I agree. There is nothing worse than a good player that doesn't look cool. Get the hawk going and lets go at this season.

I've been told Mose will play this week - coming off the bench.

I'd like to see us going back to 2006 when we had an extra prop and rotated them every week. Not dropping anyone, but testing a prop, kept them all fit and fresh through the season. Pick and choose who to rest depending on the opposition, and throw Beaumont in there as an extra option when possible. Means we could rest one of amor or walmesley this week.

oh you so have to use Masoe and get him game fit as soon as is practicable.

The man is a beast. Glad to hear he is going to have a little run. Get him up to speed you won't regret it.

He is going to hurt people , good and bad defenders alike , it's just what he does.

Mose drains a lot of juice from the opposition pack , it uses up a lot of petrol stopping him when he's fit.

Quote ="BackrowSaint"I've been told Mose will play this week - coming off the bench.'" Saints sound very sure he's playing as well: Quote Debut: Mose Masoe will make his debut for Saints. '" www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/3861? I'm not expecting fireworks to begin with, get him a couple of games to get up to speed before announcing himself to the sky cameras sounds good though!

Quote ="BackrowSaint"I've been told Mose will play this week - coming off the bench.'" Saints sound very sure he's playing as well: Quote Debut: Mose Masoe will make his debut for Saints. '" www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/3861? I'm not expecting fireworks to begin with, get him a couple of games to get up to speed before announcing himself to the sky cameras sounds good though!

Nail on head - although I'm note sure against a team like HKR, who's pack is their biggest strength, is the time to rest either of Amor or Walmsley.

If they've got knocks rest them, like wheeler last week, but otherwise full steam ahead! Poore is a good prop, but I wouldn't swap him for the Grouch or big Alex

This. Rotating the pack will be important throughout the season, but it's only round 4, and we haven't even played with our first choice yet in theory (will masoe become a starting prop? The way walmsley has taken to it I'm not ruling anything out!) - but the props should be rotated in the lead up to Easter, and then throughout the middle section of the season.

The 2006 rotation served us very well. Fozz, who was bottom of the pile was still given plenty of game time and always performed (and turned into an outstanding prop for us in 2007/icon_cool.gif.
So we've got Amor, Walmsey, Masoe, LMS, Beaumont, Boof and, I suppose, Richards. We've definitely got room for rotation.

That's what I was on about earlier. Players may come in and out of the pack, but we should not assume they have been dropped. Just simply it was their turn for a rest. If Masoe is playing, by that virtue someone else is not, but it's not a reflection on their performance.

What gets me going is when people start reading beyond what is happening. Say Jones misses out this week, some will come on saying why has he been dropped, or saying the manager does not rate him, when in fact it would just be his turn to sit out.

The same goes for Laffranchi, Lance, LMS, Wilkin etc.

It's when people take the week by week selections to have a go at certain players, rather than just support the whole team, playing or rested.

There's probably 20 odd players who we wouldn't mind in the match day 17. It's a great position to be in!

Wheeler back in, Lance on the bench with Wello dropping out. Big Mose to debut from the bench.

Try again......

Pm?

The changes suggested would more than do for me, but in brown we trust

I'm not expecting fireworks to begin with, get him a couple of games to get up to speed before announcing himself to the sky cameras sounds good though!'"

i work in Leyland and work shifts. I finish at 7 so i will be tonking down the M6 soon. COYS!!!!

Haha I don't believe it, Wellens in the 17.

He'd survive a nuclear explosion that lad.

1. Jonny Lomax; 2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Jordan Turner, 24. Gary Wheeler, 5. Adam Swift; 6. Lance Hohaia, 7. Luke Walsh; 18. Alex Walmsley, 9. James Roby, 16. Kyle Amor, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Willie Manu, 4. Josh Jones.
Subs: 8. Mose Masoe, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11. Sia Soliola, 17. Paul Wellens.

Why is Wellens in the 17?

He'd better not start. I have a cheeky bet on Lomax to score a try.

So Percival and Boof dropped for wheeler and masoe.

More to the point, wellens retained over Percival. Interesting choice.

Percival took a knock according to saints twitter. So it's really masoe for laffranchi + injury to Percival - would of been interesting to see if Percival hadn't gotten a knock.

how did he go?

Not well!

Unfit, but that will take time i suppose. Hull KR threw 4 even 5 tacklers at him. He can certainly draw them in, leaving the rest of the line exposed!

And that's putting it nicely.