Typo?

I can't see Horne playing.
If you were looking at having a SR on the Bench you would pick Cox surely?

Why not put him in the 19 in that case though?

I think Horne is greatly underestimated. Lovegrove and Cox do more eye-catching stuff, but Horne works really hard and if injury strikes in the backs, he can do a fill-in job at centre at a pinch.

Good to see Green in the squad. Think he'll have a big year, and become a first team regular this season.

No I was looking at the squad and taking into account that Langley will no doubt play 13 and that if you were going to put another SR on the pitch you would pick Cox over Horne IMHO then its a case of Costigan starts or you carry 3 props at the start.
I couldn't see Costigan starting so I stuck a prop in SR.

I also think with that squad CS is looking to mince Leeds down the middle. Starting with Weyman, Walker, Poore, Larroyer and Langley will do that IMHO.

It's a strange one but my thinking is that Horne gives you more options 'pre-game' but on game day you play your best 17, Now I see that Horne works hard but that 19 has 'mince em down the middle' written all over it and Horne doesn't fit into that picture.

Same here, unless Salter is injured.

Salter did a great job at Leeds last season, won Sky's MOM I think.

We need Hall's kicking, maybe Burns will get the interchange hooking role for this one?

Green and Salter to miss out by the look of it. Horne gives cover in the backs as well as at SR and hall will play centre for his kicking duties I cart see him dropping a winger of eden

He might be able to, but he really shouldn't be. He's constantly shown up for his lack of footwork in defence when playing at Centre, Watkins or Moon will tear him apart.

Leeds have the best three quarters in the league and Salter is our best defensive back so I can see him been in the team

You really expect Poore to start in 2nd row?

I would say that the Rhinos outside backs will rip apart Hall or Horne BUT I think it is too much of a risk to play Burns without having Hall in the side 'just in case'.

That being said Salter might be able to defensively handle the pressures of playing against such good backs.

Personally I'd put Hall in and as for Costigan not starting the game? I aren't sure where that comes from? He is a player that has shown up well in pre-season and while a tad over weight I would say game time is the only way he's going to shed the pounds during the season as they don't do much cardio work during the season in training. His passing game has certainly shown we can be dangerous out wide and he can take some pressure off down the middle when needed.

Justin Poore is a starting prop and nothing else IMO.

Either way the players sat up in the stands shows just how strong we are. Not a luxury Craig is used to.

I'd agree with that chief.

Talking to some people a couple of weks ago, the pitch is not in a good condition, there may be drainage issues caused by the new stand.

The players haven't been able to train on it for weeks so I think we can expect a very heavy surface suited to carting the ball up.

It depends if CS is looking to destroy Leeds up the middle or not.
I have no doubt Langley will play 13 and I can't see Horne playing so Weyman, WalkerX2, Green, or Poore is going to have to at some point unless we expect Costigan to play 80 mins.
Although now I'm thinking about it I can see Hodgson playing 80 mins again with Carlile covering him when he goes SR.