Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:30 pm  

leedsnsouths wrote:

I would still like to see him create a bit more, he is really just attacking like a fullback imo, hopefully he is doing some extras after training to improve his long passing and short kicking game

Hopefully so, let's not forget he's only several games into this new role and is learning on the job and has the potential to improve his weaker areas with gametime. I know he played there a bit as a youngster and some said he shouldn't be picked at HB because he wasn't successful when played there in his NRL days but his last decent run in that position was when he was only 20....and in the NRL, in a struggling team. More experienced, different league, different style, think he's got a future at HB and isn't just a temporary fix.

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:38 pm  

Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino wrote:

He's got more space to work with receiving the ball infield. He's got the pace to get out to the edge gaps or as you mention put the dance moves on tired inside defences.

He would be not be far off that effective at centre IF we got the ball out quick enough.

Even if we did, that still always restricted him to one particular part of the field whereas this allows him to do it across the field.

And Keinhorst has proven to just as effective at centre and he shows you don't have to be all dancing all tricks for that position.

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:00 am  

I'd really like us to go for the jugular in this one. Huddersfield are out of form, they have injuries to key personnel and the coach looks to be losing the dressing room. This is a perfect opportunity to really improve our points difference as it's getting quite congested at the top.

Oledzki should keep his place on the bench, I know that Doncaster are only part time but he was skittling grown men every other carry. If Golding or Sutcliffe are back I would leave out Walker. Brough might be a petulant sod who is declining rapidly but his kicking is still dangerous and I imagine Walker will struggle to deal with it.

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:11 am  

Leeds need to be wary of wounded Huddersfield, who have traditionally made things very difficult against us. Go for the jugular by all means, but let's not assume it will be a walk-over. Let's hope the recent loss against Warrington, who were in a similar position to Huddersfield at the time, is not repeated...

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:55 am  

Exeter Rhino wrote:

Leeds need to be wary of wounded Huddersfield, who have traditionally made things very difficult against us. Go for the jugular by all means, but let's not assume it will be a walk-over. Let's hope the recent loss against Warrington, who were in a similar position to Huddersfield at the time, is not repeated...

I was meaning more turn up with the attitude we would have if we were playing Wigan in a play off game. If we play a full 80 minutes with the intensity in defence and creativity in attack that I know we have the potential to do then we will run up a score.

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:18 am  

WF Rhino wrote:

I was meaning more turn up with the attitude we would have if we were playing Wigan in a play off game. If we play a full 80 minutes with the intensity in defence and creativity in attack that I know we have the potential to do then we will run up a score.

Not for me with regards to turning up with a playoff style attitude. It's a long season and we know better than most about pacing ourselves, don't think you can throw in too many playoff style attitude performances without it catching up to you. We've got Catalans away and Cas at Magic weekend, rather we approach them with that attitude.

Let's do a professional job, if the opportunity is there to rack up points with regards how Hudds perform then so be it, but I'd full understand if we took our foot off the gas a bit if we get into a comfortable lead, just hopefully don't get as sloppy as the last two 2nd halfs. For me I can understand the worry about Hudds being wounded but I think them only playing on Sunday will really mess up there chances of bouncing back in this one. Around 2-3rds of their 17 will be on a short turnaround.

[Frosties.]

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:51 am  

Golding
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
McGuire
Burrow
Galloway
Parcell
Cuthbertson
JJB
Ward
Delaney
Singleton
Garbutt
Mullally
Handley
Oledzki
Walker

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:55 am  

No Sutcliffe in the 19. Mullally back. Oledzki in but Baldwinson out, Walker in.

Golding
Handley
Watkins
Briscoe
Hall
McGuire
Moon
Galloway
Parcell
Cuthbertson
JJB
Delaney
Singleton

Burrow
Garbutt
Oledzki
Ward

Walker
Mullally - Give him another week off

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:40 am  

PrinterThe wrote:

No Sutcliffe in the 19. Mullally back. Oledzki in but Baldwinson out, Walker in.

Golding
Handley
Watkins
Briscoe
Hall
McGuire
Moon
Galloway
Parcell
Cuthbertson
JJB
Delaney
Singleton

Burrow
Garbutt
Oledzki
Ward

Walker
Mullally - Give him another week off

That's exactly the team I would go for, I do hope that Handley is fit as he looks to be struggling.

Re: RD 12 | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants : Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:57 am  

No Josh Walters either.