May be wrong, but did Big Dave make is first appearance for Trinity at Huddersfield in the Challenge cup game, scoring two trys? It would be fitting therefore if he could score two trys on Friday ending remarkable career in the British game.

No it was against Leeds on a horrible rainy night. He over tried and had a shocker!!

I thought it was against Leeds and he had a stinker, but that might have been his home debut. He certainly made an impact against Hudds in the Cup game.

Squad for Friday https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... 34/photo/1

Squad for Friday https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... 34/photo/1

Looks the strongest squad we have had in a while

To be honest looking at the squad for Huddersfield this will be our sternest test for quite a few games.

Only issue I can see is

Jowitt or Shaul

Does Hall move back to centre.

Could Jowitt play at 6 or 7?

Depends I suppose on whether WP is viewing this as 2 points try to win game- or - he treats it more as a chance to experiment. Coaches rarely tend to go with the latter.

It's not an option re Jowitt or Shaul.
Shaul has proved in his last few games that he is very poor under a high ball. Whilst his organising makes up for some of Miller's deficiencies, Jowitt's solidity at the back, excellent passing game and timing his incursions into the line make him a far superior full back. Now, if you want to play Shaul at SO, that's probably a good option.

Why would you do that?

Keep the fullback at fullback and the stand off at stand off.

And people say Willie makes weird decisions.

Because we are in desperate need of an organising SO and Miller has had 7 years to prove that is a job he can't do. We need to try other options and this is a good week to do so.

Don't remember Shaul dropping any high balls ??

I think that option is to buy a new stand off, not stick someone in who's hardly played there and shows no organisation ability when he has.

But we haven’t signed Shaul and he’s never played there. We have tried Max a few times so that I get.

Got told the other day that Max was signed as a S/O as a 15 year old but don’t know if that’s true.

Bizarre to try Shaul in halves I know. Max also is an out and out full back and in an emergency can cover 6 but Max isn’t a 6. That experiment in reserves and first team yielded little results.

I think Max has been very good last few games at full back and he seems to be putting Murphy into some real space too creating the extra man.

The answer to me is simple. We have two halfbacks in Miller/Lino and we pick a full back from Shaul/Jowitt. For me I’d go with Jowitt but if he needs a rest just bang Shaul in.

Think Max could be a great 6 but we simply don’t have the time or resources to really find out.

We need a recognised SO for certain but if he got injured then we may have to give Max a prolonged run out, then we’d know for sure.

It’s a bold claim to state a player isn’t an x,y or z unless it’s hugely obvious ie Lino at prop.

I can remember at least three

F.F.S just look who the ref is on Friday night, what a suprise!

Try the HullKR game. He dropped all those he got to and bottled out of most.

You don't sign Shaul as a reserve even if you have an unlimited budget. If he signs the message to Max is that he is not required. Continue with Max and spend money where it is required.

Tradition insists I'll be missing this one.

The message to Max is you have competition so be your best.
Anyone that gives in because they have competition shouldn't be playing professional sport. I'm sure Max knows that.

I wouldn’t sign Shaul. I was purely on about the Hudds game.

Personally I’d sign Jack Broadbent who seems to be going well at Fev and can cover FB and Centre and is only 21. Max would continue to start and develop further.

We must invest in the right areas and for me we have full back covered with an already good option who will continue to improve.