o carroll - injured not sure on latest prognosis
moa - could be banned

leaves only lynch and o meley as experienced front line props. is burnett back to fitness? aspinwall to step up?

Think Carroll, was jsut a slight tweak in training this week and could be in contention for Friday.
Sam should get SOS at the most.

Hopefully O'Carroll will be back, or Sam won't get a ban.

If both are unavailable for next week's game then I would go with

O'Meley, Lynch, Aspinwall, Green.


We will also struggle in the back row with Westerman being injured and Aspinwall covering at prop. Would go with

Manu, Tickle, Whiting. Turner as interchange.

If required recall Green. Hopefully Moa not banned and O'Carroll back.

O'carroll did an interview in the circle suite were we was yesterday with clarkey and said he's a couple of weeks away

We need to spend that £60k we have left on another forward, we lack strength in that department and it will become obvious as the season wears on.

Theres some really good players without clubs now, should be easy.

If Moa, Westerman and O'Carroll aren't available move we have Lynch, O'Meley, Aspinwall, Green, Burnett, Manu, Tickle, Whiting, Pearce (if he's fit?), Kent and Bowden competing for 8 places.

I went to watch our u20's on Saturday, there is no one in that lot who looks ready at the moment. I understand that the pool of players available will be limited but there must be someone who could offer us cover.

I don't get it, for years fan's have been asking for youth to be given a chance.

They won't be ready without experience.

You're right we have, however the jump form u20's to starting in Sl is massive. The reason for sending some out into the NL is to toughen them up, it's what Leeds have been doing for years. At the moment those I saw on Saturday will get mullered against SL packs IMO.

Did Burnett, Green or Pearce play for the u20's?

If Moa, O'Carroll and Westerman are out my pack would be

Lynch
Houghton
Tickle
Manu
Whiting
Aspinwall

With Shrek, Green, Turner and Nicklas on the bench.

No.

No.

I'd love to say I'm surprised.

My thoughts exactly

Westy will be out for about 2 months btw


Suprisied no ones asked if we can play Ellis at prop though

I've just red the U20's report, looks a fairly inexperienced side especially in the forwards.

Who's available ?

I really hope you're wrong Hutchie, but he did go down heavy.

He dislocated his shoulder but the medical staff at the game couldn't get it back into place and he had to be taken to hospital. Sounded very painful.



If Moa, O'Carroll and Westerman are all out, I would go with

Lynch
Houghton
Aspinwall
Manu
Tickle
Whiting

O'Meley
Green
Turner
Nicklas

This was always going to be an issue at some stage this season. We are desperately light in the pack in the way of cover and even an average amount of injuries in the forwards could leave us with serious problems.

Starting with only four established props in the squad is complete madness.

Westy 8 weeks max, O'Carroll not back and Moa possibly banned. Down to two props.

Lynch Houghton Tickle
Manu Aspinwall
Whiting

Ogre
Green
Turner (as a backrow)

Recall Burnett - he has experience and is certainly tough enough to do a job for us.

Hope I'm wrong Paul but I feel we'll struggle to beat anyone with that pack, especially away from home

westy just said this on his twitter

Thanks again for all the messages just got bc from consultant n it looks like 12 weeks have my op on friicon_sad.gif


gutted for him