This one is a tester for us.

Injured - Fusitua, Gannon, Simpson, Warren.
Doubtful - Ackers.
Suspended - Lisone.

Miller
Roberts Newman Momirovski Handley
Croft Frawley
Oledzki O’Connor Holroyd
McDonnell Martin
Smith

Bentley, Sangare, Goudemand, Donaldson.

(18-21 - Edgell, Ruan, Sinfield, Ackers/TNW)

Hopefully Ackers isn’t too serious and is ok for the game and then we have a slight headache.

EDIT - Also aware that Hudson is available after playing in the reserves game.

Percival is out with a 2 match ban.

Saints to appeal ban and RFL to ban Bentley as a precaution instead ?

Donaldson will be available and expect to see him on the bench so the only real unknown at the moment is Ackers. Might have to be an 80 minute job from O'connor with Miller dipping in to help at dummy half.

Think the diagnosis for Ackers was a bang to the shin. If this is right I'm guessing he'll play. Plus he didn't seem to have too much of a limp when he came off.

I would be very disappointed if Donno gets back in after two wins in his absence.

We've drawn them in the cup too.

Really looking forward to these two games.

I thought he had one match remaining?

Just checked, two game ban so yes he’s available too

No new suspensions for us?

Nope. No charges, either

Looks like 4 games in common sense is kicking in at the diciplinary. Not sure that there were huge differences in the Ackers/ O Connor tackles to the ones that players picked up bans for clubs in rounds 1 and 2.
I would hope this would now extend to trying to keep 13 players on the pitch. There was nothing wrong with the on report system. Similar to football the video ref could be used for when the ref is unsighted and there has potentially been a clear red card foul other than that get on with it and deal with it on Monday.

Saints appeal will be successful. Percival's other bans have all been successfully appealed and the RFL will therefore cite his unblemished previous record as a reason to overturn the ban. The same will happen again in 2 weeks time.

Wouldn’t mind, don’t think was a red offence

They decided not to appeal

Saving up for Knowles appearances

Surely Ruan keeps his spot

Should cop a longer ban for a frivolous non-appeal

According to Red Wee, Saints will walk both games against us (30+ scorelines suggested by some), despite a lot of complaints about their backline.

There are far more people talking about potentially losing five on the bounce. Both extremes are largely the preserve of the reactionaries amongst redvee population



FWIW I’m confident we win on Friday but it won’t be easy.

Saints are favorites, however, if we play close to our best for more than 40 minutes, then we have a chance.

1 Lachie Miller
3 Harry Newman
5 Ash Handley
6 Brodie Croft
7 Matt Frawley
8 Mikolaj Oledzki
9 Andy Ackers
10 Tom Holroyd
11 James Bentley
12 Rhyse Martin
13 Cameron Smith
14 Jarrod O'Connor
16 James McDonnell
17 Justin Sangare
18 Mickael Goudemand
21 Jack Sinfield
23 Leon Ruan
24 Luis Roberts
25 James Donaldson
29 Alfie Edgell
31 Ned McCormack

Miller
Roberts Newman Martin Handley
Croft Frawley
Oledzki Ackers Holroyd
Bentley McDonnell
Smith

O’Connor Donaldson Sangare Goudemand

Ruan

Edgell McCormack Sinfield