According to todays League Express will be returning next week against Bradford

He says he think the semi might be a week early, he don't say he's defo out.

I think the is outside chance he will play against leeds.

Pleeeeeeeeeeease don't risk Eastmond against Leeds, they will target him and he will be out for the rest of the season then.

Would you want to risk it and the same happen again?

Or was he not fully fit heading into the match at Headingly?

If the saints medical staff say he's fit to play then i would play him.

I can't see how leeds could target his ankle, they could target him as he might not be match fit but can't see how they can target his ankle injury.

If fit then play him.

We played Wigan without Kyle and won. We played wire without Kyle and won. we risked Kyle against Leeds and lost.

We would be crazy to play him on Saturday, I hope he's ruled out.

Woah! Kyle is a class player and IF he's fit then I'm confident he will give us a big boost and play. His form before his injury was sensational. But, he has to be 100% fit. Moore, Wilkin and Pryce are playing well and shouldn't be ousted by a player that isn't 100% fit. We certainly can't carry a passenger or risk subbing him after 20 minutes again.

There's some selection headaches regardless of Kyle with the returns of Lomax, Wheeler and Gidley. Gidley will play, but who else in the backline?

Of course he's class and if fit he'd be on the teamsheet.

Fact is he's played one game in ages and didn't finish that game.

If the medical staff say he's fit then i would play him.

I read both papers this morning one article says he will be fit for the Bradford game the following week. The other article says Mick Potter will give him as much time as he needs to prove his fitness before naming his squad for the CC game. Mind games come into play again.

Skytext has potter saying kyle will not play.

The head;line on txt refers to kyle as a crock

We took a similar risk with Amos Roberts v Leeds in the cup, v Saints at Wigan and v Wire at Wigan.

We lost all three games, and he clearly was not 100%

That was roberts, we are talking about a top class player here.

If Kyle is 90-100% fit I would select him to sit on the bench for the 1st half, the first 30 mins will be intense and he would be easily targeted. Knowing Leeds they would try and damage his ankle for the season.
I would put him on the pitch for the last 30 mins and let him run at a tired Leeds defence.

Is it the same ankle he was out with before?

Yes. He re-injured it at Headingley, about ten minutes after allegedly being fit again!

Yes Roberts is class, I think Eastmond is getting there, maybe Sam can give him a few pointers.

Joking apart, Roberts was the most exciting player in Superleague prior to his injury. He was top try score, top assists, top tackle busts and about third in metres made.
Ask the Wire fans about his performance there at the beginning of the season.


We rushed him back and he played quite poorly. His confidence was shot, and he got injured again, which is why I would err on the side of caution with Eastmond.

You are right about Eastmond Rogues,don't rush the kid back and the lads who have played in his place deserve a crack at playing Leeds this weekend.

Yeah remember him going off but wasn't sure if it was the same ankle. Would be a huge risk throwing him in to next weeks game but I'm sure there will be no risks taken by the Saints staff. At least I hope there wont be from a Leeds POV.

If he's fit put him in, if he's not don't risk it.

I think that even if we [ithink[/i he's fit (which is as sure as we can be without him playing a game), he shouldn't be playing his first game back in a semi. It's just too risky, especially given the momentum we've built in recent weeks.

He's a class act, but I think we might be risking our entire season by playing him if he breaks down.

i agree with this, he needs a game back in the reserves first, he wasnt ready at wigan and look what happened there

Spot on! If the doc gives him all clear then play him, the game at leeds when he injured the ankle was a freak injury the way he fell on that ankle.

IMO if the ankle is good and his fitness is good, then play him from start.

Roberts had about 8 good weeks since he been at wigan, half th fans was calling for his head last year.

Im always happy to see him in your line up, he makes big mistakes that costs you points, just like meli.