We are being out muceled week in week out in the pack Anderson England and Scutton are average at best Yates & Walker are young with a lot to learn
Finn and Miller are not the best but to be fair they play behind a beaten pack every week
Huddersfield are a big physical side with good halfbacks in Brough and Brierley they have pace I can only see the annual massacre

England doesn't get out muscled, he's just on his own

Correct.

England tops our stats in most areas compared to other props and the rest of the team to be fair.

He's made more carries than any other person on the team with 88 (next highest prop is Simon with 62)

2nd highest tackle count (202) streets ahead of the next prop Scruton with (16icon_cool.gif and has also missed one less tackle than Scrutes.

Almost 100m more metres gained than the next highest prop, higher average gain - higher everything!

its your best chance of beating us tomorrow in a long time, can def see you winning.

we have not had a settled 17 so far this season and injuries have bitten badly and the team is in the mire.

when you dont have your first choice half backs in ellis/brough playing together and behind a depleted pack with no crabtree/smith and a diff full back every week your going to struggle!

think you are +16 on the handicap, looks massive to me!

If Yates and Walker are fit then to play only 2 props is absolute madness in my opinion

Their squad does look pretty strong having looked at it

Maybe we won't push them close after all then! But you never know, their fans don't seem overly confident, not that that means much

One thing I will say is their defence has obviously been a bit dodgy so far, which is unlike them, but i'm not sure we have the weapons to take advantage of this, attack as we all know has been pretty blunt so far.....

Maybe Miller would have a future as hooker in place of sluggish Sio.

It SHOULD be our best chance of beating Huddersfield for a long time but our problem is that we don't even know who our first 17 is!
I will be shouting optimistically but I am a realist - if the team clicks for the first time this season then we will win.

Molloy, Annakin, A.Tupou and Ashurst have all played prop at some stage ....in addition to Scruton and Simon as genuine props...it says a lot for the props in the squad when the coach would prefer to go with playing back rowers in the middle though.

.....it'd be great to have Brough and Brierley in the Trinity squad!

I'm guessing that's the idea, he's not intending to play it in the middle.

I have to admire his bravery but I'm struggling to see where this group of players will fair any better on the flanks, apart from Johnstone Im yet to see any width or pace.

Well, entertainment will be guaranteed tomorrow at least with the return of the half time Sumo challenge.

RE: injuries/suspensions etc, in our 19 man squad, we have 7 guys whose squad numbers are over 18, that usually says a bit.
We haven't played well at all, except in spells against HKR, we haven't had the same 17 all season and even our edges, and halves change on a game by game basis, confidence will probably be pretty low too.

No excuses from me, if you win it's because you deserved to, unless the referee takes a bribe and cheats us etc etc

Meast the bookies have given us a 14 point start , fill your boots it's no where near enough .

To be fair, last year we gave you a 22 point start, you nearly caught us up though

Agreed.

Even if by some fluke we beat an injury hit Hudds team i'd still put it down to a freakishly poor display from them. I can't see where on the park we can beat them, for the first time I can remember there is not one position where we are superior to them and that's before you take desire into account and they have nearly always beat us on that one.

The next time that Wakefield get some favour from the ref (in games between the two clubs), will be the first.

Having watched the highlights from your games this season, above 80% of your tries (apart form kick plays) seem to come from very, very, flat (forward) passes.

could say the same about 80% of ALL tries scored in RL these days!

The next time we get any favours from today's offering (Gareth Hewer) will be a first, 1 guess as to who his favourite team was at Saints a fortnight ago

Been a massive critic of Craig Hall after all his disappearing tricks last year but this year he's been solid - a lot more anyway. So don't know why he's out yet Miller who's been garbage ever since he's signed is still in.

I think to be fair on Chester he has to have a look at him before getting rid of one of his only two genuine halfbacks.

Brierley to play in the halves today.

Outstanding, Johnstone and England take a bow

Signing in while on holiday (part timer!) but really positive result, especially the names of the try scorers, top result! Johnstone and jowitt good lads!

Fantastic win and what a pleasure to see desire, enthusiasm and coherence in our play. Everyone played there part but big shout to the youngsters Johnstone and jowitt. bring on the Rhinos !!!!

Cracking team effort today and Tom Johnstone's try has to be the best I've seen down at BV in many a year. The east stand had the best atmosphere in a long time. Ive actually got sore hands from all the clapping