Both teams were off the game timings with the ball today, we were the better side in the first half & good for the 2nd half first 20 mins, of one concern was our big forwards lost pace in the final 15 mins, leeds smaller forwards did not lose speed, we moved up defending - but slower & went flat line when with the ball.
However if we can be smarter we can & could beat them.
Up the Trin.

I'd say Leeds didn't get into the game until the 65 min they look very poor for an expected side to show some class, so much for they hype.
Leeds having had one try disallowed for a shove in the back I suppose it was too much to ask for the first try to be given the same the second try was well worked across and at least they managed to hold on to the ball on that occasion

sounded like the Headingley have an distinct advantage in have video replays couldn't see it my but from the crowds oooos it must of been the off the shoulder tackle that Randell did, that can play into their advantage with the refs and it shouldn't be allowed. correct result given
with the time he spent on the floor I was surprised the ref didn't ask the crane driver to lift him off the field so we could get on with the game a bit quicker


I expect in our return to the new jewel of the super league to take the two points it will make a cracking game on TV

It seems that the leeds lot think that the structure of their play for the 2nd try was special, I thought we bunched & did not hit myler quick enough + our centre jumped the line causing the overlap, any thoughts ?

It was well worked. Tui called it from the play before and came over to make it work. We could have got the whole squad through the gap that Handley went through. It was a well worked try.

It was the only moment of really quality and conversion we showed though.

have our attacking woes inside ops 20 improved at all? didn't seem like it from reading reports/highlights .

leeds were half strength -us full strength - only a friendly though

Having a screen at your ground shouldn’t be allowed, ok.

Mind boggles.

Johnstone
England
Huby
Hirst
Horo
Batch

Tupou filling in at wing
Arona filling in at prop
Arundel (3rd choice centre) alongside young academy prospect for last 20 mins (which Leeds did well to exploit).

Young lad Crowther putting is some long (good minutes).

And Wakey were at full strength? Do you watch wakefield at all?

Leeds has similar out in numbers or thereabouts and it served exactly the purpose it was intended. To blow some webs off the players and some minutes in.

The last leeds try our defence was stretched and the nail in the coffin was BJB I think shooting in field leaving the wing and a lot of space even a prop would have gone over untouched.

It was pretty even throughout. Thought wakey won the yardage and defence battle but Leeds came through with the smarts at the end with that key word game management.

It was a Boxing day run out.
I think you can hold the 'I'm concerned' posts for a while yet.

To be fair to Leeds, I’m not sure our issues inside their 20 were all to do with our lads being rusty. I thought their defence in that area of the park was very good. They looked very shaky down their right flank for the first 20 or so but once JJB came on it stiffened up loads.

In regular season non-televised games they tend to be pretty conservative in what they do and don't show replays of, presumably there are bylaws around that in-season.

Every post this non Wakefield fan ever puts booger’s the mind.