Rhinos are without prop Mikolaj Oledzki who was handed a one-match ban after being sin-binned during last Thursday’s victory at Salford Red Devils.
Former Leeds captain Kallum Watkins will be among the substitutes after returning to Rhinos from Salford last week.
His first Rhinos appearance since 2019 comes 17 years to the day after his debut for the club, in a Challenge Cup tie against Celtic Crusaders. Here’s how Rhinos could line up.
How Leeds Rhinos could line-up vs Huddersfield Giants
Full-back: Lachie Miller
No change here.
Wing: Riley Lumb
Set to make his 12th consecutive appearance.
Centre: Harry Newman
Went well against Salford last week and enjoys facing his hometown club.
Centre: Ash Handley
Ever-present at centre so far this year.
Wing: Ryan Hall
Needs one touchdown to move into joint 19th place on British rugby league’s all-time list of try scorers.
Stand-off: Jake Connor
Set to continue in the number six role and will want to show his previous club what they are missing.
Scrum-half: Matt Frawley
Recalled last week and will keep his spot.
Prop: Cooper Jenkins
Likely to make his fifth successive start.
Hooker: Jarrod O’Connor
This will be his 100th Super League appearance.
Prop: Tom Holroyd
Best bet to replace the suspended Mikolaj Oledzki for his first start of 2025.
Second-row: James McDonnell
Five tries in his last two games, including four last week.
Second-row: James Bentley
Didn’t get much game time last week, but will start if fit.
Loose-forward Keenan Palasia
Could switch to prop, but the Samoan starting at 13 has worked, so why change?
Sub: Jack Sinfield
Will cover for the halves and hooker.
Sub: Kallum Watkins
Starts his second spell for Rhinos 17 years to the day after his first team debut.
Sub: Sam Lisone
Good impact last week.
Sub: Morgan Gannon
Could start, but has been making a good impression off the bench.
