Hood, Kay, Taufua, Hall, Proctor, Langi, Tanginoa, off the top of my head.

Watched it live and twice since. Only reinforces my opinion, Whitbread was the best player on the park or best forward. Atoni though did have a good game with two very good offloads and took his try well.

High workrate, good yardage post contact. Technically very good getting fast PTB.

Then the extra’s you don’t expect from a prop in cutting down leeming who broke the line and chasing and diving on loose balls.

It’s fine if you don’t agree though and you’re free to put your points across on your player.

I came away feeling positive though looking at the 30 man squad I’m already quite optimistic we will have a decent season.

Highlights now on YT https://youtu.be/HaCiI0DjZ_U

Highlights now on YT https://youtu.be/HaCiI0DjZ_U

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A sign of things to come?

Leeds Rhinos forward James Donaldson has been charged with a Grade B offence of Throwing following his sin-binning against Wakefield Trinity on Boxing Day. The Cumbrian back-rower was yellow carded following a tackle on Trinity’s Oliver Pratt, but a change to the sport’s on-field misconduct rules means Donaldson has been fined, rather than banned.

The Match Review Panel, which met yesterday, charged Donaldson with a dangerous throw and issued a £250 fine, but he was not suspended. The panel minutes stated: “Other tackler’s actions were part of the problem (only applies where player is not aware of other tackler’s actions).”

Up until the end of the 2022 campaign, grade B charges carried a ban of one-two games – depending on the player’s previous record- and a fine would only be issued if the case went to a disciplinary hearing. Now, a grade B offence will now result in either a fine, one-match suspension, or both. Grade A offences - which previously could have led to a one-match penalty notice (ban) - will be punished by either a caution or a fine.