Amor
Ashton
Bullock
Clark
Clark
Currie
Davis
Dean
Duftty
Harrison
Holmes
Mata’utia
Mikaele
Minikin
Mulhern
Nicholson
Ratchford
Walker
Williams
Wrench

Thewlis left out after a couple of iffy games. What does ogi need to do to be dropped?

Duffy
Wrench
Mata’utia
Wardle
Ashton
Williams
Dean
Mulhern
Clark
Harrison
Currie
Nicholson
Clark

Amor
Bullock
Mikaele
Walker

My selection but never going to happen

He hasn't even done enough to earn a nickname, thus he is still 'Holmes' to me.

From the 21, I'd go with that or possibly with Ratchford in the centres ahead of Matautia. But, yeah, ain't gonna happen.

Presuming the ogi stands for "Oh God it's....." Holmes?

Fair enough to give Thewlis a break. As Moe says he has had a couple of iffy games and needs to be taken out of the firing line. For me, Holmes should also be given a breather.

At the very least Holmes should be relegated to the bench and I think I'll shed a tear if I see Minikin selected ahead of Wrench.

I wonder how much Hughes’s reputation has improved since he was injured? I suspect significantly!

I would have him back over Holmes (or Currie) in an instant.

Holmes' performances coupled with some of things I've, inadvertently, seen on social media from him are really beginning to give me an intense dislike of the man. He is exactly what this club doesn't need - an underperforming poseur, the kind I thought Powell would be the last man to tolerate.

If 4 tries for the reserves doesn't get wrench selected then I'm convinced minikin has some dirt on Powell!

Does he yet qualify as a "bad apple" ?

He's nowhere near the quality of some of the bad apples we've shipped out. Rotten tomato.

What have you seen?

Hughes as been slagged off unmercifully on this forum but him being missing as proved one thing. As a team whilst he as been missing we’ve conceded points for fun.
Hughes is a defensive not offensive player. Price as a coach insisted defence came first thus we had a very good defence.
Hughes was captain, his defensive organiser on the field.
Again when Powell came in the majority on here couldn’t understand he was made captain. But that is why.
Whether he stays or not ( I for one hopes he does) we desperately need to sort out our on field defensive organisation.

Swop Bullock for Mulhearn and I agree. If Thewliss was in the squad I'd have kicked Matautia into the long grass as well but that wouldn't have happened either.

So a promising squad (on paper) and our opponents can only name a squad of 19. In past seasons I'd be looking forward to a game like this but given recent games v Salford & Hull KR with similarly decimated squads and Powell's inclination to play his favourites irrespective of form means I look forward to this about as much as a trip to the dentist.

I'm sure if Thewlis, Wrench, Nicholson & Dean ... don't get picked it will be about defence.

It means nowt if Powell thinks he is more likely to get pulled out of position in defence. Mind you I think he'll be picked on right wing.

Only 20 names there - you missed Wardle who has been named in the 21

Part of me, wants Wardle to have a stinker and King to have a blinder on Saturday.

We need to convince Huddersfield to allow us to keep Wardle, and they can have King permanently.

Wires get battered…..everywhere we go….

Please do- He’s been shockingly unlucky? With injuries and hasn’t managed to stay on the field for any longer than a few weeks at a time his entire career so far.
But even given that wardle seems to think he should be on the field above someone who’s out performed him hands down this season- sounds very much like the kind of player who’s been killing your club this season. He didn’t seem happy to be given the opportunity to play out of his preferred position.
Wonder if he’s regretting pushing for this swap now.

Good.

Win-Win for both clubs

I just cant be bothered speculating on what team DP will put out, and just hope that whoever takes the field does better than I perceive they will.