Lam suggested after the Wire game that Trout will move back to second row if Mulhern is back. I hope this isn't the case, he's really excelled at prop this year, and while he scored a few tries while playing on the left edge second row, I think he struggled defensively on the right. And if O'Neill is back, he can play there and Hughes spell him if needed. 


Having Trout, Mulhern and Joffa rotating at prop, with Liu and Ipape playing 13, would be good to see. 


If everyone is fit, I'd go;


Hodgson, Brand, Hanley, Niu, Charnley, O'Brien, Lam, Trout, Ipape, Joffa, Halton, O'Neill, Liu
Subs: Mulhern, Hughes, Davis, McNamara


Effectively, Badrock and Tuitivake making way for O'Neill and Mulhern.

Leeds spine is always a threat when it's on and it was.


That we were still in it, looked lethargic and were a Josh drop away from the win speaks of how far we've come in this transition year.


Robbie had a solid performance after a long lay off too

Expect a lot of captain challenges from now on for high tackles. 

It looked a tired performance, probably off the back of the effort that Trout, Joffa, Ipape and Liu had put into the previous 4 games, with Mulhern missing along with continued absence of Brogan and Pene and the form of Tuitivake being a bit of in recent weeks. The kick chase, line speed and kick pressure wasn't really up the the levels that they were before the week off and if that doesn't change then Hull will also turn us over.


Some baffling decisions made by the referees as well. The early Croft try should not have been overturned, you can now gob off at the referee to have the VR look at a high shot and if a dummy runner hits your outside shoulder, you may as well just stay down because it doesn't matter how long play goes on for after that, it will be penalised by the VR.

Agree , the Croft try was more certain than the Hanley try the previous week .


BH needs to work on his high balls , he's going to make himself a target . Its a shame that this is letting him down because he looks like w superstar with ball in hand