Who would you pick from the following, all are fit and raring to go according to Terry O'connor

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Dean Gaskell
Paddy Flynn
Matt Gardner
Sean Ainscough
Richard Varkulis
Shayne Grady
Anthony Thackeray
Thomas Coyle

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Gareth Haggerty
Jim Gannon
Lee Doran
Steve Pickersgill
Dave Houghton
Ben Davies
Ben Kavanagh
Chris Gerrard
Mark Smith
Dave Allen
Kirk Netherton
Daniel Heckenberg

I doubt either Pickersgill or Haggerty will play. Certainly both won’t. Hags is the most likely of the two to get a bench spot, but I’d go with fully match-fit players. A big final on a hot day can be very draining for the pack, and those who aren’t match-fit will get found out imo.

I’d go with Gannon, Davies, Heckenberg and Houghton. The rest of the pack pick themselves.

Flynn
Gaskell
Matt Gardner
Sean Ainscough
Shayne Grady


Anthony Thackeray
Thomas Coyle

Marsh & Dean not available?

Both signed after the deadline so cant play, the same for Kurt Haggerty i believe.

Marsh is injured. Not sure about Dean.

Jon Wells said on Boots n all that he expects Haggy to play.

My team...

Flynn

Ainscough
Flynn
Gardiner
Gaskell

Thacks
Coyle

Gannon
Netherton
Davies
Doran
Haggerty Jnr
Allen


Subs

Heckingberg
Kav
Smith
Varks

Picks and Haggy cannot be match fit therefore left out...

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Flynn will have a hard time playing both wing and fullback at the same time

And Kurt Haggerty is ineligible.

I hope Dave Houghton gets picked

I don't.

No disrespect to the lad, I think he's a good player and one we can take up with us should we get there, but finals need experience, and if Haggerty is fit I'd play him first. You know what you're going to get from Haggy and Batley have a big, aggressive pack. I know who I'd rather be facing out of Houghton and Haggerty.

01 - Flynn
02 - Gaskell
03 - Grady
04 - Gardner
05 - Ainscough
06 - Thackeray
07 - Coyle
08 - Davies
09 - Smith
10 - Gannon
11 - Doran
12 - Heckenburg
13 - Allen

14 - Netherton
15 - Haggerty
16 - Varkulis
17 - Kavanagh

Go for a solid start as Batley know how to beat us after last time so start the game with hard work and discipline then bring on what is a very dangerous interchange!

Heckenberg in the second row

Coyle will be busy , playing 7 and on the bench at the same time . Assume you mean Netherton on the bench J20.

Only change to your side for me would be Kav in the 2nd row , Heckenburg on the bench . Then a toss up betweeen Gerrards versatility and Haggys impact value.

The Vicar

Got to have grady playing somewhere for his goal kicking, I would have him in the 2nd row with Doran and Allen at loose.

My backs would be as follows

Flynn
Gaskell
Varkulis
Gardner
Ainscough

Thacks
Coyle

Heckenberg is not a seocnd row?! It baffles me what some fans see when they go to games!

He's far too big and not agile enough to play second row and will get caught out by a pacey second rower/centre everytime. In the front row with other people helping him tackle he will do a good job.

Also, Doran is better at loose than Dave Allen for 2 reasons. Doran's workrate is superb in the middle of the field and will tackle all day. And Dave Allen is much more effective attacking outwide due to his excellent offloads.

He's not and Doran is? Allen can run wide on both sides as loose and has more discretion to move about the park there rather than stick to one side in attack!

Doran would do the same job as a loose as he would a prop big hard yards up the middle whereas a modern loose forward runs about on different plays using his hands as well... see Sinfield, Scully, O'Loughlin etc etc etc.

Hecks defence is prob the best at the club so would rather him making the one on one tackles slightly away from the ruck then anywhere else! You'd still have about 3 players outside him anyway!

Even though they havent played for a while i just cant help getting excited of having a front row of Pickersgill/Gannon/Davies/Haggerty

I'm a York fan going to game tomorrow.Fancy a bet on you guys,do you think Widnes will cover a handicap of 8?.Think you should cover myself,should have too much class for Batley.

It will be a massive lift to get Picks and Haggy back in the front row. I'd be very confident with that front row in place.



It may be a bit too soon for the final unfortunately. Haggy may make it though.