Ashton
Currie
Drinkwater
Dudson
Dufty
Green
Kasiano
Mata’utia
McGuire
Minikin
Nicholson
Philbin
Ratchford
Reddecliff
Russell
Thewlis
Thomas
Vaughan
Walker
Whitehead
Williams

Dufty
Russell if fit
Mata’utia
Ratchford
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Dudson
Walker
Vaughan
Currie
Nicholson
McGuire

Kasiano
Thomas
Philbin
Minikin

Yes. I'd go for Russell too if fit.
Catalans have both main half backs out plus Tomkins.

Dragons squad: Arthur Mourgue, Tom Davies, Adam Keighran, Matthieu Laguerre, Mike McMeeken, Michael McIlorum, Julian Bousquet, Matt Whitley, Paul Seguier, Benjamin Garcia, Alrix Da Costa, Mickael Goudemand, Romain Navarrete, Cesar Rouge, Tiaki Chan, Arthur Romano, Siua Taukeiaho, Jordan Dezaria, Tom Johnstone, Ugo Tison, Tanguy Zenon

They've got plenty of pace with Morgue, Davies & Johnstone and plenty of size too with McMeeken, Bousquet & Taukeiaho.

Missing a lot of creative players they will no doubt try and slow this game down / spoiling tactics etc. I feel we have the size to deal with that sort of thing now though.

Does anyone know of a radio link for the match , please ?

Not sure about the radio, but it's on SkySports.

They haven't got a halfback in that squad. Wire by 12+.

You have to fancy Wire.

It's on Radio Merseyside online too.

Im hearing there is a bit of a surprise inclusion to todays side.

The rugby league god himself

No, not him. Apparently its a busy time for him atm.

King to replace Russell on the right wing, after a hasty recall from Wigan?

If we have to be serious I’d say Clark on the bench, or at a push Wrench as 18th Man. Unless we’ve signed one of the Hull players who didn’t make their 17 yesterday. Maybe Dean is back due to a half-back issue.

PS hope everyone making the trip managed to get there okay. I know some had to rearrange flights via Barcelona then drive up yesterday.

My concern for the team is that they have only travelled today. And it looks like a 10 or 11 am flight to perpignan.
Yes, it's only 1, maybe 2 hours in flight time. But to be safe. Would it not have been easier to spend the extra for a hotel. Rest easy in the hotel and get there fresh as opposed to possible flapping around and delays in getting there to prepare on the day. Plus airport times on the day. Yes it would be chartered. But faffing around at 8 or 9am in the airport. So possibly waking up at 5 or 6am to get ready to travel to what I presume was Manchester Airport. I'd rather they take that away from the players. Fly at say 2pm yesterday. Get there for 7 and have a team meal before resting up for today.

Fair point but I think I’d take a day-return private flight to France over a coach trip to Hull along the M62 any day of the week!

They'll have to be in the squad so there is a bit of a limit to the big surprise?

You can make changes to the squad but you have to accept a reduction in the number of interchanges as a result.

Pretty cool to have personalised headrests for the team. Don’t tell Greta about our private jet though!

Green on the bench. I guess that’s the surprise.

*coff coff*

Look at the name

Does anyone know if the game is on bbc radio Merseyside? It advised on the bbc rugby league page, but there doesn’t appear to be any commentary

[urlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-league/65103304[/url
Scroll down the link is weirdly in the middle of the Leigh Salford score page.

Shame he never got to play,twice we have done this now. Don’t pick them if you not going to play them. Can’t say well it was a tough game how many of the Catalan team were playing their first game.