Possibly one of the biggest games of the season for us, both teams have injury woes, both teams can play awesome rugby and we are scrapping the red vee for a very worthy cause, has the potential to be a very exciting encounter.

Anyone care to predict a scoreline?

I'll regrettably say: 26-16 to Saints (my optimisms back)

28-20 to saints
Foster to score first
Forum aknowledged MoM...............[size=50Kyle Easmond[/size

I'm gonna say Leon for first try, then to lumber off by the 20 minute mark

Saints 14 Catalans 24. Attendance 6,408

It depends on the 17 we get out however, I'm basing mine on Wello, Wilko, Meli, LMS, Perry, Gardner, Clough, Wheeler being out. If Wilko, LMS and Meli do play we should really edge it.

34- 18 To Saints, Saints to be leading 20 - 6 at half time with Lomax getting MOM.

Dureau will miss the game, simple precaution, but I think we will win



Shame that Sky isn't showing the game, 'coz St Helens is my second favourite team.

Whereas I'm very glad Sky isn't showing the game! We've been dropping ball like it's going out of fashion over the last five weeks.

Meanwhile, based purely upon our standard of play over the last few weeks and the number of injuries we once again have, I think we are going to lose this match.

I'm going for a 4 point difference. Something like 26-22.

Saints 32 - 12 Catalan.
First Try: Wilkin
MOM: Roby

Very confident for some reason.

Saints by 10+

Same.

Dureau's injury is huge.

Him missing swings the game hugely in Saints favour. He put in the best individual performence i've seen all season against us at the DW.

Saints by 14.

I'm going for saints to win big style by at least 18 points.

Betfair is only giving odds of 1/3 for us to win and 11/4 for the cats to win similar to odds at betfred winning by 18 doesn't seem to be that optimistic.

If Dureau was fit i would say it was a banker for Les Catalans. However if they are disorganised offensively then that should give Saints a chance.

Dont be surprised however if Les Cats absolutely take us to the cleaners. They can play an absolutely brilliant brand of attacking rugby, and are quite prepared to attack from any part of the pitch.

Totally agree.

With him lining up against us, I'd give Catalan the edge. Without him, I fancy Saints to win by 12+. He's that important to them.

If you feel they are that dangerous; you can get 11/4 on them.

In the leeds game WITH dureau, a decent leeds team should have beat them; as it turned out, leeds were awful.

I've no doubt we will win Friday and by 18 points.

That's more like it.

Saw Catalan play Huddersfield a few weeks ago, huddersfield where not great but had enough about them to hold out les cats. I think some hysteria has fallen into the Saints fans. We lost to Wigan and Warrington and suddenly we were struggling to make the top 4.

I recall a few months back some Leeds fans where wondering if they would make 4th spot after their good run, but I tried to point out who they had been playing. Les Cats have been on a good run, whilst we have played the top 2 and lost, but that does not equate to this meaning we are struggling whilst les Cats are flying. I'd fully expect Saints to beat les Cat's with or without their top players. We are not as poor as we think we are, the question is can we get better by the end of the season?

It's a tough one to call..... Catalans still have enough quality in their ranks to win without Dureau, but their set-up offensively will be completely different and I'm not sure whether they'll adapt to it.

I think Greenshields could be moved to 6 in Dureau's position and if so, that'll be okay. Having Fakir and Baille back is a big plus for Les Catalans and will certainly make their pack a lot stronger, Sa and Ferriol are still big loses though.

I say Catalans by 2 points. Very hard to call really. It could be very tense come 70 mins gone tomorrow night.

This I agree with, but I think you're a little dismissive of Catalan's threat - a double over Wigan suggest they've got a performance or two in them.

I think this will be close, it's the game of the weekend, but saints should just edge it. Meli with a late score for saints to win by 4!!!


This game should be on sky!!!!!!!!!!

Saints by 10

They're big though, are Les Cats. They're also very well marshalled in the forwards by Henderson.
Agressive defence will go a long way to stopping them.

Saints 28 - 10 Catalan

On the predictor at work I have us winning 28-18