Briscoe

Cockayne
Webster
Walker
Fox

I'anson
Dobson

Fozzard
Fitzhenry
Mills
Galea
Lovegrove
Murrell

Fisher
Netherton
Watts
Aizue

Gone for our biggest side in terms of our centres, second rowers and props with Cockayne on the wing for his kick returns.
Stop Gidley scoring, stop Saints possession, stop their confidence.

Thought Welham tackled well above his weight to be honest, would be surprised if he misses out. (unless hes injured)

Walker will play on the left to combat Gidley with his physicality and I would have gone for Whelham but I feel Webster is best equiped to deal with Gilmour. Besides he needs a run of games to improve his form.

Whelam's had a decent run with a string of excellent performances but the tackle on Bailey for the try which cost us the game against Leeds showed his inexperience and this worries me a little.

I think we'll get the most out of him by bringing him on slowly anyway.

1 missed tackle when he was isolated versus a prop forward verus been your best player this season both in attack and defence? If i were a rovers fan i'd be happy with him being against Gidley. Big learning curve for him but will bring him on massively playing against the best.

Chev will be on the left though and therefore against Gidley.

I think Webster needs a run of games to recapture some form (not that he was bad against Leeds in particular).

Walker would probably be more prone to being danced around than Welham though so i hope you do play him there!

Not if Chev catches Gidley early on and hurts him


Anyway, I've got a feeling Justin will move Murrell to 6 and Chev to 13...

Welham actually missed 5 tackles on friday stat man.



Welham is still learning his trade and missing the Saints away may not be a bad thing. I remember Gleeson giving Yeaman the run around when Yeamo had just broken into the first team.

It may be a game for experienced players for Rovers.

Stick Webster on the wing, he is proving to be very poor in the centres, which is why he was liked as a winger in Aussie.

Was excellent at the start of last year though, he was the form centre of the league at that time. Though playing against that young kid (Armstrong?) from Saints might be a good idea.

Saints, by plenty.

When are you chaps going to grasp that HKR are rubbish ?

When you grasp that scotland belongs to the english

He's allowed an off night.

If Rovers go to Saints with a wing combination of Welham and Cockayne, then I'm afraid we're asking for trouble.

Poor troll alert

Thats not far off how i'd go, however changing another players fixed position doesnt seem to be the answer for me. Welham deserves his place again so i'd drop webster so he can recover and think about his game in the centres more. Start Cockayne and free up a space on the bench for another forward?

I'd like to see Nev get a fair crack in the back row, cos as a prop he's gunna play himself out of a contract and it's not his fault he's out of position.

Maybe replace Watts for Wheelden (just bacause of the experience in the bigger games)

Webster is more of a winger than centre isnt he? Its where he played most of his NRL rugby i think?

Putting Walker up against Gidley is suicide. Walker is decent going forward as a centre but his defence is pretty poor. Id give welham a shot at him. Id move Chev into the 2nd row to cover the absence of Newton.

Briscoe

Fitzhenry (colbon if fit)
Webster
Welham
Fox

I'anson
Dobson

Fozzard
Fisher
Mills

Galea
Netherton
Murrell

Cockayne
Walker
Aizue
Wheeldon

If Newton makes it, id move webster to the bench, walker to centre and Newton straight in for Netherton.

I think Walker would have a hard time against Gidley, centres look like your weakest links at the moment.

Load of Bollax. Watts for me needs to start a few games, after all he is the future. Why put Murrell back to standoff? I'anson is a natural in that position. Remember we need to blood these and quick because before we know it we need to rely on homegrown and academy trained players.
I for one would happily swop instant success for a mediocre finish knowing 3 or 4 academy or homegrown youngsters have been suitably battlehardened for future seasons. Think Westerman at Cas.
Newton on a load of money is not earning at the moment and you cant say Cooke on a wedge is playing any better than I'anson would.

Briscoe

Colbon
Webster
Chev
Fox

I'Anson
Dobson

Fozzard
Fitzhenry
Wheeldon

Galea
Newton
Murrell

Subs
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Makali
Fisher
Cockayne
Netherton

18th Lovegrove
19th Whelham

With wheeldon in the squad, id start him alongside fozzard, think this would do him the world of good.

Think we should be starting Chev and Jake from now on, think Whelham has done good, but I think Chev and Jake are better to have in the team, whoever we're against.

18th Man will be between Rhys and Netherton, IMO

Fitzhenry is busy. Starting AND on the bench!

Ooops! My bad.
Its changed now lol

I'd go with that.

So if Watts is the future, how come Wheelden isn't? Because he played for Hull?.. I agree they both need game time but let's give Wheelden a run out, after all he is one of our signings we haven't seen yet.

Scott Murrell would play the same game wether he be at 6 or 13. Playing him at 6 would maybe free up the pack to add more weight.