Thank you, Sir.
I'd imagine they have practised it a fair bit tbh, bit different to the real thing though isn't it. I went to the first CC final there, Saints/Cats. It was a sunny day without much wind as I remember.

Dixon
Mantellato
Welham
Salter
Sio
Blair
Kelly
Puletua
Lunt
Allgood
Donaldson
Horne
McCarthy

Boudebza
Burke
Green
Walker

That's my team for the famous victory!

Okay Bob, we'll see. But this plan is not at all easy to execute against a brilliant kicker. As someone further up has said if Mantellato is involved in the previous tackle, your entire system is knackered. I fear Leeds tactical planning may be slightly better than Leigh and Halifax's and dare I say it, even yours, astute observer though you are.

I think we need to smash them up the middle with high intensity destroy their forwards and in the process we will be protecting Dixon anyway. I think the final will be decided on which team turns up with the most belief and the right attitude, there is no room for nerves and no room for errors unlike Sunday against Halifax.

You do realise this is Rovers we are talking about don't you?

Welcome to the board by the way. What's your beef with Kev Larroyer?

Actually, it's called a "renash". Saw it on Call My Bluff.

Good Lord! I think we're being a bit harsh on our full backs. So if Leeds take The Man Tomato out of the equation and kick to our fullback, that's what the fullback is there for. If we're so scared of either of them facing a high ball they shouldn't even be our full backs.

I like them both as players but I'd say they're both below average at defusing bombs, wouldn't you?

Maybe, but the fact remains that they are our full backs. You can't form a game plan around ensuring that your full back never has to defuse a bomb. It's like putting a prop out there and trying to make sure nobody big ever runs at him.

A shock could be Blair at right centre.

Because he kicked off with that young kid against Halifax then when the lad retaliated he did a brown onion in his shorts.
But more seriously I just don't think his form has been good of late although I will say he a decent first half against Warrington. The philosophy all year seems to have been to pick players on form so why change it now it's not like Leeds are a tough team to beat anyway!

Agree and Disagree. But if you look at the last 2 challenge cup games the forwards dominated the ruck and I think if we don't control or at least match Leeds up the middle they will trample us up the middle with arguably the best pack in the competition. With maybe the exception of Hudds they probably have the best sliding defence too so although wel no doubt attack out wide it may not be the smartest move when we have one of the best strike players in Albert Kelly who can create something out of nothing.

That was the point that I was making, His Bobness made the claim that Mantellato could just sweep through the middle and deal with any kicks targeted at the full back.