Need to target Lui and Leeming. If Gale plays then go after him big time.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Gale isn't even in the squad so that would be pretty impressive
Beware Leeds. It could be a very difficult game. Any complacency or overconfidence would be a big, big mistake.
Theoretically, I would prefer we were meeting Wigan or Warrington despite both finishing higher in the league.
I expect a really tough and possibly close game.
I renember Lui playing agains Saints at Salford , i think he had only just signed for them , i said this number 6 of theres is murdering us and he did.
Plenty of traffic to go Lui’s way he was gassed after 10 minutes last week.
Since we last played them they’ve got their two best front rowers and their best half back in the team. I’m expecting them to be a very different proposition to what they were a few weeks ago.
The annoying thing is that they'd need to pull out an amazing performance to beat us, throw everything at it.
If they did win, they'd have nothing left in the tank for the GF, and I'd expect Catalans to beat them easily.
It won't be easy tonight. Their pack is strong and they will probably match us for spells through the middle. But apart from Newman I can't see them having enough to trouble us out wide. We have the best defence in the league and I honestly can't see them scoring more than twice. We take the chances that we will inevitably create then we will be fine, but it won't be easy.
NEVER WRITE OFF THE SAINTS
If were scared of Robert Lui then we may aswell pack up and go home. Overweight, fat, no stamina and definately using Stanley Genes passport.
Come on!!
Feeling positive about tonight really. I think the KR shock last week was perfect for us in two ways, not having to play our bogey side and keeps the players on edge in terms of possible upsets.
As mentioned, Leeds will be miles better than last time we played. It'll be very much like the cup game but this time they'll have some backs but we played quite poorly that day and still got it over the line.
I'd have it a 65/35 in our favour and you'd always take those odds.
Play well and we'll be at OT.
Play our game, we win. It’s simple. Get sucked into anything else and we risk losing.
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In response to Titan - Given space and time he’s a threat. He bossed Wigan last week (not saying much I know) with his kicking game.
Leeds will be a totally different outfit to when we last played them. Having Oledzki back is massive for them, Tetevano also adds some more size and power to their pack.
This isn’t an easy match at all. Hopefully Leeds produce the same amount of mistakes as they did against Wigan.
if they shackle AW, our pack will have no go forward.
Paasi has had several games where he has changed the game coming on. We need to be clinical, get ahead and we'll have an easy night. Let Leeds into the game and it'll be tough. If they're shackling Walmsley we need to be clever and shift the ball. Their outside backs are shocking bar Newman, we need to exploit that if they're obsessing over Big Al.
I said a few weeks back that we’d seen the last of Thompson. I think he would have been a good signing a couple years back but like Laffranchi back in 2014, he’s getting on and there are better players in his way. Fair play to him not hanging around next year.
Feel bad for Welsby being on the bench but it is what it is. Hopefully he comes on making a big impression like he did at Wembley.
screaming in the family corner, scaring the kiddies
Let's hope we stop Dwyer from the bottom of the ruck too close to the line. It's not like teams shouldn't know what he is going to do.
We'll have to keep Man of Steel, Harry Newman, quiet too!