22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:29 am  

Steve McBanana has announced his 22 man squad that will be in contention to face the exiles, the squad fetaures four players from the Saints squad.

Ryan Atkins (Warrington Wolves, Stanningley)
Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves, Waterhead)
Tom Briscoe (Hull FC, Featherstone Lions)
Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants, Thornhill Trojans)
Garreth Carvell (Warrington Wolves, Stanningley)
Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield YMCA)
Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield Giants, Newsome Panthers)
James Graham (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos, Oulton Raiders)
Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves, Eccles)
Richard Myler (Warrington Wolves, Halton West Bank)
Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Luke Robinson (Huddersfield Giants, Siddal)
James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Michael Shenton (St Helens, Upton)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos, Waterhead)
Joel Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton Knights)
Jon Wilkin (St Helens, East Hull)

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:43 am  

Team representative breakdown:

Bradford Bulls: -
Castleford Tigers: -
Catalans Dragons: -
Crusaders: -
Harlequins RL: -
Huddersfield Giants: Danny Brough, Eorl Crabtree, Leroy Cudjoe, Luke Robinson.
Hull FC: Tom Briscoe.
Hull KR: -
Leeds Rhinos: Ryan Hall, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Jamie Peacock, Kevin Sinfield.
Salford: -
St Helens: James Graham, James Roby, Michael Shenton, Jon Wilkin
Wakefield Wildcats: -
Warrington Wolves: Ryan Atkins, Chris Bridge, Gareth Carvell, Adrian Morley, Richie Myler, Ben Westwood.
Wigan Warriors: Sean O'Loughlin, Joel Tomkins, Sam Tomkins.

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:45 am  

It is interesting to note that there is only Tom Briscoe selected who doesn't play for a top 5 club.

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:05 am  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Steve McBanana has announced his 22 man squad that will be in contention to face the exiles, the squad fetaures four players from the Saints squad.

Ryan Atkins (Warrington Wolves, Stanningley)
Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves, Waterhead)
Tom Briscoe (Hull FC, Featherstone Lions)
Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants, Thornhill Trojans)
Garreth Carvell (Warrington Wolves, Stanningley)
Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield YMCA)
Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield Giants, Newsome Panthers)
James Graham (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos, Oulton Raiders)
Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves, Eccles)
Richard Myler (Warrington Wolves, Halton West Bank)
Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Luke Robinson (Huddersfield Giants, Siddal)
James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Michael Shenton (St Helens, Upton)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos, Waterhead)
Joel Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton Knights)
Jon Wilkin (St Helens, East Hull)

Maybe I missed it but doesnt seem to be a proper standoff in that 22 ..

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:09 am  

No1 Saint wrote:

Maybe I missed it but doesnt seem to be a proper standoff in that 22 ..

There isn't. It's once again lets put a loose forward (Sinfield or O'Loughlin) at stand off by the looks of it. Great squad selection by McBanana . Also the average age of the props is about 473.

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:14 am  

BackrowSaint wrote:

There isn't. It's once again lets put a loose forward (Sinfield or O'Loughlin) at stand off by the looks of it. Great squad selection by McBanana . Also the average age of the props is about 473.

It's a joke really, I assume that if this wasnt mid season Widdop would be a cert for the 6 shirt, thing is you really should have at least 2 viable options in each position .. and playing back row players who hate playing in the halves doesnt sound viable to me

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:17 am  

Perhaps Wilkin will play 6, as he's played there recently for us?

For the four nations we will have Widdop and Ellis to add to that squad. So there is somebody to play 6, depending on how Jonny kicks on he could be in contention too. I would have liked to see Mossop from Wigan have a go against the exiles because his form has been very good and he is young. But oh well, lets stick with the same old faces that haven't had any chance of winning for a long time.

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:21 am  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Perhaps Wilkin will play 6, as he's played there recently for us?

For the four nations we will have Widdop and Ellis to add to that squad. So there is somebody to play 6, depending on how Jonny kicks on he could be in contention too. I would have liked to see Mossop from Wigan have a go against the exiles because his form has been very good and he is young. But oh well, lets stick with the same old faces that haven't had any chance of winning for a long time.

TBH I think McBanana could achieve the impossible .. I think he could coach the mighty green machine into losing againt St Pats so even if he picked a decent squad I still wouldnt fancy us when it mattered

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:22 am  

This is the ideal game to experiment with potential new talent. It's a no-risk game. But the international coach we have who has achieved nothing whatsoever in his coaching career so far has chosen the dullest, most predictable squad ever, some of whom will not be young enough to play in the world cup (which I thought we were supposed to be preparing for?).

Re: 22 Man Squad for Exiles. : Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:26 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

This is the ideal game to experiment with potential new talent. It's a no-risk game. But the international coach we have who has achieved nothing whatsoever in his coaching career so far has chosen the dullest, most predictable squad ever, some of whom will not be young enough to play in the world cup (which I thought we were supposed to be preparing for?).

Normally i'd say pick a team to win a game not win one in x amount of years but I dont really see the value of flogging players like Peacock who is just back from injury and has nothing left to prove (this is basically a posh friendly)