The off season really needs to be spent coming up with a process that is fit for purpose and the right people need to be out in place to implement it.

Over 2,500 Leeds fans on the way. Hope there's a decent home turnout but that's probably unlikely.

Weather forecast looks nice between now and Friday evening. Quite happy about that as would prefer a fast dry pitch at home than a wet match. Leeds will be up for it early on, we need a good start.

Absolutely FFS…he’s so determined to prove that he’s not biased towards us that he ends up doing the exact opposite. As someone else said earlier in thread…so easily avoided!

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Field
French Bibby Pearce-Paul Marshall
Leuluai Smith
Singleton O’Neill Byrne
Bateman Isa Smithies

Subs
Ellis Havard Cooper Powell

I’d go with that. I’d keep Powell back and reward O’Neill for his form and that way you have some cover for Leuluai if needed. I’d be tempted to put Smithies second row in place of Isa and to then get Mago on to the bench but to do that you’re putting Smithies directly opposite Bentley and I don’t think that’s something we need to risk doing.

Field
French, Pearce Paul, Bibby, Marshall
Leuluai, Smith
Singleton, O'Neill, Cooper
Bateman, Smithies
Ellis
Bench Powell, Byrne, Mago, Havard

Mago plays for me. XFactor and difference maker.

I would drop Kaide Ellis if he doesn’t want to go 4 props on bench

Leeds appear to have a few out. Big loss is Newman. They still have a team that can easily cause us problems. If we can play like we did against Saints we’ve got a good chance.

There is no way that Isa won’t play.

This is the team I’d go for. Isa had a bit of a nightmare away at Leeds, they’d look to exploit that. I do think they’ll pick Isa though.

Isa will play.

We may need him to move to centre if Field is needed in the halves.

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