St. Helens - 1. Lachlan Coote, 2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Kevin Naiqama, 4. Mark Percival, 5, Regan Grace, 8. Alex Walmsley, 9. James Roby, 10. Matty Lees, 11. Joel Thompson, 13, Morgan Knowles, 14. Sione Mata’utia, 16. Kyle Amor, 18. Jack Welsby, 19, Aaron Smith, 20, Joe Batchelor, 21. Lewis Dodd, 23, Jake Wingfield, 24, Josh Eaves, 25, Dan Norman, 29. Ben Davies.

James Bentley out for us with spinal ligament damage caused by the ridiculous Kasiano incident. Unsurprisingly the Sky campaign to get Paasi banned worked and Kasiano was let off.

Bentley off to see a specialist but faces an indefinite period out. Hopefully it's not as bad as first expected, but could be one that affects his start to the season with Leeds as well. Google ranges the injury from 6 weeks to a year.

Real shame, gosh he's had it tough this last year. He would very much have wanted to sign off at Saints on his own terms as well.

Hope it's a good game on Friday. It could go any way I reckon, Saints will start as favourites but Leeds are in patchy good form. I expect Saints to win this one; I think they're a mentally strong side who will respond from the Catalans result, and on paper they just have a better squad than Leeds right now.

Leeds will need a couple more standout performances like we saw at Magic to challenge them, and to get on top early so that seed of doubt gets in there and we get at their energy levels.

Yes it was Sky’s fault Passi got banned, nothing to do with his shoulder directly to the jaw or anything.

Saints fans have nothing to moan about the disciplinary procedure when Tommy Makinson recently got his ban reduced! And Passi is very lucky with 2 games

Vuniyayawa's not in 21 man squad. Can't afford to lose any more props before Hull KR. I don't think we'll beat Saints, so I stand by my selection. Throw Corey Johnson in too.

2 Tom Briscoe
3 Harry Newman
5 Ash Handley
9 Kruise Leeming
10 Matt Prior
12 Rhyse Martin
14 Brad Dwyer
16 Richie Myler
17 Cameron Smith
18 Tom Holroyd
20 Bodene Thompson
21 Alex Sutcliffe
22 Sam Walters
24 Luke Briscoe
25 James Donaldson
26 Jarrod O’Connor
27 Jack Broadbent
28 Corey Hall
30 Levi Edwards
31 Morgan Gannon
32 Corey Johnson

Broadbent
Briscoe Newman Briscoe Handley
Myler Leeming
Prior Dwyer Thompson
Martin Gannon
O’Connor

Johnson Smith Holroyd Donaldson

Edwards Hall Walters Sutcliffe

I thought we might have slim chance but with King out i think were just lacking too much in the forwards

I doubt we would win at Saints with a full strength team out ive got to be honest. Different gravy those boys.

I'd go with

Broadbent
L.Briscoe
Newman
T.Briscoe
Handley
Myler
Leeming
Thompson
Dwyer
Prior
Gannon
Martin
Smith

Holroyd
Walters
Donaldson
Johnson

We've got two fit props in Prior & Holroyd we'll struggle with saints pack but we've still got enough strike in attack too possibly too pose a threat too them gonna be a big ask too get 2 points but hopefully we give ourselves every chance. Be good too see so many youngsters get game time in a big game like this the likes of Newman, Broadbent, Holroyd, Gannon & hopefully Johnson they've all shown quality too be first team regulars pretty much so a chance too turn over Saints will hopefully spur them and rest of team on.

We’ve run them very close already this year, and that was with no halfbacks snd 12 men on the field.

We’ve also run the League winners close on two occasions.

We’ll give it a good crack I reckon

I think with a full pack playing we've proven we can challenge them, which will only be bolstered in 2022.

But the squad Agar has had to name here makes it almost impossible to win this game so we need to be realistic. We might go down fighting but we will inevitably go down.

I think that’s all we can ask of them to be fair, I don’t mind losing if weve given it our all, and to be fair in general this team under Agar has done that

Agreed our squad is really down to the bare bones, at least Saints are missing Paasi too, it’s going to be a very tough ask but we’re still in with a slim chance, we’ve still got some good players in our side.

Fishing too much?

Now I’m wondering whether we are going to play a predominantly young side for this and go all out for HKR.

I really hope Cas do is a favour this weekend to be honest

Cas cannot risk loosing this, they need to win to make certain they make the 6, they wont want to risk having to beat Warrington next week, even if beating Rovers secures our spot.

Or go all out for the win against Saints AND go all out for the win against Hull KR.

The amount of people constantly calling to “rest” players is unreal.

We’ve hardly any fit players to rest!

It’s Agar’s squad not mine.

From that squad, assuming they are fit (which some won’t be)
Myler
T Briscoe, Newman, Broadbent, Handley
Martin, Leeming
Holroyd, Dwyer, Prior
Gannon, Donaldson
Smith

Thompson, Walters, O’Connor, A Sutcliffe

Be interesting to see if Broadbent, Handley and Myler can improve their defensive co-ordination. I’d play this side because 1-5 is pretty much first choice for next season, potentially. Prior and Holroyd complement quite well. Smith we’ve been saying should start. Walters, O’Connor and Sutcliffe should be fresh as daisies.

I think Broadbent will be full back, Myler half back and Martin in the second row with Donaldson on the bench. A Sutcliffe at centre and that’s the side for me.

What’s the name of the multi storey car park thats £1 close to the stadium I can’t remember?

Yep I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s close to the side Agar picks.

I’d like to see Broadbent pick his moments a bit - he’s almost too enthusiastic and tires himself out. If you watch him in back play he is all over the place.

A Sutcliffe brings defensive steel but hasn’t played in a good while; this is one of those where things being equal-ish, I’d select the player who will be here next year vying for that spot.

Either way I think we lose this mate - will be glad to be proved wrong! I won’t write Leeds off completely because these lads have a real battling spirit.

Think it’s st Mary’s, Chalon way

I’ve been forced to go, just hope it’s not a cricket score.

Thought saints were very good until last 6 minutes on Saturday