4 Ryan Atkins
6 Lee Briers
10 Garreth Carvell
17 Mike Cooper
15 Simon Grix
13 Ben Harrison
14 Micky Higham
20 Chris Hill
1 Brett Hodgson
21 Tyrone McCarthy
5 Joel Monaghan
9 Michael Monaghan
8 Adrian Morley
7 Richie Myler
19 Stefan Ratchford
2 Chris Riley
11 Trent Waterhouse
12 Ben Westwood
16 Paul Wood

Grix n Cooper to miss out if Super Ben and Carvell are fit imo

Considering Bridges injuries / form I would say that's our strongest 19.

Agree with Padders about Coops & Grix missing out. Can't leave out Tyke based on his form.

Hodgson
Riley
Atkins
Ratchford
J Monaghan
Briers
Myler
Morley
Higham
Hill
McCarthy
Waterhouse
Harrison


M Monaghan
Carvell
Westwood
Wood


Cooper/Grix miss out benny off the bench after 15 mins

Agree with the 17, but I'd still start with Benny. If he's fit enough to play, then he's fit enough to start, very strong selection though.

Hodgson
Riley
Atkins
Ratchford
J Monaghan
Briers
Myler
Morley
Higham
Hill
Westwood
Waterhouse
Harrison


M Monaghan
Carvell
McCarthy
Wood

Am I the only one who would keep Grix in the 17 ahead of Harrison? I felt Grixy was good vs Hull and I'm not sure Harrison is fully fit

I don't think that you can have Grix and McCarthy on the field at the same time against a top side (when Grix is playing in the back three). One relative lightweight is ok, two means the pack has a lot less impetus. Ben harrison looked ok to me last week, he'll be even better this week.

Yep - agree.
If all 19 are fully fit Grix and Coops to miss out.

Morley on the bench instead of Carvell as long as Carvell is match fit.

Westwood won't be match fit but I'd still start with him and then interchange with Tyke.

Harrison looked good last week - just hope there's no more bandages.....

As much as know-nothings like to bring doom to the club and put down players (especially home grown), Tyke and Westwood interchanging is plenty good enough.

Tyke is an excellent player and, although providing a different game to him, is certainly knocking on Westwood quality.

Echo, echo, echo... Grix and coops to miss out.

I hope to god Westwood and Carvell are actually fit enough to play and they arent just being thrown in as a last ditch attempt.

Tony smith whilst at warrington as never just thrown anybody into the team and i dont think he will start now if your fit you play if your injured your out

Thought coops had a great game last week ,good go forward and paired up well with tyke tackling down the middle of the park
Can not aford to play unfit crocked players like we did last year

I think he did - Michael Monaghan V Stains at home earlier in the season - brought him back 2 or 3 weeks early from his knee op just to play them, and admitted it afterwards!! It cost him another 4 or 5 weeks on the sidelines!!

The problem may not be wether they are fit enough to play as in not injured, but they can't be match fit. Maybe carvell because he has ha less time on the sidelines but Westwood may start to show fatigue especially coming back in what everyone expects to be a very high intensity game.

im worried like last year! bringing westwood back so early, he will start on the bench, exact same as against leeds :/

Shame to leave Grix out again but I believe it's the right decision, even though he had a good game against hull.

Hodgson
Joel
Ratchford
Atkins
Riley
Briers
Myler
Hill
Higham
Carvell
Westwood
Trent
Harrison

M.Monas
Wood
Morley
McCarthy

I trust Smith to make the right choice, both will have to of proven themselves this week in training.

Losing two players during the first game cost us alot and really helped Saints, Smith wont risk that happening again.

he wont start westwood or carvell, just coming back from injury, both to satrt on the bench imo morley and tyke will start

Providing all are fit my team would be.....

1 Brett Hodgson
2 Chris Riley
4 Ryan Atkins
19 Stefan Ratchford
5 Joel Monaghan
6 Lee Briers
7 Richie Myler
10 Garreth Carvell
9 Michael Monaghan
8 Adrian Morley
11 Trent Waterhouse
12 Ben Westwood
13 Ben Harrison

14 Micky Higham
20 Chris Hill
21 Tyrone McCarthy
16 Paul Wood

To miss out
17 Mike Cooper
15 Simon Grix

So were is the Wire's MOS OUT thread.

All the big clubs have one, we've got our Roby out thread.

The darkside have their Sam Out thread.

Come on keep up, get your Westwood out thread going.

I see what you did there



If Benny and Gaz are fit enough to play, they will be fit enough to start. I'd personally go with the majority though and start Benny, bench Gaz. Hilly and Mozza to start us off.

Here's to hoping we get out to a whirlwind start and kill the contest early. Don't fancy a game going down to the final buzzer against that lot. Suffered enough heart ache over the years. A semi final last minute defeat might just put the final nail in my coffin.

I was already nervous enough, I'm now a wreck after reading that! That would be unbearable.