Only 3 other props were named in the squad with Mullally's dislocated finger excluding him... for now! I don't know why McDermott is playing silly beggars with his 19 man squads.

Input welcome.

God knows how we'll line up. Sutcliffe will definitely return as his absence was through suspension and I think him to centre to Keinhorst can go to 2nd row is a good call. However the other three returnees (use that term loosely), God knows if they'll play. Probably all three will miss out and we'll have another starter suddenly ruled out out of the blue like Garbutt last week the way we're going.

If a player who is the 25 man squad named at the start of the season is doubtful for a game he cannot be brought into the matchday 17 if he isnt named in the 19 named 48 hours before the game. Players outside the 25 can be added to the 17.

As an example this week Delaney could be 50/50 today to play Fri but if he isnt named in 19 he cant play if he is passed fit Fri. Therefore coaches tend to name a strong 19.

Think Leeds have abused this a bit this year due to the number of injuries we have had but those are the RFL regulations in place.

This makes me nostalgic for the days when TS used to pick JJB at prop. Maybe Mark O'Neill can come back and do a job for us.

Ferres would stick his hand up to fill in at prop.

We abused it last year without a host of injuries.

He's don more than stick his hand up.

Only three props named in the squad? Garbutt. Galloway, Cuthbertson and Singleton makes four by my reckoning?

The problem is still the lack of people who can play as second rowers on the edges. Really only Ferres and Achurch out of that 19, with JJB and Delaney middle unit players these days. The returns of Ablett, Ward and Moon can't come fast enough, the latter would at least allow Keinhorst to move into the second row full time.

I agree with that. Back row has been a problem

...but not halfback, hooker, defence and a semblance of coaching planned moves/dummy runners ?

The defence is is sort of linked to the issue he mentions,no ?.

The hooker issue is a consistent issue and Falloon just seems to be injured as often as Achurch or as out of favour as Baldwinson.

Well all the returnees make it in the 17 with Delaney even starting, Lilley drops to the bench with Sutcliffe starting.

Hardaker
Golding
Watkins
Keinhorst
Handley
Sutcliffe
McGuire
Galloway
Burrow
Singleton
Ferres
Cuthbertson
Delaney

JJB
Garbutt
Achurch
Lilley

A 17 that actually came from the announced 19 with the 2 missing out (Walters, Briscoe) not dropping out because they weren't fit.......novelty.