Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:03 pm  

I would go with the following team v Leeds:

Hardaker
Hallsall
Faz
Isa
Bibby
Hastings
Tommy
Singo
Powell
Bullock
Bateman
Smithies
Partington

Havard
Byrne
Shorrocks
Smith

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:34 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

I would go with the following team v Leeds:

Hardaker
Hallsall
Faz
Isa
Bibby
Hastings
Tommy
Singo
Powell
Bullock
Bateman
Smithies
Partington

Havard
Byrne
Shorrocks
Smith

So would I, hope Gildart is back soon though - hate seeing Faz in the centres.

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:51 pm  

Is french injured?

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:26 pm  

I hoped we'd have had someone back this week. French, so we're told, isn't injured just not up to speed. At half speed Bevan is faster than anything Leeds can throw at us. Surely he can't be that far off as far as our plays or moves go? It's weeks since Manfredi broke his thumb isn't he anywhere near fit yet?
The club give injury updates but they leave us no wiser than before.

If no one is back I'd go with TD's players but have the backs with Bibby & Isa right side with Farrell and Halsall on the left.

Discipline will have to improve at Leeds or else they'll get set re-starts every time they are in possession.

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 2:24 pm  

The middle forwards will need to go up a gear or two if Leeds can muster up the energy to play like yesterday. It was a really impressive effort from Leeds and their young backs look in advance of ours physically. I can’t see French playing thinking back to the Hastings situation. If they’re giving him a similar programme it’ll be the following week.

Same team as Tricky for me but with Havard and Bullock swapping around. I’d be half tempted to have a look at Clark or Kilner in place of Harry Smith.

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 2:44 pm  

FIOS wrote:

Is french injured?

Nah. It's still practically the preseason in the eyes of Lam & the club so why bother playing him.

BTW I realise that's harsh, but I'm pretty bored of it all tbh. We've (rightly) had many conversations on here about self fulfilling prophecies and how if we continue to put the
British game down and say how there's a lack of stars, then we'll never climb back up as a sport...

Well this is Wigan Vs Leeds. Two of the biggest teams in the history of the British game & a real highlight of the fixture schedule. We need our biggest players (for both teams) out there. Not resting one of our best after 4 months off, especially when he's supposedly been following a club plan & have a mid season break lined up too.

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:13 pm  

Don't think it's to do with his actual "speed" Ted

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:25 pm  

I think like others, assuming French isn't fit enough to return yet, the only change from the last Super League game would be Halsall on the wing for Hanley. Bullock hasn't been excelling recently but despite a decent game against York I can't see Tony Clubb being a better option and Clark seems to have no route into the side.

Leeds have quite a few players missing in the outside backs too so presumably forwards are going to be key for both sides.

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:57 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

I would go with the following team v Leeds:

Hardaker
Hallsall
Faz
Isa
Bibby
Hastings
Tommy
Singo
Powell
Bullock
Bateman
Smithies
Partington

Havard
Byrne
Shorrocks
Smith

On the assumption that French won’t be considered then I think that you have it spot on
Marshall and Manfredi trained on Saturday but I believe both are a few weeks away yet. I’ve heard next to nothing about Gildart

Re: Team V Leeds : Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:50 pm  

French will play this week.