I think they alternate anyway when they are on the field together

Yeah i would go with that

if we go with that lineup and we can keep them out (or at least keep the score reasonable) for the first 20 mins then we may have a chance

The first 20 of this match is going to massive, saints will try and blow us out of the water, after what happened last week.

I'm unsure with what team I'd go with, I dont really see a place for McIlorum because coming from the bench he doesnt really offer us any impact, but seeing as Riddell is injured it looks like he will play. I would like to see either:

Richards
Roberts
Gleeson
Carmont
Ainscough
Smith
Tomkins
Fielden
Tommy
Coley
Bailey
Tomkins
Lockers

Feka
Prescott
Hock
Phelps

or

Phelps
Ainscough
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
Smith
Tommy
Fielden
McIlorum
Coley
Bailey
Tomkins
Lockers

Feka
Prescott
Hock
Tomkins

I prefer Richards at full back so I'm afraid Phelps would be on the bench even though he has played better than Roberts. It's horses for courses for me.

Richards
Ainscough
Carmont
Gleeson
Roberts
Smith
Tomkins
Fielden
Leuleui
Coley
Hock
Bailey
Lockers

Subs
Phelps - Hooker/Stand off/ Centre / Wing replacement for any kind of problems we may incur during game
Feka
Prescott
Tomkins/Hansen

drop pat?

my bad! been a long day!

Its nice to finally have these selection headaches. We're all saying we don't know who tp drop cuz they are all in good form! Bring on the Stains I say!

At the start of the week I said put Pat on the bench. On reflection that was a duff call.

Richards, Ainscough, Gleeson, carmont, Roberts, Sam, Smith, Fieden, Tommy, Coley, Bailey, Hock, Lockers. Subs Phelps, Feka, Joel, Mike Mac.

Wignb to win by 4 - 8 points. can't wait!!!!

Not with only 1 prop on the bench.

Hansen and Roberts to miss out for me but i wouldn't be at all suprised to see it be Ainscough and Joel Tomkins.

Could be:

Richards
Roberts
Gleeson
Carmont
Ainscough
Phelps
Smith
Coley
Leuluai
Fielden
Hock
Bailey/Hansen
O'Loughlin

Feka
Prescott
Joel
Sam/McIllorum

though prefer the obvious one with smith and sam to start

Could Tommy play the full 80 at hooker?

Would like to see both Phelps and Ainscough in the 17 with Roberts missing out.

Nah, whats he done this season to be missed?.....maybe hes got swine flu!!





For me Id be adventurous. Everyone keeps saying who we gonna drop in the backs, why not start with phelpsy or tommy at 9 and keep em all in

Richards
Roberts
Gleeson
Carmont
Ainscough
Tompkins / Phelps
Leuleui / Tompkins
Prescott
Phelps / Leuleui
Coley
Bailey
O'Loughlin
Tompkins
-------------
Hock
Smith
Fielden
Feka

????

Because Mcilorum was MOM in the reserves mid-week, and it would also leave us without any sort of recognised hooker. I think we'll miss riddell.

Ainscough left out of tomorrows team. Same team as what was suppose to play last week.

Not fair tbh if you ask me what should he do to stay in the team?

score more tries

If this is true- i wont be impressed!

Didnt he prove his place last week?

To be honest, fairness has nothing to do with it.

Ainscough is clearly weak under the high ball, and Long will target him for the whole match. Richards and Roberts are stronger options in that respect.

This, I suspect, will be Noble's thinking. Whether he's right or wrong in this, if Ainscough is left out, I doubt it'll be because Noble has a downer on him.

So everytime we play Saints/A good team we are going to drop him?

Jesus christ we need to stop wrapping them in cotton wool, he isnt a kitten, and will only get better by actually playing!

He's our biggest attacking option, scored 4 trys last weekend 4 TRYS. 2 last time we played Saints & kept Gardner quiet all match.

Fair enough if he was really struggling and costing us games week in week out but he's not, he is the one whos actually winning the games, getting the points on the board.

Pathetic from Noble if true.

It comes down to the fact that noble would be sacked if we got another spanking from saints.

If we play ainscough, we have the ability to either win the game but at the same time if saints get to him early there is a very high possibility we could get trounced if they pepper him with the high ball.

Granted, if we play richards, roberts and phelps we don't have quite as much presence going forwards, we are much safer defensively.


I think that if we were near the top and pushing the the top 3/4 places, he'd play ainscough as an attacking tactic, unfortunately noble just cant risk getting trounced at the minute.

what i find pathetic is that at least 12 maybe 13 if not all of the other Super League teams would never dream of taking a young up and comer out of a team that has 17 tires in all competitons and is the leading try scorer by 3 clear tries i'm sorry but he aint gonna learn from his mistakes playing in the reserves week in week out yeah its a risk if his defence is slightly dodgy would we have taken Robinson out of the team if he was like Ainscough is because lets face it theyre are many similarities in both players game its not just Wingers that are expected to challenge the high ball Centres do to look at Matt King for example Matt Gidley challenges the high ball as do Senior and Yeaman so i do not agree at all in taking him out of the team when he is the leading try scorer i'd rather risk us conceding 2 or 3 tries down his wing as i know he is more than capable of scoring 2 or 3 himself.