Sinfield's was a 50/50 call in the heat of battle - Senior's was a calculated decision of sheer selfishness

Not at all - are you saying any of the above is incorrect?

Your are the Gotcha person and I claim my £5

the final choice was the coach. he is the one paid big bucks to make decisions

At worst all that Senior did was to put himself forward for selection, its up to the medical and coaching staff to assess and select him and with such an injury its a simple enough thing to assess - akin to Matt Adamson offering himself to play with a fractured cheekbone in a challenge cup final in the hope that his opposite number wouldn't notice and "accidently" catch him in the face in the first tackle - most teams field players who are carrying injuries every week, its part of the game.

Viewed another way, both were gambles that didn't pay off.



In my book the gamble with Senior (who doesn't pick the side by the way) only really and truly backfired when McKenna got injured, which was a shade unlucky.

Strange, I remember that he went off at half time and it was in the second half that Bai had a brain fart and threw the ball on the floor for Whiting, and then I remember Sinfield softcocking a tackle to let Cooke in late on...



I also remember the fact that an unfit Keith at the time was better than anything Hull had.

Can anyone explain why Keith playing cost us that game?

And I remember Tony Smith, in eccentric mode, selecting 2 props in the Leeds 17.

I am going to say no, because he didn't. IMHO of course.



Would having Barrie on with Ganson reffing have helped one jot? I don't think it would.



And for what it's worth, Ali's Bai's and McKinna's go forward should in practise have more than made up for only two props on paper.



And but for a brainfart and a bit of Motu Tony magic, I'd say it did.

Out of interest, and to avoid any accusations of bias. Why have you completed ignored the fact that it is was a boiling hot day, and Leeds tired. Short of players due to been a man short, was a major factor in that. In case it escapes peoples memories we were winning the game until late on.

Being.