That's the same info I was given yesterday mornin. Same source?

I'm not sure if it's a great idea playing sia this year, I'm told he's been in full training for just under a month, it's a big risk for a guy who ain't played alot of games in the last 2yrs!

Maybe save him for next year, I've also heard that wheeler has done his hamstring but it's not to bad and might be fit.

It's a huge risk playing sia, maurie, wheeler, eastmond and if pryce gets all clear he's been out a while come play off time.

So we'd have sia who's missed all season, maurie will have been out over 3 month, wheeler only played about 10 games, eastmond only played two full games in 12 weeks and Leon (if gets all clear) been out over a month.

Does potter stick with lads who've got him to 2nd in the league or take a risk on all the big guns or few of them?

Tough choice, whatever he does if he don't win the grand final most saints fans will slag him off saying he made wrong choice!

I doubt it, I get it from a friend, who is a friend with someone at Saints... never been wrong up to now... apart from the Semi Final line-up but who saw the Pryce injury

I don't suppose it matters really as the players who have been out long term will be fresh as daises and players who have been playing all year are beginning to feel a bit jaded and tired. Six of one and half a dozen of the other.

My info also comes from someone at saints( not a player) the info I get comes direct to me.

He's never been wrong yet apart from something he told me this year abouts kc last injury( might have been true but doubt it) and he's been telling info for years.

As he trusts me, it's very rare il share what he's told me, half the stuff I'm told becomes common chat on here not long after he tells me anyway.

No messing around in the Play Offs, you pick the best equipped and most experienced side you have. If Maurie and Sia are fit along with Pryce, Cunningham and Eastmond I'd play them despite the risks. They are big game players and know how to prepare for these ocassions.

I think eastmond, pryce and kc will be certain to play, it's maurie and sia which are the risks.

Sia is a worry as he's not played much for 2yrs now and may struggle with being match fit, maurie always takes 3-4 games to get back to his best.

Couldn't they play in reserves this week and then against cas the following week? That way potter will have fair idea what there like and will have two games under there belt.

Whatever potter does, if he fails most saints will bag him for making the wrong call!

No matter what Potter does he's slagged off!

Saints U20's won't play again until the first Superleague play off weekend (10/11/12 September)

I also got told on Friday that Soliola and Faz will play v Cas.

They're both risks, but bring size and extra forward power. It's an area we're lacking at the moment, although the young lads have done well. Both players are capable of big performances on their day, they'd both get into our 17 if we were at full strength and they're both experienced pro's. If they're fit I'd take the risk.

If Soliola was to comeback, it'd be like a new signing just in time for the play-offs. Play the strongest side, as someone has said, it may be a risk, but it could also be a blessing to have fresh players back.

not a saints fan, but glad to hear that KC's carreer hasn't been finished by injury, never a good way to end such a successful carreer.

The risk with soliola might not be his match fitness but if he has another set back with his knee. Maybe giving it another few month and then a good pre-season would be best.

I'd throw maurie in if he's been given the all clear to play and he's fit enough, he's gone next year so if he does get injured it ain't our problem.

remind me who this soliola character is!!!! LOL

as has been said, play the strongest team.if those players who have been out for a while can play against cas i would give em all an 80 minute run out. if they all come through that then potter will have a nice dilemma for a change of an almost (except ashurst) fully fit squad to choose from for the first time this season(!!!?)

hopefully we can beat the pies at OT in the GF this year. we dont want to lose 4 on the trot.

get Sia and Maurie both playing in the 9's on Wednesday for a start. bit more like a high intensity and impact training session for them.



if they are both fully fit and able to contribute it makes total sense to play them against Castleford.

There will always be this doubt about Soliola's knees, if the physio/doctor and Soliola are both confident that he is ready, he should play. If not and he isn't fit enough to get back, he shouldn't, its that simple really.

If thats the case, why did we sign him? Or, are you saying that the doubts are as a result of the lost season he has had with us?
Don't get me wrong, it must be absolute misery for the poor guy who didn't come over here expecting to be injured. But has he got "history"?

I am saying that the doubts are a result of the lost season he had with us. Obviously Saint thought he was over his problems, and hes been unlucky to pick up the injury he has, which i think is the opposite to the knee that he has previous operations on, which is really unlucky.

He has had a history of knee injuries I seem to recall.

He missed a large amount of last year in the NRL with a knee injury.

If everybody got the all clear excluding Ashurst, How strong would our bench be? There would be some impact off the bench there!
Soliola would be best in second row were he could get subbed whereas you'd expect a Centre to play a full game!
If i hear some good news about pryce this week i will be looking forward to what could be some exciting weeks for saints

IF we did imagine...

Wellens
Lomax
Gidley
Meli
Gardner
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Roby
Hargreaves
Wilkin
Soliola
Flannery

Clough
Fa'asavalu
Puletua
Cunningham

Don't know where I'd get Moore in... even if I wanted too

swap foster for gardner

I thought so, but wasn't it the opposite knee to the ones hes out with this season? If so, thats just terrible luck.

He'd Fit in next year!

True but I was thinking more the end of this season rather than next... hence no Shenton and Perry

Well i'll leave it to potter to figure out what he will do if we have a fully fit team