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
11. Jamie Jones-Buchanan
12. Carl Ablett
13. Kevin Sinfield (c)
15. Brett Delaney
16. Ryan Bailey
17. Ian Kirke
18. Chris Clarkson
19. Weller Hauraki
20. Darrell Griffin
25. Stevie Ward
31. Shaun Lunt

Why on earth bother picking Hauraki in the 19 when he is leaving next year?
Why not put Moore in the 19?
He must have done something pretty bad in training to be left out again.
Kirke in there too after he was knocked out the week before. Hopefully he is fully recovered.
Well at least JP will be fresh after only doing 80 minutes last week

Totally agree re-Hauraki and Kirke CL another head scratcher from our leader!.

think this will be the team come saturday
4. Zak Hardaker
2. Ben Jones-Bishop
3. Kallum Watkins
12. Carl Ablett
5. Ryan Hall
13. Kevin Sinfield(c)
7. Rob Burrow
8. Kylie Leuluai
31. Shaun Lunt
10. Jamie Peacock
11. Jamie Jones-Buchanan
15. Brett Delaney
25. Stevie Ward
sub
16. Ryan Bailey
18. Chris Clarkson
20. Darrell Griffin
6. Danny McGuire
to miss out 17. Ian Kirke 19. Weller Hauraki

Probably but swap McGuire for Burrow and if fit (god knows how) Kirke for Clarkson.

...as a Leeds supporter I actually hope we lose this Saturday IF it means the start of the probably now overdue cull and clearout.......starting from the senior coach

I dont, I want us to win the GF this year!! Why would any fan not want there team to be champions?

Hoping for a defeat in advance of the game is crazy talk.

If there was an understanding that a loss to Wakefield would cause the club to act differently to beating Wakefield then I could perhaps accept the notion when the game is beyond winning.

The Leeds management will continue to do whatever it is they were planning to do. I'm sure if Leeds lose we'll hear plenty about form, eight in a row, Wakefield being the best team results wise since the Magic weekend etc those type of noises despite everyone knowing they're a two Smith one-man team.

If McGuire is fit to start then 1-12 will be be quite obvious, with Burrow ahead of Lunt at 9. The questions are who will start at 13 between Ward and Bailey (if he's no longer on the naughty step), maybe even Clarkson will win a recall there but I doubt it. If Kirke isn't risked then Bailey should start on the bench as the 4th and final prop and not switch there after a 30 mins spell at loose first. Would go for Kirke (shouldn't be risked) and Hauraki (though I expect it to be to Clarkson) to miss out. Think he's done the right thing having Ablett back at centre.

Hardaker
BJB, Watkins, Ablett, Hall
Sinfield, McGuire
Leuluai, Burrow, Peacock
JJB, Delaney
Ward/Bailey

Bailey/Ward, Griffin, Lunt, Hauraki (although I'd prefer Clarkson)

As far as hoping for a lost, not at all, I want us to still win the GF. However if we are to lose sometime in the playoffs perhaps an early first round home defeat against Wakey would have more of an impact than a narrow plucky defeat in the GF or final eliminator against one of the top 2.

I did state 'IF' ...............

To be honest I'm not even sure I'm bothered about watching the match live on Sky this week (that'll be the first time ever) ....and worse still, it will be usurped by me and the boys watching x factor with the wife and step daughter

. Things must be bluddy bad.....

I know you did but do you think the result will make one jot of difference?



I'm over my flirtations with X-Factor now, American Idol is much better.

No ....and ....really ?!?

You a big Britney fan ?

Wish I still possessed a video recorder .....could have reminisced with all my old RIAT airshow videos.

peacock didn't do 80 mins