Tomkins
Charnley Joel Carmont Richards (yay!)
Deacon Finch
Coley McM Prescott
Hoffman Farrell
Lockers
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Tommy Lima (if not banned) Mossop Hansen

Deacon is the most underrated player on our team, we play 100 times better when he's there to organise, plus his kicking game is the best we have.
Time to spell Tommy and McM, we need a fresh 9 for the full 80mins to keep are attack on the front front, spelling 2 9's is the only way. Plus Tommy needs time as a 9 to develop.
Finch needs as much time at 7 as we can give him, needs to learn the players and fit in.
Farrell is outplaying the most of our pack, needs to be rewarded.
Roberts needs to work on his fb skills in the reserves as for me Charnley offers more as a winger.

If Richards is fit, he should play for Roberts. If not then Charnley should take Roberts' place.

I fail to see Goulding as an attacking threat. Scored a lot last season from having a good centre and being on the wing for a great attacking team. I feel lots of average to good SL players would have bagged a fair few on that wing last season.

It's not all about attack. Taking Goulding out the side would be absolutely mental! He was one of our best players tonight and the only consistent winger we have.

That doesn't really say much. Pat is injured, Roberts is poor and Charnley only has had 1 bad game all season and looks a far more attacking threat that Goulding ever does.

It's not all about attack, but a lot of it is as a winger.

1. Sam
2. Goulding
3. Joel
4. Carmont
5. Richards (

)
6. O'Loughlin
7. Finch
8. Prescott
9. Tommy
10. Coley
11. Hansen
12. Hoffman
13. Farrell

14. Lima
15. Mossop
16. McIlorum
17. Tuson

Can't afford to leave out Deacon if he's fit.

Roberts look uninterested tonight and thats really dissapointing. He left Sam isolated in that second half a couple of times with high kicks meaning he had to run 30m or so to take the high bomb when Roberts was within jogging distance if he could have been ar*ed bothering.

In saying all that I wouldn't leave him out. I'd actually put him in at fullback and tell him he's got a run of 5 games to prove he can hack it. If things carry on as they are then his career at the club must be in danger because we can't settle for performences like that.

My side next week-

Roberts
Goulding
J Tomkins
Carmont
Charnley(I think Richards may get another week off)
S Tomkins
Finch(way off the pace and the only way to get him upto speed is via playing)
Prescott
Leuluai
Coley
Farrell
Hoffman
O'Loughlin

subs
Mossop(fantastic again tonight I thought)
Lima(Crosby if Lima is suspended which is likely)
Hansen
McIlorum

I agree, i dont think he will be though from watching Madges pre match interview he doesnt seem to mention him in the 'players back soon' bracket (i.e. richards)

Which is an issue, sadly without him we don't look organised in attack. He also brings so much via his kicking game.

Sam also looks far more effective linking up in the line when Deacons in the team.

Drop Amos, he's the undeserved.

Not sure we've missed Deacons kicking game tbh as he hardly ever seems to get a go at it for some bizzare reason. The only player who seems to get a go is Tommy Leuluai unless thats my imagination because his kicks are that bad you can't forget them.

I'd sooner see Coley get the ball on the 5th than Tommy! Terrible kicking game!

Sam put another couple of decent kicks in tonight and thats another reason i'd get him back in at 6.

Finch's kicking game looks interesting

I'd go with...

Sam
Goulding
Joel
Carmont
Richards

/Charnley
Deacon
Finch
Coley
Leuluai
Prescott
Farrell
Hoffman
O'Loughlin

Hansen
Mossop
Tuson
McIlorum

Lima over Tuson if Jeff doesnt get a ban, but I reckon he will get 1/2 games tbh

Roberts
Goulding
Joel
Carmont
Charnley
Tomkins
Leuluai
Coley
McIlorum
Prescott
Hoffman
Hansen
Lockers

Farrell
Lima
Mossop
Tuson

1. Roberts
2. Goulding
3. Joel
4. Carmont
5. Richards
6. Sam
7. Finch
8. Prescott
9. Leuluai
10. Coley
11. Farrell
12. Hoffman
13. O'loughlin

14. Mossop
15. Hansen
16. Tuson
17. Mcillorun

If lima aint banned he replaces tuson for me

Russell
Goulding
Joel
Carmont
Richards
Sam
Finch
Coley
McIlorum
Prescott
Hansen
Hoffman
O'Loughlin

Leuluai
Lima/Tuson
Farrell
Mossop

Amos at 1
Sam at 6
Finch at 7
Lulu & Maccy spelling

The rest sorts itself out

Russell
Richards
Carmont
Joel
Charnley
Sam
Finch
Coley
MM
Prescott
Farrell
Hoffman
Lockers

Lima
Mossop
Hansen
Tommy

its time to stop messing about with our combinations and play our best team in their best positions. We need to stay consistent and give players a chance to gel so we start to click. After last night personally I would be disappointed not to see the following team.

1 roberts
2. Richards/charnley
3. Marsh/charley/pryce
4.carmont
5.goulding
6.tomkins
7.Finch
8.lima offers bugger all from the bench
9. Mm can't direct us but take the sting out of the game.
10.Coley
11.hoffman
12.tomkins
13. Locky

14. Prescott
15. Mossop
16. tommy
17. H/faz

Tomkins must get in at first receiver, he is too easy to pick off at 1 it does not utilise his strengths. Tommy to come on and direct us. Finch to get games under his belt at 7.

Roberts (time to start proving his place)
Goulding
Charnley
Carmont
Richards


S. Tomkins
Finch (needs time to settle in, he's only had 2 games)
Prescott
McIlorum
Coley
Hoffman
Farrell
O'Loughlin

J. Tomkins
Mossop
Leuluai
Hansen

I know Lima is missing but as yet in my opinion the younger props (Prescott / Mossop) are performing at a better standard.

How anyone can even think of dropping Goulding is beyond me. I aint his biggest fan, but when the chips were down tonight it was his runs out of defense that made us ground, he must have made 2-3 try saving tackles and the catch from that bullet pass for his try was WORLD class! If that had been Brett Morris or Lote Tuquri catching that ball the commentators would have been creaming themselves.
Well done Daz!!
As for Roberts well ermmm....im sick of hearing he's a confidence player and we need to give him time, sorry kids but we can afford to lose a couple of games just to hopefully get his confidence back.