Remember its a wet forecast on Saturday - an achilles heel for us. Leeds destroyed us in the rain last year as we didn't have the forward power to compete. Headingley seems a much smaller pitch to the DW so likely to be a forward battle again which could suit you.

Doubt it its forwards we are missing

Bookies have us as underdogs, but only generally around a 6/4 shot which seems fairly tight to me, and not much value.
Think I'll be leaving alone and just hoping for the best.
Looking forward to this weeks 8 live games on Watch NRL.
2 quarters on Sky, and our game and the other quarter-final on the beeb.
Full pan of chips this week as I'll also be viewing the 2 Champions League semi's, the Chester May meeting, start of the Giro d'Italia and Canelo v Billy Joe, Saturday night.
Might have to sacrifice Premier League darts as it clashes with the rugby.


It's never easy.

The Connor ban is sort of understandable but Fash getting banned for his tackle on Bateman is a absolute joke.

I was expecting him to be coming in and attacking the knee or doing a hip drop tackle but there is literally nothing its just because Bateman gets in a weird body position and Fash drags him backwards.

If that's a ban Sam Powell would be banned every single game.

the only thing there good for is holding poor performing/bordering on corrupt referees accountable ,the one thing they never seem to be used for ? i quote the giants v robins as an example ,gaskill and the video ref should have faced suspension imo

Reynolds and Mau have passed fitness tests and will be playing on the CC tie, bad news is Taylor who will be out for around 2 months

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Good news and bad news. Can we recall Connor Wynne for this one?

Yes, there was a two week period when we couldn't but that expires today.

We already have.

Good news on Ma'u


Gutted for Tag though, had a good start to the season.

Will we go with

Wynne
Swift
Griffin
Carlos
Fonua
Sneyd
Reynolds
Sao
Houghton
Mau
Savelio
Lane
Cator

Satae
Brown
Johnstone
Scott

Mau at prop or Savelio. I've gone Mau

Satae to start for me cator on the bench, lane to 13, some big minutes required from our big forwards, if we are to win this on

Agree Sao & Satae to start and help lay the platform for Sneyd & Reynolds to get on the front foot.

Still a good team. If we put in and 80 minute performance, no reason why we can’t win this one!

Mau been back gives our team a totally different look, if he wasn't back that would have caused a major reshuffling.

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That would be my side, think it will be Hodgson's too.

Full backrow can play big minutes, if not Scott to centre and Griffim in the pack.

Unlike last Wigan cup game, start the game strong.

Big plus having Reynolds and Mau back, after all the furore of last week the boys will really rip into them just hope we can keep the intensity up for the full 80 and get a fair crack from Hicks.

Agree with this

Double header on Sky tomorrow for the cup.

That's what I would go with too.

Although I wonder if Hodgson will start with Lane at 13, Ma'u in the back row and Cator on the bench.

That's how we tended to line up at the start of the season.

Maybe, but then we had more impact off the bench, very small bench with

Cator
Brown
Johnstone
Scott

Ma'u adds some experience and power.

Still fancy us to win if our attack clicks again with Reynolds back.Just hope his hamstring holds up in the wet weather.
The key for us is to get back to turning teams around with kicks into the in goal as we havent done this since Reynolds was out and keep our disciplne which again has been poor in the last three matches.
Our likely bench is a bit worrying but lets hope Connor Wynne gets some confidence early in the game because his footwork in attack on a wet pitch could well open up some gaps.

Lane is looking more and more likely to be an all action 13, he’s quickly becoming one of the first names on the team sheet, he’s improving week to week, deserves a run at 13 IF that’s his favoured position

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