According to the Guardian website , Richie will be back for our next game. Fantastic News www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/spo ... um=twitter Also Brett will be fit & no new injuries from yesterday. Just Lee to worry about now.

According to the Guardian website , Richie will be back for our next game. Fantastic News www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/spo ... um=twitter Also Brett will be fit & no new injuries from yesterday. Just Lee to worry about now.

I can take Lee having a break now, phew.

Myler and Ratchford seem to work well together in the halves, much better than a Briers and Ratchford combo, obviously Myler/Briers is the first option but I can rest easy now about a Lee ban.

I have not seen it other than live, does it deserve a ban? Does he connect?

if all were to be fit and available who would be fullback and who would play in the halves...what a nice problem

Just watched it back. He missed. Don't know whether that will result in a 1 match ban or not ?

I'm sure if all were fit, available and playing to their full potential, then Smith would choose Hodgson, Briers and Myler. He'd get Ratchford in the 17 though, so don't know where.

TS said in the Guardian that he has got a selection headache. I agree I have been racking my head.

If Lee is available my team would be........

Hodgson
Riley
Bridge
Ryan
Joel
Lee
Richie
Hilly
Mickey H
Woody
Trent
Super Ben
Grix

Moz
Carvell
Monas M
Ben H

To miss out & this will hurt because each one of the following have been great for us this season.
Ratch
Cooper
Ben Currie
Tyrone


If Lee isn't available then

Hodgson
Riley
Bridge
Ryan
Joel
Ratch
Richie
Hilly
Mickey H
Woody
Trent
Super Ben
Hrix

Moz
Carvell
Monas M
Ben H

To miss out & again this will hurt
Cooper
Ben Currie
Tyrone

If all of Hodgson, Briers, Myler and Ratchford are fit and both Atkins and Bridge are fit his usual tactic is Ratch on the bench and 3 forwards.

Ratch with 8/9/10?

But wouldn't that mean that Super Ben & Trent would have to play the full 80?

Unless Ratch came on for Bridge who moves to Loose and Simon went into the 2nd row to give Trent or Super Ben a spell. Bit messy that.

Sorry not with you.

He's done it many times in the past with a fully fit squad of backs

Lee will get a one match ban, for sure.

But he's not put in an early plea for two years - so he can use that, which automatically reduces his ban by one game - so that brings it to zero.

Daft I know, but it's not his fault that that's the system.

Squad numbers 8,9,10 on the bench with Ratch.

I'm sorry but to say ratchford wouldn't be in our strongest 17 is ridiculous. The guy is quality. If all fit then same team as yesterday with the exception of myler at 7 grix at 13 and one of Harrison/cooper to miss put

Ratch was excellent yesterday and i think he can make that full back position his own now...If Briers can use the early guilty plea and not pick up a ban ,Sorry but for me Hodgson misses out..

Im soery, but you cannot leave the quality of Ratchford out of the squad. Ridiculous.

Personally, I would leave Ratch at fullback, even if Hodgo is fit. He makes at least 20 yards more per kick return than Hodge, every metre counts in tight playoff games!!!

Why put Myler back in after injury? Keep Grix in the halfs, he played really well yesterday

because without two half-backs on the pitch Kevin Singield will kick us to death.

Can't see Hodgson getting back into the side now after yesterday's performance! We were awesome, briers shouldn't get banned, if he gets one match he can use his EGP and get off with it

Do we have any remaining A-team, U21 games or whatever they're called, so that Myler can get some game time under his belt?

Involving Myler, who's not played a full match since Wigan nearly 3 months ago, could be a MASSIVE risk, in such an important game.

In Smith we HAVE to trust

I can see Lee being banned for next weekend's game, but no longer than that.

Tricky one this, Ratchford has advantages over Hodgson (better defender, returns kicks brilliantly) but Hodgson is far better joining the line and picking out the defence breaking pass.

My thoughts exactly......

Also the current betting for the Grand Final is

Warrington 6/4
Wigan 9/4
Leeds 4/1
Huddersfield 8/1
St Helens 10/1
Hull 25/1

Saint look a good each way bet at 10/1

Interesting odds, them

Wigan looked v. effective on Thursday
Leeds wont be as poor again, as they were for the last 60 minutes of yesterday's game
Huddersfield looked "shot at" on Thursday. Great for 10 mins, then dross. Maybe they've been this season's "flat track bullies"
I'd want a bit more than 10's for Stains, but not to be ruled out (I didn't see last night's game).
A good effort by Hull on Friday, but wont figure in October

which leaves us......

Has that Widnes debacle been a mataphorical "kick up the 'arris" that we needed

Since then, Silverwood and Stains did their best, but to no avail
We overcame the elements and a horrendous penalty count against Cats
We've just beaten the GF specialists

6/4 is extremely stingy, considering we have to win 2 games to win. I'm out. I'd just bet on singles. It's not like we've an outstanding play-off record, have we?
I'll be happy with the trophy, though