Scott Dureau is not playing on Friday. Slight tear in the groin! (He should try to get his girlfriend to adopt the cowgirl position!

). Thomas Bosc will replace Dureau.

Todd Carney is in doubt but nothing certain announced so far. If Carney is out, after all the training and strategies built around him for the past weeks, then the Catalans are buggered. The contest will be ruined and St Helens will run away with it early IMO. That will be no fun for the spectators at the ground, nor for the TV viewers. We all want to see a good contest. I am praying that Todd is OK.

So with those injuries I'd say Cas and Wakefield will be the game of the round instead

I have him on ignore, but unfortunately his posts can be seen when others quote him.
Although technically not breaking the rules, he is simply dominating the forum at the moment.

If Todd Carney is out, and if Albert Kelly and Terence Campese are fit, then Hull KR vs Leeds might replace St Helens vs Catalans as the best match.

But let's wait and see if Todd Carney is playing.

Todd is hosting some old NRL team mates from Cronulla Sharks this weekend at his house in France. One is Bryce Gibbs, and I think the other could be Paul Gallen! They must be coming because they think he is making his debut.

Edited for accuracy

Isn't Markus O'Meley invited so he can level Gibbs again?

CAPDOUZE strikes again, unlucky.

Boom!

And Carney is injured!! This thread has just died a death.

Carney's injury was noted here by this poster.

No Scott Dureau either. It has killed the spectacle.

Carney is at home in France with visitor Bryce Gibbs.

Now Villiami Sione Tonga is concussed. Match almost over.

Somebody check on Jean....

You'd have thought the NRL would've taught Willie Tonga how to tackle.

In all seriousness though, hope he's ok. It's the kind of impact (along with spear tackles) that I worry about.

Haha. 12 seconds gone. You are talking them up as potential title winners. To justify that they need more than two decent players surely?

It goes without saying that I hope Tonga is okay, but that was dreadful technique for a guy with his experience.

Shut up Stevo, not a shoulder charge in a million years.

What the hell are the commentators going on about Greenwood leading with the shoulder for, of course he lead with the shoulder that's how tackles are made.

Get back to talking about how to grow a bushy beard you plonkers!

no try! farcical to claim he was tackled in the air!

Tackled in the air!? LOL! Great reffing in 2015 again, looking forward to it

That was a try. Stupid decision. I don't want us to win through daft decisions.

I can kind of see where he's coming from, Makinson would have taken it but Taia grabbed his arms. However I think it was an honest play at the ball and should have been a try.

Replace the Video Ref with a random number generator - 1 or 2 (Try or No Try). It will get more decisions right and avoid further embarrassment to the sport.

Decision given because of the stupid new rule?

Whatever the reasoning, its a laughable decision.

Good try by Vaea, but Catalans have the right to feel badly done to. I hope that's the last of the dodgy decisions tonight.

Is challenging for a kick the new obstruction.

The refs have found another rule interpretation they can stupify all and sundry with

can see the new rule over try/no try call from the ref to the video ref being the new cop out replacing the on report!