I've never come away from a game complaining about a high error count from Kirke. I've never come away from a game where Kirk amassed a high count in any areas of the game.

He finished the season last year as Leeds highest victim of being knocked out. With 3 IIRC.



Suck on that.

Wire...Hull and Huddersfield.



Aaaaaah.

All away as well. Oooooh.

I have nothing further.



For now.

There is always pressure on us as champions to win every match, and quite rightly so. But there will be big expectations on the Hull side, how many false dawns have they had in recent seasons. But with Ellis in the side and no major problems they are fully expecting big things, pehraps even a win this Friday . I would think we should have enough skill and commitment to overcome hull, but I don't think it will be easy.

During the SL Era it's happened twice in seventeen seasons. Both times at Headingley, both times to 18 - 22 results.



V Warrington in 1996 and V Wakefield in 2000. (Leeds also lost a week one fixture at home to Castleford in 2010 but Leeds had already opened their season with a week 4 win at the Racecourse Ground - brought forward to create space for the WCC.)



Hull's opening round record is Won 7, Lost 6 with 2 Draws.



Leeds have only met Hull once in the opening round of a SL season (2005 - when they arrived at the KC Stadium as World Club Champions for the first time in their history) and came away with a damp, hard-fought 16 - 12 victory.

I really hope McShane gets a regular lengthy opportunity to perform as the weekly interchange player this season (at least as much as Lunt). .....with Hood stepping up if either Burrow or McShane get injured.



And I know I sound like a broken record but Singleton should at least be ahead of Kirke this season for a prop position.



In fact I would put Ryan Hall ahead of Kirke for same position

Hardaker



Vickery

Watkins

Moon

Hall



Sinfield

Mags



Peacock

Burrow

Bailey

Jjb

Delaney

Ablett



Bench

ACHURCH

Griffin

Mcshane

Clarkson



Knowing my predictive powers the above team. Will be nothing like the one we field. Really looking forward to the new season. Hull look a lot better team than last year

For what it's worth I agree totally with your 17 here





(Belated congratulations by the way on the new additions to your family... how soon can you indoctrinate them into the relgion of Leeds Rhinos?

)

Thank you, we already have the Leeds rhinos bibs for them so should not be too long. They are doing better than I am. Still struggling to come to terms with the. Loss of my old life and the lack of sleep. Only 10 mins sleep yesterday

Congrats.



My mini-me has just turned a year old. If I can do it, anyone can!



As for your lack of sleep, sounds like you are doing your fair share. Just do what I do and don't. You won't see bags under my eyes.



Classic, fresh, BB.