A must win match to ensure we have a chance of finishing 4th or 5th we will be very lucky to finish 3rd.

Hope we some fresh faces back for this game ie Lawton , Potts & Colton .

We could do with Chris Green back too. Anyone got any ideas why he didn't play against Workington or whether he'll be available for Gateshead?

Injured in the last game for Hull reserves

Thanks Rugbyman. Do you know whether Chris Green has any chance of making the game at Gateshead or whether he'll be available for the play-off games?

Hope it's not too serious for Chris's sake too. He's a good lad with a very bright future.

Not sure what his injuries are, but I hope he will be available for the play offs.

Thanks for the news Rugbyman - much appreciated.

Add Ely to the list at least he always seems fired up and enthusiastic.

Yes, forgot about Jack.

Regarding Green not a fan of dual reg. players rather have on loan if possible .

Have your dual reg players played enough games in order to play in the play-offs? They have to have played in a percentage of games in order to qualify to play.

Havent heard of that ruling, but Morrison has played a lot more than Green.

Do we stick by the players who under performed v Town or bring in others who have been out of favour or injured for what its worth here is my 17:-

Butterfield

Colton
Spurr
Morrisson
Potts

Fawcett
P Hughes

Crawley
Ely
Carbutt

Robinson
C Hughes

Edwards

REPS
Dee
Scott
Sanderson
Kesik


Leaving out Coady, Spaven , Emmett , Bovill (inj) Sampson & Lawton ( un available)

fully agree

wow.

and Morrison

Yes , thats right Gary .

No doubt they all will not be available. its just the team I think will do a job a week on Sunday .

Well Spav has had a couple of mares in the last three games, so maybe a change is merited.
His little chip kicks to run on to have all been gobbled up by defences.
Coady had the best spectator viewpoint in the house against Worky ... back to normal there then.
I wouldn't leave Morrison out of any side though, the lads a tryer.
I am a big fan of Crisper ... but he has gone right into his shell of late.
We've gone stale at just the wrong time.

Spurr & Morrisson not getting the ball .

Even when Chris Spurr and Nev Morrison have got the ball they've not had any room to manouvre. Give them a chance and I'm sure they'll take it.

Scott Spaven has been good for us all year but has hit a flat spot at the moment. We need him to get his confidence back. I'd definitely play him at Gateshead as a good game on Sunday could see him back to his best for the play-offs.

If we dropped him, don't play well, and then bring him back for the play-offs, it would put him under even more pressure.

We've not beaten Gateshead as easily as many of the other teams this season. They slowed the play the ball in the game at the Keepmoat very well. We never got any proper momentum going.

Hopefully we'll be wise to this tactic and impose ourselves on the game a little better.

Is Ash Williams still on loan to them?

I hope i'm wrong but i belive the rule highlighted below may rule Chris Green out of the Playoffs.

B3:15 Following completion of the RFL Match programme in each of Championship and
Championship 1 the Clubs occupying the top six positions in each such league or such teams
as the Board shall direct shall respectively go forward to contest the Championship and
Championship 1 Grand Finals Series, the format of which competitions shall be confirmed by
the RFL from time to time. For each of these matches, with the exception of the Grand Final
Match itself, the higher placed Club in the league table shall have the choice of ground. If a
Club is unable to stage a match on its own ground on the date or at the time required by the
RFL or SLE’s broadcast partners the Board may direct that such match be played at an
alternative venue (which may be the ground of its opponents) on the date and at the time so
required. In addition the Board may order a club to play on a Friday where in the Board’s
opinion circumstances including rest periods between matches make it reasonable to do so.
[uDual Registered Players shall only be eligible to play in these Playoff series provided that
the player has played in at least 50% of the club’s Championships fixtures during the season
in question and in this context Championships fixtures shall mean either League Cup and
League fixtures or just League fixtures whichever provides the higher percentage for the
player in question[/u Clubs shall be entitled to apply for a dispensation under this rule where
the Player has been injured.

He has been injured.

I too am clinging too that

The other way round the Dual reg problem is to get their parent club to change it from Dual Reg to a loan for the rest of the season as Whitehaven did with one of their players on Dual Reg!!!!

Hugh can we do that after the deadline has passed.

According to RL Express Dons hopeful China will be available for the playoffs .

Is it just £1 to get in on sunday? Looks likes Gateshead havin a funday or sumot

Confirmed by Gateshead £1 .

No reductions