not sure he will make it this weekend just been told he has a broken jaw,broke it at the KR game, bad news

Hope not. No Ellis to fall back on this time.

Can we get him back on loan???

7 match winning run with him in the side??

Wildie to step up and interchange with Wood. Alternatively push Maskill into the first team. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but this just exacerbates the decision to let Ellis go.

Only got wood which dont help

No fight at9 without him

We're all doomed

Our defence will definite miss him! We are screwed! Wood to hooker, but what options do we have a half back? I much prefer Lee Smith in the centre's, we need someone who basically supports Tim Smith and doesn't want to be the big i am.

Wood at hooker? HIS passing is really terrible.

Looks like our options are either wood to hooker, lee smith into the halves or we promote a fringe player and thrown them in at 9...wildie, or goulding perhaps.

How about Young Maskill?

The hooker position isn't what it was years ago. Put Washbrook there to provide the defensive ability as Aiton is our top tackler followed by Washy. Then play TT at 13. Wood coming off bench as utility with Wilkes, Amor and Mellars.

Yep, that's my view too

Wouldn't surprise me if he went with Washbrook at hooker, think he played him there on occaisions for Hull. Would mean a more laboured attack out of dummy half though.

Get maskill or Wildie in the team to play 9 with Wood interchange.

Maskill has the distribution and looked solid enough.

For stand off though please can we see someone other than Wood. Had another few games at standoff and is clearly not one. I'm all for giving young players a go who actually ply their trade in the positions we need filling.

Agree would put washy to hooker to clean anything up near the ruck.

Are we really considering washy at hooker when we have Wildie, young maskill and wood?

Wood in place of Aiton, a definite mismatch.

Aiton is more often than not our top tackler each game and we're still conceeding approximately 30 points per game! I'm all for the academy players being given a shot where possible but it seems ridiculous to contemplate Wood, Wildie and Tim Smith all in our starting 13.

Surely a number 9s role is more about distribution, quick plays that a decent tackler.

Hell out attack has been blunt enough lately without sticking a player who can't quicken the distribution to give the halfs more space to work with.

Chase could well be missing for us. 2 high quality players potentially missing, which is a real shame, should still be a fairly even contest.

We should be with our poor defence. Wood, Wildie and Maskill would/will be targeted at 9. Washbrook is no slouch and has covered there with Hull. His move to 9 would enable Annakin/Kirmond/TT to play 13. Not ideal but think anything else would provide defensive weak links that will be exploited by Cas.

So is this where our season begins then?

The highlights against hull showed we lacked the defence mainly out wide so I fail to see how whoever plays at 9 can resolve that.

Also the try's not out wide one was from kick positioning and another one or two from what appeared to be a player or two shooting out of the line leaving a 1 on 1 or a gap for hull to burn through,

That says to me that defensive structure and on the wings is more of an issue than sticking a hooker detrimental to our attack and distribution into 9 spot.

I'd be tempted to go with Maskill at hooker - he really looked the part against Hemel. I know people will say that it's different against SL opposition but he looked less out of place than some of our other players did against Hemel.

Besides:

No fear - it's only Cas!!