That was pretty much our (Leeds) last 17 guys there on Sunday. Hall had a knock so wasn't risked and young Ash Handley has been a good deputy. Mullally had concussion so couldn't play, McGuire and Delaney haven't played for weeks with injuries and Garbutt & Achurch have missed the last two through injury. Add to it our u19's were playing Wigan u19's at the same time in a playoff semi final and we didn't want to weaken their team some guys played who we probably would've like to rest. Keith Galloway for one, his partner had only just given birth the day or so before and wasn't going to play but put his hand up when Mullally didn't make his concussion test and we've been trying to nurse Joel Moon through the end of the season with a groin injury.

So after the 17 who played, they were either injured, on loan at Fev, or in the u19's (which you'd consider a weaker selection of we picked them anyway)

Try telling the Huddersfield fans that according to them they played your best 17

The team KR played
Sutcliffe; Briscoe, Watkins, Moon, Hall; McGuire, Burrow; Galloway, Segeyaro, Singleton, Ferres, Ablett, Jones-Buchanan keinhurst Golding, Cuthbertson, Galloway.


The team hudds played
Sutcliffe; T Briscoe, Watkins, Keinhorst, Handley, Burrow, Lilley, Jones-Buchanan, Segeyaro, Singleton, Ferres, Ablett, Ward, Moon, Golding, Cuthbertson, Galloway.

Hall and Maguire the only difference "missing" from the "full strength" team KR played - replaced by lilley and ward....

It's not like the teams were completely different in terms of personnel!!! Only two players different.

It wasn't our best 17, but it wasn't a weak 17.

Think the big difference was in the props. Only 3 recognised props with Garbutt and Mullally out and with Galloway on the bench not having an ideal match prep with the aforementioned birth of a new child left us starting JJB at prop, who had a good game but obviously a bit undersized for a prop.

As a giants fan I appreciate your prop situation. We had two back rowers playing prop - Taai and Ikahihifo and a centre playing in the second row. Only 2 recognised props in Huby and Rapira.

Why you comparing them to the team we played who said anything about that the facts are you played a weakened Leeds side that had already qualified at home and you won with the whole world against you

Big difference being the Leeds team we played had something to play for and it was at Headingley,

Its all irrelevant anyway and the weekend game will come down to who holds their nerve the better.

I'm comparing the fact that Leeds fans are stating it was their "last 17" which it clearly wasn't yet nothing was said about a weakens squad when they beat KR with two players difference- and you could argue having ward in the squad is an improvement!
They had already qualified- so you are saying they didn't want to go through the rounds unbeaten?
Surely the whole world against us doesn't go in our favour!
It's not our fault McDermott likes to mess about with his bench and swap players around- we can only play the team that we are up against.
It's will have given us tonnes of confidence but we won't be complacent given our last meeting- puts us in a very good place.
Over Half of Hull will be cheering on the Giants on Saturday too!

More like two thirds at least...

wrong spegs, its more like 9/10

They were nowt special on Sunday especially 2nd half. Should be a decent match up. Think home advantage might just swing it.

the other half cheering warrington

Well the powers that be at KR have said no to the Giants band. Set of Miserable winkers. Must be scared it'll drown out the incessant booing usually heard coming from the east stand. Only ground to turn hudds down when asked in advance.

Why do you feel the need to bring a band there annoying

Oh, give it a rest will you. The only thing incessant about your posts is your moaning.