We failed with tony smith, can we make it a lucky third with wane.
Catalan play wire- so at least one of those two will get points to creep closer to the top 8. (Widnes play Leigh also)
Another important game IMO. I reckon Three wins will see us safe in the top 8, (four is the mathematical absolute requiremebt but I doubt Catalan /wire will win all their remaining games) we should be targeting our three home games as the ones to win.
Wigan finally have their big names back in the frame- as well as the long termers we have been missing we could be without kruise and Mamo - two players who have been massively influential in our recent wins.
This will be a close, ugly game I reckon.

Yep a tough game and no mistake, they ground out a win against a very poor Warrington in the cup
Let's hope our injuries aren't as feared and our defence can stand it's ground

If so we can take these 2 points like we should at their place

rankin debut?

taai back?!





fingers crossed for mamo and leeming

possibly be without

taai
obrien
leeming
mamo

and now rapira is banned

just when you think things are turning for the better



hinchcliffe will have to go back to hooker and poss do 80mins, shame has he has been great at loose forward

Rapira has not bee. Banned- he has been charged.
I see Percival got off with it....

You are saying o brien is out too- is this something you know (a bit like taai is back in two weeks) or are you just assuming- he was limping at the end but had just gone down with a leg cramp just before.

O'Brien mentioned in a YP interview about a scan for a possible fracture.

Rapira charged with raising knee in tackle. Submitted early guilty plea, so banned for 1 match (the one against Wigan)

Rankin won't be playing Friday. Still no visa.
Darnell at fullback- he did really well against Wigan there last time round.
Then Gaskell at centre with Ridy and brough in the halves.
Tyler at loose with Nathan Mason in for Rapira.
I'm not even factoring In taai- it's been pointless for the last month!
We could look something like this
Darnell
Jerry
Leroy
Gaskell
SMurph
Brough
Ridy
Wakeman
Hinchy
Seb
Oli
Ferguson
Tyler

Mason
Clough
Adam o b
mellor

If taai IS back then Tyler will prob miss out. Then Clough will possibly go to 13 and taai at prop.
We need mellor on the bench in case we get an injury in the backs.

yep.

lets hope its ok

While losing Mamo is a blow, Darnell is a good back up to have

Leeming and O'Brien fit is more important

yeh no news on the two hookers as yet.

RS has said AOB is in the running for Friday and his injury is not as serious as first thought.
Hope so as 80 of hinchy at hooker against Wigan, the way they play the ruck, would be an absolute disaster.