Addy's covering at Hooker?

He is a crap hooker anyways, take him 4/5seconds to get the ball picked up and pass.

Diskin (penalty sufficient) & Raynor (cautioned) are both available after being referred to disciplinary board.

Bk, crookes, pav, platt, raynor, bj, herb, lynch, disk, kop, bryn, ew, oli, burg, addy, scrut, don

agreed but Kops rather than Hargreaves 2nd row, the stats say it all, 4 tries, more meters per carry more tackle busts more offloads by Kops but Bryn much lower missed tackle rate so keep him in doing the business in the middle.

Koppy isnt a backrower by any means. He's a prop and prop only

I am not saying he is a 2nd row, just the better choice of a prop to play 2nd row against cats on the stats this season. at least we agree that as much muscle is required in the pack as possible.

I'd guess that Potter is more likely to play a prop at 13 than in the second row. He would still be defending in the middle 4 that way rather than putting a slower man on an edge. I'm pretty sure he played Hargreaves there earlier this year. My starting pack would be:
Lynch Diskin Koppy
Elima Whitehead
Hargreaves

Hargreaves played loose forward against Wigan

It didn't really work then, did it?

So, I guess the question we have to consider is why it would work now? This all seems to be based on the idea that since Catalans have a big pack, we should try and match them.An alternative scenario is to play a faster, lighter, fitter pack and try and run them off their feet. In other words, guys like Whitehead, Donaldson and Olbison (if fit) in the back row....

agreed, in B4C2010s team and my variation Whitehead and Donaldson are in there, Donaldson bench, for me that is to get at their forwards in the last 20 minutes and nick it by 1 point. shame Heath is injured as he would be the key to bring on, O'brien seemingly not in the reckoning.

Crookes deffo deserves to keep his place.

Like I say it'll come down to how much we have in the tank after last Friday's game.

we cnt play a small pack, theyl be run over and wont have enough gas to use any advantage in speed

I wouldn't disagree with the 5 prop option either. Herbert's kicking has to be spot on, which it was at headingley, otherwise a big pack can badly run out of petrol.

We have had a day's extra rest than Catalan and a much shorter journey, so excuse me for not thinking thats much of an excuse for not performing.

Good point. The lads should perform with the same intensity and confidence.

Who hull got this weekend? shud be a great game, i cant wait. hope its sunny.

Away at Saints. Leeds at Wigan and Cas at home to Wire. Massive weekend plus going up to my cousins for the Haye fight and just maybe the odd snifter

Ooo, time to watch Saints throw another game just to p1$$ us off then...

They wouldn't do that...would they...?

This is Steve "Beaver" Menzies I presume. I hope he gets a hat trick as well!

Squads up:

Addy, Ah Van, Burgess, Crookes, Diskin, Donaldson, Elima, Jeffries, Hargreaves, Herbert, Kearney, Kopczak, Lynch, Platt, Raynor, Royston, Scruton, Sykes, Whitehead

Sykes and Royston in for Sibbit and Langley.

So, for me I would go:
Kearney
Paddy
Crookes
Platt
Raynor
Herbery
Jeffries
Lynch
Diskin
Hargreaves
Elima
Whitehead
Donaldson
subs:
Koppy
Burgess
Scruton
Addy

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.




Sorry

It's another head scratcher of a selection



Two hard working back row forwards out, and two backs to replace them.

Seems a little strange....

Looking at that team looks like Sykes/Royston may play centre and Whitehead moved back into second row.

Possibly Donaldson playing loose forward also.