Be criminal if Micky Monas remains missing from the squad, but then again, they are all convicts...

Think a Lauaki and dare I say Feka style of player would have been good. Everybody likes watching the big fella's either getting boomed or enjoying a barnstorming run.

That being said, can't complain about any of the drafts

Soliola is an awful pick, in fact he's an awful player.

No Mick Monas? Unbelievable, but glad from a Wire POV.

one less game for him to potentially get injured in.... im happy with that.

No Hoffman? But Louis Anderson? Strange. Gone for all the New Zealanders for his own picks then!

He certainly seems to like his countrymen doesn't he

Don't blame him in a way, if he only gets to train with them for a limited time then at least it's with players he knows. Still think they should have just picked a club coach or a combo of a couple (i.e. Tony Smith, Maguire + the Cas bloke).

Is it possible that Mick's ruled himself out of the squad? It would be really weird if the form hooker in Super League wasn't picked unless the player himself has said he doesn't want to play.

I'm really looking forward to this game, it should be a much better test than running 60 past the french.

who's going to play 6/7 and 9?

Reading that it's going to be a buderus 80 minute spell, that going be a potential weakness to exploit late on. Plus if any of those get injured, don't see a backs replacement on the bench.

i see it as chase, leuliai, buderus.... with Fa’alogo as the interchange hooker (i think)

we already have enough players representing, without having M.Monaghan being included as well.

I would imagine there has been some sort of agreement to spread the picks out over the clubs.... i think that's probably why McClennan picked 2 huddersfield players.

Think you mean Faiumu not Fa'alogo as the interchange hooker

What team are people expecting then i would go for.

1.Hodgson
2.Monaghan
3.King
4.Carmont
5.Richards
6.Chase
7.Leuluai
8.O'meley
9.Buderus
10. Leuluai
11.Menzies
12. O'Donnell
13.Fitzgibbon

14. Fa'alogo
15.Puletua
16. Faiumu
17.Anderson

yes that's what i meant... i always get those 2 mixed up.

Don't forget a further 4 players are still to be picked to make the 22 man squad. I remember them saying initially that only 3 players from each club can be selected, so is this a clue that one of our 4 will NOT make the 17 on the day?

Oh i thought that was it.. how are the last four chosen?

4 further coach picks

On current form Scott Dureau must be in the mix.

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so, if we've got 4 in the Exiles squad,
and then, we've got (potentially)
Morley
Carvell
Westwood
Harrison
Bridge
Atkins (if he gets promoted from Knoights squad)
Higham
Clarke (ok, I'm being silly now)
have the club actually made a statement re postponing the schedueled Salford game?

how on earth is leuluai the vice captain monas is miles better????

To be fair... Mick Monas + the academy would beat Salford's first grade.

How is Higham going to get selected, he hasn't been picked in either of the training squads?
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For those who think he wins games for us on his own, you might have to be right for this one.

It's probably fair.

We are a bit unreasonable on the poo sides. I'd like to see us score tries and when the bloke runs on with the tee, Hodgson just say to the ref "Nah, it's shady ..." and set up for the restart.