Although it would be nice to sail through unbeaten I hope Sheens names a changed team. I don't care if it is to the detriment to other teams outcome of the result, I just don't see the point of playing important players in what is a dead rubber, I would play:-

Cockayne (c)
Oakes
Salter
Abdull
Moss
Marsh
Ellis
Johnson
Dockar-Clay
Mulhern
Horne
Blair
Cator

Clark
Clavering
Owen Harrison
Jewitt

Would have been nice to throw the 5 dual-reg players we have out but I think York and Sheffield will need them for their respective campaigns.

Speaking to a rather popped up

director later in the evening, he said that playing some youngsters (fringe players) with Ben as captain would be the most likely decision by Sheens.
I would certainly like to see how Oakes and Cator went against Catalans possibly, even young Harris although I don't think he is quite ready to be thrown in just yet.

I'd rest a few the likes of scruton shaw Lunt Ellis but I'd like to see a competitive side as Catalans are there for the taking and a full strength team against Warrington

Scruton has played his last match in 2017. Ops on shoulder and wrist.

Unless they are injured what is the point of resting players with only two matches to play? Why did you pick Blair to start and Jewitt on the bench from the regulars over the last few matches?

I agree unless there busted what's the point obviously love him or loathe him give cockayne a farewell game something that I felt Morgan should have done with Stanley Gene

The Wire game will be Smith's swan song after today's announcement.

Frankly I don't care if we play the bairns and get stuffed in both games, job done for us.

Can imagine a few will like a run out to celebrate but anyone injured should be into pre-season recovery. I hope if a few young uns get a run out they also have an old head or 2 to help them out.

Charlie will definitely get his send off.

It might be the game they give Agar the main job as well so we'll win by 50

ARE warrie that desperate that they give it to Agar I don't think so do you

Tbf, there's a bit of a difference between a play-off game, as it was in 2009, and a post-promotion celebration game.

It is a weakness of this format that we won't have our strongest possible team out and I feel a bit for Leigh and Widnes. But Leeds were already sending players for surgery when they failed to beat Hudds last year, and it is only sensible we do the same now.

It was a nothing game wasn't it if was a play off game I could of understood

Iirc, he played in our first SL play-off game at Headingley, but was dropped when we played Wigan at CP the week after.

I'm thinking of the last league game I think when we couldnt move from 4th

Looking back at the results, I think third must have have still been possible at that stage. And tbf, the timings would have been a bit odd potentially. What if he'd been needed against Wigan having already done his big farewell?

Cockayne is very lucky that things have fallen as they have, rather than Gene being unlucky.

I think I'll bow to your superior knowledge

and yes Cockayne is very lucky I still can't quite believe it myself

Because Blair is going home, and Jewitt is the most senior front rower with Scuton going for surgery soon.

Is this Blairs last season?

He's got another year left on his contract and has apparently stated he will be staying.

Cannot imagine Bobby wouldn't want to play for us next season.

Cannot see why Blair going home means you include him in the team.

Bobby made it perfectly clear on Saturday after the game. He will be here in 2018.

I love Bobby Blair. Top player, phenomenal workrate, useful utility, tough as old boots, fantastic bloke. Shame he drives an Audi.

10 changes to the squad that took the field on Saturday, Heffernan latest one to go under the knife, chance for some youngsters to impress,atkin and harris in halves I believe, leigh supporters wont be impressed , but earned the right ,I should imagine catalan will try to bully us ,but our younger players will not be afraid of the challenge ,

Seems like a lot of players needing surgery to me. I can't argue against the logic, suppose I'll just have to accept it. This businesslike approach is probably right for long term success but the romantic adventurer in me just wants to see us go full tilt win the next game, whoever / whatever that might be.

Was a shame though when we'd won the league and then suffered two defeats, didn't matter re results but to me it took the edge off celebrating winning the league campaign. Again, just a personal opinion, it would be a shame if we'd done so well this season, then ended on two big defeats.

Be a big bonus though if the "reserves" step up and put in a good performance, so fingers crossed for that. I'm just worried that I've heard so often this season that "they had to win" somehow made it an excuse for us to lose. The party on the pitch might be a bit flat if we get stuffed.

Either way, it'll all be over by the time I get back. I set off the day after we play Warrington! Usual standard of organisation from me. Thought for a while I might get to see one more game this season but luckily we don't need the MPG.