Re: Leeds away first up. : Thu Feb 06, 2025 6:44 am  

I thought Hall on the whole was pretty solid defensively on Boxing Day.

I remember the outcry when he left the club in that swap deal. He was at that point, probably one of our better players. He's had a fair few critics hasn't he since coming back. You don't turn into a poor player overnight. Give the lad a chance.

Personally, I'd be happy with him starting.

As for the pack, we also have Shaw and Lingard who could also be utilised

Re: Leeds away first up. : Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:36 am  

PopTart wrote:

I'm not being negative for the sake of it. I'm just saying where we are weak.
I think you'll find it hard to find a Cas fan who agrees with you about Hall.

Moving McMeekan simply weakens the front row. I'd rather have Pitts or even Croft in SR.

I don’t care whether Cas fans agree. I watched a few Cas games back end of season where Hall played right centre and he was one of Cas’s better players and certainly has solid defensively. What Cas fans may say won’t change what I watched.

We have to accept that we may be weakened whomever we move. Pitts moving from 13 weakens us as does Mckmeeken etc. we may have to hope Vagana is fit so he can slot straight into right SR without disrupting the pack too much.

Will be interesting to see how Powell shuffles if needed. Hopefully a couple come back so it makes it easier.

Re: Leeds away first up. : Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:20 am  

lets just hope no one picks up an injury this weekend

Re: Leeds away first up. : Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:32 am  

If Vagana’s fit we’ve got an awesome pack. I’d move Hall to second row if not. He’s a grafter and he runs okay lines, and I’d sooner see Rourke in the centres than Pitts or Cozza covering second row.

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Re: Leeds away first up. : Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:43 am  

Yes I like the Rourke point.