Terrible luck for young Murphy. Hope he recovers fully.



I know its just one game but McDonnell looks like a far better all round player than Donaldson, who is such a limited player. He always puts in a big effort, but injuries aside I don't see how he'd get into the 17.

Huh, that's nowt. We ran with JJB for a while. Like having an RE teacher for a coach..

Can't remember the last time we had a full fit backline squad numbers 1-7 available to play together. I think Rohan will go for this match day squad



1. Myler

2. Fusitu'a

3. Newman

4. Macdonald

5. Handley

6. Austin

7. Sezer

8. Holroyd

9. O'Connor

10. Tetevano

11. Mcdonnell

12. Martin

13. Smith



Subs

14. Bentley

15. Lisone

16. Walters

17. Johnson



I think Fusitu'a & Macdonald will be our right side & Newman & Handley our left side we've definitely got some strike in our backline hopefully we get to see it at full force Friday night

I too would go with that 17 JR.

Leeds Rhinos 21-man squad: Richie Myler, David Fusitu'a, Harry Newman, Nene Macdonald, Ash Handley, Blake Austin, Aidan Sezer, Zane Tetevano, James Bentley, Rhyse Martin, Cameron Smith, Jarrod O'Connor, Sam Lisone, Derrell Olpherts, Tom Holroyd, James McDonnell, Sam Walters, Luis Roberts, James Donaldson, Corey Johnson, Leon Ruan.



Also good that we still have Sangare, Leeming, Gannon, Olpherts and Tindall to consider next week and have Mik and Hooley still in with a shout not long after that.

We've actually got a good squad with some decent competition for places. I think we'll see Rohan picking players on form and rotating the squad. Players should have to play their way back into the team as it should be. We've had too many years of players walking back in because there was nobody to realistically take their spot

Sangare injured?

His wife went into labour during the Saints game (he chose to play on)



So he's on paternity leave.

Can someone in the family stand look after Sangare's child for him so he can play on Friday?

Paternity leave??

Surely he can spare 80 minutes?

Or about 15 minutes in his case.

Would you say ‘fine I’ll come in’ if your wife and new baby needed you, and you were entitled to some leave from work to help out? If it was a playoff game maybe, but not for this no….

FWIW - yes I would.

But each to their own.



I find it strange that he was happy to play when she was going into labour, but isn't playing a week later.

Sounds like he’s not got any family over here at the moment hence why they’ve given him paternity leave.