That assumes a championship side can actually get promoted? Not convinced by the system, whilst franchising is a model that works elsewhere, the lack of opportunity for clubs outside the top flight is unfair. So not sure what the answer is. But would be great if we can win our home games, Leeds may well prove a step too far, and be competitive away......

Reasons to be cheerful.

Broncos make it into the Total RL power rankings at Number 7.
rlhttp://www.totalrl.com/totalrl-power-rankings-saints-stay-top/rl

Leeds are number 3 though

2 years ago tomorrow Leeds last came to visit, they lost 40-36. The Broncos team members of that era that have moved on seem fairly evenly split between going to teams above us and teams below us! So don't think we are any weaker. The Leeds team was weakened because of the Challenge cup, but can you say this years team is better than this 2014 turnout?

MATCH STATS August 17, 2014,

London Broncos 40 (Tries: Keyes 3, Atkins, Dixon, McMeeken, Moore. Goals: Drinkwater 6)
Leeds Rhinos 36
(Tries: Achurch 2, Sutcliffe 2, Watkins, Walters, Hardaker. Goals: Sutcliffe 3, Hardaker)

Broncos: Farrar, Dixon, Mataitonga, Solomona, Atkins, Drinkwater, Keyes, Slyney, Moore, Wallace, Vea, McMeeken, Cook. Subs: Krasniqi, Griffin, Dollapi, Thomas.
Leeds Rhinos: Hardaker, Briscoe, Watkins, Handley, Hall, Sutcliffe, White, Singleton, Aiton, Bailey, S Ward, Achurch, Walters. Subs: Kirke, Clarkson, Minchella, Golding.

Referee: Tim Roby.
Attendance: 1,268

Where did Roby the Ref go. Wasn't he the up and coming young ref??

He's just been promoted to assistant ref in the NRL

Is the asst ref the second ref on the field-the one without the red sleeve??

I thought it was a touch judge, but could be wrong (I often am!)