Out - Murph,Hinch.

In the squad (didn't feature last week) - Grix,Symonds,Connor,Dickinson.

If the Giants want to play in front of any sort of a crowd next Thursday,they have to get fired up for this one.No excuses about short turnaround.

I'm surprised the games going ahead at all TBH.

grix

mcgillvary
cudjoe
wardle
connor

brough
wood
ellis

crabtree
johnson
taai
lawrence
roberts

bench-
symonds
mason
rapira
leeming

something like that i see the line up.

minutes applause for costello at the start, brighouse rangers his team mates will be there too at the game

emotional night

I much Prefer wardle at centre.

Wonder about brierley outside him on the wing for this one ?

Connor on the bench ?

Doubt he'd bring Grix back into the squad then not start him at FB,so I could see Brierley moving onto the left wing.

Saying that Connor has played left wing this time and Brierley has previously come from the interchange bench (for a very short spell) so who knows what will happen.

Think this might be the first time Hinchliffe has missed a game,be interesting to see how we adapt without him.

Can't really see us missing hinchcliff that much don't really seem to offer a lot n would b a big mistake putting brierley on the wing when Salford had 2 big strong wingers he's just gonna get run over n smashed in t touch all the time like last week when he was pushed back over the line 3 times for drop outs he's about 8 stone wet thought

see what andy kelly thinks should be the team this week then

He's obviously a class operator (for mine) but he's still playing NRL acting half back style,but that is not suited to the less intense SL,which is what did concern me when he joined us.

Game day is here. It's been a terribly long and sad week for the club. I hope our boys can dedicate every game to Ronan Costello this season, starting today! If not in victories then in 100% effort.
The losses we've had this season and stress we've had as fans.. Arguing amongst ourselves at times looks silly, ridiculas and small when something like this happens.

We'll be around the club longer than any coach we'll see at the Giants.
Time for a club to stand tall and proud and stick together. One giant family!

I'd imagine the Salford line up will look something like this:

1. O'Brien
2. Carney
3. Jones
4. Sa'u
5. Vidot
6. Lui
7. Dobson
8. Kopczak
9. Tomkins
10. G.Griffin
11. Murdoch-Masila
12. Hauraki
13. Flanagan

14. Joseph
15. Krasniqi
16. Lannon
17. J.Walne

That's what I'd go with anyway.

Hard to say what team our stand in coach will go for in his first game.
Think this game will be firey and brutal.
Hope the ref lets the game flow and it should be a cracker.

Another Jerry meets Justin occasion.

Where's Greg Johnson these days ?

Still not recovered from the knee injury he received after Broughs tackle at Easter

Think that was Caton-Brown.

Anyone know where that small rugby club is that has parking available a ten min walk from stadium? cheers in anticipation. Johnny

Off at J11 M60 (A57 Eccles Irlam) at next roundabout left,then next left schofield road,second left hallsworth road. HTH.

Cheers Top Man

No breirley ☹️

Kelly out?

Par for your course Jools on a night when every one came together to deliver an outstanding tribute to Ronan you couldn't resist a 'skit' !!

Low blow. Using a tragedy to score points. Very low.

Nope just underlines your 'lost plot' Andy Kelly picked a team to win the game which he did, the biggest plus being the restoration of one D.Brough as captain you could see him talking organising cajoling when we conceded.

You should give Mr Kelly at least a game before you call for his head, but let's be fair it was a taste of your usual sarcasm or irony as you call it that was what was uncalled for what's happened has happened move on !!

Exactly THREE coaches choose grix at FB over the alternatives available. All qualified to Coach RL. All played the game at the highest level. But it still won't stop the haters.

Much improved on attack,seemed like the players were relieved to have the shackles thrown off them,and went out there with a willingness to move the ball,including good lines and options.Cudjoe try was a beaut.

Maybe the new coach wouldn’t have been too happy with some of the basic mistakes of the first half,and some of the goal line defence.Second half almost error free,built that 'winning' lead,then comes a short kick off which we seem to struggle with,and a few plays later we were left hanging on thankful for the drop goal.

Grix did well last night under the high ball and some defensive broken field running but for me when he joins the line the ball tends to stop with him.

If one was being churlish when Tom Symonds made that big break down the middle Brierley would have been the only one quick enough to follow and catch him as he was looking left and right but no one was there. It was a run/walk in if we had supported and that's the difference you need to be a top side.

Grix and Brierley have different skill sets and no one could argue if AK rotated them depending on the opposition.

Me I want a good end to the season and AK has a clean slate and the choice is his.

PS Grix should have had a try as when he touched the ball down behind Leroy in the first half it came off Leroys head and Thaler gave a knock on funny how he saw the one off the Salford wingers shins and allowed that it !!