Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 12:29 pm  

Ashton
Bullock
Clark
Currie
Drinkwater
Dudson
Dufty
Green
Holroyd
Mata’utia
Minikin
Philbin
Ratchford
Russell
Thewlis
Thomas
Walker
Whitehead
Williams
Wrench

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 12:29 pm  

Williams in the 21 but I doubt he will be in the 17.

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 1:28 pm  

We are playing the best RL Team in the world & we are short of 5 forwards from our pre-season squad & also most likely missing one of the best attacking players in the game. It is going to be very difficult. Hopefully our fans will carry us through on a wave of positive encouragement.

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:23 pm  

Williams first day back at training today and targeting the Wakey game.

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:56 pm  

We have to play how Saints play , in yer face ,front foot rugby.

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:25 pm  

ninearches wrote:

We have to play how Saints play , in yer face ,front foot rugby.

And lots of forward passes

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:31 pm  

Similar squad to the team that took the field against Hull FC to win 7/7 in terms of players missing

Dufty; Russell, Minikin, Ratchford, Ashton; Williams, Drinkwater; Mikaele, Walker, Vaughan, Currie, Nicholson, Mata'utia

Interchanges: Philbin, Thewlis, Dudson, Thomas [Whitehead]

Clark, Bullock, Kassiano, Maguire and Harrison all missing from the team that day and we blew Hull FC away in the first half. Ok Hull were poor back then and Saints are a different proposition now but there were similar numbers missing but still managed a decent performance. Would be good to see us heading back towards those levels.

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:49 pm  

Though I think a few players need to be sat out, I just can't see Thomas or Whitehead coming in. Assuming Williams won't play the big question is who will replace him, my guess is it will be Mata'utia, but I'd probably prefer Ratchford (and I'm no fan of Ratchford in the halves). I think it would make more sense to have Whitehead on the bench to spell Holroyd, but we're probably likely to see Russell on the bench and moving the team around to accommodate Holroyd having a rest (a problem for us atm - consistency in position).

I'd guess we will line up:

Dufty

Thewlis
Wrench
Ratchford
Ashton

Mata'utia
Drinkwater

Vaughan
Clark
Dudson
Currie
Holroyd
Philbin

Walker
Green
Bullock
Russell

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:58 pm  

should be a game for dufty to try and get back some personal pride.

Re: Squad for Saints : Wed Jul 05, 2023 4:03 pm  

Smiffy27 wrote:

We are playing the best RL Team in the world & we are short of 5 forwards from our pre-season squad & also most likely missing one of the best attacking players in the game. It is going to be very difficult. Hopefully our fans will carry us through on a wave of positive encouragement.

A list of excuses followed by blaming the crowd. You could have waited until after the match Daryl.