Leeds DID win the WCC in 2008, btw.

And if Leeds manage to win this year's GF - and I see no reason why they can't, they will become the first team EVER to win it 3 consecutive times.

The real stuff of legends.

As for Friday, we still have some issues but we're quietly cementing 2nd place and keeping the pressure on Saints. We've had 4 pointers against Huddsx2 and harlequins recently and won them fairly convincingly in the main. We still have the best defence and whilst we've nowhere near clicked on attack we're still the 2nd best in that department.

So all in all I'll be surprised if we don't win by 15. Having said that, I was surprised at Easter so you never know.

That's a big if with teams like Hudds' and Hull KR in contention this year aswell as Saints. So you'll be surprised if you don't win by 15? I'd say it's very likely then, oyu may win by more or less, but 15 is very unlikely .

29-8.

Bulls by 30 points and if they fail this Macca has to go!!

We've been Huds twice in two crunch games already and HKR seem to be falling away, plus we play them at headingley. It certainly is an "IF" and I am not counting any chickens but I don't think its' that big an "IF".

I picked the last Bulls win over Leeds and have the same feeling about this one. Read into that what you will

Well I hope Softcock Bailey is included. It'll make the game just that tiny bit easier.

With him and Webb, we should be guaranteed plenty of penalties at least.

leeds arent that good as they have been in the past two years. they are pretty inconsistent. i have a sneaky feeling the bulls will win.

That would depend on the who the ref is and his particular.....shall we say "preferences"

Bailey has been a massive disappointment to me after seeing him terrorising the Aussie defence as a junior. He has had a big problem transferring & channeling that aggression to grown up rugby. Having said that he is not, or no longer is, a dirty player. He has conceded less penalties than Bradford front rowers such as Lynch, Burgess, Newton, Langley, with similar amount of games (but probably less game time). Only a keyboard warrior would refer to him as softcock however, IMO he missed a major opportunity to enhance his reputation when he flattened Fas. He was so worried about his poor reputation that he spent the next 5 minutes trying to convince everyone it was his shoulder that hit him, rather than standing up to the Saints players & saying "Yes, that was me, who's next?" which is what Barry Mac would have done.

I imagine 1 player should conceed less penalties than 4 others. Possibly 4 times less.

Are Leeds still bottom of the fair play league? I'd say you will be guaranteed lots of penalties whoever turns out for us.

He may not have lived up to his early promise but he's done enough get 3 GF winners rings. I wonder if Fa'asavalu called him a softcock