Looking at your squad from last week, it still looks decent and experienced apart from Kershaw and the hooker, as you say you have a decent pack and backs, lacking halfs and particularly hooker. Although Hamphire Reynolds and Jowitt are decent back ups.

I'm still not confident.

I hope that reflects in your players as well.

TBF up until this season we have been luckier than most on the injury front unlike yourselves who it seems like for years now you suffered more than most, but injuries are part and parcel of the game and most of our 11 injured players are or have been mid to long term, so although it's not used as an excuse wholly if every other club uses it for an excuse why should we be any different.

That's not true we did well on the injury front in 2016 and 2017, no coincidence that we finished top 4 and won 2 CC in those two seasons.

Unfortunately we suffered badly last year and at the start of the year, starting to get players back now and in a decet position, take away our two massive defeats we have done well this year, need to beat one of the teams above us now, as we haven't managed that this year. so big test coming up.

Injuries are a reasonable excuse for a defeat, but not an excuse for a p!ss poor performance

Never heard you so pessimistic Dave, you Ok, we will surely beat this Wakey team at home with nearly a fully fit squad?

Too hit and miss at home to be really confident.

You should tbh

Had we started the season with that line up (Reynolds/Hampshire) I'd agree but watching them you can see they are not used to playing together and can become disjointed. That said they looked better together against Leeds in the second game so yes you have a point though I don't reckon 2 games is enough to match Kelly/Sneyd/Connor/Houghton??.

We should be looking to win this game by a decent margin. Other than the last 2 games, where were were hit by injuries, we have a good record against wakey. They have plenty of players missing and we need to take advantage

Your record against Wakefield hasn’t been great recently, far from it. However you should win fairly comfortably.

Randall will be back. Wood maybe as well.

You've won the last 3 when we were decimated by injuries but we'd won the previous 8. There was a gap of 3 years when you didn't beat us. As I said, our recent record against you is good

FC are even money-6 is that easy money based on chat above ?

Jamie Shaul will be missing again on Sunday, he's set to be out for another month wih the effects of the second concussion.

Awful news, really hope there's no long term issue. He's looked excellent in the few games he's played this year.

I really hope he recovers fully from this. His health is far more important than being on the pitch. We're lucky in that we seem to have a more than capable deputy with young Conner.

Yep lump on, bet will be won by half time

Squads:

2. Bureta Faraimo
3. Carlos Tuimavave
4. Josh Griffin
6. Albert Kelly
7. Marc Sneyd
8. Scott Taylor
9. Danny Houghton
11. Dean Hadley
13. Joe Westerman
14. Jake Connor
15. Chris Green
19. Masi Matongo
20. Brad Fash
21. Sika Manu
23. Mickey Paea
24. Jack Logan
30. Danny Washbrook
34. Gareth Ellis
36. Connor Wynne

Chris Annakin
Tinirau Arona
Mason Caton-Brown
Jordan Crowther
David Fifita
Ryan Hampshire
Keegan Hirst
Justin Horo
Ben Jones-Bishop
Max Jowitt
Lee Kershaw
George King
Danny Kirmond
Craig Kopczak
Reece Lyne
Pauli Pauli
Tyler Randell
Ben Reynolds
Kyle Wood

Two decent squads, hooker was their weakness last game and they have two back.

They have a big pack and lots of pace we need to combat, but weak in the halfs.

I'd go with

Wynne
Faraimo
Carlos
Connor
Logan
Kelly
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Masi
Hadley
Manu
Westy

Ellis
Griffin
Paea
Green

I suspect it will be Connor at FB again, but I'd like to see Wynne there again.

Jamie Shaul (head)
Andre Savelio (ankle)
Josh Bowden (knee)
Mark Minichiello (knock)
Levy Nzoungou (ankle)
Jordan Lane (knock)
Matty Dawson-Jones (knee)
Jack Brown (ankle)
Jack Sanderson (shoulder)

Plus Talanoa retiring. Crikey, 10 out.

Only 4 max would get into our first 17 though so we can't use the injury excuse this week.

Has Ratu been dropped?
What is the timescale on Savelio’s injury ?

Logan was injured for the saints game.

I'd probably have Lane in there, plus Talanoa. I guess them including Arundel on their list is similar. Interesting and close contest on paper.