The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announced : Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:09 pm  

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/3133 SAINTS have announced their squad for Friday's Round 20 Super League match with Hull KR. Stuart Howarth and Mark Percival are recalled to the 19 with Jordan Hand and Luke Thompson stepping down. Nathan Brown will choose from: 1. Paul Wellens, 3. Jordan Turner, 5. Francis Meli, 6. Lance Hohaia, 7. Jonny Lomax, 9. James Roby, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11. Tony Puletua, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Willie Manu, 14. Anthony Laffranchi, 16. Paul Clough, 19. Josh Jones, 21. Tom Makinson, 24. Joe Greenwood, 25. Alex Walmsley, 30. Mark Percival 36. Stuart Howarth 37. Gareth O'Brien.

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/3133 SAINTS have announced their squad for Friday's Round 20 Super League match with Hull KR. Stuart Howarth and Mark Percival are recalled to the 19 with Jordan Hand and Luke Thompson stepping down. Nathan Brown will choose from: 1. Paul Wellens, 3. Jordan Turner, 5. Francis Meli, 6. Lance Hohaia, 7. Jonny Lomax, 9. James Roby, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11. Tony Puletua, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Willie Manu, 14. Anthony Laffranchi, 16. Paul Clough, 19. Josh Jones, 21. Tom Makinson, 24. Joe Greenwood, 25. Alex Walmsley, 30. Mark Percival 36. Stuart Howarth 37. Gareth O'Brien.

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:29 pm  

1. Paul Wellens,
21. Tom Makinson,
3. Jordan Turner,
30. Mark Percival (if fit)
5. Francis Meli,
37. Gareth O'Brien
7. Jonny Lomax,
11. Tony Puletua,
9. James Roby,
10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook,
14. Anthony Laffranchi,
13. Willie Manu,
12. Jon Wilkin,

16. Paul Clough,
19. Josh Jones,
24. Joe Greenwood,
25. Alex Walmsley,

I don't know if this is what Brown will do, but it would give us a massive pack With 3 props and a 2nd rower on the bench.

We will need to man up against Hull KR.

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:41 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

1. Paul Wellens,
21. Tom Makinson,
3. Jordan Turner,
30. Mark Percival (if fit)
5. Francis Meli,
37. Gareth O'Brien
7. Jonny Lomax,
11. Tony Puletua,
9. James Roby,
10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook,
14. Anthony Laffranchi,
13. Willie Manu,
12. Jon Wilkin,

16. Paul Clough,
19. Josh Jones,
24. Joe Greenwood,
25. Alex Walmsley,

I don't know if this is what Brown will do, but it would give us a massive pack With 3 props and a 2nd rower on the bench.

We will need to man up against Hull KR.

Percival hasn't been injured. He played for the under 19's last week. Good to see him back in the first team.

I don't see the point in changing our 1, 6 and 7 again. We have had enough of that. We need stability in the key positions. I think Brown will go for:

Lomax
Makinson
Turner
Percival
Meli
Wellens
O'Brien
LMS
Roby
Laffranchi
Puletua
Manu
Wilkin

Walmsley
Clough
Jones
Hohaia

I would love to see Greenwood play. I thought he did well last week. But unfortunately I think Brown will go with Hohaia on the bench.

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:48 pm  

I was not trying to change the 1,6 and 7. I thought that Wellens and Lomax were playing a rotating role. I did not see them last week, but the week before it seemed to be a rotating role.

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:11 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I was not trying to change the 1,6 and 7. I thought that Wellens and Lomax were playing a rotating role. I did not see them last week, but the week before it seemed to be a rotating role.

At Salford Lomax played full back for the whole game.

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:26 pm  

saint87 wrote:

At Salford Lomax played full back for the whole game.

Cheers. To be honest there was not a lot of feedback from the Salford game. I saw that Lomax was named at fullback but I assumed he was switching positions like the previous week.

Can we really run Wellens at 6 for the rest of the season?

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:36 pm  

Lomax was great at Salford as was Manu. I am really looking forward to this HKR are playing well and they travel in numbers "anything to get out of East Hull" and Saints are picking up a touch, we owe them one for the cup game. Nice to see Percy back he needed a break from the big time.

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:45 pm  

Wellens
Makinson
Turner
Percival
Meli
Lomax
O'Brien
LMS
Roby
Puletua
Jones
Manu
Wilkin

Hohaia
Laffranchi
Greenwood
Walmsley

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:39 pm  

We should look for some consistency and name a similar team, however I cannot see why we would call up Percival and not play him. I'd go:

Lomax
Makinson
Turner
Percival
Meli
Wellens
O'Brien
LMS
Roby
Laffranchi
Jones
Manu
Wilkin

Hohaia
Greenwood
Walmsley
Puletua

I'd sit both Howarth and Clough out.

Re: The small matter of a game this weekend - squad announce : Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:31 am  

Loz wrote:

Lomax was great at Salford as was Manu. I am really looking forward to this HKR are playing well and they travel in numbers "anything to get out of East Hull" and Saints are picking up a touch, we owe them one for the cup game. Nice to see Percy back he needed a break from the big time.

Its a safety in numbers thing, reckon if enough of us turn up the likelyhood of it been my wheels that get nicked reduces.....

Can't see us getting much from this game if I'm honest, you look to have got some key players back and playing well and you certainly owe us for the two games earlier in the season. Still hoping for a good game and if we can get early points posted it might plant the seed of doubt.