So with this, by the game it sounds like that we will have a number of changes.

Walker
Briscoe Newman Hurrell Handley
Lui Myler
Seumanufagai Dwyer Singleton
Watkins Ferres
Merrin

Lunt Oledzki Cuthbertson Donaldson / Smith / Albert

If Lui and Lunt come in and Parcell is gone this week we definitely have potential to win this game but it's how we approach it and which Catalana team turn up.

Hope we go with

Walker
T.Briscoe
Newman
Hurrell
Handley/ L.Briscoe
Lui
Myler
Seamanufagai
Dwyer
Singleton
Sutcliffe
Watkins
Merrin

Subs

Cuthbertson
Oldezki
Donaldson
Lunt

Get Sutcliffe and Ferres fully out of the squad. Massive improvement all round.

I think Myler will be dropped. Sutcliffe will get in for his goal kicking - and that alone.

Ferres wont be dropped

How Ferres and Sutcliffe get games week in week out is beyond even the late great Stephen Hawking's great mind.

Massive game this. Catalan v low on confidence. If we start well we could go on to win comfortably but its a big if.

Doesn't help right now but looks like Ferres is gone for 2020. With Sutcliffe, for me it's stick him in the back row and compete for a place with Merrin, Ward, Mellor, Trout, Walters, Smith? etc.
Actually with regard to Smith, he seems to have been dropped recently, will be interested to see where he is next year too. Can't make my mind up about him; he has quality but looks like he needs time to mature.
I have literally no clue which way this game will go. I just know we need to be treating the next few games like a mini tournament and making every effort to get points on the board early.

What's worse is that on current form Hawking would be the best of the three in respect of goal line D.

And Attacking mobility. And it has to be said, kicking too.

You have to laugh

I would be quite happy to see Lui in the halves if it means one of Sutcliffe or Myler is dropped.
As for Ferres he too should be moved out on DR with immediate effect.
He offers absolutely nothing just like our two half backs.
Singleton too should be on borrowed time and is perhaps fortunate we have little competition for props.

I would go with the following:
Walker
T.Briscoe another who is just about average at best/L.Briscoe.
Newman
Hurrell
Handley/Golding
Lui
Mclleland
Ava
Lunt
Singleton
Watkins
Smith
Merrin

Subs:
Dwyer
Oledzki
Cuthbertson
Donaldson

Anyone know if Ablett or Ward might be back? Could really do with Ward.

It’ll take ward a bit no doubt to get up to speed after his lay off so I’d not expect him to have a great impact immediately. Better than ferres granted.

Agree ward will need time but 20-30 minutes from ward will start to help make us a little better.

It's hard to believe we might throwing in a hooker and a stand off with 10 games left and needing them to hit the ground running to keep us up.

Well, we did the same with a just a hooker 3 years ago and it worked.

Fair point but that year we sent Faux Balloon back home this time around we look likely to have exited Garbutt, Parcell and Kallum Watkins.

Although Sinfield is not going to die wondering which I'd rather have than sitting on our hands

Agree it’s crazy to be in this position but nothing can be worse than the current incumbents in the halves, hopefully if nothing else Lui arrival pushes Lolohea out early Sutcliffe is never played there again and Myler follows on his way out at the end of next year at the latest.

We also lost Hardaker that year aswell who was the current man of steel

Why does Singleton keep getting picked? He’s not good enough for Super League IMO

I had a look at Singleton's stats across a number of games, and his yardage per carry isn't terrible (although not at top prop level), but he does far too few. A bit 'Kirk-esque' really (where's G1 when you need him?). Merrin has similar yards/carry but runs in far more and makes a shedload of tackles as well.

Singleton was brilliant against Wigan, and he played very well against Wakefield. Thought he was rubbish against Saints though.

He’s the most aggressive player we have and at least shows some fight. Ability-wise, he seemed to peak a couple of years ago but I’ve seen nothing this year to get excited about.

Brilliant isn't a word anyone can use to describe any Rhinos player performance this season.
At best some players have been average whilst the rest have been poor.

You think Merrin's performances can be described as average?

How about Hurrell's 4 try display at KRnt? Average? Lol.