Quote: ease up a bit "If Leeds "ease up a bit" there's a serious danger they won't make the 8.
They're without a number of key players, and still have to go to Wigan, Warrington and Huddersfield in the league (three guaranteed losses on current form).
Right or wrong, they've got players who will have to back up on the Monday following the Exiles game against Widnes due to the lack of numbers in their squad, so that's not a given.
At the moment they look completely shorn of confidence, direction or motivation. There's a real risk their season could fall apart from here.'"
And the winner of the 'Biggest Kneejerk Reaction Prize' is....
Seriously, are you for real? There's half a season to go, but already Leeds might not make the 8? Despite the fact that Jones-Bishop, Peacock & Ablett will all be back in 6 weeks, leaving lots of games against the likes of London and just Wigan away on the final day of the season?
With our two games in hand we sit 4th, which is better than we were doing last year with a full squad.
Would also point out that but for Sinfield's brain fart and poor goal kicking we'd have beaten Wigan at the Etihad, and we gifted Hull two tries as well as carrying a half-fit Delaney and playing most of the game without two of our key strike players.
We may well be without Watkins & McGuire for the season, and winning the GF without them will be tough. That said, by the time we make the playoffs we will (those two aside) be at full strength.