Leeds v Salford: Teams
Last Updated: 17/07/15 7:13pm
Leeds' Mitch Garbutt could make a return to the side after being named in Brian McDermott's 19-man squad for their clash with Salford.
Garbutt missed out on his side's 26-24 loss to Wigan last week due to a back injury, but could feature for the Rhinos at Headingley on Friday night.
The new signing has not made an appearance for Leeds since making his debut in their victory over St Helens two weeks ago.
Jamie Peacock has been given a rest this week, after a draining effort from the Rhinos veteran against Wigan.
Tom Briscoe and Jamie Jones-Buchanan have failed to reach full fitness in time for the game, so both miss out on taking part in the penultimate round before the top eight teams break away.
"We have a protocol in place for players who have been out injured, especially for the length of time that Tom has been out," said McDermott.
"That includes a number of tests and measures and unfortunately neither player is quite right to return this week. We have got a massive period of the season coming up and there is no point in rushing any players back before they are 100%."
Salford on the other hand have named an unchanged line-up for the game, after they provided a stunning comeback against Hull KR on Sunday. Down 18-4 at the break, Salford rallied to score 27 unanswered points in the second half to boost their confidence ahead of a big game against the league leaders.
Though second to last in the table, Salford could still make an appearance in the top 8 if they win their last two games and other results go their way.
Leeds: Carl Ablett, Paul Aiton, Rob Burrow, Adam Cuthbertson, Brett Delaney, Mitch Garbutt, Ryan Hall, Ash Handley, Zak Hardaker, Jimmy Keinhorst, Kylie Leuluai, Danny McGuire, Joel Moon, Kevin Sinfield, Brad Singleton, Josh Walters, Robbie Ward, Kallum Watkins, Andy Yates.
Salford: Mason Caton-Brown, Rangi Chase, Michael Dobson, Niall Evalds, Darrell Griffin, Theo Fages, George Griffin, Josh Griffin, Ben Jones-Bishop, Harrison Hansen, Weller Hauraki, Liam Hood, Olsi Kraqniqi, Adrian Morley, Cory Paterson, Junior Sa’u, Scott Taylor, Logan Tomkins, Jordan Walne.