New week, new start. Our first game since the top 8 became a 100% certainty and personally I feel a huge weight has come off my shoulders and it's time to start again.
Hopefully our new coach will be here to watch and hopefully our boys are ready to start their new chapter!

We need to work desperately on our mentality and game approach before the middle 8's. More so than our attack and defence.
Anybody know if any of our injured players are back?

Huby could be ready. Others a couple of weeks yet.

st helens won their last 3 games and still in the hunt for a top 4 finish so its going to be tough

especially when we still dont know how to win games, shame we cant take a leaf out of wigans book who def have the knack of winning.

start of a new dawn though with stone, will get to see and know the players as he prepares us for next season.

brough at hooker again? with thorman most likely picking the team i think he could be

Hope they stick with Dan at 9.

We'll know more by kick off Sunday,but with home advantage,it's our best chance out of the final two rounds to get a win,and potentially grab a 9th or 10th finish ahead of M8's.

Lose and sadly I think it will be between us and Salford for the wooden spoon.

ormsby on the wing for this?

you do wonder who makes the signings at this club dont you... thewlis or head coach

Why? This signing was made a long time ago- makes sense to get him in early!

so is he an anderson signing like ikahififo and symonds...
if gaskell , clough and ferguson join then was that anderson too or thewlis?


happy with them all anyway! just a thought

on this game , if we can play the same as we did for 80 against hull fc and hull kr first 40 then we will be fine

Certainly looks a strong 19, Brough and Brierley in the halves!!

depends if it is thewlis big buddy agent

Pleased to see return of Chubs and Seb.

Now Ellis misses out, would be useful if we could get a regular combo in the halves.

Connor
Mcgillvary
Cudjoe
Murphy
Ormsby
Brough
Brierley
Rapira
Leeming
Huby
Symonds
Lawrence
Hinchcliffe

Wood
Crabtree
Taai
Ikahihfo

That looks a good squad.

We had a good squad many times this season when we have lost....
Could be a good omen ikahihifo coming back against the team he first played against in saints!!!

Just hope he doesn't break anything again

New props in rotation has to be good

strongest squad we have had all season

shame its too late!

ellis dropped for poor form?

Really? In two games? One of which he played the best he has all season. Doubt it!!!

Ellis probably dropped cos he's carrying a couple of stones too much.

Rumour is Ellis is being questioned by the police as Robbo has gone missing......Story is, Ellis has eaten him!!

ellis carrying a knock after the hull kr game according to the examiner.

Ellis's condition is shameful for a professional sportsman tbh, however good he is while carrying that flab he would be a helluva lot better without it, if he needs the weight to compete then it needs to be muscle

Both teams with plenty to play for then,StH could get into top 4 now.We win and the wooden spoon is avoided,that is unless HKR & Leeds settle for the draw next Thursday.

COYG

We win both our games and we will not be bottom

dont get this thing about ellis, doesnt seem to have an issue playing 80mins of pro rugby league to me

but then you will think same about dave taylor (he can play half back too) etc

not all pro players have the perfect physique

Yep- he may not have a 6 pack- but he clearly has the fitness to compete.
Don't see what all the fuss is about myself. If he's fit enough, fast enough and strong enough- which he clearly is- what difference does his shape make?