Wheeler, imo, is very assured on the ball. Whilst I feel he looks better taking the ball moving, a la tomkins, he could have the cool to take up that position closer to the ruck.

Wheeler is one of an extremely low number of Saints players who have rugby smarts.

BBC's Preview for the game says that Gardner is expected to start, which would mean Makinson to fullback.

Makinson
Gardner
Turner
Jones
Meli
Gaskell
Lomax
Laffranchi
Roby (c)
Puletua
Manu
Soliola
Wilkin

Bench

Wheeler
Flanagan
Walmsley
LMS

I agree with this, I hope Wheeler gets some game time, he's got a lot to prove.

Wheeler defo playing but some people might be surprised with the two who drop out saintsfan ain't going to be happy

Enlighten us...

Have been told Lomax fullback, Wilkin scrum half and Gaskell dropped. Seems Brown has taken my point of view of Gaskell.

Look like he ain't happy with both lomax and gaskell if wello hadn't got injuried think both would been dropped this week answel as makinson

So Wheeler to halfback.

Well I hope it works out well, but that's knackered my fantasy team. I got some good points out of Gaskell the last few weeks.

So if Wellens was fit, all 3 would be dropped? That suggests two are dropped already. So with 2 dropped and Wellens injured, that would mean Gardner, Wheeler and Walker will all be in the 17?!

I hope Wheeler gets chance to prove himself at 6 IMO he's the best 6 we have at the club.

If he stays fit and gets a run in the team, I have no doubt that is the case.

I have also been told Jonny is Wellens long term replacement. may just be that he is giving him game time there while injuries permit. Also allows experimentation around the half back positions.

If Wheeler is picked at 6 or 7 then we need a back on the bench. We'll be lucky if he lasts 40, never mind 80, minutes.

Shame really, as he does look to have ability

Saints team for bulls

Lomax
Ade
Jones
Turner
Meli
Wheeler
Wilkin
Laffranchi
Roby
TP
Sia
Manu
Flanaghan

Lms
Walmsley
Walker
Greenwood

The team will be as follows:

7. Jonny Lomax
2. Ade Gardner
19. Josh Jones
3. Jordan Turner
5. Francis Meli

17. Gary Wheeler
12. Jon Wilkin

14. Anthony Laffranchi
9. James Roby
11. Tony Puletua
4. Sia Soliola
13. Willie Manu
15. Mark Flanagan

10. LMS
24. Joe Greenwood
25. Alex Walmsley
27. Anthony Walker

Woops Pete beat me to it!

I can hear SaintsFan's fingers smashing away at the keyboard in relation to dropping T-Mak and Gaskell already. Although it's a good time to rotate and see what fits best for our team at the moment in time.

Makinson dropped or injured?

Interesting you have both names Jones at right centre and Turner left. Any reason for this?

I don't think he's injured, not been told that anyway.





That's just the team as I got told it, could well be the other way round.

I've jus put them in any side. Its just now it came thru in the txt message

Makinson and gaskell both dropped

Correct

Good games from wheeler and Gardner tomorrow and these two will struggle to get back in