JP walks like an 80-year-old man, except when he's on the pitch. Am sure Delaney's the same.

Handley can only be there for the experience since he played this week for the U19s, so that leaves perm any 2 from 3 - Delaney, Keinhorst or Achurch.
Since if fit ( & I think he is) Delaney is a certainty then it's a straight choice between Keinhorst & Achurch.
Either will do the job for us I'm sure but personally I'd like it to be Keinhorst who gets in.

He sometimes walks like an 80 year old man when he's on the pitch. He must love those clearing sets when Hardaker, Hall and Briscoe give him the opportunity to stroll back into the attacking line.

Team named. Keinhorst and Handley miss out, Cuthbertson named at 9. Looks like the same gameplan as the Wigan game in that case, targeting down the middle and winning the field position battle.

Gutted for Jimmy but chuffed for Achurch. Been through a lot has Mitch, he deserves a spot in a huge game.

Agreed sorry for Keinhorst ,but Achurch has a good attitude and has had it rough

Very harsh on Keinhorst, to me he deserves a space over Achurch. Nothing against him but with his recent injuries he seems like a liability.

Another thing with Mitch is confidence. Leaving him out of the squad for the 2nd consecutive season would have knocked any right out of him with what he has been through already. This will be such a morale booster for him which everyone will hope carries through until the end of the season. Its quite possibly make or break for him.

Achurch did not deserve that spot over Jimmy. Anyone who says otberwise is just lying.

Tough on Keinhorst. I wonder if there are still doubts about Delaney? Achurch would be a stronger replacement if this is the case.

Safe journey to all making the trip. Hope its a cracker and we are hit top form.

I don't like it. Playing a conservative, none-expansive game diminishes our attack, keeps the ball away from our flanks and ultimately keeps the scores low.

Yep keinhorst hard done to there, been playing well, Achurch done nothing ever in four years to deserve a place.

Mitch Garbuttt must be feeling pleased, first season in super league and playing at wembly.
Good luck to the lad.

Only 7 apps up to now ,fair do's

Whilst feeling sorry for Keinhorst it surely isn't a surprise that Achurch has been picked ahead of him.
Earlier in the season when both were fit, Keinhorst was plying his trade at Hunslet whilst Achurch was a regular in the Leeds 17 till he was injured at the Magic Weekend.
So he was always ahead of Keinhorst in the coach's eyes.

It might be the same lineup with Cuthbertson named at 9 as the Wigan game but I doubt we'll play like we did then. The weather made that game how it was. It will be interesting to see how this system works on a dry track but I don't think it means we'll just grind it down the middle even though we do have an extra forward on.

Funny how it works out though. Keinhorst is unlucky to miss out this time but was quite lucky to be named in 2012, a selection that didn't really work out.

Achurch I think selected because he offers more in attack and I do think we'll attack despite it being a final. I can't see a repeat of last years conservative tactics.

My worry with Achurch is that it usually takes him 4/5 games after an injury lay off to get some form going again.

Intresting to see how we go about it , despite extra prop forward i think we will go the same way as semi and try and blow Rovers away in first twenty mins

Achruch is a better forward than Keinhorst who, whilst being a game lad, is too light weight and loses too many collisions. On the other hand Keinhorst would have been able to cover the centres and his mobility defending on a bigger pitch might have come in handy.

Overall the only difficult decision and a close enough call to not criticise the coach either way.

And the problem with that is that he seems to struggle to stay fit for more than 4/5 games

At the start of the season Achurch was great at working the right channel. Offers something different to our other second rows.

Agreed. 'Potential on paper' versus 'delivered on the pitch', this season in particular. Still, if Achurch gets crocked in his time on the pitch again, he will get to visit a different set of medics / visit a different hospital.

Sad for Jimmy.

You want your best 17 available players at a Cup final.

Is Achurch better than Keinhorst, in the round? Yes. Therefore he's in.

if both are fit i'd go achurch. I just don't really rate keinhorst in the second row. just opinions

Delaney is part of our best 17 yet you didn't think he should be able to "just walk back into the side".