saints have something like 12 senior players injured and a couple with minor injuries they are down to the bare bones but the league table shows and recent results and performances go that they still are a quality team and monday will be VERY tough but given that we are at home and our recent form and clean bill of health on the injury front then im expecting a win.
1.phelps
2.sharp
3.gleeson
4.yeamen
5.briscoe
6.horne
7.obst
8.omeley
9.houghton
10.moa
11.tickle
12.westerman
13.fitzgibbon
subs
14.lauaki
15.whiting
16.manu
17.dowes
but theres certainly options like whiting at fullback given his secound half performance, does radders come back in, then theres turner and washy had a gud game against wire so plenty of options
hull fc 32 st helens 22
first try scorer - yeamo
att - 13,145
mom - fitzgibbon

Don't think Phelps will play so Whiting to fullback definately and Dowes has probably done enough to keep Radford out.

I agree, I am a big fan of Radders, however I am a bigger fan of players earning/keeping their shirts,I believe stiff competition breeds success....

is the phelps injury that bad to keep him out against saints ?

I think so yes, hopefully just one game he will miss though.

ok, well more then happy with whiting at fullback safe as houses

If Phelps is fit then...if he is out

Phelps/Witing
Whiting/Sharp
Gleeson
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Obst
Dowes
Houghton
O'meley
Tickle
Westerman
Fitz

Subs

Moa
Laukai
Radford
Manu

Harsh on Sharp but 1 try in 40mins of play shouldnt get him in the team....Whting deserves to be on wing after Rovers display and will he be up against Skys new crusty sock boy in Foster?

Agree with that team.

I agree , Plus we have a decent record against Saints at home.

saints team.
paul wellens.
ade gardner.
michael shenton.
the hot dog seller.
the ball boy's uncle.
billy benyon.
the butch cleaning lady.
her sister.
saint bernard.
the bloke with the nowty face (who sells programme's).
tony puletua.
kyle eastmond's agent.
eamon mcmanus.


subs....me (if asked to play)
butch cassidy (without the sundance kid)
damo..off the leeds message board.(bleedin turncoat)
and uncle tom cobley an all...

Hope the Saint Bernard is not playing or on the bench when you play Wire

Great team that but i wouldnt play Wellens at fullback....suicide

That just about sums it up for us!

What's a nowty face!

saints have been amazing this season with the injuries they've had. if they can get everyone on the field in the latter stages of the season then I'd say they were a good bet for champions this year. that said, it will be disappointing if we don't beat them

A bad tempered face.

I like that

Haven't they lost Wheeler and Lomax aswell now? So that's both their [iback up[/i halves! And I thought 2008 was bad for us? Really is no excuse now.

yep lomax out for 5 weeks ankle injury, scott moore now is injured 5 weeks ankle injury, wheeler shoulder, wellens pryce and eastmound still out so thats 6 potnetial halfbacks out.

Wilkin will play in one of the halfback positions.

Saints will put a highly competitive team out. Nothing less than our best will win the game.

Crumbs. I think there was a stage in 2008 when we were down to 15 fit squad members. A Saints friend said they'd hit that point last weekend - that was [ibefore[/i Lomax and Moore were hurt on Monday...

Looks like Jonny vegas could be making a return for them. It does just show how poor the "injuries" argument is when you look at Saints. Every club has them and at this moment and last season Saints are as bad if not worse than we have been in recent years. What is apparent with them as opposed to us is that they have genuine quality in reserve and not perceived quality like we have. Their scouting system must be far superior to ours.
Their amateur leagues must develop far better players and more dedicated. Equally the competition for Saints around them is as intense as ours with Rovers so we can't use that as an excuse either.

Anyone who thinks Saints will roll over are in for a HUGE shock