Maybe it's also a bit of a case of wrapping him in cotton wool for the play-offs !!

If he doesn't play i think it will be Bailey and Robbo in the halves with Lunt and Fooey on hooking duty, possibly Leeming on the bench......I would like to see Connor keep his place, he's a talent we need him to keep playing and learning .

As a Cas fan just do us a favour and win.

yep brough wont be playing, took a knock in the balls!

so the 11/8 for a saints win looks even better now.

would think bailey and robinson go in the halves.

Is this definite ? or just another forums rumour

I think giants just want to finish fifth

Not definite, along with a couple of other players who took knocks, but doubtful.
Basically, if the game was played last night they wouldn't have been playing, but the game is Friday.

And if the game was played on Sunday as it was meant to be it they'd be more likely to play!

It's a fine line PA will be treading with his selection this week. He'll obviously not want to risk anyone but it will be fresh it the memory how resting players back-fired at this stage last season.

Think we will be missing a few key players for this march
Broughy
Big Eorl
Scott Grix
So Jake Connor for Grix
Kafussi for Eorl
Probably Robbo and Bailey in the half back roles or maybe a suprise and play Leroy, remember Nathan Brown doing that a couple of years ago ?
Are Saints now favourites ?

Playing a weakened team does us no good

Win and we finish 3rd or 4th
Lose and it's 5th

Lose and we give up our momentum such as it is, lose confidence for the playoffs and lose a psychological edge over one of our competitors

Playoffs actually start on Thursday night

No Brough, Grix or Crabtree in the squad.

Grix was missing last week and was injured.

Eorl definitely picked up an injury and as he was trying to run it off you copuld clearly see he was in pain.

Brough was reported injured straight after the match and it was felt he would be touch and go.

So it appears NO players have been rested.

Just injured players not picked.

I hope your lads realise the opportunity you have, beat St Helens and you will have a trip to either Castleford or St Helens from fourth spot. They are not gimme's but games you could very easily win, giving you a home final eliminator, a weeks rest and the chance of avoiding the big three should there be upset.

funny how skybet have suddenly taken their prices down for the match



ex giant matty dawson returning to play versus us, nathan brown has great faith in him..signed him from cas for us too.

bentham is the video ref .....

will have a bash at picking the starting 13..

connor
mcgillvary
cudjoe
wardle
broughton

bailey
robinson
lunt
kaufusi
kopczak
ferres
patrick
lawrence

bench-
faiumu
mulllally
taai
fairbank

struggling to leave murphy out, may be broughton drops out or we may see cudjoe in the halves to accomodate them both!

a week off may not be a benefit.

I don't buy into that week off being harmful malarkey, a game here and there is not proof of anything, not enough evidence to say either way with authority. The point is fourth gives you your best chance of making the Grand Final, don't you agree?

I'd go with

Connor

Jerry
Smurph
Wardle
Broughton

Bailey
Robbo

Mullally
Lunt
Kaufusi

Ferres
Ta'ai
Bruno

Bench:

Koppy
Fuey
Larne
JJ

Although i prefer Smurph over Jodie on the the wing i don't think Leroy should walk straight back in the way the others are playing especially if he's still not 100%, much rather give him another week's fitness.

Could we see Connor at 6 with Murphy at full back? Bailey on the bench to interchange with Connor/Lunt/Robbo?

Clearly someone who has never watched us after a break!

And I don't agree 4th does give us the best chance - at the moment we could finish anywhere from 5th to 2nd so I don't think you can say with any confidence where we'd be best off finishing. All that matters is we win games when the play offs start.

I think Brough not playing may tip this in Saints favour (as let's face it, we have zero kicking game without him) although they have more problems than us when it comes to injuries especially in the backs. I think it will be very close - may be just the game we need to get battle hardened (provided no more injuries!).
The bookies look as though they are struggling to call this as well - Sky have us both at the same price, Stan James make Saints favourites, and Betfair have us as favourites!

Anderson has stated Cudjoe will play so i would guess that means either Murphy, Broughton or Connor to miss out.....not a bad headache to have as a coach !!

win tonight, cas lose and we finish 3rd. would that then be away at wigan?

5th if we lose ofcourse!

**cough

Well done on noticing the Giants 19 was the 1-17 in order plus Tony and Jacob.

Maybe next week we can avoid giving the team two days before the game.

Great to get abit of revenge on saints lastnight... winning it with a drop goal too



cas lose and we get 3rd!