Did Buderus get a rest on Friday? I thought he was on for the full 80!

In the last 15 minutes I guess he made more tackles than any other player and he got back to make that final tackle. The 2 times he was done for offside he had actually made a tackle each time. I bet he was heading for 30 tackles in the game and the majority of those were first in on forwards as against some of the others who are normally 3rd in.

Not sure if he did and if he didn't it's an error tactically. Things might have been different had he been a bit fresher at the death.

He did. From memory (of which mine is poor!) he wasn't off for long though.

Nor Buderus' fault that certain posters have elevated his pre SL form on to such a lofty perch just so they can knock him down from it.

Thankfully not all posters will fall for it.

Similar situation to Torres IMO.

Not his fault he was signed for £50m, with the expectation to match is it.

I know, imagine comparing him to Hanley.

Who would do such a thing?

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For one week only (probably)

Leeds substitutions:

1 - Kirke replaces Leuluai (15 mins)
2 - Clarkson replaces Pitts (31 mins)
3 - McShane replaces Buderus (31 mins)
4 - Cross replaces Hauraki (33 mins)
5 - Buderus replaces Bailey (36 mins)
6 - Leuluai replaces Kirke (48 mins)
7 - Bailey replaces Cross (51 mins)
8 - Hauraki replaces Clarkson (53 mins)
9 - Cross replaces Bailey (62 mins)
10 - Kirke replaces Leuluai (67 mins)
11 - Pitts replaces Jones-Buchanan (68 mins)
12 - Jones-Buchanan replaces Cross (75 mins)

Which roughly equates to the following game-time:

Backs (Webb, Watkins, Ablett, Senior, Hall, Sinfield, Burrow) - 80 mins each

Leuluai - 34 mins
Buderus - 75 mins
Bailey - 47 mins
Pitts - 43 mins
Hauraki - 60 mins
Jones-Buchanan - 73 mins

McShane - 49 mins
Clarkson - 22 mins
Kirke - 46 mins
Cross - 36 mins

One week only? That's a shame, it would certainly add to the Opta Stats thread if we know the "minutes played" by each Leeds player as it would put their stats into some kind of perspective.

Go on, you know you want to....

I agree fellas, it would be useful to include them. Trouble is I could only do so from the full match Sky coverage and obviously that's only available the weeks Leeds are featured.

Anyone who doesn't think this is time consuming should give it a go for themselves.

Is it more time consuming for you to do, or for all of us to read?

I never had you down as selfish tvoc...

It was a Burrow hospital pass to Cross resulting in a knock on that gave Wigan the field position to score one of their comeback tries.

It wasn't a great pass but it certainly should have been taken as Cross himself acknowledged by apologising to his team mates for not doing so.

Are we still talking about this?

Yes he had a good game. That on its own doesn't justify his existence. But neither does his lack of MOM's indicate that he isn't a very valuable member of the team

I wonder how Buderus' MOTM record compares to Matt Diskin's since 2009?

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