I would go
1-Ratchford
2-Riley
3-Bridge
3-Atkins
5-Joel Monnas
6-Myler
7-Briers
8-Moz
9-M,Monnas
10-Carvell
11-Waterhouse
12-Westwood
13-Higham

14-Wood
15-Hill
16-Cooper
17-Hodgeson

Higham at 13? trololololololol

PADDERS was deffo fishing there.

Bridge to 13?

Cooper for me.

+1

hodgson
monas
evans
atkins
riley
briers
ratchford
moz
monas
carvell
westwood
waterhouse
bridge

cooper
hill
myler
wood

I would give Hodgson a run out in the Under 20's on Saturday. He hasn't played since September and Ratchford has done ok at full back in his absence. No point in rushing him back. I would also start Carvell from the bench as Paul Wood did nothing wrong last week and Carvell makes a great impact prop. I think TS will bring Higham back.


Team for me would be:

1 Ratchford
2 Monaghan
3 Bridge
4 Atkins
5 Evans
6 Briers
7 Myler
8 Morley
9 Monaghan
10 Wood
11 Westwood
12 Waterhouse
13 Cooper

14 Carvell
15 Hill
16 Blythe/McCarthy
17 Higham

I think this is the perfect opportunity for TS to show that no player is guarenteed a shirt, i'd leave Ratchford where he is, if his form tails off then we have Hodgson waiting in the wings.

Yeh we need his goalkicking at present but whats suprised me in recent times is why isn't Chris Bridge taking the kicks ? He was kicking them from all over the place last season, what was that run he went on where he didn't miss for a fair while ?

Im sure it was 21 or 22 consecutive kicks.. baffles me why he doesn't kick.

He had an op in the off season (hence his unavailability for England) so I think that's the reason he's not currently taking kicks.

Also Ben Harrison wrote on Facebook that his injury is not as bad as first thought so it will be interesting to see the diagnosis.

I see..

If i remember correctly Chris Hicks was the same.

Yeah, Bridge is not 100% yet so is not doing the kicking.

Poor bit of fishing that Padders, you need to take lessons off Sally.

1 ratchford
2 riley
3 evans
4 atkins
5 monas j
6 briers
7 myler
8 morley
9 monas m
10 carvell
11 waterhouse
12 westwood
13 bridge

14 hodgson
15 cooper
16 hill
17 wood

Agree with Kevin Turvey's 17/18 and the logic of Hodgeson in the U20's the season is long enough for a comeback and Cooper at 13 works as he has shown enough form

I'd go with that apart from Riles keeping his place. Sure TS will being Higham in and give Monas as little time on the pitch as possible.

I didn't clock Riley missing and I think you would have to feel sorry for him if he missed out. After all generally delivers a decent performance and doesnt appear to do much moaning when he's the fall guy?

1 Hodgson
2 Monaghan
3 Bridge
4 Atkins
5 Riley
6 Briers
7 Myler
8 Morley
9 Monaghan
10 Carvel
11 Westwood
12 Waterhouse
13 Grix

14 Wood
15 Hill
16 Cooper
17 Ratchford

Looks like Riley will play anyway as Evans needs another week apparently. According to TS, Grix has a chance of playing this weekend!

However in the longer term I see Evans bringing so much more to the team. His size and work rate means he is far better at doing some of the Matt King 'extra forward' work.

Surely:

1 Hodgson
2 Monaghan
3 Bridge
4 Atkins
5 Riley
6 Briers
7 Myler
8 Morley
9 Monaghan
10 Carvel
11 Westwood
12 Waterhouse
13 Cooper

14 Wood
15 Hill
16 Riley/ McCarthy
17 Ratchford

I wouldnt worry yourselves too much with team headaches as we look as if we may be heading yourway with the under 20's!

Dave Hodgson has torn pec muscle and Murrell has medial ligament damage. Add those to Green, Galea, Dobson, Withers, J Hodgson and O'hara who is yet to play and you see we're a little depleted. Nobody has put hand up to be captain as the 4 Sandercock has chosed so far are all out injured! its a curse.

Hodgson
J Monaghan
Bridge
Atkins
Riley
Briers
Myler
Morley
M Monaghan
Carvell
Waterhouse
Westwood
Cooper

Wood
Hill
Ratchford
O'Brien

O'Brien to spell M Monaghan, Myler to Hooker, O'Brien to SH

cant see him putting 2 backs on the bench same team for me but higham to replace obrien

I expect so too.

I toyed with the idea of Ratchford at centre and Bridge at loose, and I'd be surprised if we didn't see that during the 80 minutes, but I think I prefer your team.