Really confident we can beat the Filth
They are decimated and any pensioner players coming back won’t be match fit, especially not Derby match fit
We beat them with 12 and with Jake throwing those bullet passes out wide I know we can turn them over
Lets forget the CC until after the next SL games but I wouldn’t risk a single player and would keep them ready for the CC game

Our under 23 side could beat Rovers so put more youngsters in if need be

Love beating Drovers when we’re way under strength

I also like FC at Evens with -12 start

Love your optimism but this is the magic game were magical ref's usually play a part , also let's see the line ups as FC have problems as well .
Hope your right !

I enjoy Tarquins rallying calls.
Bet he's had a word with Cameron and Craig about the best way to cope with our current injury crisis and emailed Radders the relevant information.

Cam the man has just retired from SoO and Intl rugby so not the advice we're looking for.

I met LeBron recently and he hates Rovers

You still having an occasional meet up with him at your local Macca D's?




Don't we all?

Yes, I liked those odds for the good Friday game, when we had a just about a full squad to choose from but then had a player red carded after 9 mins.

Odds just improved as Griffin is free to play.

Griffin being cleared makes a world of difference to the backline.

People can dress this up however they want, its up to them. But a loss on Sunday is a very poor result. Us by 10 or 12.

Thaler ref. If there's one team he hates more than us it's Rovers.

Mickymauskas back where he belongs and no VR for Bentham this week

We know what happens when we play badly at Magic. But if we play okay and our makeshift back line holds together then we should win the game in the forwards. If we have one of our off days and we leak a try every time they go wide then its going to be a long drive home.

With the injury news I’d go with

Shaul
Logan
Hadley
Griffin
Sanderson
Miloudi
Connor
Taylor
Houghton
Paea
Manu
Mini
Westerman

Washbrook
Green
Masi
Lane

Let's throw Harris right in there.

Shaul
Miloudi
Logan
Griffin
Scott
Harris
Connor

Taylor
Houghton
Manu
Hadley
Mini
Westerman

Lane
Green
Masi
Paea

Be happy if that's roughly out side, although I like Manu out wide, so I'd I'd start with Green and have Hadley on the bench.

Still inexperienced massively in the backs and Rovers have a threat there

Any worth in having Miloudi and Harris in the halves, given that they've played there together this season for Doncaster and will have some semblance of an understanding? Connor at centre would strengthen our wide defence, plus he's going to be his usual maverick self there anyway, should add an extra dimension to our play whilst strengthening a weakened back line.

PLAY Jake in the halves
He will win it for us

When are the squads announced?

friday lunchtime

After Thaler's performance last weekend we need to try be as clean and tidy as possible with no niggle/retaliation, last thing we want is to be penalised out the game, a man down and potentially another ban.
Don't care what side we put out if they give it their best, just need to switch on, not fall into bad habits which have cropped up far too often and play our own game that we know works against what is another weakened side too.

Still think we have plenty of experience and talent to win by a couple of scores.

like your thinking bumpy

100% this.

Both teams are hampered by injuries. Who ever wears the shirt, if they give there all, thats all we can ask.

HADLEY has a smart rugby brain
He can play 7 or 9 or 13 and be very competent
Even 6 but Jake will be there
We have the brains trust to win as we have the 9 6 and 1 in place and decent forwards still
Hopefully 13 men so we should win by 12
Bookies have us minus 6

With both teams being down on numbers it should be an interesting game if nothing else. I think we will really struggle in the outside backs and that may be what costs us the game