After watching last nights game v Leeds & the Toronto game last week there's a number of changes needed if Leigh want to reach the top 4.

Firstly Hutchinson needs to be sidelined, his defence is shocking & it was evident Leeds targeted him last night. He lacks pace, doesn't offer any threat & his kicking game is very poor (for example, the attacking kick last week v Toronto to which the winger caught possession, ran 70 metres & Toronto won the game from) . Therefore, for me Hall & Reynolds should be the halfbacks.


As we seen when Hall played 6 he offered more of an attacking threat & linked up very well with Bodene Thompson & it was obvious that Thompson has been wanting someone to offer the distribution that Hall offered him. As we seen Thompson could run effective lines & was outstanding when Hall was supplying him with the right passes.

Secondly, Peter Matatuia should be sidelined. Before his recent move to Toronto we seen how effective he was at full back & now in the past two games hes suddenly being sent off. Therefore, that tells you his mind set is focused elsewhere & for that reason he should be sidelined.


Lastly, for me Leigh's forwards are very poor both in defence & their go forward. For me, they're getting dominated in contact far to easy. If Leigh don't address these issues immediately they can say goodbye to the middle 8's.

Peter isn't going to Toronto.

I can't comment on anything else after as I immediately stopped reading at that point,

Peter has not had his best 2 games, or I should say he has not played well in his past game and 10 mins of the second one but no doubting he has been a revelation in all the others,

We are at a stage where it is difficult to say where any player will be plying their trade but IF he was to leave this club Peter has far bigger and more exciting suitors than Toronto. Let's be clear about that. Two blemishes on his copy book does not detract from that.

Including from clubs that have already confirmed enough wins to guarantee the boy SL or NRL action next season.

Probably the wrong time to give Purtill the job imho.

Everyone back in their comfort zones since and doing whatever they want.

Should have kept everyone on their toes and commit to deployment come top 4 completion.

Ain't over with yet, but Kieran needs to give his head a wobble.

Already done and dusted

yep i will second that peter kay

Chuckle Brothers haven’t retired then.

You can be put away for talking to yourself you know

Hutchison's defence was bad against Leeds, but had been good before that. Interesting you say he lacks pace, then reference a break where he chases down an opposition 3/4. Then you mention how B Thompson's lines, without realising he's actually playing on the right edge, linking up with Reynolds.

I wouldn't be against a change in the halves but mainly because Reynolds and Hutchison are too similar. But Hall isn't exactly renowned for a strong kicking game. Plus, if he plays in the halves, who plays in the backline given we'll be missing Dawson and Matautia for a while?

"Peter Matautia should be sidelined" - He will be for a while, by the disciplinary.

The pack has struggled last couple of games. Probably first games we've played a team able to sustain it for the whole game. But you can't change the whole pack. It's up to KP to sort it on the training ground. The one change I would make is to give Acton a couple of games off. Keeps dropping the ball near his own line. Hopefully Bailey will be available next week, and one out of Dezaria / Blagbrough / Patrick needs to come in. On a ability alone, Patrick should be in the team, so whatever issue there is, it needs sorting.

Bailey will defo be back this week and I agree about Acton at the moment,not only does he keep making a lot of mistakes he's for ever getting knocked backwards making no yards and getting head knocks so maybe a spell out of the team could help Acton to think about his game and give his head a rest from the knocks and a fresh Acton coming back in a few weeks could work wonders

I think you can afford one more loss, any more than that and you won’t get 4th place. I expect you to lose against Toronto, so IMO you need to win all your other league fixtures.

Fax Toulouse and Toronto next three games we will know if we not in the top 4 or not. Toronto could stich us up and lose a couple of games if they already cemented Top spot

Dewsbury before Toronto but your point remains the same - gotta get a massive game against Fax done and dusted, then move onto the next massive game, then move on ................

ATEOTD we only have ourselves to blame for the position we are in, if we don't make it don't blame Toronto

Monty, if we don't win them, do you really think we deserve top 4?
Because I don't.