Re: 17 for Salford.. : Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:40 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

Forwards need to tackle too!!! And McGoldrick is one of, if not, the worst tackler I've ever seen in a Cas shirt!

Agreed but in the middle at least there's someone else there to smash the defenders too.

Millward sees him as a forward now so I guess we'll have to see.

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:39 am  

Fully wrote:

McGoldrick is being played in the forwards where he will have the big lads around him. Arundel has the smaller lads around him, there's a massive difference.

As for Grehan, it's not ideal but he's got to play first-team sooner or later and without disrespect to Salford, better to be someone like them than Leeds, Saints, Wigan, Catalans etc.

Griffens weakness in defence seems to be positioning which wont show up on stats, arundel is our best centre for me.

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:35 am  

Just looking at that Cas team, that's a mobile, skillful pack you've got now. Nash, Milner, Emmit, Ferres, Mitchell, Hudson, Clark. Quality.

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:08 am  

My 17 for Salford

1. R Owen
2. K Dixon
3. J Arundel
4. J Grehan (J Griffin)
5. J Griffin (J Thompson)
6. R Chase
7. D Orr
8. J Emmitt
9. A Milner
10. N Massey **
11. B Ferres
12. L Mitchell
13. S Jones

Bench:-
14. J Davies *
15. D Clark
16. S Nash / P Jackson
17. O Holmes / R Hudson

(if Grehan is not 100% match fit)

* John Davies should be in the 17 because he as had a great pre-season and he is a great impact forward, and he but some right big hits in.

** Nathan Massey as had a great pre-season and he should be in the starting 17. Cas need a young prop to stand up to help with the injury problem and Massey as done that.

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:21 pm  

my 17 would be
fb owen
w dixon
c arundel
c grehan
w griffin
so chase
sh orr
p emmitt
h milner
p massey
sr ferres
sr holmes
lf mcgoldrick

int. clark
int. jones/mitchell/davies
int. nash
int. snitch/walker (which ever one is more game ready)

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:31 pm  

Looking forward to Huby, Millington, Jackson and Youngquest coming back and hope Grehan is a good un, but with whats available I would go with the following 17:

Owen
Dixon
Arundel
Thompson
Griffin
Chase
Orr
Emmitt
Milner
Massey
Ferres
Jones
Mcgoldrick

Clark
Davies
Nash
Holmes/Mitchell

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:36 pm  

I will have a cheeky fiver on:

Owen
Dixon
Arundel
Thompson
Griffin
Chase
Orr
Emmitt
Milner
Massey
Ferres
Jones
Hudson

Clark
Davies
McGoldrick
Mitchell

My only possible suspicion is that we end up with Goldy in a centre birth to allow another forrad on the bench.

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:39 pm  

i think holmesy should be one of the first names on the sheet,one of the standout performers in the friendlies and deserves his spot

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:02 pm  

mdean wrote:

I will have a cheeky fiver on:

Owen
Dixon
Arundel
Thompson
Griffin
Chase
Orr
Emmitt
Milner
Massey
Ferres
Jones
Hudson

Clark
Davies
McGoldrick
Mitchell

My only possible suspicion is that we end up with Goldy in a centre birth to allow another forrad on the bench.

I'd hope we'd have atleast one prop on the bench and would like to see Oliver Holmes selected before either Mitchell or Hudson

Re: 17 for Salford.. : Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:21 pm  

What i would pick

owen
dixon
arundel
thompson
clare/griffen
cahse
orr
emmitt
milner
massey
holmes
ferres
mitchell/snitch(depending on how strong our props look)

davies/jones
clark
walker
jackson/nash

What i think basil will pick

owen
dixon
arundel
griffen
clare
chase
orr
emmitt
hudson
nash
ferres
mitchell
goldy

jones
clark
massey
snitch