So Catalans again this week, so far we have had two tough games against them - both times I believe without Greenshields who always adds that extra dimension to their attack.

Nineteens are as follows:

Giants: Grix, Lawrence, Cudjoe, Gilmour, Hodgson, Brown, Crabtree, Robinson, Griffin, Fa'alogo, Faiumu, Lunt, Mason, Kirmond, Patrick, Horne, McGillvary, Wardle, Ferguson.

Dragons: Greenshields, Blanch, Sa, Dureau, Ferriol, Henderson, Menzies, Raguin, Mounis, Baile, Millard, Vaccari, Simon, Martins, Fakir, Paea, Baitieri, Pelissier, Pala.

For me the 17 would be:

Grix

McGillvary Wardle Lawrence Cudjoe

Brown Robinson

Fa'alogo
Ferguson Gilmour
Crabtree Faiumu Mason

Lunt
Griffin
Patrick
Horne

With Dodgy and Kirmond missing out this week, I believe Horne showed enough last week to earn his spot back in the 17 and I still believe our strongest three-quarter line is Jerry, Wardle, Lawrence and Cudjoe - though I am splitting hairs at the moment as Dodgy has come back from being dropped with some good form.

Thoughts?

dont think they will be dropping out

I think having fa'alogo ,fergy and gilly in the back row will improve the team significantly. the y enhance our ability to spot dureau and henderson etc

Good call, but Gilly has been excellent in the centres recently too...

Who do you think will be dropping out?

horne and cudjoe or lawrence, i'd say bruno as leroy seems to be a favourite

never!!!! - drop the best defensive centre we have - in fact one of the best defenders we have? are you mad?
going by the 19 and the positions they play think horne and kirmond will miss out - we need leroy in case of injuries to grix, brown, or robbo

I must be crazy!!! If I'm right, please do apologise on this thread about me being mad. It's just an opinion, and everyone has one.

for what its worth I think the team will be....

Grix
McGilvary
Cudjoe
Wardle
Hodgson

Brown
Robinson

Griffin
Lunt
Crabtree
Ferguson
Gilmour
Fa'alogo

Faiumu
Kirmond
Patrick
Mason

sorry mable, dont mean it in a personal way! but Bruno comes inside so much to take the heat off brown in defence, if we leave brown and hodgson (if he plays) without bruno defending that side then catalan will exploit it without a doubt

another option is to play horne off the bench so that he can play at 9 and LF - to allow fooey time at LF where he can perhaps capitilise on the lack of mobility of the cats pack.

Can't see Wardle making it after Wakey. He has tons of potential, but experience is needed against Catalans. Horne or Kirmond the other to drop out.

By the way, just my opinion.

Exactly my take on it !! we dont really need Horne or Kirmond this week as we are ok for 2nd rowers, we do however need cover for the backs and halves !

Fair point, though he held his own pretty well against Wigan & Saints so can't really see him being dropped for that personally - also thought he was one of our better players against Wakefield.

Isn't it nice trying to squeeze five quality players into four slots

NO WAY!!! you are mad!!

Who's going to the game?

Im in the East stand

....................et moi aussi!!

We are - in east stand, not sitting quite so high up this week!

We're in the 4 Pigeons. [Associate drinking with rugby and I can't keep the missus away!

Is that next door to the three pigeons?

its an extension to it round the back

3 4 or 5 million, as long as they've got beer...

erm... Jools???