i wouldn't believe this, its taking out one of our main strike weapons, i think it weakens us slightly more than it strengthens it.

19 man squads out at 2pm today aint they?

so if he has been dropped and we go to lose all this iswt will be proved bull ? lol he cant be dropped surly ill be annoyed if he has

i have also heard he has been dropped.

Interesting selection if true..... if it is true and we lose smith could find himself 'getting the blame'

Personally I'd start Myler but if it's true he's not starting, give him a bench spot... Let's face it, Briers, Myler & Monas at 6, 7 & 9 after Clarke is subbed is better than Briers, Monas & Higham... Even Briers and Monas on their own would be better than with Higham! He's toilet!!

I think it weakens us significantly if Monaghan isn't playing at hooker, he is one of (if not the most) destructive hooker in SL around the ruck. I appreciate what Clarke brings to the table but speed wise our game will slow down with him at 9, he's ok at basic distribution either to the left or the right but he's no Monaghan and he won't look to take on the line in the same way that Monaghan does.

Were one of the quickest teams in the league at moving the ball across the line and Monaghan plays a significant part in that, i'd play Myler for his support play and cover tackling and go with Clarke and Higham on the bench as Clarke can play a number of positions from the bench which is useful to have.

My bench would be Higham, Clarke, Wood and Solomona which is a strong bench with plenty of options. I don't think we need 2 props as Harrison can move up to prop during the game if need be with Clarke coming on at 13.

Personally i think Smith will start with Clarke at 9 and Monaghan at 7 with them moving around during the game, its just i think he will go with experience and a bit of steel ahead of Myler.

They have a lot of pace in the middle with McGuire and Burrow, we'll need similar pace at spells during the game if the forwards make a break as Myler is our equiveleant of the early version of Danny McGuire at finishing off tries in a support role. McGuire has really developed his game of late to a lot more than just a support runner.

Is squad announced at 2pm today?

Ban him.

Monas is 1 of the best hookers in the league & moving him to the halfs negates his main strength, but in Smith we trust

leeds have annpunced there squad

Where is it? Source?

on there website

www.therhinos.co.uk/news/14776.php

www.therhinos.co.uk/news/14776.php

but having Monas at 7 doesn't mean he won't have a role to play out of dummy half.....these days we are much more flexible...its more a 'total' rugby ethos (think Dutch football circa 1970)...where players just play....and have an influence in lots of positions regardless of the number on their backs. Look at how we pack down...you have in the second row and second rowers out in the backs.....

first half against hull, monas was very reminiscent of 08 in his stint at half back. it was a bit worrying.

tbh, in response to robs point, i hadn't even took the move from monas into account, i was just worried about the loss of myler.

It's madness taking Monaghan away from 9 for such a big game. Then again, what do I know...

Monas at half back is a depressing thought.

Can I go on record as saying that this is a mental decision and that if Myler doesn't start/play we will definitely lose. Not saying he MUST play but I can't understand this decision if we've left out our best broken field runner.

*now if we lose at all, I look clever. If we win? Who cares, Back2Back wins.

Although you could say Clarke at 9 and Mona's in the halves in the semi worked very well but then we had the chance to bring Myler on.

I wouldn't say he's your best broken field runner. Best support player yes, but not best broken field runner.

Probably fair comment but he can't half finish.

I think in a play-off style intensity game with Leeds - Smith has made the right call.

Not Myler's sort of game IMO, but then I don't watch him as often as you lot.

If you compare Tomkins and Mylers stats, Mylers error and missed tackles are high, which is probably why Smith may leave him out.

This is what I said before though you leave him out on Saturday how can you make a case for him to play in the big playoff games?

But Myler creates and scores more combined......with ease.