If Moon is fit he should play at LC imo and if Sinfield moves back to 13 then Sutcliffe should play 6 with Burrow at 7 Mags goes onto the bench.

If Moon isn't fit and Sutcliffe's back, I'd be tempted by putting Sutcliffe at centre rather than Ward. It's hard to be sure where either will end up in the long term, but I think centre is a real possibility for Sutcliffe. Not so for Ward.

Moving Moon to SO doesn't seem a long-term option, since it just brings back our centre conundrum. I'd be interested to see it, but we'd need another first choice centre first.

One word: Ablett

(it also seems Bailey is back off the naughty/not naughty step)

19 man squad

Hardaker
Watkins
Moon
Hall
McGuire
Burrow
Leuluai
Peacock
Ablett
Sinfield
Ward
Delaney
Bailey
Kirke
Clarkson
Achurch
Briscoe
Sutcliffe
Singleton

Aiton hasn't been able to train this week due to illness still. Bailey returns and BJB misses out.

Would imagine its Clarkson and one other forward to miss out.

Ok, who's going to get in the 17 but not get on the park this week?
My money's on Liam Sutcliffe.

BJB deserves dropping after that none performance last week.

So after McGuires great performance against a well under strength Saints side he keeps his place?
Burrow to play hooker no doubt for the full 80 and Clarkson keeps his place too?
For the Hall lovers he gets another go to build up his try tally at the expence of BJB who clearly did not sit on the subs bench properly last time out hence why he is dropped.
Wouldn`t be surprised barring injuries we keep the same 17 five days later for the league match.

McGuire - I imagine he'll start yes
Burrow - of course, if Aiton is missing next week (or in the future I wouldn't mind seeing Robbie Ward get added to the squad - would depend massively on who the opponents were though)
Clarkson - don't know, he was meant to be at Hunslet until Achurch was ruled out with a head injury so think he'll miss out if others are fit.
BJB - why have people suddenly developed a love-in for him? When he made the team weekly he was deemed the weaker link of the back 5 and should be dropped to give a youngster like Chisholm a chance.....for some reason some people always think the guy on the sidelines would've had a better game.

Maybe McDermott will pick the strongest 17 he has available to him on both occasions.....what a c**t!

Whilst i do think he should make a few changes between the 2 games, the possibility of him not doing that actually depresses you I find way more alarming. You should try enjoy life.

I sincerelty hope you were referring to McDermott as the c**t and not me.
Don`t be too alarmed at me putting a depressed face at the end of my comment.Because if you take those sort of things seriously it is you who needs to get a life.
But at least you can get a hard on watching the WBW over the next two games.
I thought I heard the coach say he would pick players on form unless of course he honestly thinks McGuire has been playing well, which would worry me even more.
So you going to tell McDermott to his face that he is a c**t or do you want to tell me to my face?

What was that you said about taking things too seriously

Not at all mate.
Just don`t like the c word especially if it is aimed at me.
On the other hand if it was aimed at the coach then good for you

I'm sure McGuire made the OPTA team of the week for his effort versus Saints and IIRC he made that team for his performance against Widnes or London and possibly on one other occasion as well this season?

Indeed he did, or at least according to Brian Carney on Superleague Fulltime, he did.
I guess it just goes to show that people see what they want to see not what actually transpired.

Feck me if he can make the team of the week it just shows how poor this comp is.
Maybe the lack of pace is what's needed from a half back these days.
Then again it never did Sinfield any harm.
I seriously cannot see how he justifies that from last weeks performance.

I am just watching Phillies against Cubs at Chicago and Phillies new Pitcher is the double of Bailey.He pitched well for 5 innings before being taken off.Apparently he had to catch a flight From O'Hare to Manchester.The Pitcher's name Roberto Hernandez

And Sinfield was so good on Friday? He is the playmaker if the attack is as impotent as it was on Friday he cannot get of without shouldering some of the blame?

Have to agree. On all counts. The competition IS poor: no doubt about it.

Got to feel sorry for BJB. I'd certainly have him in there in favour of the ineffectual McGuire.

Would like to see Ward and/or Sutcliffe given a shot at running the show at LF/SO ... Sinfield to hooker in Aiton's absence.

Hardaker
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Ward
Burrow
Kylie
Sinfield
Peacock
Clarkson
Ablett
Sutcliffe

Singleton
Delaney
Bailey
Achurch


.......and here's a novel idea. Perhaps it might be prudent to use ALL of the subs.

I agree Sal. Both our half backs are poor.
Not sure why we play those tactics against the better teams because when we move it wide we have the ability to beat anyone.
I think it is time we started to break up the half back pairing put Burrow on the bench and get some sip in the halves.
To me both Ward and Delaney look to be carrying knocks, Clarkson has not improved and Bailey does what he wants which is not much.

Or as I stated elsewhere try Moon at SO with Sutcliffe given a run at LC instead of Ward who we all agree is not a centre. If he is fit try him at at LF.

For sure I agree we have got to split up the half back pairing of Sinfield and McGuire. Two pedestrian halfbacks is no bluddy good.

I don't agree Ward isn't a left centre, not at all. I agree Joel Moon is a better one though. I also agree Ward is better than other options in the pack.

Not a chance with that bench.

Achurch unused
Singleton 10 mins
Bailey 15 mins
Delaney - a properly used sub.

Team announced via audio boo on twitter.
Hardaker
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
JP
Burrow
Leuleui
Ablett
Delaney
Kirke

Ward
Sutcliffe
Bailey
Achurch

Is Mac seriously starting the game with no half backs this weekend?

Dominant victory that

Agar out