On the game itself, I thought Leeds were much improved after the Hull game. Fewer errors and a bit more composure helped a lot. You could sense that the players wanted to put in a professional display. No doubt some of the higher placed teams could have scored more, but we're still a work in progress. The performance was pretty decent considering Croft (who leads the team for try assists) went off leaving Sinfield as the only recognised half-back for most of the game; we also did well considering the very early loss of Lumb.
Leeds have actually been pretty unlucky in consistently losing outside backs to injury early in games in the last few weeks. These kinds of injuries can be pretty disruptive (see Hudds game) and they are a real test of our squad depth. Losing rotation forwards is arguably easier to deal with because it typically requires the other forwards doing slightly longer stints or making extra effort, rather than having to force disruptive positional changes.
