At first I thought Sivo had done his ankle but I wouldn`t be surprised if it`s his ACL which could be season ending.

Sivo did not look good at all, I wouldn't be surprised if its a long lay off - hopefully not. I think Arther will stick with Ash in the Centres and use Riley Lumb on the wing who I thought looked good when he came on. We are certainly fitter than this point last year and we restricted a veery good Wigan pack for metres, we certainly look better equipped in the forwards this year. As much as it caused a bit of a stir The Jake Connor signing could be a bit of a master stroke if he can get some consistency out of him, he looks to be enjoying his rugby again. Jack Sinfield doing stints at 9 isn't a bad call either, it gets him game time and in fairness he looks to have bulked up a bit and wasn't getting dominated in defence. Think round one line up will be Jake Connor Riley Lumb Ash Handley Harry Newman Ryan Hall Brodie Croft Matt Frawley Mik Oledski Andy Ackers Keenan Palasia James Bentley James Mcdonnall Cam Smith Jack Sinfield Sam Lisone Tom Holroyd Morgan Gannon/Cooper Jenkins

Agreed, if Ned McCormack and Simpson weren't injured / returning to fitness, then they may have been options. I think it will be one of Lisone, Gannon or Jenkins to miss out. A tough call.

For me, Lisone should be the one at risk of missing out in Rd1.

Sivo is done for the season. ACL.