What's your squad likely to be when you come down to the GPW, on the 6th of Feb ?

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Any ideas at all ?

Quite a few to be rested, i hear !!

One day at a time Mr Rug.. Wait untill the 17 is named nxt month.. Then u can starting worrying, how, wot + why uve lost ur 1st game of the season.

At a guess:

FB: Tansey
Wingers: Calderwood, Briscoe
Centres: Any 2 from Yeaman, Hall, Turner and Whiting
Stand-off: Horne
Scrum Half: Long
Props: Dowes or Cusack, Radford,
Hooker: Berrigan
2nd Row: Manu, Tickle
Loose Forward: Fitzgibbon

Subs: O'Meley, Moa, Lauaki, Washbrook

Dont tell him your name pike !!!!

1. Tansey
2. Calderwood
3. Hall
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe

6. Horne
7. Long

8. Radford
9. Berrigan
10. Cusack
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Lauaki
13. Washbrook

14. Turner
15. O'Meley
16. Moa
17. Manu

1. Tansey
2. Calderwood
3. Hall
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. Horne
7. Long
8. Dowes
9. Berrigan
10. Cusack
11. Tickle
12. Manu
13. Fitzgibbon

14. Turner
15. O'Meley
16. Radford
17. Washbrook

Looks right to me. Agar hinted on Sunday that Lauaki would start from the bench. I think he'll go with Dowes and Radford from the start and with Yeaman and Hall at centre.

I think centres are the least clear cut. Yeaman needs to show up well on Sunday and don't count Whiting out.

1. Tansey
2. Calderwood
3. Hall
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. Horne
7. Long
8. Cusack
9. Berrigan
10. Radford/Dowes
11. Tickle
12. Manu
13. Fitzgibbon

14. Moa
15. Luauki
16. Turner/Whiting
17. O'Meley

18. 4000 Black and Whites

Exactly, Mike Burnett was chosen in the 2nd row at the start of last season due to his performances in pre season. If Turner does well again on Sunday I see no reason why he shouldn't be picked in the centres for the first game.

Really looking forward to Sunday now, as there will be plenty trying to impress - Washy, Yeaman, Whiting, Turner, Hall, maybe Burnett, Lyne for starters. Apart from Long, Berro and Fitz, sounds like it should be quite a strong team.

Sounds about right to me, can't see hi not playing Yak though.

Lauaki will be in the 17.

See no-one's put Houghton on the bench? I'd be surprised if he wasn't

After Sunday maybe bit harsh but think Tickle may be most at risk

I don't think it's harsh, he cost us a lot of posession on Sunday.

got a feeling Big sam might be the one to miss out .Hope not he gives us good impact of the bench just feel cusack and radders will be prop and Ogre off the bench so probably between dowes and sam .

isnt it great to have class options though!!

I'm not sure you can play Berrigan for 80 minutes after his injury lay-off. That reduces the availalable numbers on the bench so a second-rower or prop has to go. I think he'll play 4 props against Saints so a 2nd rower has to go - probably Lauaki unless he shows up better against Sheffield. Nice to have the dilemma though and there are many combinations that I'd be more than happy with: for example he could drop Radford, start with an impact prop and put Lauaki on the bench. He could leave Washbrook out, move Fitz to 13 and put Lauaki on the bench etc... etc...

Tansey
Calderwood
Hall
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
Radford
Tickle
Fitzgibbon
Washbrook

Moa
O'Meley
Manu
Houghton

Tansey
Calderwood
Hall
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Long
Radders
Berrigan
Cusack
Manu
Tickle
Fitzgibbon
Subs
Washbrook
Lauaki
Dowes/Moa
O'Meley
Washy will cover 6,9,13 like he did against Rovers so no Houghton for me, think Moa might miss out 2 and Tickle will start with Lauaki and O'Meley adding impact off the bench.

Turner will be playing Stand Off this Sunday. So less chance for him to shine at centre.