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For me:

Whiting
Sharp
Manu
Yeaman
Briscoe
Turner
Long
O'Meley
Houghton
Radford
Fitzgibbon
Tickle
Westerman

Washbrook
Moa
Lauaki
Dowes

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Do any other FC fans agree with this? It will help me with my Fantasy team, also they have Manu in at second row. You seem to have him at centre?

More or less.

Manu will probably fill in at until Phelps is here then he'll go back to 2nd row with Phelps at fb and Whiting to .

1. Whiting

2. Sharp
3. Manu
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe

6. Turner
7. Long

8. O'Meley
9. Houghton
10. Radford
11. Westerman
12. Tickle
13. Fitzgibbon

14. Washbrook
15. Moa
16. Lauaki
17. Dowes

Thats what i was thinking aswell although i had Dowes starting an Radford bench..

Dont suppose it would make much difference either way!

Manu defo for centre - can't see Lyne starting. Only other choice for centre is Turner with either Washy or Westerman at 6. Persoanlly i hope we never see Washy at 6 ever again. Be interesting to see which prop is left out or will he go for 3 on the bench? Radford to start for me, I think we'll need him early doors!

i would have radford starting

is radford fit

Is Manu playing - thought his wife was due?

Cheers!

I think Lynn will play, Briscoe to centre and Radford will be left out

She aint popped it out yet but its a matter of time but i reckon he'll play.

So why put him in the squad ? Or is it to scare the Rovers players that hes playing

Pretty much a full strength side. Let's hope we don't pick up any injuries and put in a decent performance. Personally, I think we could have done with another friendly

One season-ending injury already, though.

Not to a key player though

No, but the point is that we have a very thin squad and additional play-off games increases the likelihood of those playing gettting injured. We saw this in 2008 I think when we played Huddersfield and picked up a couple of bad injuries, and as said we've seen what was effectively our HB cover, even if not a senior player, out until 2012. I wouldn't be advocating more friendlies, personally.

Think that was 2007?

I think 08 was our first season of severe discontent.

Let's not play them at all then. It's a physical game and palyers are just as likely to get injured in game 1 as they are in a friendly

It's a fine balance though, isn't it? I can see both sides of the argument, but for me the lack of depth in our squad means that 2 games is probably right.

No, it was 2008. We lost 30-22 at home to Hudds and lost three players to injury IIRC, although it meant Tom Briscoe made his debut in the opening SL game at Warrington.

Possibly so but the issue is the lack of depth in the squad, not the number of friendlies