Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:19 am  

Choice of Watkins could be a masterstroke. A criticism over the years - and not just from me - is that he doesn't impose himself on games enough ( though when he does, he's electric). Getting a player of his calibre to lead from the front might just take him to another level.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:17 pm  

Do we know who the VC is yet?
Or is it a mixture of players?
I really would like to see Stevie Ward get the nod as VC.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:10 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

Choice of Watkins could be a masterstroke. A criticism over the years - and not just from me - is that he doesn't impose himself on games enough ( though when he does, he's electric). Getting a player of his calibre to lead from the front might just take him to another level.

Couldn't agree more. I like what the club has done. It could also fend off any thoughts of an NRL move from Watkins.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:39 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Couldn't agree more. I like what the club has done. It could also fend off any thoughts of an NRL move from Watkins.

In the same way it stopped Harris moving to Union? I hope Kallum follows the Sir Kev Model rather than Iestyns, but making him captain guarantees nothing. If he gets a big money NRL offer and decides to take it and secure his financial future who could blame him?

Hopefully he's here for the long term.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:56 pm  

Watkins is certain to get offers from NRL clubs way above what Leeds can give him. Hopefully he doesn’t fancy a move down under and signs a long term deal in the near future.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:27 am  

Watkins would already have been made offers from NRL clubs. I get the impression that for personal reasons we may be lucky enough to see him play his entire career with us. Ditto Ryan Hall, who we know has been made offers in the past.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:14 am  

chapylad wrote:

Do we know who the VC is yet?
Or is it a mixture of players?
I really would like to see Stevie Ward get the nod as VC.

Just guess work but they had the team photo yesterday and Ward and Singleton are sat either side of Watkins. In the past you'd usually see the likes of Peacock and McGuire next to Sinfield.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:32 am  

PrinterThe wrote:

Just guess work but they had the team photo yesterday and Ward and Singleton are sat either side of Watkins. In the past you'd usually see the likes of Peacock and McGuire next to Sinfield.

That would do for me.
Singleton appears to have come from nowhere to stake a claim.
So good for him as I would not have predicted it.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:45 pm  

what is the basis for McD's thinking & Singleton's pedigree as a captain? I haven't seen an inkling that he is of the right pedigree. I thought that of Peacock at one time, but at least he stood out as a great player.

Re: 2018 | Leeds Rhinos Captain : Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:32 pm  

Not sure that is always the case.
Great players like great staff don`t always make good captains or good managers.
Like I said Singleton would not have been my choice but clearly the coach thinks he has the ability.