If we hadn't screwed ourselves over against saints and wigan we'd stand every chance of getting 2nd spot, despite the current injuries.

The best we can potentially get now is 3rd spot, which is still possible if warrington have a few slip ups. People make jokes about that 5th spot, but the reality is if we got 3rd spot we'd go away to huddersfield with a stronger team, win that, and we're 1 home game away from the final with a week off. That is a better scenario than 5th which could result in a home game against saints then 2 back to back away games against the likes of wigan, warrington or hudds just to make the final.

In the past couple of years it's worked out well for leeds because they've not really met a brick wall until the final semi, with hull and huddersfield bending over and wakefield and catalans lacking playoff mettle.

But this year, the way the teams and positions seem to be shaping up, 5th position wouldn't be a great prospect, even 4th looks potentially meh. We need to go all out to get 3rd spot.

Agggh right, you think structures played in the U19s and U16s are an indication that the same said structures work at Senior level? Oh dear!!

Priceless.

PS the 19s got hammered yesterday., clearly as players stepped up, clearly those said players took their defensive structures into the game today.................

Don't let the Leeds blinkers get in the way of sensible, transparent debate!!

So come on, do you think this Leeds side are improving under this Coach?

If we beat Wigan tomorrow night, then we would be 4 points clear of you but you would have played one game less.

Our home game against yourselves on 5th July looks like it could be crucial.

If I want sensible, transparent debate "Brian" then trust me, you're a long way down the list of people I'd choose to have it with.

Trying to claim some form of credibility whilst having a childish petty username, good one.

I can't tell if you're trolling or you're deluded

i hope for humanities sake the former.

"Translation" - I'm a troll desperately thrashing around making more and more outlandish comments for attention.

not sure if this is a wind up? but I thought burrow was one of leeds' most dangerous players today, caused us more problems than king kev or danny boy has in the past 5 meetings.

I dont think leeds didn't compete today,i thought you stuck at it pretty well even though in the end you were well beaten.
I thought Sutcliffe looked impressive as well, took his try very well.i think the scoreline flattered us a little as I dont think we played particularly well especially in the 2nd half.

If you can organise similar structures in both attack and defence throughout the club structure, it makes the transition into the senior that much easier.

What do you call as improving. Season before McDermot is head coach, did not make grand final, first two seasons under his leadership we win two grandfinals. and lose two challenge cup finals. What do you want.

Academy side ?? How many of these are academy lads :-
Hardaker, Jones Bishop, Hall, Burrow, McShane, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Ablett, Kirke, Clarkson, Achurch, Moore, Keinhorst.

Achurch, Moore and Keinhorst are hardly first choice 17.

Burrow is your best player, it`s the others who don`t run off him or back him up.

Ironic that Moore actually gave you some decent go forward today as well, in my opinion.

Not a particularly exciting game today, the Giants looked lethargic and a bit rusty, while Leeds didn't really have the cohesion for obvious reasons.

What? How can anyone run off a player who has no idea where he is going?

He's a momentum breaker, a mirage to morons who can't see through the smoke and mirrors.

Considering he's played at 9 for the last two seasons and has now been asked to move back to 7 without an experienced 6, I thought he went well.

hardly academy players though,still plenty of experience out there today, shows what a strong squad leeds have though.

The claim was that the team was an academy team- non are U19!
The average age of the Leeds team today was 24.
The average age of the giants team was 26.

You seem to be trying very hard to convince yourself.The point is if leeds could have had a full strength team playing many in today's line up would not be there and Huddersfield would probably still won the game,but this situation has really stopped you coming on here and gloating,but you can only play what's in front of you.Well done and just pray you don't get an injury list like this

Can't be @rsed reading 12 pages of garbage so here goes.

YOU ARE 5H1TE!!!!

Just like your support?

x 2

Support hasnt got you the four points, or into the hat for the next round of the CC - so forgive us if we really don't give one- seeing as those of us on here ARE supporting the team you are having a go at the wrong people. Id quite happily be the only one in the stand. Yes indeed we can only play what's I front of us- and regardless of who you've put on the field we have still beaten you. Even with twelve men for some of each of the last four times.