Mine would be the following

Briscoe
Hall
Webster
Welham
Fox
Green
Murrell
Clinton
Fisher
Wheeldon
Mason
Cook
Galea

Subs

Watts
Lovegrove
Taylor
Cockayne

Briscoe
Hall
Webster
Welham
Fox
Galea
Green
Clinton
Fisher
Vella
Mason
Taylor
Murrell

Watts
Lovegrove
Wheeldon
Hodgson

Briscoe

Hall
Webster
Welham
Fox

Galea
Green

Lovegrove
Fisher
Wheeldon
Taylor
Netherton
Murrell

Mason
Clinton
Watts
Hodgson


Even if Vella is deemed 'fit' i think id leave him out till next week to be sure. His knees are knackered wouldnt risk him if he wasnt absolutely 100% which i doubt

Queensland

1. Briscoe
2. Fox
3. Welham
4. Webster
5. Hall

6. Green
7. Murrell

8. Wheeldon
9. Fisher
10. Clinton
11. Taylor
12. Galea
13. Watts

14. Cockayne
15. Lovegrove
16. Mason
17. Hodgson

Squad for Saints.

Briscoe, Cockayne, Clinton, Fisher, Fox, Galea, Green, Hall, Hodgson, Lovegrove, Latus, Mason, Murrell, Netherton, Taylor, Webster, Welham, Watts, Wheeldon.

Vella not made it, Wheeldon and Cockayne return. Latus and Netherton to miss out for me, but it won't be, Netherton will be in, Taylor eighteenth.

Do you play prop or 2nd row

Well, I've put a bit of weight on since playing full back but I'm sure I could trundle the ball up as effectively as Clinton has so far this season.

My passports expired though.

Briscoe
Hall
Webster
Welham
Fox

Green
Galea

Lovegrove
Fisher
Watts
Mason
Taylor
Murrell

Cockayne
Clinton
Wheeldon
Hodgeson

I'd be very surprised if there were any changes. Morgans post match comments last week all but said that.

Will be an interesting forward battle. Although some on here slate St Helens as a spent force, their pack of:

Perry
Roby
Graham
Soliola
Puletua
Flannery

and LMS on the bench doesn't look too shabby IMO. Rovers have the advantage in the halves, having one of their first choice halves available with Saints having neither, Rovers edge it in the backs arguably. Should be a good close game.

Saints do have a first choice halfback fit and available, don't let that get in the way though

Eh? Pryce or Eastmond?



For the avoidance of doubt, Roverswall, this is not a bitchathon. Just a polite enquiry about Saints HBs. My assessment above of the relative merits of both teams is sensible, balanced and non-inflammatory. Thanks.

We all know saints will beat us in the forwards battle so think that bout sums up how the game will go

Eastmond is fit and available now, but not selected.

You're assessment ignores form. I look at our squad on paper, even with Dobson, Newton and Vella missing, and it looks good, I'm happy with those players as individuals and the overall balance. Unfortunately they aren't clicking. They're not even clunking. It's a sort of pfft-schlup sound.

Eastmond, he is in the squad. My my my someone will be getting fired for letting that one pass you by

He has the number 7 shirt but has fallen out with the club. I'd still say under [inormal[/i circumstances and given his alleged price tag, he'd be first pick. Either way Saints are going with the youth option in the halves and they looked handy enough last time I saw them.


Who are you and what have you done with the lovely Mild Rover? I'll pay a good ransom.


Is that the noise that Ivor the Engine made? Saints are in better form, that's true. Rovers looked closer to clicking last week than they allegedly did the one before. Maybe that's a trend.

Is he? Fair enough, I'd not looked, only on the Saints board their thread suggesting the 17 didn't include him. Not sure at this stage whether it would be a good or bad thing. Their fans seem to hate him.

You are clearly either forgeting or just ignoring that most if not all saints fans state that Lomax is the way forward for them in the halves and having seen it myself I can't say they are wrong.
They have Eastmond and Lomax available last time I checked.

I actually get confused by their dizzying array of youngsters. Just looked at their squad to get my bearings - All-Star 1st team and then loads of talented 'kids'.




Jonny Lomax and Gary Wheeler are to blame. And Lee Gaskell and Jamie Foster. Made my head spin, innit?


And Shaun Briscoe's off to Widnes next year - 'apparently'!



Yep - when he broke down and the fat controller had to get a man in overalls to sort it.

Quote ="Roverswall"You are clearly either forgeting or just ignoring that most if not all saints fans state that Lomax is the way forward for them in the halves and having seen it myself I can't say they are wrong. They have Eastmond and Lomax available last time I checked.'" Eastmond is not in the squad, and as an international you'd have to assume with Pryce out injured that his inability to get a place in the 17 is more due to hacking off their fans than lack of competence on the field. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 439008.stm In terms of first grade experience, Murrell and Green have it by a mile over Gaskell and Lomax. Saints have IMO the better pack. Rovers arguably the better back line. So it should be an entertaining game.

Quote ="Roverswall"You are clearly either forgeting or just ignoring that most if not all saints fans state that Lomax is the way forward for them in the halves and having seen it myself I can't say they are wrong. They have Eastmond and Lomax available last time I checked.'" Eastmond is not in the squad, and as an international you'd have to assume with Pryce out injured that his inability to get a place in the 17 is more due to hacking off their fans than lack of competence on the field. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 439008.stm In terms of first grade experience, Murrell and Green have it by a mile over Gaskell and Lomax. Saints have IMO the better pack. Rovers arguably the better back line. So it should be an entertaining game.

I love Saints. Vastly entertaining rugby, get an injury and just promote a youngster in the correct position, with an array of old hands to protect them. Great stuff.



Worst nose in SL. You need to line up a replacement.


The Fat Controller was in Thomas the Tank Engine, nor Ivor the Engine - you're either very drunk or not the real MR. I'm concerned for his safety now.

I'm on a roll tonight! Time for me to go to bed.