Team is as follows

Mort
Alstead
Donlan
Higson
Maden

Marsh
Watson

Hobson
McConnell
Hill
Taylor
Wingfield
Rourke

Meekin
Morrison
Cookson
Stewart

Summat up wi Durbin or does his face not fit.

said in the paper (MEN) that Rudd, Cookie, Marsh + Stanton were available

Personally i would have dropped Stewart, and wouldn't have picked 3 props for the bench

theres not 3 props on bench cookson is not playing

So who is in his place?

I thought the team above looked a little suspicious

The squad is correct apart from Cookson if he's not playing



NK must of had a change of plan

Haggerty on bench not cookson. NK going for size at Donny

losing confidence in NK if no durbin,he was stand out player last week when he came on,he should be at 6 and marsh on bench

Cooksons bigger than Haggerty

Yes going for size apparently but also going to play up the middle







If thats the case what play Higgy and Donlan in the centres?

I really hope we win but the strategy that is allegedly being used baffles me somewhat.

Keepmoat is very similar to the LSV and a good sized quality surface to play some expansive rugby particularly with the 1 - 7 we have out, but the call is apparently up the middle!

Durbin didnt really do much for me last week.... he ran around up and down the line but made no yards......

Leighs game is short and straight with offloads and QPTB, I would have played Durbin in that mix though with Marsh at 13.

Apart from the Skolars and Lokomotiv games, that's the way we appear to play every time!

Given the quality of Higson and Donlan in the Centres, don't you find that insane? Particularly on a pitch like Keepmoat!

If it was at Postage Stamp road I could understand it but not at Donny, if we are to make any sort of impact in this division this year we have got to give the ball some air.

I agree

Beginning to wonder about Mr Kelly... is he still on the payroll at Widnes?

yes i agree

Kelly got sacked from Widnes in the end just like all coaches do at some stage, he has no money to spend so has what he has.


Durbin is not a happy chappy either, the little umpa lumpa was telling half of Widnes this the other night.

Perhaps his career would have progressed better but for the self-inflicted absence.

if the boys lose today, i can see the more voiciferous element of the support giving him grief over his selection, or should that be "omission"

Not sure I like the idea of Mort at full back and Donlan at centre, would rather see Rudd/Reay at centre, Mort on the wing in place of Maden with Donlan at FB.

Marsh/Watson partnership will need to work better than it did last season!

it works better than the ridyard/watson partnership