I agree Delaney is immense in his [igo forward[/i but with the majority of the drives he makes you just know it is going to be a dead ball....I don't see his looking to pass element developing now and it re-affirms my belief he will make a better prop; a prop in the Peacock mould.
Hardaker is a brilliant FB in his kick returns and one on one tackling (Watkins or Webb at FB would not have kept Leeds in the game with the same critical try saving tackles), but, yes, he is not in the same mould as Webb at his best in linking up.....Hardaker still has time on his side though and with a decent coach (McDermott?

Funny posts around Hudds wanting it more, bottom line they were better in pretty much every area, Brough dominated the game again, he is a very very good player.

England have to play him, kicking wise in general play he is untouchable in SL.

This may sound strange but I'm not that bothered by my loss, I guess 3 losses in a row numbs you

If the England team was being picked tomorrow, Brough would have to be a shoo-in.

Question is, where will his standard be come the reg season's end?

Sorry to say it but sinfield is looking less & less effective lately . I am not saying that he is finished but we need to start thinking about who will replace him but mcd would never drop sinfield and would play him if he only had one leg .Also agree that burrow should be coming off the bench . Maybe they need a rest . Best team one today imo

McGuire needs a stint at Hunslet, get some form back, he was worse today than I can remember seeing, and that saying something on recent performances!!

I'd wager Sinfield and McGuire make more tackles in a game than any other HB partnership in the comp. If you're halfs are making 40 or 50 tackles a game between them its goingto have a detrimental effeect on their attacking play.

Yet it had no effect on Mr Crabtree today, who played better in defence and attack than anyone else, and he's a big forward rather than light and slight.

Gotcha, seriously? Crabtree went backwards more than my ex wife when faced with the python!!

is that not just an effect of your fast rushing defense?

Crabtree isn't responsible for the creative work of his team and got subbed off.

At the 65 min Sinfield was third in the tackle list (with 24) behind only Crabtree and JJB. He'd even done more than Peacock and Delaney......thats the problem and one I've pointed out before this year. Sinfield has had to step up for our defence to improve this year compared to the last 2 seasons......but that comes with a negative effect on his attacking play.

To sum it up easily, Sinfield is being sacrificed for having Burrow at 9......is it worth it? Not really.

According to Opta in the SL Regular Rounds as a pair they are averaging 41 tackles a game, while also missing another 3. I don't have any comparable stats with other teams half-backs but I do have a stat for the Leeds starting hooker - 8 a game with another attempt missed - all figures rounded you understand.

I did it after 8/9 league games.....Sinfield was at 27, other halfs like Brough, Myler, Matty Smith and several others were in the low to mid teens.

The BBC had him at 24 tackles by the 65th minute mark so he probably end up around the 30 mark.

Meh.

It would have been nice to get back to wembley and have another bash at winning it, but we'd have had a nightmare schedule.

At least we get 2 free weeks to play the games in hand and then another week off shortly before the playoffs, that's ideal, we haven't had a week off since 2009.

In terms of the game itself, nothing to really worry about, just poor execution on the day let us down. Take away the silly intercept tries, sinfield wears his kicking boots, and the game is neck and neck. Huddersfields defence was very good, their attack was crisp and they deserved the win. I feel like they targeted this game strongly, and possibly the CC as a whole.

It's important we remain consistent in the league, get our outstanding games played (and hopefully won) and get into that top 2. If today is anything to go by I don't fancy trying to get to the grand final from lower down this season, home advantage will be important.

The interchange policy continues to baffle me.