Also from the Leeds site

"Burgess ended the NRL season with South Sydney with a shoulder injury,"

Oh no, are we signing another crocked player

Its a shame and all has been said that needs to on that, but there has to come a point where Leeds have to make a call on him that may not be popular but he must be on a good wage and having a player on big wages playing barely a handful of games a season for a while now is holding the club back in as far as how they work with the cap.

I would love to see him stay injury free, he is a fantastic talent, but it seems his body is just not cut out for the rigours of playing the game.

I don’t think the hamstring will be that bad, I think it’s more a case of him getting a proper off season after his injury

It just seems like he lurches from one setback to another though. Hope you are right and he gets back.

I think with Ward he’s going to have to prove his fitness next year. All he can do is prepare as professionally as he can - there’s a bit of Lady Luck involved too.

I’m guessing the player himself will call time if he can’t get there and stay there. The amount of effort these boys put into training and playing, doesn’t matter how tough you are these chronic breakdowns will get to you.

Watkins out too

What about Reece Martin as caption ???

I'm not sure if Martin has the maturity just yet.

Still think Ward, Gale or Cuthbo would be top choices but it could be an as-yet-unsigned player too.

We go again....

I'm not sure it really matters who is named captain.

What we need is for the players as a group to stand up and be accountable for their actions and support each other.

A few years ago sinny may have been the captain but the team was full of leaders and players who were accountable to each other. We need to get back to this.