Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:55 am  

Frosties. wrote:

Props - Singleton, Bailey, Leuluai, Kirke, Peacock, Baldwinson, Yates, Cuthbertson

Second Row - Ablett, Achurch, Jones-Buchanan, Clarkson, Walters, Tonks, Ward, Mulhern, Minchella, Foster, Delaney.

Someone has to be leaving from that list, surely?

Kirke for me should be the first to depart ,Bailey hasn't offered much over the last 18 months ,is KL going round again? if so not sure that's a good call.
Singleton still pretty raw ,Baldwinson very much a raw youngster with potential.
Yates is still to play so not sure what impact he will have + or -.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Jjb retire he is picking up a lot of heavy injuries ,I think Foster ,Minchella and Walters will ALL be ahead of Clarkson.
Wouldn't be sad to see a bit of a cull tbh and at least 1 more Prop brought in also depending on who we retain for the Acadamy we could see a few out on dual reg/loan.

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:32 pm  

One of these days, I'll see Singleton pass a ball or break a tackle.

Just hopeful it's soon.

Works hard, but that's about it at the moment.

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:50 am  

true but given his age there is time yet. no excuse for bailey or kirke in that respect. they have been awful all season, and last come to that.

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:34 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Works hard, but that's about it at the moment.

Works Hard is a big improvement on some of our more senior forwards.

Who'd want a hard working forward eh?

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:15 am  

What worries me more about our young forwards is when you look across the Pennines.

Sorry but at under 16's on joining professionally these players are every bit as good as those across the Pennines. Yet Wigan seem to introduce young forwards like they have being playing for years. For us the excuse is they have years to learn.

Singleton was way ahead of his counterparts in his age group three years ago. He is not the match for a few of them now.

[Frosties.]

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:29 pm  

Player announcement tomorrow, I hazard a guess it being Leuluai staying on.

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:15 am  

Frosties. wrote:

Player announcement tomorrow, I hazard a guess it being Leuluai staying on.

Confirmed on the rhinos website.Pleased about that.

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:57 am  

So we lose Kylie & JP at the same time with only Cuthbertson signed from outside the Club!
Kirke can leave as well imo that would leave us short of quality in the front row even IF we move Delaney up I'm sure GH has a plan but not sure I like the idea of losing both of our best props at once.

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:43 am  

Thing is ref Kylie, where will the one year add ons end?!

Let's say next year he replicates form and performance of this year, why not give him another year deal for the 2016 season!

[Frosties.]

Re: 2014 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:49 am  

Bailey, Peacock, Leuluai, Kirke, Singleton, Yates, Baldwinson, Cuthbertson next season. Assuming the starting props will be Peacock, Leuluai with Cuthbertson and AN other on the bench. There will be some unhappy players.

Also, note that Bailey, Peacock, Leuluai, Kirke, Singleton, Yates contracts all come to an end at end of 2015 season.