An excellent performance against admittedly a very poor Hull team. I was glad to see our ruck speed was back which directly contributed to the majority of our points. Moylan was the main beneficiary. He won't have an easier ride all season and his class shined through as a result. There are promising signs that the right edge attack is also coming together which will give us greater potency. The left edge looked more like themselves and I'm beginning to think Leutele might be our best player. When he plays, that edge looks unplayable at times. He creates space for others with intelligent running and positioning and is a massive threat when the ball goes to him. We really missed him at the back end of last year. I think only Wigan have a better set of forwards than us and i think that is touch and go. Even without Amone and Asiata there was plenty of grunt and go forward and I don't imagine Oli Holmes has run that quickly for 10 years. He looks much better as a middle than as an edge forward. However I do think he will play on the edge when everyone is fit. Hopefully our senior forwards can have a positive impact on Owen Trout and Dan Norman and they learn to run with more dynamism than they currently show. They both have size and mobility but i don't think they are currently 'playing their weight'. There is plenty of time however and that may come.
This brings me to the biggest issue we face. We definitely have not solved the right edge forward issue. Having had a look at Frankie Halton, he is miles away from where he needs to be on the edge and may be better as a middle. Most shockingly that right edge has become very leaky defensively. Most of Leeds' points last week came down that channel and all Hull's success (albeit limited) also came down that channel. Our defensive has been the highlight of the year so far but better teams will exploit us down that edge if we don't make improvements. Holmes probably needs to play there in my opinion which would make us defensively more solid but would lose something in attack. It is an area we need to address if we want to compete at the top end.
That said, good signs yesterday and another good opportunity for morale boosting next week against Fev. Onwards and upwards.

No mention of the referee, that’s a good sign.

Agreed reffy. A. Moore let the game flow without any pedantic decisions in which I thought Leigh were able to express themselves, and play some good rugby against albeit a poor Hull outfit. It was a pleasure to watch after the opening games with the frantic overzealous calls. Hope it continues in this manner.

Hopefully we've learnt more in the loss to Leeds than we might of if we'd just squeaked the win. Much like last season I think how we go against Salford and KR will be the best at highlighting where the team is.

Wigan have about 3 teams worth of forwards so they're bound to have the best line up

Question is, will Moylan and Lam be able to form a partnership, or do they both want to play second receiver and be the creator off the back of the space created by first receiver? And will it be a case of too many cooks when Moylan, Lam and Asiata are all fit?

Valid points but I’d be surprised if that happened as all mentioned seem like team players, and A Lam is a coach that will balance things to get the best out of what seems to be a golden spine.