Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Wed Aug 30, 2023 7:16 am  

Always use to shudder at the thought of Houghton at halfback, but is it worse than Mcnamara or Lovodua.

Hope Hoy is back, but as other people have said, doubt he will be risked with top 6 very unlikely, same with Sao.

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:18 am  

If we can’t raise for the Wire game , who are worse than Leeds, then what chance for Leeds ?
If we did win then it just shows how shoite we are mentally.
We lose the biggest must win game of the season to Wire and scored 4 points

Fook me - 4 points at home in what was basically a play off game

We have issues in the squad still that’s for sure

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:12 am  

This team is not top 6 IMO. Throw in injuries and suspension. Against Wigan last week I've never seen a team play with the guts and determination Like Hull did for a long time. We came up well sort against Wires but the effort can not be in doubt. To say we can't raise our game or have issues is so far of the mark .

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Wed Aug 30, 2023 3:58 pm  

So, in a nutshell, for the loser on Saturday it is well and truly season over, whereas for the winner you get the chance to hang on by the fingernails to the receding vain hope that you might still somehow sneak into the top-six, all depending on how other results may or may not pan out!!!

The excitement of end of season games, eh! You can't beat it

Me? I'm just hoping for an enjoyable couple of hours come Saturday afternoon, hopefully a win to brighten up the weekend. Guess that is really all we can ask for right now, given the situation

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:07 pm  

number 6 wrote:

Would anyone be surprised if Smith went with Houghton and Clifford in the halves and lovodua/Dwyer at 9?

I think that might be our best option, which speaks volumes about where our squad is right now.

If he brings back Hoy, everyone will be on tenterhooks watching to see if he breaks down the moment he pushes off at anything resembling a mild trot. The major drawback with hamstring pulls is that they play on the mind. Even when it feels fine there is always a nagging doubt that it might pop again at any moment.

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:28 pm  

Hoy and Taylor back in contention for this week. With how Smith has dealt with the injuries this season can see him giving Hoy another week to recover.

Houghton back after hus HIA too.

Sao has had an op on his knee, think that's his season done. McNamara broken his hand so we won't see him either.

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:12 am  

We are in a WIN business not
Effort and guts
There’s no league table for effort mate

We seem to relish defeat sub consciously - its in our mental fabric

Adam had overseen this for 10 years

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:28 am  

So in your world if we don't win that is total failure?
Seems like a recipe to be very disappointed all the time to me but each to their own.
I go to watch a rugby team and it's meant to be entertainment, I'd rather temper my expectations and derive my pleasure from watching a team achieve what I reasonably think it can and if it goes beyond that, all the better.
Supporting a club is a very personal and subjective thing so obviously your mileage may vary.

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:08 am  

Good to see Hoy, Houghton and Fash back, shame to lose Mcintosh however. If fully fit would go:

Shaul
Swift
Sutcliffe
Scott
Barron
Hoy
Clifford
Taylor
Houghton
Fash
Savelio
Staveley
Cator

Satae
Brown
Dwyer
Lovodua

Re: Leeds Rhinos - Home : Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:16 am  

HU8HFC wrote:

Good to see Hoy, Houghton and Fash back, shame to lose Mcintosh however. If fully fit would go:

Shaul
Swift
Sutcliffe
Scott
Barron
Hoy
Clifford
Taylor
Houghton
Fash
Savelio
Staveley
Cator

Satae
Brown
Dwyer
Lovodua

Lane to start and Staveley on the bench for Lovodua, but the rest I think you're right