those day. We went on to beat them that day. Izzard was phenomenal that year for us.

One of the most charismatic Leeds players ever. I remember a game at Salford when he didn't play, but was on kicking tee duties. Every time he ran on the pitch, we were chanting his name louder than we'd been cheering during actual play.

Izzard and ET - how about those two for setting the standard for overseas recruits. Two completely different types of player, but both absolutely phenomenal.

For me, ET was everything any young bloke could ever want to be (he'd definitely be my man crush).. Tough, quick, super skilful, athletic, model looks..... They don't make many like him.... Not completely perfect though, he was prone to the odd 'Ferres' moment....

IIRC Simon Irving was on kicking duties that night, banged one over Sinfield at Huddersfield like off the 'wrong' touchline for a right footer but had to retake it as the touch judges were not ready..... What? Made no difference he repeated the kick to perfection.



Another great game. Did Brett Kenny play? John Holmes certainly starred for Leeds opposite him if he did. Chicka Ferguson was also great to watch, so casual until he hit fresh air then he was gone. That was a special Wigan team that year and Leeds got over them that Saturday afternoon.