After Thaler's performance last weekend we need to try be as clean and tidy as possible with no niggle/retaliation, last thing we want is to be penalised out the game, a man down and potentially another ban.
Don't care what side we put out if they give it their best, just need to switch on, not fall into bad habits which have cropped up far too often and play our own game that we know works against what is another weakened side too.

Still think we have plenty of experience and talent to win by a couple of scores.

like your thinking bumpy

100% this.

Both teams are hampered by injuries. Who ever wears the shirt, if they give there all, thats all we can ask.

HADLEY has a smart rugby brain
He can play 7 or 9 or 13 and be very competent
Even 6 but Jake will be there
We have the brains trust to win as we have the 9 6 and 1 in place and decent forwards still
Hopefully 13 men so we should win by 12
Bookies have us minus 6

With both teams being down on numbers it should be an interesting game if nothing else. I think we will really struggle in the outside backs and that may be what costs us the game

So with Yemo and Harris signed team for sunday could be

Shaul
Logan
Hadley
Yeaman
Griffin
Harris
Connor
Taylor
Houghton
Green
Manu
Mini
Westerman

Washbrook
Paea
Masi
Lane/ Ellis (if rumours true and he plays)

Not a bad side considering our injuries

What with Harris signing, Yeamo been registered and even Ellis having thoughts if he'll be needed to play, I'm finally starting to get a bit of buzz for this game.
All the injuries started the week off on a massive downer but we sure have had an interesting last few days. Griffin getting off without a ban been another big plus!

Griffin won't be on the wing surely think Cameron Scott will be. Think Hadley will go 6, not sure they will throw Harris straight in.
Shaul
Logan
Griffin
Yeaman
Scott or Miloudi
Hadley
Connor
Taylor
Houghton
Paea
Manu
Minichello
Westerman
Subs
Green
Masi
Lane
Washbrook

with signing harris quickly I can see him starting, hes a scrum half so should be ok, cant see the point of putting Hadley in the halfs, what with yeamo harris and maybe ellis its cert added a bit of zing into the coming few days,

Logan wont make it for this weekend
Club have also been working in training with Harris and Miloudi at half back.
If they go with that to start it means Connor can start at centre.

Guardian writer confirming Heffernan plays for KR on Sunday. Another one to strike of their fictional list whilst we have to call up the likes of Harris and Yeaman

Guardian writer!!! you believe everything the Guardian writers say

...if he plays, good, but they will be saying we(Rovers) have a fully fit squad next.
We haven,t had a fully fit squad or our best team out for over three years.

Next you'll be telling us Taylor and Paea aren't playing

Not sure what this has to do with the thread topic tbh. That's Heffernan, Greenwood, Masoe, Tickle, so far and still 3 days of boosts to go. You must be giddy as.

Well if Ellis is training I'd say there's definitely some doubt.

Shame he didn't play miloudi at half last week and we might not have lost carlos to injury

I would be surprised if Harris doesnt play. Why would we have rushed to sign him if we didnt plan on using him?

There would be some merit in playing Miloudi and Harris in the halves. They have been playing together this year and moving Connor into the back line strengthens it no end. The 19 man squad will be interesting to see. I dont expect Yeaman to play fwiw.

Reckon we'll lose but to see Yeamo go over and slap his badge at their fans would be something truly special

We have a stronger team with 3 full days rest
Imagine their players and ours on monday morning this week
Anyone coming back for them won’t be match fit never mind Derby fit
We will win the 2nd half for sure
Harris 7 Connor 6
Have Shaul scooting from hooker a lot and coming in as an extra pivot off 7+6
I’m telling you we should win and if not I’ll be really intrigued to see how LR plans the match
They’re useless defending out wide
We should hit them hard down then middle , have Jamie scooting on 3rd tackle etc and sling it out wide often
SImple game plan for us for a make shift team
Oh and Want to Win more than them

I also see Kirk playing

I for one hope you do have Shaul playing as a 3rd pivot on Sunday, as supposedly he can’t pass and is the reason why the attack breaks down according to the majority on here.

Interesting game ahead, you will dominate the forward battle but not sure if you have enough strike on the edges. We have a decent back like but not enough go forward to build momentum to use them. Be close either way, and if maguire doesn’t play that hinders our chances massively.

Noggers just tweeted he was coming back but has injured his ankle. You couldn't write it.

maguire will play. I think our goal line defence will be pretty awful

I’m not so confident JTP, I know for a fact he hasn’t trained all week but seeing how he pulls up in the captains run tomorrow.

Think Radford called it right in today’s HDM. Stacking isn’t so much the problem you can score tries in most teams, it’s defensive structure which is hard. Could be a high scoring game worth looking and unders/overs with the bookies

If I backline is

Shaul
Logan/Scott
Yeaman
Griffin
Mouldi

In experienced wingers and a player who hasn't played for 2 years, plus an inexperienced halfback, who has never played SL.

We need to be strong defensively, play to our strengths and and teak our chances, with thaler we need to be very clean.

Rovers main threat is Vai Vai and Quinlen (Who attacks the line very well).

I can't see their pack making much ground, so I think they will pass the more wide early.