Shannon McDonnell
Craig Hall
Ben Galea
Liam Salter
Lincoln Withers
Keal Carlile
Liam Watts
Sam Latus
Scott Taylor
Rhys Lovegrove
Josh Hodgson
Mickey Paea
Graeme Horne
Scott Murrell
Michael Dobson
Jordan Cox
Con Mika
Kris Welham
Blake Green

I know where missing Webster, O'Hara, Wheeldon, Clinton, D.Hodgson & Netherton but is this our strongest 19 so far this season?

This would be my squad.

Shannon McDonnell
Craig Hall
Graeme Horne
Kris Welham
Liam Salter

Blake Green
Michael Dobson

Mickey Paea
Lincoln Withers
Scott Taylor
Con Mika
Ben Galea
Scott Murrell

Josh Hodgson
Liam Watts
Rhys Lovegrove
Jordan Cox

Sam Latus
Keal Carlile

Gonna be interesting prop selection dilema if they all manage to be fit at the same time

I'd say so. Good enough to spring an upset?

That would be my choice. Our threequarters are going to have to have the game of their lives to halt the Catalans free scoring backline. Would feel more confident with Jake Webster back in the centres.

No Greenshields or Bosc in the Catalans squad due to slight knocks.

Thats a good boost.

greenshields is a massive loss for them. they blow hot and cold. on a good day they stick 44 points on wire and on a bad day they lose to wakey. With the cold wet weather I can see rovers nicking this one

Of course you can Jake.

Bet you're putting money on it and everything.

I've a tenner on Hull to beat Huddersfield by 13+

easty bang on with your team selection loads of punch from the bench with Josh Rhys and Jordan and you never know Wattsy may turn up for a change!

Follow me with your cash. I said the derby could go either way but that one side could end up winning convincingly and I said sandy would pull a win out of the hat against salford. Only one I got wrong of late was when you snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory at castleford.

Not saying rovers will win, but if cats don't turn up and play well then rovers will win. It's all about cats. if they're on form you have no chance.

Hull have no chance now radford has retired again

Didnt you go to Salford????? One of our standout performers in the pack!

Hodgson is missing a few !!!, hope we haven't signed a 'sicknote'

Personally i would swap Watsy and Taylor around, so that we have Scott tearing through them being fresh off the bench when they are tiring and use Watsy to help soak the early pressure etc....just my opinion....

Lovegrove at 13 with Murrell on the bench

Out of the three props we had playing I think both MP and ST both just out played him, not saying he didn't play well though. I suppose that amounts to his second decent game of the season.

paea withers mika
murrell galea
watts

dobson green

hall welham horne lovegroove

mcdonnell

cox taylor hodgson carlisle


con mika would be more affective pounding in too the catalans defensive line with paea, like wise with liam watts as a 3rd prop, hull kr need too tire the dragons out in the middle with these 3 big men whilst murrell and galea can play as play maker 2nd rows giving green and dobson maximum assistance whilst strenthening the outside defences. lovegroove will be needed too play 80 mins on the win this will add strengh and power as it is needed untill jake webster returns from injury, cox and taylor will rotate the front row, hodgson will cover loose foward, with carlise sharing the hooking role. if sandercock plays this team too its potential they will win!!

Murrells not a 2nd rower, here's an idea, let's play a 2nd row there.

Maybe not, But he has squeezed Carlile in his squad so it's fine by me.

is carlilse chewing you off dum dum?

No, I bleach his anus with my tongue.

quite agree Jake - mind you Greenshields didn't play at the GB when HKR came down and the french did ok that day but Bosc will be a big loss as I believe he replaced Greenshields at FB that day

Catalans are there for the taking today - Pryce could be the real key as he is beginning to show his worth to the team

watch ot for Baitieri who is always the unsung hero and Millard who can turn a game in a few seconds

i'm going for a 28 - 20 home win

cats haven't travelled very well this season. A loss at wigan and one at wakey, a scraped win against saints when they were rubbish and a win at london is hardly evidence they will do much today. Add in the fact it feels about minus 5 outside and I can see a scrappy rovers win today

difficult to disagree with you mate though don't be deluded by the weather - it gets cold in Perpignan too,and in the boys are used to the cold winds (from the Pyrenees, not the North Sea) so that won't be a factor

HKR did ok at Perpignan but were missing Craig Hall (& Ben Galea IIRC) which left a gaping hole down the left side which the Catalans exploited - Welham did his best but was overrun that day

looks like Stacul will be at FB and Pryce back to SO but you never know with Robinson,he shuffles the team around a lot

5/5 at home, 3/5 away for Catalans. I'd say that's pretty good and doesn't at all justify the 'haven't travelled well' comment. Also they have been scoring points for fun.

Think this game could go either way but I will confidently predict it will not be scrappy.

hey HB, you anywhere near Duluth (birthplace of God) by any chance ?

don't imagine it will be scrappy with the likes of Dureau,Pryce,Hendo,Baitieri & co

problem is for the Catalans is who to play on the wing - if Stacul is filling in at FB then maybe Duport (ex winger) would make the switch with the young Cardace on the other side but this would be a bold move from Robinson IMO maybe too risky in a one-off Cup comp ?