1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Michael Shenton, 4. Sia Soliola, 5. Francis Meli, 6. Lance Hohaia, 7. Jonny Lomax, 8. Josh Perry, 9. James Roby, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11. Tony Puletua, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Chris Flannery, 14. Anthony Laffranchi, 15. Mark Flanagan, 16. Paul Clough, 17. Gary Wheeler, 18. Shaun Magennis, 19. Andrew Dixon. Sia returns but still no place for Gaskell or Foster. Jon Wilkin's 300th career game if he plays (239 for Saints) Source: www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/1846

1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Michael Shenton, 4. Sia Soliola, 5. Francis Meli, 6. Lance Hohaia, 7. Jonny Lomax, 8. Josh Perry, 9. James Roby, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11. Tony Puletua, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Chris Flannery, 14. Anthony Laffranchi, 15. Mark Flanagan, 16. Paul Clough, 17. Gary Wheeler, 18. Shaun Magennis, 19. Andrew Dixon. Sia returns but still no place for Gaskell or Foster. Jon Wilkin's 300th career game if he plays (239 for Saints) Source: www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/1846

Referee is Ben Thaler, Video Referee is Ian Smith

Dicko and Magennis to miss out? Some may drop Flanders?

As good as it gets for us. Do we have no one injured at present?

Rush has said that Wheeler is not 100% took a knee late on in the leeds game. So he may nt take to the field

Then who fills in? No one in the 19 man squad can do that.

I'd go:

Wellens, Gardner, Shenton, Wheeler, Meli, Hohaia, Lomax
Perry, Roby, Laffranchi, Puletua, Soliola, Wilkin

LMS, Flanagan, Clough, Magennis

If Wheeler is out/not 100% (as rumoured) I can't see any other choice than to put Soliola there: no Makinson or Foster in the squad shows that Meli won't be shifted from the wing.

Wire likely

Hodgson

Riley
Atkins
Bridge
J monas

Briers
Myler

Moz
M monas
Wood
Cooper
Waterhouse
Grix

Higham
Carvell
Hill
Blythe

Surely if there was a doubt over Wheeler Gaskell would be in the 19 man squad?

so riley and atkins vs meli and soliola.

interesting battle

Why? Wheeler is in the squad to play centre rather than in the halves.

Sia?

The squad named seems to suggest that this will be the case.

Okerly Dokerly!

Royce Squad for Friday:

1. Makinson
2. Foster
3. Meli
4. Shenton
5. Wheeler
6. Gaskell
7. Lomax
8. TP
9. Roby
10. LMS
11. Wilkin
12. Flannery
13. Clough

14 Soliola
15 Laffranchi
16 Hale
17 Hohaia (not to be used unless injury to Wheeler)

Perry,Wellens,Gardner & Flanagan rested due to big game next week. (rotation is the key)

If one of the 19 is injured then you can always replace him with a player outside of the 19 - so Makinson or Foster could play

To put Soliola as centre to Meli would be a nightmare. Doesn't anyone remember the GF? Soliola is too slow and easily stepped.

Can't a player from outside the 19 be called up to replace an injured player? I thought the 19 was a guide rather than set in stone?

Awesome squad, it's a case of who do you leave out of the 19 and there are players not in the 19 who are easily capable of filling in. It's unlike us to be in such a position and we should enjoy it while it lasts.

I'd personally go with the same side as last week except Soliola in the back row, Flannery to the bench, Magennis to miss out. Should Wheeler miss out, Soliola to left Centre, Meli wing and the rest of the side stays the same. Imagine Puletua, Soliola and Meli on the left hand side? That could cause ALOT of problems for Warrington.

I agree, I wouldn't play sia centre, he's to slow and comes out the line to much and with the likes of briers playing that could be costly.

I'd put sia in the 2nd row in place of flannery, bring tommy makinson in the squad to play wing and move Meli to centre. (if wheeler out)

Great to see Sia back, hope he gets a great reception.

We agree on something!!!

Looks a really strong squad, and hopefully we will put in a performance like we did last Sunday!

Highly unlikely as our opposition on Friday won't underestimate us as our opposition on Sunday did. Warrington will turn up for the fight and so we will have to play two games consecutively with the right attitude. I wonder if we will manage it?