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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:16 am  
I didn’t realise how weak in the forwards you were. There was no go forward in attack and in defence it was weak stuff. You definitely need a few tough forwards. Win the game up front and your halfbacks and backs will get more time and space and look a lot better. There’s nobody taking the tough carries. Once Hall’s gone that’s another big hole to fill for those first few drives off a kick. Leeds used to rely a lot on Peacock for getting them over the advantage line. Nobody in the current squad is coming close to doing what he did and it shows. Leeds are soft up front.
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:22 am  
Peacock was a once in a lifetime player. There's no one in the game across the world even close to being as good as he was.
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:23 am  
Should Leeds look at Bill Tupou for a few years? He’d be a big upgrade on Sutcliffe at centre.
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:35 am  
I expect to see JJB, Delanney and Ablett getting contract extensions - that's the Leeds way.

As has been pointed out Thompson and Briscoe are Championship players at best - if that's the quality you sign that is where you end up.

Other than a new coach I don't expect any further squad strengthening.
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:16 am  
That`s a good point about Hall he does help out the forwards pretty much in the way McGilvary does.
Tom Briscoe whilst not the worse performer this year does not offer that bite when driving the ball out and for me offers little in attack these days.
Garbutt is the only player who can get anywhere near the type of forward we need and he is injured most of the time.
Whilst we have some good youngsters coming through it will take them at least 3 years to get there unless we let them go like we did with Jordan Roberts.
The way we are playing I do not share the confidence others have that we will walk the play offs and other teams will have us in their sights for sure.
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:24 am  
A few year ago the strength of team was the way we started sets and got a roll on but now opposition kick it to our full back who 9 times out of 10 just runs sideways.

Sutty went there yesterday and just did same. Sideways crabbing.

Forwards can't break a tackle apart from Garbutt and Ward and they never play.

I keep telling myself middle 8s should be ok but last 2 performances suggest we should be concerned.
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:34 am  
From the outside looking in, I was at the game yesterday and commented that the squad is such an average one compared to previous years. Go back four years and your team was quality all the way through. Now, there's nothing there to strike fear. Good on their day, but most teams are.

Just the nature of a golden generation, I'm afraid. You stick with those players, rightly, and pad it with some talented overseas players. The problem is that a golden generation that comes through together also retires together.

Sure you'll be back. The crop of young players is decent but none are half-backs.
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:11 am  
watched the game back last night, JP was pretty scathing about some of your players, not wanting to tackle. (joel moon i'm looking at you)
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:16 am  
Moon has gone back to his final days at Salford. Maybe a top club will offer him a nice contract to cheer him up.
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Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:35 am  
I wouldn't underestimate the impact that bringing in a game-managing half back can have on average players, you can see it is some of the other teams with so called lesser players (I say so called as this season I'm not sure it is true that we have better players) - but the only place I can see this coming from is Australia and we would have to spend big, however it would help the transition of the team. It is no coincidence that the first person Price brought in to start the clear out at Wolves was the half back.
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