Any updates & returning dates?
Fielden
Prescott
Finch
Tommy
Richards
Goulding
Dudson (season over?)

Apolgies for any I've missed, please feel free to add.

Be great to get them all back for the 'business end of the season' (aka the only part of the season that matters, save the cc).

Fielden - Reserves in a few weeks
Prescott - ???
Finch - Wire
Tommy - ???
Richards - Fit for Hull KR, Probably pl;ay reserves for a week or 2
Goulding - Wire
Dudson (season over?)

Apparently Tommy and Pat could make the Salford game.

Get the prayer mats out they can!

Finch, Goulding, Flower, Prescott, Lauaki all expected to be fit for Saturday.

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I'm glad players are coming back from injury but I've never liked sending players that have had a long layoff into a big game as their first game back. For Flower and Prescott it has been a while since they have played in the team, they could be rusty. Maybe it would be better to not risk them and allow them to build up that playing relationship in an easier game for playoff preparation. Have they played in any U20 games for match fitness etc?

Surely with Prescott it will be one risk too much? He's been out for a while and we all know how injury prone he is. I'm not sure chucking him in at the deep end again would be best for him. It's a big game but the playoffs are bigger and it's more important that he's fit and healthy for those games than this one.

I don't doubt how important he can be to the team and he's still a little underrated, in part that's probably because we've seen no real difference without him because of Mossop and saw no real difference without Mossop because of Prescott. I just wish they'd be able to play in the same team at the same time! Unfortunately though the laws of the universe dictate that that can never happen.

I think Prescott should return in the under 20's and get himself back to fitness in the last few games before the playoffs.

Hasn't Flower only been out for a couple of weeks?

Flower played in the first team v Cas and London.

Fair enough, thought it was longer than that

Think we need a starting 6 and 4 subs of Mossop, Micky Mac, Lima, Hansen, Hock, SOL, Prescott/Flower, Eric, Faz, Tuson.
Or Hughes instead of Tuson as cover for the backs. Crucial we don't allow Morley, Westwood and co to dictate as they did against Saints.

Prekkie will never be 'fit' enough to put a string of games together. His body seems too fragile, and he picks up knocks almost every game. Some players can take a battering and recover quickly. Sadly, Prekkie is not one of them.

Might be to do with his playing style.

He certainly doesn't 'hold back' when running up with the ball does he ?

Wane says in his interview fielden and richards ready for 20's next week gil dudson in 2 weeks

Wanes interview he says Pat and Feilden are in full training and 1 week off , tommy 3 to 4 week and gill dudson 2 weeks off and he's back running ?? I thought he was out for the season ? Obv not !

Great news if it is all accurate!

Thats wierd, wane said last week fielden wont play again this year then this week he says he is 1 week away. I wonder if that was a kick up the for fielden to give him some reverse psychology motivation.

I certainly would welcome a fully fit fielden.

Our front row options are massive: Any 4 from:

Preccy
Mossop
Lima
Lauaki
Flower
Dudson
Crosby
Fielden

I'd love to see Dudson back for the play offs. As much as I've been impressed with Ben Flowers energy and Dom Crosbys attitude I really liked the looks of Dudson in his first team spell. He's a huge lad with good aggression and his fitness levels really improved during his run in the side.

He'd need a couple of games to get in shape but he could be very handy come the play offs.

unfortunately, IF everyone is fit Lima, Mossop and Eric will probably fill 3 of the spots, with Prescott, Fielden and Dudson battling for a single spot.

That'll do for me.

One day it would be great to have everyone fit. I honestly can't remember the last time we were even close.

The only problem is that we only have two U20's league fixtures left before their play offs start. I don't think Pat or Fielden will be allowed to play in those play off games as they will not have played enough qualifying games (I may be wrong though but I think they brought a rule in to say that you had to play so may U20 games to play in the finals series)

I think the only restriction is the limitation on over-age players (which currently standing at 5 could make a mockery of the games). Last season Warrington played Micky Higham in the finals series after recovery from injury to give him game time in case of injuries at first team level meaning he was required for their play-offs games (when Warrington were eliminated from the Super League play-offs the night before the u20s final Higham was withdrawn from the u20s to allow the lads who had played u20s all season to compete in the final).

Cheers.
I thought it got changed when Saints included Fassavalou (sp) in a Final v Wigan(in 2009 or 2010)

I read something about a signing deadline in the National Leagues - does this mean that the South Wales loan option is closed (as the promotion places are settled in league 2 that seems daft).