Back to the league this week. On paper you'd say Dewsbury at home is a comfortable win. Anything but IMO Dewsbury have been a bit unlucky this year. Could have had a couple more wins on the board if the bounce of the ball had gone their way. They pushed Toronto all the way and beat Featherstone at Featherstone the other week which is a huge result. Could be another uncomfortable afternoon for us as Lee Greenwood strikes me as a coach who gets his players fired up and will certainly have them fired up for this week. Dewsbury have been a bogey team for us last couple of years too (although I bet Walshaw doesn't smash our half-back while Webster's around this year) the Keighley performance could be a blessing in disguise, whilst a lot who played against Keighley won't play this week, I'd imagine Kears been cracking the whip in training and a few choice words will be ringing in the players ears.

Be a tough afternoon this but I think we'll grind the win out. That'll make it 3 on the bounce to hopefully start make winning become a habit. We've 4 league games now where all the teams are below us, so a real opportunity to move up the table. We'll have to fight for every point though.

They are certainly not pushovers. Greenwood is improving them for sure. It will be a tough game, even with our regulars back in the 17. Dewsbury have a had some mixed results and Greenwood has yet to instil that consistency in them but he’ll get there. If they play as well as they can it will be closer than many expect.

Young Leeds stars Mustapha and Trout are at Dewsbury too. I'm interested to see how they go.

Pickersgill
Evans
Oakes/Gibson
Webster
Ryan
Lilley
Wildie
Crossley
Hallas
Kirk
Farrell
Minchella
Wood

Flanagan
Green
Storton
Bustin/Oakes/Gibson/Garside

Pickersgill
DFJ
Evans
Webster
Ryan
Lilley
Wildie
Crossley
Hallas
Kirk
Storton
Farrell
Minchella

Wood
Green
Bustin
Flanagan

If anyone manages to predict the 17 and gets it bang on before the squad us announced then i will tip my hat to them and then advise them to buy a lottery ticket.

There are so many question at the min i havnt a clue which way JK will go.

Current unknowns.....

Ryan or Pickers at 1?
Ryan Evans DFJ on the wings?
Webbo, Evans Oakes in the centres?
Lilley, Chizz, Wilidie, Milnes at half?
Hallas, Flannagan Wildie at 9?
Storton, Farrell Mini 2nd row?
Hallas, Wood, Mini at 13?
Wood as a prop instead of a 13?
Webbo 80 mins in the centre or switch him to 2nd row during the game?
Bustin in or out?

Can anyone help?!?!?!
My god my head hurts, thank god im not a coach

They've used the loan market quite a bit this season already. Off the top of my head, they've had Owen Harrison from KR, Luke Hooley & Chris Annakin from Wakefield, Samy Kibula and Callum Field from Wigan, as well as the two lads from Leeds. Maybe explains their erratic form, as it's far from a settled side when you've got different loanees in each week.

Interesting, sounds like a familiar scenario.

I’d personally go:

Pickersgill
Ryan
Webster
Evans
Foggin-Johnston
Lilley
Milnes
Crossley
Wildie
Kirk
Storton
Minchella
Hallas

Flanagan
Bustin
Green
Wood/Oakes

But I have a feeling JK will go:

Ryan
DFJ
Webster
Gibson
Evans
Lilley
Wildie
Crossley
Hallas
Kirk
Minchella
Storton/Garside
Wood

Flanagan
Bustin
Green
Oakes/Garside/Storton (if he starts Garside)

Chisholm playing for the reserves this evening, so I would assume in the squad if he comes through it OK

Played the full 80, came through unscathed

Still short on props. Only 3 recognised props in the 19!

We aren't short of props... Kear just refuses to play with three.

I still think its a big reason why we are losing the battle in the middle more often than not, but Kear will stubbornly stick to his guns unfortunately.

I'm OK With Wood as the 4th prop. He's certainly the size of a prop. I'd be quesionning it if we had a winger another second-rower on bench though. I would imagine Green hasn't recovered from that nasty gashed knee. Margrin hasn't really taken his chance. We beat Leigh with the same 4 props (apart from Bustin instead of Green)

Got a feeling it be a rough, tough game this.

It'll be a tough game. Dewsbury are a bit of a dark horse as they're inconsistent but seem capable of lifting themselves for big games which I have no doubt is how they view Sunday. Play sensible and stick to the game plan and we should get the 2 points on Sunday

Grant's inclusion leaves open the possibility of Ryan at FB, which I find slightly odd. Not claiming to know the first thing about rugby league coaching but I'd expect that the coaching team know who will be playing such a key position and have been through a tremendous amount of ball drills this week with them there. I'd have also thought the 19 man squad would be named with excess forwards rather than backs, since they're less pivotal positions and we have plenty of bodies available.

Even without Grant, Ryan could still play fullback. Evans & DFJ on the wings, Oakes & Webster in the centres.

Oakes isn't in the 19

Injured, slight knock from last week, should be ok for next week.

This would be a great comment if Oakes was actually in the 19 man sqad.

Ah yes. Sure I remember reading his name when I first saw it. Must have been seeing things!

To be fair Oakes was listed in one squad and Milnes in another

Ah, that would explain it. Because Milnes is the one in the squad list that I hadn't noticed the first time. I was going from the list that was on the Bulls site (not the image), and that doesn't seem to be there anymore. Glad I'm not going mad!

Oakes was named in the T&A but not Milnes.

I'm happy that Sykesy doesn't seem to be in their squad, since he always seems to save his best games of the season for us. I know I don't see him every week, so I base my assumption that his best games are always against us on the basis that, if they weren't, and that was his normal level, then he'd be in the England squad...and he isn't!