Washbrook and Lee didnt work at HB last season, why do people think it will work this year?

Drop our most proven try scorer in favour of someone who gets no where near Leeds first team. Plus no doubt our brilliant ball handling captain will keep his place at Loose Forward.

Unbelievable! Don't know why I'm going.

I'd go with

1 Thorman

2 Calderwood
3 Whiting
4 Yeaman
5 Broughton

6 R.Horne
7 Berrigan

8 Dowes
9 Lee
10 Cusack
11 Radford
12 Tickle
13 Washbrook

14 Thackray
15 Manu
16 Maloney
17 Houghton

It won't. Washbrook is the ball handling loose forward that Radford so clearly isn't, and Lee has played his best rugby this season at 9 or in the back row. Either way, he's certainly not a halfback.

Desperation.

1 Thorman
2 Calderwood
3 Whiting
4 Yeaman
5 Broughton
6 R Horne
7 Berrigan
8 Dowes
9 Lee
10 Thackarey
11 Tickle
12 Radford
13 Washbrook

14 Cusack
15 Houghton
16 Manu
17 Burnett / Maloney

It won't

One thing we have learnt so far this season is that Lee looks more at home at loose forward than at scrum half

1. Thorman
2. Calderwood
3. Whiting
4. Yeaman
5. G. Horne
6. R. Horne
7. Berrigan
8. Dowes
9. Houghton
10. Thackray
11. Radford
12. Tickle
13. Washbrook

14. Lee
15. Maloney
16. Manu
17. Cusack

Spell Manu in the second row. Spell Lee with Washy/Houghton/Berro if needed. Props spell when needed.

Side still looks terrible, but can't be any worse than the rudders rubbish we've had all year anyway.

2 points that I find amazing from reading this thread.

1. What's all this talk of Berrigan, he's walked out remember.

2. Motu had at the most 3 bad games at full back and has never lived it down despite numerous good games there, Hall continually fecks up and yet people on here defend him.

It won't "work" but it might stop Salfords half backs from working and that together with stopping their big forwards is key if the cup game is anything to go by. Let's face it , it's going to be a grind and regrettably our best chance is to stop them and then look to Manu , Horne , Whiting and Calderwood to create something wider out on the back of some repeat sets. Can't see it being pretty and we have to stop Smith and Myler.

thats kath for ya though. gary had a quick word in bed after wakefield game

I agree that Hall tends to be the only player who gets dropped etc for having a bad game but personally I think he deserves dropping after his recent displays. I'm a fan of Hall's but his attacking play is not worth the number of errors he is making in crucial areas of the pitch. Personally I would have played him on the wing but I dont think its the major travesty that some people are making out.

Hall's a confidence player, and at the moment his confidence is non-existent. It's always difficult at that point to decide whether it's better to drop him while he gets his head together or keep him in the squad and see if he can play through it.

I'd have liked to have seen him in at centre or wing where he has more experience and may feel more comfortable, but maybe he's in such a state that he's better off with some time out.

I can't help but feel that we've ruined Hall TBH. I hope I'm wrong.