What would everyones first choice 17 be for Salford on Saturday?

1. Owen
2. Dixon
3. Arundel
4. Grehan (might be a bit early but he can't be worse than Griffin)
5. Youngquest (if he's fit)
6. Chase
7. Orr
8. Emmitt
9. Milner
10. Jackson
11. Ferres
12. Mitchell
13. Jones

14. Clark
15. Walker
16. Thompson
17. Nash (Millington if he's fit)

youngquest jackson & millington wont be fit, be surprised if walker gets put in too

Worse than Griffin? Have you been to any of the friendlies or do you just walk around with your eyes closed?

1. Owen
2. Dixon
3. Grehan
4. Griffin
5. Clare
6. Chase
7. Orr
8. Emmitt
9. Hudson
10. Massey
11. Ferres
12. Mitchell
13. Jones

14. Clark
15. McGoldrick
16. Walker
17. Jackson/Holmes/Nash

Jackson cant be far away from coming back he nearly played last week so shudnt be out for too long. What injury has Youngquest got?

Achilles. Will be out for a few weeks yet.

Walker played today so a spell from the bench shouldn't be too bad for him next week.

Millington hoping to be back for Round 3/4.

Huby out until late March/April.

Jackson may be back next week.

McGoldrick is banned isn't he?

Also, no Arundel?

I don't rate Arundel. I don't think he's big enough and I think he's weak defensively.

Why would McGoldrick be banned?

www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/se ... ck-hull-kr

www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/se ... ck-hull-kr

How very dare you use fact to prove Fully wrong.

Also arundel played in his first full SL season last year and got a knights place
But what do they know about rugby?

How very dare you use facts to prove Fully wrong.

McGoldrick can use a friendly against his suspension.

Ergo, Hull KR and today's friendly count - suspension over.

He played his first full SL season but that doesn't necessarily counter his size. Granted he got a Knight's place but tackling defensively he was shocking. I will use the Catalans away game as a prime example. Maybe I'm just comparing him to Shenton who was the opposite: excellent defensively but not a good attacking player.

you mention Arundel being shocking in defence yet want McGoldrick to play

This is a team of what we have / what I think Millward will go with. He seems to have taken the king of Cas under his wing so I cant see him not making the 17.

1) Owen
2) Dixon
3) Arundel
4) McGoldrick
5) Griffin
6) Chase
7) Orr


Emmitt
9) Milner
10) Massey
11) Mitchell
12) Ferres
13) Hudson


14) Clark
15) Jones
16) Holmes
17) Nash

I cant see Jackson, Walker, Grehan being "ready" for next saturday.

Irony



Joe Arundel is the best centre at the club and by some distance.

So you want the new boy to start after only 2 weeks at the club over a player in the knights squad ??

He may turn out a good signing but to drop arundel for him now ??

Have you been on the vino tinto

Personally id love to see John Davies get selected ahead of nash

McGoldrick is being played in the forwards where he will have the big lads around him. Arundel has the smaller lads around him, there's a massive difference.

As for Grehan, it's not ideal but he's got to play first-team sooner or later and without disrespect to Salford, better to be someone like them than Leeds, Saints, Wigan, Catalans etc.

Griffin missed less tackles and made more metres than him last season in eight less games for a poor Wakefield side.

I'd hardly say your statement is correct on that basis. Of course, the Cas lad weighting perhaps makes it more biased, though.

Forwards need to tackle too!!! And McGoldrick is one of, if not, the worst tackler I've ever seen in a Cas shirt!

Agreed but in the middle at least there's someone else there to smash the defenders too.

Millward sees him as a forward now so I guess we'll have to see.

Griffens weakness in defence seems to be positioning which wont show up on stats, arundel is our best centre for me.

Just looking at that Cas team, that's a mobile, skillful pack you've got now. Nash, Milner, Emmit, Ferres, Mitchell, Hudson, Clark. Quality.

My 17 for Salford

1. R Owen
2. K Dixon
3. J Arundel
4. J Grehan (J Griffin)
5. J Griffin (J Thompson)
6. R Chase
7. D Orr
8. J Emmitt
9. A Milner
10. N Massey **
11. B Ferres
12. L Mitchell
13. S Jones

Bench:-
14. J Davies *
15. D Clark
16. S Nash / P Jackson
17. O Holmes / R Hudson

(if Grehan is not 100% match fit)

* John Davies should be in the 17 because he as had a great pre-season and he is a great impact forward, and he but some right big hits in.

** Nathan Massey as had a great pre-season and he should be in the starting 17. Cas need a young prop to stand up to help with the injury problem and Massey as done that.

my 17 would be
fb owen
w dixon
c arundel
c grehan
w griffin
so chase
sh orr
p emmitt
h milner
p massey
sr ferres
sr holmes
lf mcgoldrick

int. clark
int. jones/mitchell/davies
int. nash
int. snitch/walker (which ever one is more game ready)