PAUL Terzis isn't afraid to change a winning team as the Centurions head into Yorkshire for the first time this season.
But who's in and who's out remains a closely guarded secret as Leigh's head coach plays mind games with his opposite number at Featherstone Rovers, Peter Roe.
"I know what our line-up will be - but I'm not telling him that," declares the Leigh boss.
"All I will say is that the 17 on duty at Featherstone won't be the same 17 that beat Salford. I'll keep them guessing right up until the last minute," he adds.
Terzis does admit that he has injury concerns over scrum-half Liam Bretherton and centre Paul Anderson and has added Willie Swann, Kieron Purtill and Paul Norman to last week's squad.
Bretherton got studs in his ankle when he challenge for a loose ball with Salford full-back Gary Broadbent while Anderson has had hospital checks on a hip and groin problem. But on the plus side back rower Chris Morley has recovered from the knee injury that forced him off against Salford. "Paul's visit to the specialist was purely a precaution. We wanted to check out whether he had a hernia but the tests show he hasn't," says Terzis.
"It's not a question of deliberately trying to deceive the opposition, but if keeping them guessing gives us an edge then we'll take it. I think Peter Roe's doing the same thing. He claims he's got nine first teamers injured, but I'll wager a quid or two that most of them play on Sunday."
One player who won't figure is boom scrum-half Jamie Rooney who is out for two months with a broken jaw. His assailant, York's Alan Pallister, was this week banned for seven matches.
But whatever team Rovers turn out, Leigh know they are in for a battle as top meets third in the NFP.
"As the leaders we're now looked at as the team everyone else wants to beat. But that's fine by us," says Terzis. "I know which position I'd prefer to be in.
"If we can knock Rovers over this weekend then it could take them out of the equation for finishing in the top two, even at this early stage of the season. It would mean we were six points above them and a game in hand. For them to catch us from there would be a big ask.
"So if they look at the game in that light, it's a massive match for them on Sunday.
"But I've every confidence that our will and desire will be just as strong as Featherstone's and if that's the case then we've certainly got the skill levels to win the game."
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