what do you think we will line up like against Manly?
Personally, i think now, were going to get hammered by manly, but will give it a good show now. Teamwise however, i would have to say

Donald, Hall, Senior, Ablett, Watkins, McGuire, Burrow, Leuluai, Diskin, Peacock, Lauitiiti, Jamie Jones Buchanan, Sinfield.

Ive found it hard to think who will actually be on the subs bench, because we will need a strong bench,

Buderus, Gibson, Allan and Burgess are the main contenders for the bench i would say, without Buderus, is the obvious McShane, and then thers Broughton who could be outsider, with Simon Worrell too.

Why we turning up if we are going to get hammered ? Sure I heard the same last year

Does it really matter if we do?

In the context of the season as a whole, it's meaningless.

Yes it does it's a match against the aussie champions with a trophy at stake.

Somebody might want to tell them that then.

They've come over early,arranged a warm up fixture and brought their best available squad i think that shows they aren't here for a holiday.

But in the same breath mentioned it as a pre season warm up.

Adam

You seem to stress at the slightest thing? The Manly game is over a week away. Players have more than enough time to recover.

Bailey will be defo out.

This is the team with all doubts playing:

Smith
Donald
Watkins
Senior
Hall
McGuire
Burrow
Leulaui
Buderus
Peacock
JJB
Kirke
Sinfield

Diskin
Ali
Ablett
Burgess

Without doubts:

Donald
Watkins
Gibson
Senior
Hall
Sinfield
McGuire
Leulaui
Diskin
Peacock
JJB
Ablett
Kirke

McShane
Burgess
Worrall?
Allen

I think Smith is more of a doubt than Bailey.

My concern next week is full back. Scotty is not a full back, as much as he did ok last night. Think I heard BJB was back in training, but it is probably too soon for him to come back, as I suspect it will be for Webb, regardless of what has been said on here.
Smith with pain killing injections??? Who knows.

One thing I have noticed is that Bluey is keeping injury news very close to his chest this year.

Do you have a source?

well I have a feeling to win next week

A source for what? My opinion? Erm yes.....its me.

You are really fighting your corner on this arent you



Come to the dark side

Jord said he spoke to Webb after the Celtic game and that he had about 6 weeks from there.

Smith/Donald
Donald/Watkins
Watkins/Ablett
Senior
Hall
McGuire
Burrow
Leuluai
Diskin
Peacock
Jones-Buchanan
Lauiti'iti
Sinfield

Kirke
Burgess
Buderus/McShane
Ablett/Allan

Think that is pretty simple to understand

Melbourne put the cleaners through this 'Manly Whatever' team around this time last season. If London (oops Harlequins) don't put at least a similar 40+ score on them then that's a good sign Manly are here to play.

That will be for the doctor to decide and any such desicion will have regard to any "concussion" involved.

I read the spinal board as purely precautionary and in fact Sky reported this almost immediately they reached the dressing rooms as Ryan Bailey was fully conscious and mobile.

IIRC a concussion diagnosis will result in a mandatory weeks lay off but even then that would even then make him available for the WCC.

Wasn't that binned in favour of the Cognitive test?

I am because it's only since we started winning it that it became meaningless


When the aussies won it through melbourne and the roosters they were taking it seriously and the timing of the fixture wasn't an issue.
Now there's a regular english winner it's a pre-season game and the timing(which has already been changed to them more prep time) is all wrong blah blah.

just wanted to say good luck to you next guys for next week
com on you leeds

What ??? do you have to spell it ????

Yeah, if he passes the COG test he will be OK to play.

Just taking the test my good man.