Season Preview: Leeds Rhinos
Head coach: Brian McDermott
Last season: 3rd (Lost to Wigan in qualifying semi-final)
In:
Andy Yates (Hunslet)
Paul Aiton (Wakefield)
Out:
Darrell Griffin (Salford)
Jordan Baldwinson (NZ Warriors)
Richard Moore (Wakefield)
Liam Hood (Released)
Paul McShane (Wakefield)
Joe Vickery (Released)
Jimmy Keinhorst (Wakefield)
Luke Briscoe (Wakefield)
James Duckworth (London Broncos)
Squad:
1 Zak Hardaker FULL BACK
2 Ben Jones-Bishop WINGER
3 Kallum Watkins CENTRE
4 Joel Moon CENTRE
5 Ryan Hall WINGER
6 Danny McGuire STAND OFF
7 Rob Burrow SCRUM HALF
8 Kylie Leuluai PROP FORWARD
9 Paul Aiton HOOKER
10 Jamie Peacock PROP FORWARD
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan SECOND ROW
12 Carl Ablett SECOND ROW
13 Kevin Sinfield LOOSE FORWARD
14 Stevie Ward HOOKER
15 Brett Delaney SECOND ROW
16 Ryan Bailey PROP FORWARD
17 Ian Kirke SECOND ROW
18 Chris Clarkson SECOND ROW
19 Mitchell Achurch PROP FORWARD
20 Tom Briscoe WINGER
21 Liam Sutcliffe LOOSE FORWARD
23 Brad Singleton PROP FORWARD
25 Andy Yates PROP FORWARD
James’ prediction: 5th
View from the pitch:
Carl Ablett – “We have got a great group of players for this season and everyone is hungry to get back to major finals, and hopefully win more silverware.”