This is going to be a really tough game for us i feel, win and i think it will go along way to securing us a top 6 finish... lose and we could be limping into the play offs 7th or 8th.

can we keep them under 20points? not been able to do that too a team for the last 8 games!

one thing in our favour is that we always seem to hammer them at home and they are poor on their travels, heres hoping for a repeat

catalans also are lacking duport and mounis after they picked up bans.

not sure how close murphy or lunt are too returning? could do with them both although bailey is going great at hooker.

cudjoe limped off the field on sunday?

Hello Giants.The Dragons are playing quite well at present,but rely too much on power rather than skill-o.k. last Saturday against an unexpectedly spineless Wakefield team,but less useful away from home.Taia at centre is better than Duport and in my view Mounis is past his best so the team is actually better for their absence.We have been unable in the past to cope with Brough and his high kicks,though the worst offenders-French backs who cannot catch the ball-will not be playing.I expect a high scoring game and a fairly narrow Giants win. However, we have no significant injuries unlike at the start of the season, so one never knows especially if it's hot.Look out for Escare,who improves every week, although his one to one defence will always be a problem,Pryce ,who is much better this year,and Whitehead who takes a lot of stopping.Our implosive-and explosive- tendencies have been curbed notwithstanding the Wigan fracas.See you there . I am usually our only fan.

Need a big improvement from the Bulls game for this one, Catalan well capable of givining us a good battering (ala Salford) we really need to be up for this.

whitehead needs watching closely he has been scoring for fun!

escare is a great talent, wish we had him

and taia is a monster for them too, going to be tough.

Catalans however bad on there travels seem to have the thing we are missing this season... Aggression.
We must turn up for this one or we will get bullied and battered!
We need to start protecting each other on the field and play as a unit.
I agree with this game having a big say on our final league position.
I would love to see us keep them under 20 points. It's very doable.

I'm still waiting for a season changing performance. Fingers crossed it'll be this week.

Dominic ? or is there 2 of you ??

They are probabley the roughest team in SL, which with the size of our pack is where we should be.
They are on their day one of the most skillful, and fluent teams, so probabley, it will depend on which team turns up
If they have watched the videos, they should play attacking football, as we sleepwalk through the first quarter,if they feel threatened they might decide to smack us about, lay into the playmakers while the rest of the team look on.
l think to win this game we have to man up, big time, stay cool, be disiplined, don.t get sucked into a brawl, but not take a backward step, this is going to be a tough one.
Just hope it rains

I don't - enjoying the sun too much.

Lunt could be back for this which would be a big boost

noticed who the ref is on sunday....its the return of Mr bentham!

first time he has reffed us since that little challenge cup game in April, certainly not been forgotten and wont be getting a nice reception from me

Hope we can get behind the lads on sunday... they need a boost

lets give catalans a hostile reception like they do when we visit them in France, but no doubt the biggest cheer will be for when they come out onto the pitch



having lunt back will be a big boost

Dragons 19 has 3 halfbacks-I guess Bosc wil miss out-and 5 props-

I think that Bousquet is our best
prop and hope he plays.I think your slick passing amongst the backs will cause us problems.Weather forecast o.k. but only 18c.My name is Gerry not Dominic.This is a big match for us and if we don't win we cannot make the top 6 ,I think.Last year's catastrophe remains firmly entrenched in my memory.

Lunt is still out.

Grix returns so only change to sunday is grix in for connor.

catalans 11/4 for the win!

lunt must have pulled up injured again in training!? maybe next week



big game this for us

It is indeed a big game for both clubs.
Coincidentally, there will be more than the usual couple of Catalan Fans at the match as a group of nine extremely enthusiastic Dragons fans are heading our way for their first visit to the birthplace of the Greatest Game.
I'm certain they will provide some extra noise and colour at the match tomorrow and if anyone fancies saying hello, we'll be taking them to the Beer festival at the Star at Folly Hall tonight.

So hangovers all round then which should quieten them down a bit!