Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:56 pm  

O'brien Carney Griffin Sau Johnson Lui Dobson Kopzcak Lee Griffin Masila Jones Flanagan

Tomkins Walne Krasniqi Lannon/Evalds

Could Andrade and Haggarty be a shout for a bench spot?

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:20 pm  

TwistTheMellonMan wrote:

O'brien Carney Griffin Sau Johnson Lui Dobson Kopzcak Lee Griffin Masila Jones Flanagan

Tomkins Walne Krasniqi Lannon/Evalds

Could Andrade and Haggarty be a shout for a bench spot?

Andrade has gone to North Wales on duel reg so I doubt it, someone like him would have been ideal for the CC but think he's cup ties after yesterday.

I'd like to see Evalds start and O'Brien on the bench, pretty sure Smith will have Sandow reigning bombs down on him all night and Evalds starting might scupper some of his ideas.

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:37 pm  

I don't know why you think Evalds is a safer option under the high ball compared to O'Brien? Apart from one (or was it two?) at Hull, O'Brien has been sound under the high ball thus far. Niall dropped a few last season, too.

On the subject of O'Brien/Evalds, I just cant see any way back into the starting 13 for Niall whilst O'Brien is fit and playing as well as he is.

It sounds like Jordan Andrade went well for North Wales yesterday, after hearing how impressed the coaching staff were with him in pre-season he cant be far off making his debut.

I hope we go similarly to Wigan, but bring A.Walne in for his brother.

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:04 pm  

I'd of put Jones at Centre over Griffin. Jones's defence is much better than Griffins. And has a better nous with better offloads, Griffin had a defensive mare at Wigan Gelling tied him in knots. I just hope Atkins isn't opposing him.

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:08 pm  

any signs/news on new prop yet?

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:10 pm  

Griffin is a better bet on the wing, Jones to start in the centres and Evalds to come on with Jones moving into the pack.

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:16 pm  

Michigan red wrote:

Griffin is a better bet on the wing, Jones to start in the centres and Evalds to come on with Jones moving into the pack.

Good call Evalds has to feature especially if we're behind with 20 minutes to go. Evalds has a match winning aura about him.

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:24 pm  

O'Brien will deffo start at FB again. I reckon Evalds will be dropped again and Phil Joeseph will come back in due to Wire's big forward pack.

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:45 pm  

Jones is a better option at centre, although Griffin is capable of handling Atkins. A nice problem to have.

Re: Squad For Warrington : Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:04 pm  

O'Brian
Carney
Sau
Griffin
Johnson
Dobson
Lui
Koppy
Lee
Griffin
BMM
Jones
Flanagan

Tomkins
A. Walne
Krasniqui
Joesph/Lannon

Firstly I would keep Jones at 2nd row as he had a great game against the Pies, Griffin and Johnson are best mates and their partnership can only get better with game time. Yes they defended poor on occasion against Wigan but so did our right side defence with Carney and Sau too. I'm positive it's something Sheens would have spoken about after the game and we will be working on throughout the week.

Other major improvement points would have to be in our kicking game and set completion which was dire in the first half against Wigan.

Kurt Gidley is going to be a massive miss if he's out, I'd be throwing everything we have got at Chris Sandow, huge kick pressure and 4 men in the tackle, shake him up from the off set.

I believe this will be one of the toughest games of the season against the best team in the competition, but if we play for the full 80 minutes, kick well, chase hard and defend solidly as a unit there's no reason why this can't be another famous victory in front of the Sky cameras. It's going to be a BELTER!!