Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:36 pm  

St_Cunningham_no9 wrote:

Leeds squad at near full strength for Sunday

1. Brent Webb, 2. Ben Jones-Bishop, 3. Kallum Watkins, 4. Zak Hardaker, 5. Ryan Hall, 6. Danny McGuire, 7. Rob Burrow, 8. Kylie Leuluai, 10. Jamie Peacock, 12. Carl Ablett, 13. Kevin Sinfield, 14. Lee Smith, 15. Brett Delaney, 17. Ian Kirke, 18. Chris Clarkson, 20. Darrell Griffin, 21. Richard Moore, 24. Liam Hood, 25. Stevie Ward.

With Bentham officiating!

It's like watching the Grand Final all over again!!!!

Just missign Bailey and JJB? It looks like a tough prospect on that veiwing, but still possible if we pull our finger out.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:38 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Just missign Bailey and JJB? It looks like a tough prospect on that veiwing, but still possible if we pull our finger out.

Too right, just hope KC and MR have put the squad through their paces and analysed every single bit of video thay can on Leeds to develop a game plan that can be adaptable and unpredictable as Rob Burrow's movement with ball in hand!

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:39 pm  

Looking forward to seeing Ward play.

I'll be rooting for you guy's come Sunday. Should we win tonight a victory for you guy's keeps Leeds off our back.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:40 pm  

St_Cunningham_no9 wrote:

No Gaskell either

Now that Robes is back, Gaskell can be taken out of the spotlight. He needed that every now and again last season too. I reckon Hohaia and either Lomax or Wheeler in the halves. I would imagine Meli will remain as centre under the new regime. After all it is Leeds we are playing. We need to give them some tries down our left channel!

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:45 pm  

Didn't Makinson play as a centre before he came to St Helens?

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:46 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

I would imagine Meli will remain as centre under the new regime.

he came into his own at centre last year, but i dont think i could take it again seeing him on the wing, under the high ball my heart misses a beat just thinking about it now

LovesToSpooge wrote:

Looking forward to seeing Ward play.

been quite a bit of hype over the kid, lets see what hes got, lets hope he doesnt score a debut like liam hood did other week in the 'leeds way' knock on and still gets the try

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:50 pm  

Interesting. I think the undeserved and ridiculous dropping of Gaskell and that of Foster shows that the senior players are having an influence on how the team has been selected. The likes of Flannery and Gardner have done nothing to suggest they should be involved in the squad.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:50 pm  

Will be interesting to see Lance Hohaia pretend to be a halfback at the weekend, if that's what they have come up with.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:25 pm  

McGuire not in the Leeds team now on their official website.

Foster has paid the price but why Gaskell isn't in there is a puzzler. Its quite simple that Hohaia will go into 6 with Lomax at 7 but from there its complicated. Meli back out onto the wing? No thanks but then TMak would have to drop out if Wheeler were to go back in at centre.

Wellens
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
TMak
Hohaia
Lomax
TP
Robes
Clough
Franchise
Dixon
Wilkin

LMS
Perry
Flanagan
Wheeler

TMak and Magennis to miss out, but i like the uncertainty of the team.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:29 pm  

Sia was touch and go this week but obviously we not risking him with a tough Easter period coming up.

Jamie foster wouldn't have played last week either if Ade was fit.