Chance for revenge just a week after we were turned over at Headingley.
Defence and team spirit were superb last week, as was the Wakefield support.
Control the ball and we will win the game.
Stand off is still a bit of a headache and it will be interesting to see if Mr Agar sticks with Washy
and we need some last play kicking options as these were poor last week.

Wakefield 24 Leeds 16
MOM KIrmond
Att: 9674

Come on Trin

Agar will stick with Washbrook at 6 and the last tackle plays have been poor all season.

Leeds to probably edge this one again. 9800 attendance.

Bring em on, I'll be disappointed if we don't compete fully with Leeds and expect us to be in with a shout for the points come the final hooter.

Good news ; www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news ... d/2013/07/

Good news ; www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news ... d/2013/07/

Goulding and Annakin drop out of 19 man squad to be replaced by Collis and Tautai.

Can't decide whether I'd go with either this:

Mathers
Fox
Collis
Mariano
Cockayne

L Smith
T Smith

Poore
Aiton
Amor
Kirmond
Lauitiiti
Washbrook

Wildie
Raleigh
Wilkes
Tautai


Or this:

Mathers
Fox
Collis
L Smith
Cockayne

Washbrook
T Smith

Poore
Aiton
Amor
Kirmond
Mariano
Tautai

Wildie
Raleigh
Wilkes
Lauitiiti


I think Tautai and Lauitiiti should be interchangeable - not both on at once.

Just hope we have been practicing shielding the wingers when receiving bombs - a tactic that most other teams seem to use and we never do.

Expect Washbrook to remain at 6, Tauti to 13 with Lauitiiti on the bench. Trout and Lyne to miss out.

Don't want to change much so I will go with this:

Richard MATHERS

Peter FOX

Dean COLLIS

Lee SMITH

Ben COCKAYNE

Danny WASHBROOK

Tim SMITH

Justin POORE

Paul AITON

Andy RALEIGH

Frankie MARIANO

Danny KIRMOND

Taulima TAUTAI




Kyle AMOR,

Oliver WILKES

Ali LAUITIITI - Played to add impact when needed

Matty WILDIE


Kyle TROUT & Reece LYNE to miss out. I might be expecting too much in putting TT on from the start??????

Sir Kevin back for them and kylie

Trinity 28 Whino,s 24
MOM T Smith (due a big game)
Att 10,876


Poore sin binned

Ref invited round to Sir Kevs for sunday tea!!


"Love it if we beat them,love it".

so what we've beat them before when he was playing

I am well aware of that,but its a bit of an extra boost to THEM which is what we could have done with out.

I guess we will just have to turn them over with there prodical son playing.

This, although Amor must start with Poore IMHO as did last week.


Tautai should be as fresh as a daisy as it was a thumb injury which should not affect cardiovascular training. Think he may be devastating at 13 with his speed, power and size. Shame Sykes wasn't at 6 and it would be our strongest 17. Big Pack!

Come on Trin!

Shame it's not on TV.

Chuffed to mint balls it's not on the telly.
I'm not sure how much either pay to wipe a couple of thousand off the gate but it doesn't cover it.

We might get a better share of the 50:50 decisions but other than that I want to see folk through the gate.

Anything less than 9,000 would be a disappointment.

Hopefully hit the 10,000 mark??????

Stand off is a bit of a headache even when Sykes is fully fit.

Could do with finding one, but who I'm not too sure.

Its a shame Briers has signed an extension with Wire, not a long term solution but he certainly would've improved the creativity of the team by 100%.

You are joking not on tv will bump up the crowd

Since we signed Sykes we have played 42 SL games with 19 wins, 22 losses and 1 draw

Games where Sykes has not played - 1 win, 4 defeats
Games where Sykes played at Centre - 1 win, 6 defeats
Games where Sykes played Stand Off - 17 wins, 12 defeats and 1 draw


That tells me that Sykes playing Stand-off for us works, and works well. What about you?

He is the best option currently, but Trinity should still be looking to improve in this area regardless.

I do agree, but the poster who said stand off was a headache even when Sykes is fit is wrong IMO.

It tells me how we play when Sykes plays for us. It doesn't tell me how well we'd do with a new signing at 6.

I do quite like Sykes but I'd prefer to have a more creative 6, but that is a minor gripe. I am happy enough with Sykes continuing if that is what we can afford. He's a solid player.

Our last tackle plays are bad enough without one of the 2 main options being injured. It will screw us again IMO

I agree and I certainly wouldn't have Washbrook at 6 but that's just me. He must be the least creative player in the team! I'd try L. Smith is collis is fit or Wildie/Goulding. Wildie hasn't shone there before but he's got more flair than Washy.

i think having Washbrook on the field help tighten the defence a little bit on the edge. Certainly he is well thought of by the players who prefer him on the pitch than off it. Maybe we need to get Mthers involved a little more in attack whilst sykes is out??