Agree. If we were on the front foot more often and he didn't play 80 minutes each week it might help, though.

Agree again. Westy would be useful coming off the bench I think.

Just got in and didnt expect that scoreline.....Leeds was simply too good for us but it was 1st match and it isnt won in 1 game...a host of problems for PG to sort out.

Mcdonnell.....good going forward and joining the line..although he did ignore the overlap in 1st minute...puts crap up you when it goes in air.

Crookes...ran hard all night but at least 3 of leeds trys came down his side.

Arundel....see Crookes

Yeaman...starved of ball...good in defence.

Briscoe...was he playing

Holdsworth.....hopefully will come better but not impressed yet

Seymour...poor and fans scapegoat...maybe PG has to take some of blame by not playing him and Holdsworth more.

Pitts....excellent 1st stint

Houghton.....Awful....passing all over and scoot and inside pass all night.

Lynch...usual self

Whiting.....100% man as always and was in Baileys face

Galea.....questioned his signing and he proved it tonight.....awful and why was he kept on.

Westerman......should be 2nd row in a "manu" role and learn to tackle.

O'Meley....didnt do much

Johnson.....another who put a good stint in

Heremia...looked far better with him on

Green.....star in the making.

Gentle...rotation was agaresque at times and got it wrong tonight.

Hope thats the 1 game out of the way...you dont win anything after 1 game and if you want to carry on moaning then p1ss off.

apart from 1st 5mins leeds were faultless

Only skim read the past few pages, but what's everyone's obsession with Westy having to 'boss games' and be this massive star? The only hype he apparently has to live up to is the hype created by the fans and his signing fee. Some of the only have breaks tonight were by him, he's a good player still at a very young age.

A player fans weirdly seem to love to hate.

We defended well for 60 mins and then collapsed. I was pleased with how Crookes and Arundel played first half, makings of a good partnership. McDonnell did a good job of getting us out of our half. The combinations are still misfiring which is disappointing but understandable.

I've said it will take 5/6 games before we gell properley and we just need to be patient. Losing Ellis would have hurt too.

The biggest factor for me was out ptbs which were painfully slow, compared with Leeds which were ultra fast. We has to start being smarter in the collision because against the top sides it will cost us the game. The disappointing thing with this is we were the same last season and Gentle needs to rectify it.

That all said I thought Leeds were superb tonight in defence and attack.

Just need to be patient and it will come.

On Westerman, he's a player really rate and for some reason seems to be one that people judge harshly, maybe it's the fee?

He needs better ball from the halves, as do the backs.

Our biggest problem is still the lack of a 7 and a half with pace. Until we get that we won't win anything.

agree 100% especially with Houghtons lackluster performance heremai is a quality hooker and now we will see the best of him changed the game when he came on Houghton slowed everything down today which was unusual and hope he can shrug off that stupid inside ball he keeps doing and start running at the defense alot more like we see him do at his best. id play lineham with arundel next week and challenge Crookes to get his spot back off him.

Gentle has Westerman playing on the right side of the pitch only, poor coaching imo.

Playing at loose he should be free to roam and given a more dominate role in the team. His ability is being stifled.

A year ago today first game of the season Rovers went to Headingley, were in front after 65 minutes looking likely winners but Leeds found another gear late on and won 34-16 rubbing it in with 2 tries in the last 5 minutes.

Harsh we all agreed. Not a proper reflection of the game we said.

Nobody was too impressed.

So?

Just watched it - very embarassing after all the hype
McDonnel, Galea, & Seymour looked out of their depth.
The usual lack of creativity
The only plus for me was the display of young Green - great prospect.

So...the underperforming Rovers of a year ago were a million miles better than the mega spending Hull FC of tonight.

Are you a bit slow?

Agree

Ben Galea out of his depth tonight are you kidding? He wasnt great granted but he is worth 2 Joe Westermans.
Green was encouraging.