Agree with Bonaire that if Fonua doesn't play after playing some part in the latter stages of pre season then Houghton, Swift nor Bowden will be in the 17 for Leeds following the same logic. I wonder if there may be a little kidology going on with news about Fonua?

At least we will know soon enough

Nevertheless, given Fonua arrived late to pre-season training, head coach Lee Radford isn’t particularly concerned by his slow progress, insisting he will still be in contention to feature at Headingley.

How on earth is Fonua allowed to be deliberately
3 weeks behind ?

Because he arrived 3 weeks late for pre-season, and has played around 60 minutes rugby in the last 9 months after a serious foot injury.

There's no need to rush him in my opinion, It's a long season and we're not short of centres, let's play him when he's ready. Although i reckon it's just Radders keeping them guessing.

No need for us to guess.
Whoever is picked it`s likely they will get past Sutcliffe even on one leg.

If we win this one, it'll be a bonus. Obviously I'd like us to win, but I'm not too worried about the result, it's just a case of getting back into it and then looking to improve game by game.

I don't have a clue how we're gonna perform, it's almost like a new team, so I can't make a prediction. I do expect Leeds to turn up to play though.

Looking forward to it, can't wait.

Absolutely.

FC by 10+ in this game. Leeds look bang average and we should be beating them home and away this year. Nothing less is acceptable

Are Leeds still favourites?

Yes, but it will be unacceptable if we don't win.