Assuming yesterday's team all remain fit plus Higham, I'd see only one possible change - Higham in for Vinnie Anderson. If Bridge manages to make it somehow, then I've no idea what Smith would do.

For me you can drop Burgess and Bailey

Bailey has been improving week on week for the last 2 months. On Saturday he was the best prop on the pitch IMO. His stats of 120m @ 15 hit ups go someway to showing this.



Ablett is not a bench player. He is the best 2nd rower at Leeds and will start unless he picks up an injury in training.



Smith vs Donald is an interesting one. Thought Smith showed a lot on Saturday and looked dangerous everytime he took the ball up. He's a hard one to put down isnt he





Id prob go...



Webb

Donald/Smith (see who plays the best rugby over the next 2 weeks)

Delaney

Senior

Hall

Sinfield

McGuire

Bailey

Buderus

Peacock

Ablett

Jones-Buchanan

Clarkson



Burrow

Leuluai

Burgess

Lauitiiti



Smith/Donald/Diskin/Eastwood



OK, This wont happen I know as Burrow will get the 6 jersey but I think this represents our best line up atm with Burrow coming off the bench as a back up hooker. Diskin too wont miss out and I fear for Clarksons spot but its a good position to be in when we might be leaving 3 of Eastwood, Smith, Diskin and Donald out.



It looks good for the next 2 months anyway with Pitts and Ambler also quality replacements to keep the squad fresh before the playoffs.



BTW I just get the feeling I have forgot someone

Get Bernard Cribbins back for the community singing ....

Smith-Donald is interesting. Smith was very good I thought yesterday. He always looks like he's going to make something happen. Delaney is a lump of not much though.

Trouble with that though is the players are not honest when it comes to a final. They'll lie about niggling injuries just to play in a final.

Re Delaney - I was hoping for more from him (as he was an unknown quantity to me from the NRL) but so far in to his Leeds career he is just a big, no frills, solid unit. The equivalent of playing Carl Ablett at centre which whilst OK is not what I was hoping for if I'm being honest.



I hope by the time his (Delaney) contract is up Leeds have unearthed a home grown prospect to replace him (or perhaps try Smith there again) as I trust Leeds will be filling their reduced quota spots with better quality than he brings.

TBH Delaney is one of those players that disproves the myth of NRL supermen. There is as much gap between him and the likes of Inglis as there would be with Shenton. I've nothing against him but he got the ball in a bit of space at least once yesterday and didn't look like asking any questions of the defence. Unlike the 90 year old bald bloke on the other side of the field.

I like Delaney. What you see is what you get.... a hard grafting centre who puts an honest shift in. Sure, he'll never be a showboater a la Solomona, or dance around like McGuire, but you need the players who can play no nonsense RL to lay the platform for the others.



And Delaney certainly does that as far as I'm concerned. If Leeds ever manage to get an in form winger outside him, I reckon we could see one or two people change their tune.



Smith in for Delaney?





I think we need to take Warrington a wee bit more seriously than that!

"She's a lassie from Lancashire" and "Ilkla moor bah't 'at" while the BBC camera picks out Colin Welland and Michael Parkinson in the crowd ?

A shame the other Bernard isn't still with us. Perhaps not.









If that is aimed at me, go back and read again what I said rather than what you think I said.

So, Chris McKenna with better hands then?