Quote ="GIANT DAZ"Thats ok, we were missing Robinson,Griffin,Hodgson,Raleigh,Kirmond,Molloy,Gilmour on Sunday ...so we could have players out too so thats evened that one out !!!'" Griffin, Gilmour and Hodgson were all rested against Bradford, and supposedly Robinson is due to return against Wigan. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

Quote ="GIANT DAZ"Thats ok, we were missing Robinson,Griffin,Hodgson,Raleigh,Kirmond,Molloy,Gilmour on Sunday ...so we could have players out too so thats evened that one out !!!'" Griffin, Gilmour and Hodgson were all rested against Bradford, and supposedly Robinson is due to return against Wigan. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

I think it might be a mistake to bring Robbo back for this game. The halves are finding their feet now and we've no problem at hooker either. Why tamper with a successful formula in such an important game? Also Robbo can't be match fit. If nothing else, this should be a really fast-paced game. I'd bring him back in the Hull KR game or the Trinity one. For Friday, I'd go with...

Grix
McGillivary
Cudjoe
Lawrence
Simpson (maybe a better defender that Hodgy?)
Brown
Brough
Crabtree
Lunt
Mason
Horne
Fa'alogo
O'Donnell
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Griffin
Faiumu
Carlisle
Patrick

Record books won't show who didn't play.

Great teams overcome a few injuries

Quote ="LovesToSpooge"Griffin, Gilmour and Hodgson were all rested against Bradford, and supposedly Robinson is due to return against Wigan. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480'" i didnt say they were injured i said they were out !! and our squad is able to cope with leaving players of that calibre out these days. But we understand how the current Champions squad will be hugely decimated by having injuries so we will go gentle on you and accept your excuse now

Quote ="LovesToSpooge"Griffin, Gilmour and Hodgson were all rested against Bradford, and supposedly Robinson is due to return against Wigan. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480'" i didnt say they were injured i said they were out !! and our squad is able to cope with leaving players of that calibre out these days. But we understand how the current Champions squad will be hugely decimated by having injuries so we will go gentle on you and accept your excuse now

You know Eddie and Stevo will only mention the Wigan players that will be missing though don't ya. We could play all our academy team and we wouldn't hear a peep from them about an under strength team.

Totally disagree, if we are under more pressure then that's a mental thing, which we have control over and therefore can do something about it.

I'm sure the players will not be looking at it from a negative POV but use the absence of some key Wigan players as a massive positive, it's about 2 points, no one will care if they played or not come the end of the season.

Spot on !!!
Our players will hopefully, simply be focused on winning the game regardless of who the players opposing them are !

i think its a bit of a shame and if i were a giants fan id be a bit disappointed with the Wigan situation. Huddersfield are a superb side and are a team that will push for a top 2 finish this year. With that in mind i would have liked to have seen how my team faired against a full strength championship side. that way i would be able to assess how good my own team actually was and use it as a barometer as to whether we could class ourselves as title contenders. i have no doubts that it will be a giants win perhaps by 3 scores on friday, its always been a bogey ground for us anyway and i wouldnt be confident with a full strength side but we will put out a side that is competitive but ultimately i think you will be too much for us over the course of 80 mins.

I don't, it's about 2 points, we can worry about who's the best team in the competition at the business end of the season.

Incorrect, Eddie wont give two hoots about Wigan missing players, infact he will thrive in it.

No club with get the sympathy that Sky gave Leeds last season.

Wigan are the current champions so therefore should,regardless of players mssing, put out a very good side.
We have managed to leave out some very good players through choice this year already and are sitting pretty at the top so Wigan, even without some top players should still have plenty of talent to make this a tight contest.
The only shame i can see is that this has given Wigan a hand made ready excuse should they get beat and a lot of their fans are already using it 'in case' , so no matter how well we play or dont we cant really win:
We win = wigan had their reserves out blah blah so it isn't a true reflection of how good we are
We lose = We cant even beat wigans reserves so therefore are in a false position blah blah

but like has already been said i dont care who is playing for the opposition or who isn't, all i am interested in is seeing the Giants win and pick up 2 more points as we pull away from the rest of SL

We will put out a very good side, you sound like you've already got the two points. Good luck with that...

Not at all , it seems to me like Wigan fans are saying we've got the 2 points because they will have to put out a team full of nobodies.
Whatever team they put out it will be a hard game, which i expect nothing less than......in no way am i, nor would i, presume we have 2 points in the bag against Wigan ,whoever lines up for them!

its not a team of nobodies but its a team that would be hell of a lot stronger with Pat, Gleeson, Fielden, Finch, J Tomkins, S Tomkins, O carroll, Deacon possibly roberts.

My point was that yes 2 points are on offer and that is all that counts at this early stage but you have started the season really well and i would like to have a yard stick at where we are. Can we beat a good Wigan side or champion Wigan side. It would have been a good measure of how you've come and whether you are to be considered title contenders.

Decent story in todays Examiner regarding possible team selection

Robbo looks like he will be in the 17, Hodgy to possible replace Jermaine

Griffin and Gilmour were carrying minor niggles so rested against the Bulls, both available for Friday.

5 off with the Knights this week, due back tomorrow.

In short, looks like everyones available

They did a little on Friday saying how Warrington showed what a great strength in depth they had and no other club can match that!

Im looking forward to the challenge on friday chance for a few players to step up and show whats to come from them!

19 man squad for Friday according to the Giants site....

Grix, Lawrence, Cudjoe, Gilmour, Hodgeson, Brown, Brough, Crabtree, Robinson, Griffin, O'Donnell, Fa'alogo, Faiumu, Lunt, Mason, Kirmond, Horne, Wardle, Simpson (listed in numerical order)

No Jerry or Larne!!

No Ferguson.

Browny is really rotating the guys!

Good to see Kirmond in the 19. Will a playmaker/ballhandler type make way for Robbo? Could potentially see Horne drop out as I can't see Fooey or Lunt making way instead.

Being Comic Relief night is anyone going in Rednoses or fancy dress, lets show the sky veiwers what fun people Rugb y league supporters are.

Grix,
Lawrence,
Cudjoe,
Simpson
Hodgson



Brown, Brough,

Crabtree, Lunt, Mason, O'Donnell, Fa'alogo faiumu

Gilmour, Griffin, Kirmond, Robinson


possible that Simpson will move to the wing and leave lawrence and Leroy in the centres.


This picking teams thing is good fun . Not as easy as it looks. the one thing i would say is that NB does not go for the obvious and that players who have just come into the squad do get played so i would not be surprised to see Wardle in there somewhare.

It is clear that even our own fans have no idea what the team will be so it makes it harder for opposition coaches.

I still think that NB has not played his han dof what his A team will be and is trying to keep all the players hungry and competitive.

Good shout.

Any sponsors of Ceejames and Cockney if they wear wakefield shirts
flyingprop to wear a bulls shirt, Daz to wear a sheff united shirt. any other suggestions

Looks a strong team that, and we can rest players like, Jerry, Patrick, Raleigh, Ferguson, Molloy

Listen mate, I'm game for a laugh, i would wear a red nose, i'd wear even a Mankini but a Bulls shirt is taking it a little far

bog off - its bad enough wearing a bleeding Wednesday shirt these days


But if people were to give me extortainate amounts of Sterling i may go as far as a badge under my coat