www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/5703 SAINTS have named their 19-man squad for Friday's Dacia World Club Series match with Sydney Roosters. Travis Burns and Dominique Peyroux have been added to the line-up but James Roby misses out with a rib injury. Keiron Cunningham will select his 17 from: 2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Jordan Turner, 5. Adam Swift, 6. Travis Burns, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Alex Walmsley, 10. Kyle Amor, 11. Atelea Vea, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 14. Lama Tasi, 15. Greg Richards, 16. Andre Savelio, 17. Luke Thompson, 18. Dominique Peyroux, 19. Theo Fages, 20. Joe Greenwood, 22. Jack Owens, 28. Morgan Knowles.

www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/5703 SAINTS have named their 19-man squad for Friday's Dacia World Club Series match with Sydney Roosters. Travis Burns and Dominique Peyroux have been added to the line-up but James Roby misses out with a rib injury. Keiron Cunningham will select his 17 from: 2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Jordan Turner, 5. Adam Swift, 6. Travis Burns, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Alex Walmsley, 10. Kyle Amor, 11. Atelea Vea, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 14. Lama Tasi, 15. Greg Richards, 16. Andre Savelio, 17. Luke Thompson, 18. Dominique Peyroux, 19. Theo Fages, 20. Joe Greenwood, 22. Jack Owens, 28. Morgan Knowles.

Don't think KC will go with this but I would like to see:
Swift
Makinson
Peyroux
Turner
Swift
Burns
Walsh
Amor
Fages
Tasi
Wilkin
Vea
LMS

Richards
Savelio
Greenwood
Walmsley

Does anyone think we've got a prayer against these on Friday?

If it's freezing and lashing it down we might cause them a few problems but my sensible head says that they're gonna win by 16+.

It's difficult not to reminisce about the days when we had Long, Scully, Cunningham, Newlove, Albert, Martyn, Joynt and co. We were so spoilt them days.

Jack Owens was that bad last Thursday you've cloned Adam Swift



I was thinking earlier what team I'd least like to face as an opposition fan against Saints. I'd certainly be moving Swift or Makinson in to full back. I'd also be looking to get Greenwood in to that back row because I think he's a great talent. Against the big Aussie packs I'd look at getting Savelio in at loose forward to add some size in the middle. Finally I think Wilkin should be in the halves. He picks and chooses his games but I'd be far more confident of him producing something in a big game then I would of Burns (I'd put him in the pack to add some aggression) doing it or Fages.

Probably agree with you there, Swifty to full back very much improved would offer a lot running the ball out, put Owens on the wing. Greenwood and Sav get contained a bit easy these days and there offload game has disappeared. Wilkin at loose forward is usually an extra half back and has been noted for his lack of metres lately.
I have no idea how the team is going to respond from last weeks loss, KC says one thing but the players don't inspire confidence to perform at the high levels required.

I know you have some injured, but in terms of opposition you couldn't ask for much of a weaker team from a top 3 NRL team
they lost Maloney and RTS and Jennings in the off season
Plus JWH and Cordener are injured and Pearce is in rehab


Thats 3 internationals and a further 3 origin players missing from their team last year (another way to look at it is that their 2 best players in Pearce and JWH aren't playing)
Plus they only gave themselves 5 days in the country so are way under prepared

You guys must think your in with a chance... right?

They have been at a training camp in Dubai, they were the first to leave Australia.

Yea but thats still a long flight and doesn't exactly get them ready for a cold night in Saint Helens
Plus I read that by some bizarre set of events Rugby League is illegal in Dubai? So are you sure they were allowed out

Sydney squad;
The Roosters’ World Club Series squad to play St Helens:

Mitchell Aubusson
Joe Burgess
Dale Copley
Kane Evans
Blake Ferguson
Mitchell Frei
Jake Friend
Aidan Guerra
Jackson Hastings
Ian Henderson
Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Vincent Leuluai
Isaac Liu
Latrell Mitchell
Sam Moa
Dylan Napa
Jayden Nikorima
Sio Siua Taukeiaho
Daniel Tupou

I wouldn't pick Walmsley In this game. I'd rest our best players but other than big Alex I can't think of anyone else worth resting.

I don't see the point in risking losing players in a nothing game like this.

You just know we are going to come out of this with one or two serious injuries.

It's only the biggest game of the year mate come on! Ok, apart from the cup games and play offs!

From a players perspective it will be the one they really look forward to!

For me living abroad, and being friends with a lot of ozzies, it's one I'm really excited about! So much more exciting than any normal super league game, bar Wigan maybe!

To suggest resting players is comical, everyone will be fired up for this and I can't wait for it!

Do I think we'll win? Do I balls....Roosters by 20+

Biggest game if the year? Are you serious? It's a nothing game. It's a friendly. Win or lose we get nothing.

We didn't even qualify for the the series did we?

I'd rather have took two points at Salford last week than a win against the roosters in a friendly.

Huge game for the club, for the players, and for the fans.

To play against the NRL clubs is the greatest test, why wouldn't anyone want it?! Truly astonishing!

If the feeling of beating Salford is greater than beating any NRL team, then you my friend, have no clue whatsoever about rugby league!

I'd take two points last week than nothing at all against the roosters. The game is a hindrance imo. Only takes few injuries for a nothing game and can wreck the season.

The world series is a joke anyway. Teams don't want to be in it and opt out. It's purely money making.

Whilst we don't get any competition points i think in terms of belief for the rest of the year Friday is massive. You'd like to think the place will be buzzing if we can get a result.

And as a fan i'd remember a win against the Roosters for years, a win against Salford or Hull KR not so much.

Add friendly win over 2 points in the league? Madness

I can't ever see a time where I'll want us to beat KR or Salford in a normal league game more than I'll want us to beat Sydney Roosters in this series type format.

Whereas in league table standing it'd mean nothing to beat them, for me it's a big chance for us to match up against one of the worlds best and it'll be up there with one of the best nights at LP (IMO) if we can get a win.

Certainly is a big game, I think you need to look beyond your own "back yard", its a flagship game for rugby league to raise the profile of the sport in the UK, what kind of message do we give out to the media and potential sponsors if we send out a weakened team and not giving recognition.
I would send out a full strength team, if we come close or perhaps win this game it would do wonders to the players confidence and could kickstart us for the rest of the season, or some could dwell on the negative side and whinge its a nothing game.............for me Friday night we should go on the field with all "guns blazing" and show win or lose we potentially are still a big club and not one that surrenders with the white flag when the going gets tough.

That big it's not sold out

Are you going and coughed up for a ticket.

When do St Helens ever sell out anything?

Regards

King James

I'm going and no I didn't buy a ticket

All games are nothing games.

We all run around and do what we have to do but in 100 years we will all be dead and very few will care about a salford game or a roosters game.
In 5 billion years the sun will die and take out every RL pitch in sight.
Many years after that the universe will grow cold and die and nothing will be left.

It is all pointless and meaningless.

But it's fun whilst we are here, so enjoy the moment.

It will never sell out because of people with the same mindset as you...

People worrying about injuries....they can happen at anytime, during any game throughout the year, why even worry about it? Ridiculous!

Roby will be absolutely gutted he's missing it (as am I)!

I am buzzing today though, can't wait for them to have a good crack at those arrogant ozzies!