My take, not that I'd agree, is Wire genuinely think Hudds are the weaker of the two on the field.



If you had to do man for man with both Leeds and Huddersfield's available squad I think Leeds would have the better squad



Leeds backs with the exception of McGuire for Danny Brough are all better for a start.

I figure it's all a matter of form, both of Wire's recent demolitions of Huddersfield and of their recent inability to turn up in the playoffs.

We've put ourselves in a corner now of really having to win, to avoid looking like the worlds biggest willys. That's my main fear. However, if we'd have lost to Leeds, we'd still look like idiots. I just don't feel the same threat from the Giants, and I guess at a club level, the feeling is the same, in that its the "easier" route to OT.

I think if we lose to Huddersfield, we'll know we could have never beaten Leeds and feel a bit better about it. However, if we'd have chosen Leeds and lost, every single one of us would have been like "...Should probably have gone for Hudds"

Hudds have little playoff experience this will be their biggest ever game. Leeds have loads of playoff pedigree, our win over them means nothing now

I don't think picking Huddersfield had a lot to do with them, despite being called arrogant & disrespectful by some of the posters on their forum. I think its more of a case of letting Leeds & Wigan smash the hell out of each other, leaving them in a worse state for the GF. It just leave Wire in a better position should we win Thursday night.

We think they'll be easier to beat. Simple as that.



We'll find out on Thursday whether we were right or not, but that's obviously why we've picked them.

The board will want a full house at OT should the Wire get there, and a game against the more fashionable and better supported Leeds & Wigan will give that, a game against Huddersfield possibly might not.



To win the trophy the Wire and going to have to beat two teams, and it doesn't really matter who they are as all the teams left in are capable of winning a match against any other team. It's down to who plays better on the night(s).



I'd still have picked the lowest ranked team though, as this club call is a load of kak.

I still think it was somewhat of a commercial decision. If TS said he wasn't bothered who was picked, then surely from a business side its better to offer a different fixture rather than a repeat of one from a fortnight ago.

I think Dropkick is right, but probably an estimate that overall we have (in the board's view) a better chance of winning the whole thing by taking on Huddersfield and then whichever of Leeds and Wigan survives their battle (which it surely will be). I wouldn't be surprised if our game is a bit of a one-sided affair, but I'm not sure which way...

We've shown all year we have the squad and the game plans to beat Hudds or Leeds (and Saints or Wigan come to that), so it didn't matter which team we picked ...... This time of the season you have to be on your game, and Wire at 100% v any of the others at 100%, I'd back Wire.



By going for the team who had won on Thursday (turned out to be Hudds) it gave TS an extra day to prepare the squad physically & mentally for their opponents. The players probably already knew in Fridays training sessions what they were preparing to face this Thursday.



I strongly suspect had Leeds/Saints played Thursday, we'd have picked them instead.

Coz they have to some team. Why not at least give pies and Leeds a toughie before a final against wire?