Pitts, Croft and Stortons stats were incredible yesterday. The cogs behind a winning game alongside everyone else.

He looked impressive and I’m with you on the size I thought it may hold him back from becoming a top SL centre but yesterday was a great start for him.

He and also Jowitt look to have worked very hard during the offseason on their condition and it really showed.

Pratt is clearly a talented lad but as you say he’s up against some physical freaks for international honours which are being talked about by some.

My approach is let’s enjoy his development and not put too much pressure on him. The reality is he’s fighting for a starting spot in our side and he’s made a great start to that.

As the the old saying goes iron sharpens iron and having comp across the park for places not only gives up depth when injuries kick in, it also ensures the players have to play well every week to be guaranteed a starting spot.

Wardle and especially Farnworth, who in my opinion is the best english centre i have seen in my time of watching RL, are the bench mark for English centres. As Steve Mills said “We only analyse players when they play against the best teams”.

Highlights include the last Leeds try. https://youtu.be/gKFkIyiTncM?si=mNE9nJmGz1ENmz8l

Highlights include the last Leeds try. https://youtu.be/gKFkIyiTncM?si=mNE9nJmGz1ENmz8l

That was a great team performance all round, with McMeeken, Storton and Russell leading the way.

Also special mention to Lino, with a new hakf back partner, competition and better players around him, he is looking much improved.

Quietly fancy us on Thursday night, but we need to get into their faces a bit, especially Lewis and Litten

A great performance, 2 great halves each for different reasons. The first once we got out of the arm wrestle brilliant attacking. The second defending and the never say die attitude which will stand us in good stead going forward. Many reasons to be optimistic I know it's only a first victory but a run has to start somewhere. I've got my smug smile on and will have for a few days yet.

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There was another incident in the first half that seems to have gone unnoticed.
Uele put in a strong run and Bentley was struggling to get to grips with him, as Calic bowed forward to drive the ball Bentley forearm smashed in at the back of his head. Looked like pure frustration from Bentley and it went unmentioned by the commentators

Throughly enjoyed the whole day!




Agree with the above 100% and can't really add anything else to what's already been said.
1-17 were outstanding and tbh, we should have won by more!
Well done to DP and the team for getting the tactics spot on.

Looking at the faces of the Rhinos fans after the game as I made my way back to Leeds city centre was a thing of beauty .

They were full of it in the pub pre match and giving it the usual condescending comments .

Little old Wakey are a different animal these days and would probably have crumbled in the past when Lino was sin binned and we had to defend those repeat sets close to our line .

The boys didn't take a step back .

I haven't felt too well this last week but that was the best medicine I've had in quite a while even if my beer intake wasn't too grand .

My favourite comment on this thread!

Thought the ref was excellent yesterday as it goes. Didn't blow up on many 50/50s which is what I want to see.

I can't believe anyone thinks Pratt's effort was a try! McMeeken literally points Pratt through the gap in front of him then backs into the defender. 100% obstruction, and Oli wouldn't have coasted through without it. Our best case scenario would have been for Pratt to take a tackle, but I can understand why he took his chance in hope.

I also saw the Bentley forearm, but he puts that in half his tackles, and as the season goes on he'll pick up bans. Not sure I've seen anything as satisfying as him dropping that ball cold and Pitts laughing at him.