Donald, Delaney, Senior, Hall, McGuire, Burrow, Leuluai, Buderus, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Lauitiiti, Sinfield, Bailey, Kirke, Ablett, Burgess, McShane, Clarkson, Smith

Understandable for the desperation to get Buderus back as quick as possible, especially considering his understudies performance last week.

For me McShane was the most disappointing thing about last week, hope it was just a one off.

Or he's just fit and ready. Minus the agenda.

I too hope its just a one off because from what i have seen prior to that he looks very good for the future, but no1 on top form in SL is in Buderus's class.(please no Danny/Diskin debates)

If they are all fit and available i would go with

Smith
Donald
Delaney
Senior
Hall
Sinfield
McGuire
Kylie
Buderus
Peacock
JJB
Ablett
Clarkson

Burrow
Lauititti
Bailey
Kirke (its a tough call between him and Burgess cos they both lack the power,go forward and energy there size warrants, i guess Burgess would be lacking a bit in fitness at the moment)

I would hope it was more to do with him not having any specialist competition. But hope that is not just clutching at straws.

What do you mean?

Good to see Lauitiiti, Buderus and Leuluai all in contention this week. I also think all three will play.

Hudds: Cudjoe, D. Hodgson, Brown, Robinson, Crabtree, Lunt, Gilmour, Wild, Finnigan, D. Griffin, Drew, Lawrence, Faiumu, Grix, Aspinwall, Patrick, McGillvary, Horne, Brough.

Ref: Ben Thaler

That I hope it was just a case of him getting carried away with himself, knowing that there was no Buderus or Diskin to compete with on the day. He must have expected to get longer than he had. But he couldn't get that extra time because of the performance.

But like I said, I could be clutching at straws. But he wouldn't be the first or the last young player to get above himself.

That would be a very very poor excuse and a strange train of thought for having a bad game.

Had Buderus left the country Friday?

I thought his mere presence would make McShane a better player.

Miraculous recovery by Buderus if he plays on friday, wasn't he supposedly out for 4 weeks in his initial prognosis?