I don’t thi k out pack is the issue at all. Imo its the halfbacks.

There was a point where mcdonnel made s break and Hurrell was absolutely gassed on the other side but the execution was terrible. We would have scored to win the game im sure

Option A for me,

Walters was comfortably your best player tonight. The only one that actually troubled Saints. You had a couple who grafted well but didn't really cause any problems but Cam Smith was just plain awful! I praised him a few weeks ago but tonight he stifled absolutely everything to the point your own players were getting exasperated with him. He has skills, without doubt, but seems to want to play with a ball of his own.

Except it was from the front not the side like Asiata. Plus no injury to Bentley!

To the front is probably a more dangerous tackle, you’ve got the potential to go straight through the knee and break his leg

just because someone doesn't suffer injury doesn't make it less of a naughty person tackle

I would agree but what are the club doing about it - other clubs have already announced signings for next season. Why are Leeds always so late in the market?

Or is it that the better players don't want to come to Leeds?

Cam Smith has thought processes that are so slow he wrecks the flow of any move - similar to the impact Dwyer had last season.

I am interested to understand why you hold that view - I don't see any marked improvement in the younger players. I see the opposite. Which young players do you think have made huge progress under this coaching team?

I think the following have actually regressed - Handley, Oldeski, Smith. O'Connor and Johnson have plateaued. Walters and Holroyd have improved but one of them is leaving.