Just got back from the game. cowboys defence was superb although Leeds were poor with the ball.

Seemed to lack direction and have no idea on how to open up the cowboys defence. You always thought that after halftime the cowboys would find more openings. Cowboys discipline in first half was shocking.

This was always going to be the problem for Leeds though with our 2 halves from last seasons treble not available and 2 rookies still making their mark on the team coupled with the hooker out too then the spine was depleted.

Its frustrating because as others have said our GF team from last year could have taken them tonight, we have beaten better down the years imo but you can only go with what you have and they had a go can't ask for more.

I've watched it many times on the rugby league banter page and at no point does tamou have hold of garbutts shirt.

Galloway gives a bit of niggle in the tackle, tamou takes exception and slaps galloway (which i'll admit was childish) Garbut then wades in grabs hold of Tamou (when it is 2 on one might I add) and hits him square in the mush when Tamou is too busy concentrating on the fact that Galloway is also coming at him and about to crack him but Garbutt gets there first.


It's of course no where near as bad as Flower one, not even in the same league but it was still a bad one from garbutt and he deserves a ban.

Can't do pictures on my phone but please someone get a freeze frame which clearly shows that Tamou and Garbutt were holding shirts and eyeballing each other just to shut this idiot up.

A back line is never going to be able to win a game against a perfectly organised team like NQ all by itself without halves providing a decent service.

Leeds have just lost too many key players in a short space of time. They'll be fine but they are probably in transition now.

This cannot be true


if this is an honest statement.

Looked like Garbutt hits Tamou whilst Tamou is looking at Galloway from what I remember watching at the time.

I know people will scream "excuse" but even if you forget the 3 guys who retired, Briscoe and McGuire won the individual awards in our cup and GF wins, no teams lose guys like that and put in youngsters and not see a impact.

I've watched the video time and time again, Good luck finding a screenshot of Tamou HOLDING Garbutts shirt, it doesn't happen!

If I recall correctly we can't link videos on here but if you are on facebook look at the video on the rugby league banter page.

Garbutt clearly grabs hold of Tamou when he is looking at Galloway, cocks his right arm back and the only point Tamou so much as touches Garbutt is when he tries to remove Garbutts left arm of him, At which point garbutts right hand is about an inch away from his face...

Paul Green, the NQC coaches view on Garbutts leatherface impression "it was a punch, a pretty good one actually"

On youtube already, Tamou is looking directly at Galloway and expecting a bit of a scuffle with him, Garbutt just smacks him in the mush, i'd say 3-4 games as Garbutt was not under threat at all, it would be six months if it happened down the high street.

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James Tamou, looking directly at Keith Galloway with his arms down apparently.