I know the teams havent been announced, but I cant wait lol

1. Brett Hodgson
2. Leroy Cudjoe
3. Kevin Brown
4. Paul Whatuira
5. David Hodgson
6. Liam Fulton
7. Luke Robinson
8. Keith Mason
9. Scott Moore
10. Paul Jackson
11. Jamal Lolesi
12. Simon Finnegan
13. Steven Wild

14. Eorl Crabtree
15. Darell Griffin
16. David Fiumu
17. Andy Raleigh

Playing wise i would have similar but would have Lunt in the seventeen instead of Finnigan.

Also why play Brown at centre he has not played there all season. He will be playing stand off.

I'd go with something like:

1. Brett
2. Leroy
3. Bruno
4. Fatz
5. Dodgy
6. Brown
7. Robbo
8. Mason
9. Moore
10. Jacko
11. Wild
12. Jammer
13. Fulton

14. Griff
15. Eorl
16. Fooey
17. Raleigh

However Brown last time decided to go with experience and omitted Bruno at centre for Jammer and he may well do that again. That could see Lunt then come in IMO and let Fooey play a back row role instead of a Hooker role and also gives a bit of versatility and cover for injuries during the game.

He is a cracking centre, it mixes things up a bit and to be fair, that centre spot is a very tough one to pick imo.

Lunt is a good player, but I think Fooey is our best hooker at the moment.

And I wouldnt have picked Finnegan if Kirmond was fit...

Hmm, maybe Bruno at centre, Brown at 6, and Fulton in the 2nd row...yeah maybe

ooh I am glad I am not a coach!

Amen

What, your glad I am not the coach, or your glad you are not the coach?

Mathers
Hicks
Bridge
King
Riley
Clarke
Briers
Morley
Monaghan
Carvell
Anderson Louie
Westwood
Harrison

Anderson Vinnie
Cooper
Rauhihi
Johnson / Grix

Thats the best we can do at the moment

Higham
Carney
Wood, P

All out injured.. Vinnie Anderson and Clarke both didn't finish v Wakey but whether thats a precaution I don't know. King and Hicks havent played since Wigan CC Semi so again unsure of their fitness levels.

I'd go with

1. Brett
2. Leroy
3. Brown
4. Fatz
5. Dodgy
6. Fulton
7. Robbo
8. Mason
9. Moore
10. Jacko
11. Wild
12. Jammer
13. Fooey

14. Griff
15. Eorl
16. Finney
17. Raleigh

18. Bruno

1. Brett Hodgson
2. Leroy Cudjoe
3. Jammal Lolesi
4. Paul Whatuira
5. David Hodgson
6. Kevin Brown
7. Luke Robinson
8. Keith Mason
9. Scott Moore
10. Paul Jackson
11. Liam Fulton
12. Andy Raleigh
13. Steven Wild

14. Eorl Crabtree
15. Darell Griffin
16. David Fiaumu
17. Shaun Lunt

18. Simon Finnigan

Griff & Eorl as our impact forwards do a great job on a tiring defence. Lunt interchange hooker for Moore. fiaumu coming on to use his step later in the game.

I think TS will go with Grix at 6 with Clarke as a sub but that will mean pne of Cooper, Rauh, Johno or Harrison to miss out, On form Rauhihi should miss out but if he goes for experience he will drop Coops which will be a shame as he is having a fantastic season thus far

1. Brett Hodgson
2. martin aspinwall
3. jamahl lolesi
4. Paul Whatuira
5. David Hodgson
6. kevin brown
7. Luke Robinson
8. Keith Mason
9. Scott Moore
10. darrell griffin
11. stephen wild
12. Simon Finnegan
13. liam fulton

14. Eorl Crabtree
15. shaun lunt
16. paul jackson
17. Andy Raleigh

wouldnt play brown at centre,whats he done wrong at 6?
lolesi would be the better option opposite king who had a blinder in the semi.
Aspinwall is better defensively than cudjoe and has more experience,i think briers would cause cudjoe a lot of problems like he did amos roberts in the semi.
Lunt before Faiumu on current form.

Raleigh on the bench and finnigan to start as raleigh has been injured a while

Aspinwall cant catch a pass on the wing though



And given Cudjoe is the form winger after Ryan Hall, why the hell drop him, add to which he is a superb fullback too if needs be (which means he is superb under the high ball)

Lolesi got carved to shreds by Nero the other week though, hopefully not this time.

Put our reserves out again they'll be able to turn Wire over. Keep our 1st team ready for the play offs

wouldnt say cudjoe was the form winger behind hall,cudjoe as well as hall score tries that are simple (made by the centres) cudjoe cant break tackles at all,aspinwall can.
Lolesi was carrying an injury though to be fair and it would be madness to move brown from 6 to play opposite matt king.

superb under the high ball ? not seen him catch enough to be convinced.

id go with that team too... think he will go with lolesi over lawrence for the experience of big games

want to put aspinwall in but cant find a space!

hope raleigh is fit enough...did ok fri night though

1. B Hodgson
2. L Cudjoe
3. J Lolesi
4. P Whatuira
5. D Hodgson
6. K Brown
7. L Robinson
8. K Mason
9. S Moore
10. D Griffin
11. L Fulton
12. S Wild
13. D Faiumu

14. E Crabtree
15. P Jackson
16. S Lunt
17. S Finnigan

I think the only change from the semi would be the enforced one and that is Kirmond for Finnigan or Raleigh provided everyone is fit.

I think Brown has already shown his hand in the big games preferring Lolesi over Lawrence in the centres and I think this will continue. After Lunts performance last week I think he is a shoe in and I am sure Fooey will start at loose.

I think he will go for Finnigan over Raleigh on a match fitness basis. It may well be hot and the team with the most stamina will have the best of chances to win the thing. I think with our props we already have them on size and so Finnigan may provide that extra mobility as oppose to Ralieghs size. I would be happy with either of those two however.

Come on the giants, I am so nervous now!!!

Frankly -- I`M GLAD neither of you are!!