yes

From what Rohan saying it sounds like we are down to barely a 17 to play.

Just in terms of volume of bodies letting Mellor, Broadbent and Walker leave early this year without anyone coming in could be a mistake Smith comes to regret in the next week.

Fingers crossed we play better with the ball and get another win and get the job done.

Hoping he maybe doing a touch of the Syd Hynes favourite of announcing a team missing a few that actually play.

Maybe he's trying to keep lads fit/fresh/not banned for the cas game

Guess we’ll soon see.

What happened to the 21 man squad announcement?

They've been allowed to make it tomorrow with how close the games are.

I'm sure part of letting them go early was for the salary cap. Signing Hardaker meant the club had move over players on to balance the books

Could be but I think the cap is “live”, so you can’t exceed it and then dip back in by signing Zak and then letting someone go 2 weeks later. We needed space to sign Zak. Whatever the case we are again short of bodies near the end of the season.

Austin out tomorrow….only been able to name a 19 man squad

Wonder if Rohan is trying not to risk anyone before the Cas game.

Hardaker
Tindall Briscoe Sutcliffe Handley
Myler Leeming
Oledzki O'Connor Tetevano
Bentley Martin
Gannon

Dwyer Tetevano Walters Mustapha

With Gannon a doubt it might be this, but with sinfield in the halves as O’Connor at 13.

I reckon Gannon and possibly sutcliffe or prior to drop out. We will do very well to get anything from this with catalan only missing Tomkins.

I did think it might have been Edwards moment to come in.

Edwards is injured too isn't he ?

What's wrong with Fusitua now?
Another one who can't string a run of games together!!
Can wee why we need Olpherts.

Jack Sinfield played for u18’s today so he must be out of the picture for Monday.

Wild guess, he's running on a ropey knee waiting on a clean out.

Austin's injury sounds slightly odd.

He didn't play in either of the other games in France this year either, maybe his famously expired passport still hasn't been renewed.

u18s didnt play today did they? havent seen anything about a game?
i thought the next game for them was the u18s playoffs, on the 10th September

Smith said calf strain at his presser. Not surprised he's picking up the odd injury as almost all his touches involve taking it up to - and often through- big forwards in the middle of the field. We've scarcely created him an overlap all season. One of the things Smith will have to rectify next year if we are to challenge the big boys.

That's an integral part of the wingers game.
Don't see Handley getting injured running into the big guys.
Very frustrating.

That's all he does though. He gets through the tackle pretty much every time and his likely to come up with a big break, out of nothing, every game. I'm a big Handley fan but I wish more play came down Fusitua's flank. He'd score loads.

My bad. You are right

Not vaccinated so can't travel? That would be great if we end up going back in the play offs.

No Handley? Hasnt travelled? Missus due?

Questions.

There's no Covid rules to enter France any more.