I agree with what you say regarding having to live with them for the first 20 minutes and not get blown away during that period like so many have before, Rovers have to get into their faces from the very start and attempt to knock Leeds off their stride.
I've noticed in previous games with Leeds that if things don't go their way they do tend to become frustrated and that's when errors might start to creep in.
I know people have quietly expected that Kelly would play but I'm now almost certain he will after hearing the guy with the microphone light-heartedly say to the people wanting Albert Kelly's autograph......."let him get on the coach, you want him to be ready for the game don't you," was that a bit of of Freudian Slip by the man with the microphone,? also his body language was not that of a man who wasn't ready to play at Wembley.
TC said that his recovery progress with his Knee was coming along fine which would suggest he will be ready for the beginning of the new season.

whatever the 17 will be i hope they give their all and we'll see what happens

rrtr

Not a bad looking squad & the bulk of that squad put 30 pionts on Leeds in round one & not many sides have done that to the rhinos (OK they put 40 on us when they woke up but hey I look at the posative side).

The way I see the Dixon / Cockayne choice is that if we were to win could anyone see BC getting the Lance Todd trophy, I can't but I could see Dixon getting it, he's that type of player.

I'd go with Dixon at 1 and BC on the bench in place of boudebza, harsh on the lad but I think Ben can cover a lot of scenarios.

I can see Charlie losing the battle for full back, with Dixon being there for his X factor, whilst Greeny will lose out to Tilse/Allgood at prop with CC opting for big game experience over youthful exuberance (even though I think he deserves it).

Cockayne and Donaldson to miss out for me, I want us to go with all our big forwards, Allgood, Walker, Tilse, Green and Puletua all to be in the seventeen.

I've said all week got to go with the five props green makes a big impact when coming on and tilse stands up in the big games even though a lot on here don't rate him

Tilse should have the game of his life.
It's virtually his one and only chance at silverware after a long career as a journeyman. I expect him to wind the clock back to when he had some big impact.

Yep, I didn't go to the Pies game at the LSV, but the member of The Skein that did said that Tilse pretty much beat their pack on his own.

You where right Dixon is on another level

Had a shocker. Clearly went to pieces and should have been taken off. At least to protect him.
Does anyone think having a different full back would have got us a win. Dixon cost us 20 points.
Leeds are a champion team. Their defence killed us. Plus we were clearly overcome by the occasion.

Nice to see our forum has taken the defeat with some dignity. Unlike the hissey fits thrown by our neighbours after their run of recent embarrassments.
Mr feugo is priceless. All the emotional maturity of a 6 year old.
Congratulations to Leeds. Wish could have made an occasion of it. The team and fans were a disappointment.

on a serious note why didn't green play ?hes been really good for you ,surprised at him not in the squad for Wembley as rate the kid,