I have no doubt you will pick Leeds. We finished lower in the table and just played a brutal game where we picked up knocks. That said, picking Leeds for Club Call doesn't usually work well for teams, and regardless of how 'battered' we look, when it comes to the Grand Final our players seem to be able to find something deep within to pull out a win in seemingly impossible conditions; I would not want to be the team facing Leeds to get to OT.



I also think this is a classic example of why we should get rid of Club Call. With no disrespect intended to Huddersfield, when a team feels they have to choose the current Champions; and a team who have been Champions for 5 out of the last 6 years instead of a team who haven't even seen Old Trafford, it shows something's wrong, and all being forced to choose a team does is give the opponent an even bigger motivator. I'm not saying we will be more difficult to beat than the League Leaders as they have clearly been in better form than anyone else, but in general, anyone thinking 'Let's choose Leeds instead of Huddersfield in the Semi-Final' seems crazy. Again, I know there are a lot of factors against Leeds and why you would choose them, but it's a very strange system.



As a Leeds fan, I'd much rather be going to Wigan than Wire. I think whoever wins Leeds/Wire Semi-final will go on to be Champions.

God, I HATE this gimmick 5h1te.

As someone on this site uses as his signature "RL is a simple game", why do we allow ourselves to be manipulated by Sky (yes, I know it's Sky who pay our wages, I've said it often enough), but this takes the urine. We are the laughing stock of sports. Every time the play-offs come round, sports desks on the radio and telly just laugh at our expense. I pray this is the last season of this joke.



Anyway, back to thread.



It's Huddersfield for me, every time.

They're our beeatches. Bar that little streak they had against us (play offs 2010, and first game at Cardiff 4 months later, where we lost 5 players with injury), they freeze against us.

Just look at some of the results against them



47-0 in the first round of the play-offs, after we'd won the LLS

60odd put past them (at their place) in 2010 (with Brett in their side, who won MoS 6 months previously).

We kept them to one try at their place this season, while we score 30 points.

We "tear them a new one" in the cup

We thrash them in that fiasco in the snow in March

They are pooh scared of us.



Leeds on the other hand, I just don't like playing them.

Yes, we've stolen a march on them in a couple of CCF's, but this is later in the season, and as many have said previously, they are BATTLEHARDENED at this stage, We're still a little "wet behind the ears" at this stage of the season.



I fully expect us to beat Hudds at home

Let Wigan and Leeds knock seven shades of 5h1te out of each other (not that I expect a game against Hudds not to be physical), just a week after Leeds have been in another physical battle against Stains. We need to make this as easy for ourselves as we can.



Just as a side point, much as I hate clubcall, I hate it even more because we can't pick Wigan. Again, they have a major problem coming to the HJ, and, much to Mr Broomhead's delight, we'd have a full house, so more money in the coffers. SKY, much as I thank you for pumping much needed money into our game in the mid 90's, I DETEST your cup at the end of the season, and all the gimmickary that goes with it.



ONWARDS WIRE.

Earlier in the week it was Hudds or Hull for me but after watching Leeds last night I'm inclined as difficult as it seems but Leeds looked out on their feet and looked like they picked up injuries to Delaney & JJB. McGuire looked like he was carrying a knock too.

It's a damed if you do, damed if you don't moment. Can't wait till it's over and we know who it is.

I'll go with that. JJB is almost certainly out and Delaney certainly wasn't fit.

Get the Vaseline out, Yed

I've heard a certain Mr Aki has expressed an interest

Whoops, if we get to the GF, it will be a bitter sweet game Lefty