No Mathers

Amos Roberts, George Carmont, Pat Richards, Tim Smith, Thomas Leuluai, Stuart Fielden, Mark Riddell, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Gareth Hock, Phil Bailey, Sean O'Loughlin, Joel Tomkins, Andy Coley, Harrison Hansen, Michael McIlorum, Karl Pryce, Eamon O'Carroll, Sam Tomkins, Shaun Ainscough.

This is the squad i would stick with last weeks team or put Pryce in the instead of Bailey

Keep it the same for me as last week. I actually thought Bailey played well against Quins. He did a few good offloads & created plenty of space for his winger. His defence could have been more secure but still it was a good performance by him imo. He more than deserves to keep his place

Same as last week, Pryce & McIlorum to miss out.
No Mathers, this time not in the 19.

Thats the news we want.

Same again please.

why would you drop bailey, he did very well last week even got over for a try, pryce has no confidence and cant defend, so whats the point in droping goulding to put bailey in who played well and replace him with sumone who worse than goulding

Well despite many peoples earlier opinions it seems Noble does have the bottle to drop some of his percieved 'golden boys'.

I'd keep Richards at Full-Back. He seems to be more involved in the game and has better performances. But plays good anywhere (apart from that 2006 season when he played centre) but I'd go with

Richards
Roberts
Pryce
Carmont
Ainscough
Smith
S.Tomkins
Fielden
Leuluai
Coley
Hansen
Tomkins
O'Loughlin

Paleaaesina
Riddell
Hock
Goulding/Prescott (what happened to him btw?)

But i dont think Noble will start Leulai at hooker, but he'll probably end up there after about 10 mins or whenever Riddell gets knackered! But Bailey is doing nothing for me at the moment, no reason to keep him in the team

What's O'Carroll done wrong to be dropped.

Riddell played 30 mins. on Saturday before being subbed.

he's been our best forward all year

Your expressions say it all.

True, Im a fan of O'Carroll. Ill put him in instead of Prescott

whats wrong with that?

Richards
Roberts Bailey Carmont Ainscough
Tomkins Smith
Fielden Tommy O Carroll
Hansen Lockers
Tomkins
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Feka
Hock
Riddell/McClorum
Pryce

Coley and either/or Riddell/McClorum to miss out.

Coley is donk. What's the point in playing a unfit or carrying a knock Riddell when we have a fit able Micky Mc?

Nothing wrong with it, it is your opinion. If we all had the same opinion it would be a bit boring on here.

However, I was surprised by a few selections. I thought Bailey worked well with Roberts and was clearly a help to Smith.

My only changes would be to bring Prescott onto the bench for Coley, start O'Carroll and Hansen and put Hock on the bench but that isn't going to happen.

Same team as last week. The only change potentially would be Prescott for Coley.

Prescott isn't in the squad.

Same as last week then.

The reserve team should be quite interesting on Saturday at Orrell.

it's a no brainer same team

McIllorum, Mathers, Prescott, Pryce & Goulding. You would expect all 5 to tear in, in an attempt to reclaim their first team places.

TBH Pryce & Prescott should be the first to reappear. Baring an injury crisis, we might not see much of the other 3 all year.

Doubt Pyrce and McIllorum will play for the reserves on Saturday for the reserves. Somebody could get injured in the warm up for the first team game so Pyrce or McIllorum would be needed.

Same again then, but monitoring Pryce closely in the reserves with a view to him coming into the centre spot in the not too distant if performances in the reserves are deserving. Tempted to chuck him in against his old team as he has a bit to prove but think it maybe a week too early.