I'd go with that apart from swap Coops with Clarke. We don't need two hookers on the bench and Hudds are a big side.

Grix or Bridge at 6.

Deffo Cooper on the bench instead of clarke.

Looks good although i can see Grix being in the 17 just for his versatility - who he replaces is another question - maybe a week to early for Anderson

Plus Hudds missing their 2 front line props - Mason & Griffin

Swap Clarke with Grix and thats my team!

Hodgson
J Monas
Bridge
Atkins
Evans

Grix
Myler

Morley
M Monas
Carvell
Anderson
Westwood
Harrison

Cooper
Wood
Higham
Solomona

As others have said not monas in the halfs plz.

1. J.Monas
2. Evans
3. Blythe
4. Bridge
5. Atkins

6. Hodgson
7. Myler

8. Morley
9. M.Monas
10. Carvell
11. Anderson
12. Westwood
13. Harrison

Interchange

14. Grix
15. Wood
16. Higham
17. Solomona

Coops and Clarke to miss out

I think I'd play Clarke in the halves with Myler before Grix.

Bridge has scored a hat-trick at Huddersfield before playing stand off. We've good options here, this is what Smith has tried to build so that we can compensate for the loss of any individual.

Grix, Clarke or Bridge. Tough one.

If Solomona was a tiny bit fitter, he could win you a game from stand off.

1.Hodgson
2.J monas
3.Bridge
4.Atkins/Blyth
5.Evans

6.Clarke
7.Myler

8. Morley
9. Monas
10. Carvell
11. Anderson
12. Westwood
13. Harrison

14. Grix
15. Wood
16. Higham
17. Solomona


Id go with Clarke at 6 so him and monas can switch posstions depending on the play, so we can use monas kicking game which is miles better than clarks and he's got abetter rugby brain to be 1st reciver when attacking there line on 4th/5th tackle

We don't want Monas in any other posistion, other than 9.

I've got Hodgson at 6, why not? won't happen just cos i wrote it.

I'm sure Juke will tell us the team

he's not supped his brew yet, he'll see it in the tea-leaves

I think a lot of people would like to see Hodgson at 6, I know I did when he was at Hudds - but it won't happen unfortunately.

mason, faalogo and griffin out for us, 3 first choice picks there for us



not looking good

any news on your squad? apart from the 3 listed above

We will miss Lee no doubt about it.
I would leave Clarke out for Grix, I am not sure about Bridgey in the half's, did I read a interview with him a while ago where he said he did not like playing at 6 or 7? I could be wrong about that though.

1. Bridge
2. Joel
3. Blythe
4. Atkins
5. Evans

6. Hodgson
7. Myler

8. Morley
9. Monas
10. Carvell
11. Anderson
12. Westwood
13. Harrison

Interchange

14. Grix
15. Wood
16. Higham
17. Solomona

Hodgson has a good rugby brain, don't see why he isn't being put in at 6?

he can certainly kick.

How is his long kick?

Bet365 have installed us as slight favourites for this game.
I agree with them and I am confident of a Wire win.

I think it comes down to his physicality. He is deceptive, has an excellent short kicking game, knows how to throw a pass but you wouldn't want him taking or making many tackles to be honest. There's only so much someone with the body of Mr. Burns can do

i think grix offers more than harrison at loose. but i suppose he should be well rested after a week off! glad westwood is back.
Bridge to play half for sure... to dangerous with the ball in hand compared to the others!

Personally would leave Bridge and Hodgson on their best positions, centre an full back respectively.

I'd play Clarke in the halfs, his defence is good against a big agressive side and he has a good kicking game.

I just hope The Lord Tony Smith leaves M Monnas at 9 and doesn't contemplate us using Higham & Clarke in there. I cant wait for the team to be announced. Myler will be ever so important for us tonight and hopefully will continue with his good form. I'm not sure on Riley though following his showing last week. Hopefully we play Atkins at centre and Evans on the wing with Chris Bridge & big Joel down the other side. If Morley, Carvell & Woody produce the kind of game we know they can I think we will be fine. Warrington by 4 i would take now.

I quite like the look of Fatbelly's team earlier, especially the men @ 1 & 6. That could be a winner, whenever Briers is injured. Myler's looked good (for the most part) this season....Friday is a BIG examination of how far he's come in his time at Wire, with regards to Briers' absence.

I'm looking at Friday's game, the same way I looked at the away games @ Stains & Wigan. Both teams slightly depleted. Big battle in the forwards, and us to shade it.
If we defend like I know we can, we'll win. Hudds threw everything at Wigan a month ago, and the Pies just absorbed everything they had (good advert for Ultras, there), and then, hit them.