Seen a lot or Bradford chat in the Batley thread.

So, we're short of props, perhaps Pitts will be an emergency one, he started off there after all.

I’m pretty sure if memory serves that Pitts started off as 13 first season with Trinity and then moved into the second row.

We may go with 3 props with Rodwell and Uele having big engines and Shaw doing a stint starting with Rodwell for first 25-30 then coming on last quarter if needed.

It would be nice to find another prop but Pitts needs to stay at 13.

I’m not a fan of moving players and weakening even more positions personally.

I really hope we get a player come back this week in forwards like Boothroyd.

We could line up like:

Booth
Olpherts
Pratt
Thornley
Walmsley
Jowitt
Gale
Rodwell
Kay
Shaw
Ashurst
Griffin
Pitts

Smith
Uele
Croft
Wood

It would take a much improved look of one of Hood/Doyle is fit or a prop forward is fit enough to do a stint.

Even looking at that squad above with 10 or so players missing I’m still fairly confident we can get the points.

Anyone know how long Lino Atoni, Bowden, Cozza etc are missing

Anyone know how long Lino Atoni, Bowden, Cozza etc are missing

Or Hood, Doyle, McGillvray too.

Huge injury list it seems.

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Personally hope jowett stays at FB
Kaye at no6 for me.
Not ideal but jowitt is a superb attacking fullback and I've a feeling we're going to need that with so many other players missing.
No way is pitts a prop leave him at 13

Looked like Doyle was training from the pics on Facebook. Could be wrong though

Surely we should be asking Wigan for some forwards for a few weeks?

If you're referring to the point of duel reg it was terminated with Wigan weeks ago

Possibly not as we don't have to be a dual reg partner to loan a player.

I know that but if the inference was to dip into Wigan for dual reg that ship has sailed

He wasn't asking that he simply stated could we ask wigan for forwards

https://wakefieldtrinity.com/squad-to-f ... confirmed/

https://wakefieldtrinity.com/squad-to-f ... confirmed/

As expected, wonder if it's too soon for Lino?

I would play him if at all possible, he has had his best 2 games so far against Bradford including playing on 1 leg in the semi final.

I would too and would keep asking if Huddersfield will release Russell from his remaining contract to join us early

Watson going might've put paid to that.

All 3 hookers in the squad as well, I wonder if Doyle's match fit even though he's been named? hope so.

As for Lino, the same, if fit enough he has to play, and we'll then have some attacking threat on the right edge this match again.

Gonna be interesting when we're going to juggle our middles, we know what we're gonna get out of Ky and Caleb and Shaw did his job, but it's going take some game planning to keep that usual relentless strength down the middle. I wonder if they'll move Griff more to the middle to take some hit-ups rather than be more out wide because he'd make some meters for us.

Why weaken even more positions? Not only are you playing Griffin in an unfamiliar position but you’re also then weakening the right edge and robbing it of a destructive runner and it will be harder to get consistency in attack even more so.

Plus, Griffin scores try’s by bumping off smaller players on the edge close to the line.

Rodwell, Uele and Shaw will be fine in the middle. Leave the 3 other forwards in Griffin, Ashurst and Pitts where they are at 11,12,13.

You just interchange smart:

Starting - Rodwell + Shaw

25 - Rodwell + Uele

65 - Shaw + Uele

Rodwell - 65 mins
Uele - 55 mins
Shaw - 40 mins

I didn't say to play Griff there all game but maybe to potentially move him to the middle for maybe 20 minutes to rotate the middles more normally.
Also, do you have Rodwell playing all the first half, then starting the 2nd until 65 minutes, and then changing him for Shaw? Ky's a monster with a good engine but I reckon a 65-minute stint would be pushing him a bit.

Rodwell played full 80 minutes at second row so yes I do have him playing the whole first half and part of second.

The minutes were an example to show it’s possible that’s all to rotate 3 props.

He could go off at 60 if needed but pushing an extra 10 m in utes or so out of Rodwell and Uele (who haven’t looked gassed much this season) will imho be our best move. It’s a needs must scenario.

Is it ideal. No. Is it better than moving players around and playing edge players in the middle weakening the edges and possibly upsetting the defensive line if players are unfamiliar with the position. Yes.

I’m just not a fan of patching a position and therefor weakening another. Others could have different views.

I will though be happy with whatever Powell goes with. He’s got it right so far afterall.

Playing 80 minutes at SR is not the same as 80 minutes at prop.

He can play long minutes but it isn't hard to work a rest in.

Poptart beat me to it, but playing SR for 80 is different than hammering it down the middle and defending there for 65 straight. I normally agree that we don't move people around, unless we have no choice at all, a bit like now. Anyway, DP has got a bit of a job on but no doubt he'll come up with the best way we can work this all out, so we'll see.

That’s why you look to take some of the load off the props with more early carry runs from the backs and second row forwards. You would adapt your game accordingly to suit your plan. I’m sure the coaching team will have a plan but there are a few options. That is just what I’d prefer.