He looks really good when he strings a few games together. It just rarely happens

I think he's a larker as well.
Just had a colourful settling in period.


Calmer waters must surely be around the corner, hopefully.

Griffin had been cited six times in the last 12 months, and banned once.
Hock had not been cited a single time in the last 12 months.

Being cited means nothing if you're not charged.

I'd love you to tell us the playing minutes on the park of the pair of them over the last 12 months?

Sure, if you can show me where it says in the RFL rules that that is of any relevance in the decision-making process?

Correct, but he was charged once.

The opportunity for citation is a little more probable mind if our guys spent x6 more minutes on the park than your guy?

So that's Talanoa, Carlos, Sneyd, Abdul, Kelly, Faraimo, Fash and Bowden definitely out.

No news on Logan, Paea and Taylor

Tualapapa 2 games, fair?

Did Shaul, Connor, Washy have cases to answer?

6-8 weeks out I doubt he'll make Sundays line up although you'll probably suggest otherwise

Why would Shaul be up?

With Sheens world class form for lurid exaggeration of injury severity frankly it wouldn't surprise me.

Yellow card.

Which for laughing or the shirt pull

So missing 10 first teamers
2. Faraimo
3. Tuimavave
5. Talanoa
6. Kelly
7. Sneyd
8. Taylor
13. Bowden
16. Abdull
20. Fash
23. Paea


Could it be something like this?

1. Shaul
28. Miloudi
4. Griffin
11. Hadley
24. Logan
33.Westerman
14. Connor
15. Green
9. Houghton
29. Masi
12. Mini
21. Manu
17. Washbrook

27. Downs
26.Lane
31.Osborne
22. Litten

Even for you, this is too much drama.

I'm pretty confident that in the history of SL, there hasn't been one player banned for a professional foul like this,

If this is the team, which I doubt as I think 2/3 those listed injured will play

I'd have Cameron Scott on the wing, Logan centre and Hadley I the pack.

Yep, and push Manu up to prop.

Stand off is an odd one. Radford has played Hadley there before. Washbrook played there a lot when he had hair. And Litten had to cover it last week. Miloudi plays there for Doncaster but we are short in the three quarters. Westerman is an option but then we look really light in the middle. Tough decision.

Is Carlos definitely out?

I'd go...

Shaul
Logan (if fit, if not Miloudi)
Griffin
Yeaman
Scott
Westerman
Connor
Green
Houghton
Manu
Mini
Lane
Hadley

Matongo
Washbrook
Litten
Downs


Hopefully we'll have at least one of Taylor or Paea back, and maybe one of Talanoa or Tuimavave?

I suspect both Taylor and Paea will play.
I wouldn't be too surprised if one or both of Talanoa and Carlos played also.

I've heard a rumour Kelly might play but I'm sceptical of that.

Gives us strength in the forwards with those two. Need some good defenders on our right edge to deal with Vaivai.

HDM reporting on the piece regarding Faraimo's ban that talanoa likely to be out for two months and Carlos struggling for weekend. Could be a Griffin and Yeaman centre partnership with Scott and Miloudi on wings? Always Jack Sanderson for wing too.