Absolutely agree. This is the strongest squad we've had since 2006. Loads of depth in the pack, and some good quality youngsters who can cover across the backs.

Agree on Wheeler also; to me he seems to be well worth persevering with. The worrying thing about him is that he hasn't just been unlucky with a couple of very serious injuries, but rather seems to pick up 2-3 week knocks almost every time he plays. Hopefully he'll get more robust with age.

Have we anyone out on loan at the moment? I can't remember if we have or not for this season.

Frodsham is on loan at Widnes and Armstrong is dual reg at Leigh.

Here is Leeds injury/banned/loan list:

Delaney - Six weeks
McGuire - two/three months
Leuluai - Six Weeks
Peacock - two months
Bailey - one/two weeks
Burgess - awaiting assessment (knee)
Cross - Banned 1 match
Amor - Loan to Wakefield
Ambler - Loan to Harlequins RL

We could be going into this weeks game with no recognised props if it comes to worse with Burgess.

Everyone are having their fair share of injuries so far, part and parcel of the toughest sport in the world imo.

Which he has. Luckily you're playing Salford rather than Huddersfield.

It's frustrating but sans any information about a chronic, long-term injury, getting rid of Wheeler is silly knee-jerk talk. Given that he still hasn't matured physically injuries are always a possibility.

There's nothing to say that any player from our current squad placed in precisely the same points in time and space wouldn't have suffered the same injuries.

lets release a talented player that cost us nothing because he's had a bad run with injuries...

It's odd that every other player has a rough schedule for return to fitness, yet Wheeler's get's injured and just drops off the radar. Happened last season and it's now happening this season. Odd.

He hasn't dropped off the radar. Simmons said last week that he was about two weeks away from returning. On Twitter, Wheeler himself has said he is due to play in the u20s this weekend.

indeed it is, at his age he should be bouncing back from knocks in days, not weeks.

It wasn't a knock. It was a muscle tear. Jon Wilkin has just had one too, to his calf, and he is on crutches. Should he be bouncing back in a couple of days as well? Don't be silly. If it had been a knock, he probably would have missed one match or played through the pain.

If he has yet another muscle injury, the question needs to be why he has so many, he's way past unlucky. Not a pop at Gary at all but a serious question for the conditioning and medical team!

I suspect a lot of these problems are to do with asking kids to perform at SL level against physically mature and experienced pros before they have matured physically themselves. If this is the case we can expect Wheeler's tally of appearances to begin increasing from next season.

Says who? You a qualified doctor with inside knowledge on what his injuries are?

LMS back for this week?