Hi,

I know all your dual reg players have served you well this season but I was wondering if they qualify to appear in the play offs?

At Widnes we have Davies, Marsh and Ainscough, none of whom have played 75% of league games so do not qualify.

Good luck and hopefully see you in a couple of weeks at your place.

Blythe has played in ore than enough and MCCarthy has medical evidence to support a dispensation, Emmett and Mitchell do not qualify, the rules re this are apparently to be changed next year.

Have you not got MacCarthy/Mitchell mixed up. Thought Lee had played 14 times and had a medical reason for at least one game

Thats what I was told Derek and without my 'statto' here I cant confirm or deny

I was also under the impression it was Mitchell who had the medical evidence and i'm sure Millward has said they were also trying to see if Unit had some medical evidence

Millward deffinately said in the last L.I.S.A meeting that Blythe was eligable to play and it was Mitchell who would hopefully qualify too once they proved with suficient evidence that Lee was injured in some part of the season wihich they believe they can do.

Been told today that we can have all the Warrington dual players for play offs ,is this right

It's in League Express today. Blythe, McCarthy and Mitchell are eligible for the play offs.

just read an article in there, that says just us and the Scorpions are the only clubs that have dual reg players that will be able to play in playoffs. All three Wire players are eligable.

I noticed the scorpions bit. 5 DC players? Here we go again, one rule for one....Oldham won't be happy if they get knocked out of the play offs by them.

I wouldn't put McCarthey anywhere near our best 17 anyway.

It's about time we ditched the DR. It only benefits SL clubs. I was sceptical at first but they all played very well and I thought I had been proved wrong, however, now that they have their contract with Wire (ie: Mitchell/McCarthy) those 2 don't seem bothered. However, Emmitt has played well every time.

I know Leigh don't have a lot of money and are having problems with the RFL re academy set up but I am a Leigh supporter not a Wire or Saints fan. I want to see Leigh players or players signed on a full contract playing for Leigh.

It must irk players to be dropped for a DR player when they have played well the week before. I hope we put 17 players out against Sheffield none of whom are DR players.

IMO we should put out the best 17 available players

Agree on this regardless of them being DR or not ,the final is our goal

Got a feeling that the Duel lads will be up for it on Thursday night and will be back on form like at Fax earlier in the season.

What a load b****cks some of you lot talk, i'm a warrington lad, and know all 4 of the Dual Reg's(went to school with Mitch). If you actually think any of them aren't bothered and are unprofessional enough not to put the effort in then its a shame you dont get to speak to them...Do you really think Tony Smith would have re-signed them all if that was the case

If you watch Mitch & Mccarthy defensively they work just as hard as the rest of them and dont get taken off after 15 mins!! Leighs game plan (??) doesn't suit their style, thats not their fault it the coaches choice. and yes maybe you have't had the chance to see them at their best, a couple of them have been carrying injuries..
All the lads are a great bunch and having spoken to a of them after Batley they were all gutted...

I agree no one goes out on a rugby field and doesn't try especially when a 'parent' club gets to see a DVD of their game every week, these lads are getting the best of both worlds and coached by perhaps two of the best around, McCarthy has been asked to do a role he isn't too comfortable at due to our injuries, I personally would thank them for the effort this season.

Agreed. The dual lads have been a credit to themselves, to Leigh and to their parent clubs. I am really glad we signed them.

It was only 2 post i think you will find the rest are for the DR as i am ,they are a good bunch