Johnstone
Tupou
Lyne
BJB
Miller
Fifita
K Wood
Arona
Westerman
Batchelor
Tangata
Crowther
Jowitt
Croft
B Walker
Hampshire
Aydin
Bailey
Tanginoa
Senior
Battye

Strong squad

Very strong and with Leeds having named an unchanged 21 man squad from last night, there are going to be some very tired bodies there.
Should give us a better chance, hopefully.

Surprised to see they haven't mixed it up a little, last night was as physical of a game as I have seen in a long time so I would imagine there would be some tired bodies in that Leeds side. That said there is obviously pressure there to win to try and make that top 4.

I agree
Although it must be tempting to try and have your strongest 17 on the field for each game, with the frequency and speed of games, surely, players are just going to be knackered, which will eventually lead to injuries.
It's a difficult task to juggle a squad effectively, while maintaining some momentum.

I'm pleased that Agar has gone, largely, for the same again.

Just seen the Cas game has been cancelled due to Covid results and that RFL are set to liaise with Leeds today.

You can add to this that Salford have forfeited the game against Warrington because they cannot raise a team. This equates to a Warrington win of 24-0.

If it’s true what I’ve heard about the number of Cas players tested and if they all played in the Leeds game makes you wonder how many Leeds players were within the track and trace processes.

Sorry SP, a full forfeit or a postponement ?

Cas probably a result of being sat on m62 for three hours - due to Sky forcing everyone from Yorkshire to play in Merseyside. Rugby League is run by morons.

Also the treatment of Salford is absolutely disgusting. Cas aren’t being punished as far as I’m aware?

Yeah but Cas is Covid related? Salford's is not is it?

What I do find bizarre though is Warrington are still to play, just against Hudds, which potentially leaves them getting 4 points this week.

I fully expect this game against Leeds to be called off, in that case it should have been us playing Hudds not Wire.

On a positive note we have no positives from this round of testing.

If a club can’t field a 17 due to injuries due to a congested fixture list organised by the RFL, then it would be incredibly harsh to punish said club. It’s not like they did a Toronto.

Surely if it is not Covid related and they cannot field a team for the match then it is a forfeit therefore it is only right for Wire to get the comp points?

The Covid related postponements are all decisions ultimately taken by SL/RFL this one is just Salford saying they cant field a team so we can`t play?

It is there responsibility to ensure they can field a team.

At the same time the sport has a responsibility for player welfare and Salford have been forced to play injured players due to reduced recovery time which is a result of the congested fixture list due to Covid.

In an ordinary season I’d be all for it. But this isn’t an ordinary season.

This been said looking at the Leeds Challenge cup squad against the week before there are only 2 players that cross over so they have the ability to field 2 17`s even if they had a major disaster with track and trace, it is whether or not they are willing to fulfil the fixture.

On BBC news 12 players from Cas got virus

The Salford one is a forfeit because it is not Covid related.

Our game is to go ahead, only 4 players stood down from Leeds.

Exactly this! We played busted for weeks barely able to field a 17 and other teams reaped the benefits of playing a slammed together wakey team that could run only skeleton training sessions.

Now as you say Leeds have almost a full bill of health so if there are a number to isolate from last week they could still field a team like we did.

But with the play off at stake will they play a slammed together team like wakey did?

It should be our turn for the swings and roundabouts (luck) as we actually look to now be winning games now we have almost a full bill of health. Of course I do not wish Covid on anyone.

It makes you wonder but for all the disruption and not playing weakened team constantly vs teams who were lucky not to have positives where we would be in the league.

I highly expect Leeds to not play the game and why would they when we are hitting some form and they may have to stand players down (even if they can put a 17).

Overall it just shows that this year the league is a real lottery and a lot of the league positions are down to how hard clubs have been hit by Covid and how much some teams have benefitted.

I do know that it was also necessery to fulfil the games. Rock and a hard place. But if Leeds have 17 (they haven’t had positive tests don’t forget) then they should play what they have like we did when we had to stand 11 down weeks ago.

Only 4 players stood down mate so match will go ahead.

That’s good news the game will go ahead.

Best chance we will have to do the double vs Leeds.

One game at a time mate.
FWIW, Catalan still seem in a better position to make the semi finals than Leeds, assuming, of course, that they can complete 15 fixtures.
If Leeds slip up in either of the 2 games against us, they will really struggle to make the semis.
Definitely tough but, given their fixtures and short turnaround from a very tough game against Cas, we have a great chance, especially in tomorrows game.
8 points on the handicap for us, looks good value.

Richard Agar has confirmed to the press that four players who played against Castleford on Monday have been stood down for 14 days because of the contact trace protocol and will miss the next 4 games, so far none have shown symptoms

I wonder if the 4 are pivotal players who will also miss the following Wakefield game. We. are Due a bit of luck v Leeds. Fortunately, the 4 suspects are not showing symptoms at this time.