2x tickets bought

also excited!

the bookies have us as slight faves for this game...

tempting but always feel widnes are hard to beat at home.

stan james have us at 14/1 to be in the top 4 this season, thats not a bad price!

Only Mamo unavailable for selection this week. Stone said Gaskell had a "blip" last week whatever that means and is available for selection.

Oldham could potentially have Daniel Smith, Nathan Mason, Paul Clough, Sam Wood, Tyler Dickinson, Lee Gaskell, Dale Ferguson, Mikey Wood, Liam Johnson & Gene Ormsby all available to play for them at the weekend.

Anyone know how far Jake Wardle is off been fully fit? surely must be fit by now

I were Mr Stone, I go for...

1. Mckintosh
2. McGilvarry
3. Cudjoe
4. Lawrence
5. Murphy
6. Brough
7. Brierley
8. Rapira
9. Leeming
10. Smith
11. Symonds
12. Taai
13. Hinchliffe

Bench-
Wakeman
Ikahihifo
Roberts
O Brien

Jake Wardle theee weeks off doing contact

Two weeks then ok for an academy start

and missed the warm up games so dont think we will see him play sl this season, same goes for jared simpson

but lets hope we do! then again if they do it may be because we have injury problems so maybe not

19 man squad named
It's interesting for sure

no obrien probably the only one you would have thought would be in the 19 who isnt, maybe he didnt do enough in his pre season games, in the 2 i saw he was pretty poor, leeming can play big minutes at hooker anyway, seems like hincy will be doing abit of hooking again too!!

i can see the team as

mcintosh

mcgillvary
cudjoe
mellor
murphy

brough
brierley
leeming

lawrence
hinchcliffe
symonds
taai
ikahihifo

bench-
ferguson
wakeman
roberts
clough


smith and gaskell to miss out


no rapira again

bit of a worry

Gaskell got a different hamstring injury than he had before, has trained a bit this week

McIntosh
McGilvery
Cudjoe
Mellor
Murphy
Brough
Brierley
Wakeman
Hinchliffe
Smith
Symonds
Taai
Lawrence

bench Leeming, Clough, Ferguson lkahihifo.

Gaskell and Roberts to miss out.

doubt smith will play prop, hes been played at loose forward in pre season

taai was great at prop at warrington so think he will continue there as hes not needed in the 2nd row where we have plenty options

No mason or rapira- light up front.

Must have missed this,when did Sammy pick up the injury? An important player for us - a grafter.

Anyone know what rapira injury is please ?

Rickster mentions other injured players and their possible recovery time but no mention of Sam.Hope he's not been a naughty boy.

Maybe just gonna leave him off this week maybe?

Maybe.

Would have been one of the first names on my team sheet though.

Arguing about the merits of players already

Rapira and Mamo are on the West Yorkshire Sport daily show tonight 6-7 so will probably find out how long or what injury he has then.

still 4 props? taai , ikahihifo, clough and wakeman ..looks fine to me that, also throw smith in if stone want to go that option, we dont know what game plan they have in place

rapira missed the warrington game too and stone said it was a niggle bit like gaskell

may find out abit more on radio leeds tonight when hes on it

shame as he racked up lots of games last season after anj injury nightmare of 2015 in nrl

we are hearing loud and clear whats been worked on pre season

defence

fitness

hard working for each other

think we saw all of that at warrington so looking positive

mcintosh
jerry cudjoe mellor murphy
brough brierly
wakeman leeming taai
symonds lawerence
hinchy

subs
roberts
smith
ikafinho
clough

fergy and gaskell to miss out for me .

widnes look to be struggling in the prop department for this one

not to mention half back too

giants have got to take advantage!!