Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:42 pm  

karetaker wrote:

So Dudson looking like he still gets to go on the pitch, I won’t say play because from my view he does not. Well not the Rugby we would like him to play

Hopefully if Mikaele is ok to play Dudson misses out. Be interesting to see what he does with Mata’utia & Wrench

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:46 pm  

Alffi_7 wrote:

Hopefully if Mikaele is ok to play Dudson misses out. Be interesting to see what he does with Mata’utia & Wrench

If he is over the journey in time then he starts with Vaughan like he was doing before he left.

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:54 pm  

Alffi_7 wrote:

Hopefully if Mikaele is ok to play Dudson misses out. Be interesting to see what he does with Mata’utia & Wrench

With Ashton and Russell both missing his options are limited. Leave one out from Thewlis, Wrench, Ratchford, Mata'utia and Minikin.

Maybe a few more options with the forwards. Depending upon how Mikaele looks in training and how well Crowther has fitted in then there may be the possibility to drop Dudson and / or Kasiano.

A lot is going to depend upon how badly busted up various players are after a short turnaround. Getting out of the way of the Wakefield players to create all of those defensive gaps might have taken a lot more out of them than you would think.

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:55 pm  

Dufty
Thewlis
Minikin
Ratchford
Wrench
Williams
Drinkwater
Mikaele
Clark
Vaughan
Currie
Crowther
Nicholson

Walker
Bullock
Philbin
Holroyd.

Be nothing like that though.

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:46 pm  

I think Crowther has played predominately in the middle so I’d expect Nicholson in the back row. Minikin gives me nightmares at centre.

Dufty
Thewlis
Wrench
Ratchford
Minikin
Williams
Drinkwater
Vaughan
Clark
Bullock
Nicholson
Currie
Crowther

Walker
Philbin
Kasiano
Mikaele

It’s an ask for Mikaele to come on from the bench after only a couple of days in the country, so can’t see him starting.

I also expect Mata’utia to start if I’m honest.

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:55 pm  

Big Tom should be ready to go.

A lot of people on here left school on Friday, started work the following Monday & worked for 40/50 years..

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:43 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Big Tom should be ready to go.

A lot of people on here left school on Friday, started work the following Monday & worked for 40/50 years..

He was flown over in first class, should be well relaxed.

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:39 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Big Tom should be ready to go.

A lot of people on here left school on Friday, started work the following Monday & worked for 40/50 years..

That reminds me of singing the Alice Cooper anthem - I've still got the single somewhere, from 1972.

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:49 pm  

If big Tom arrived at Manny airport 2 hours before kick off jumped a taxi to Warrington totally knackered I'd still play him cos he's bound to offer more than a couple of our forwards..

Re: Squad for Catalan : Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:31 pm  

sir adrian morley wrote:

If big Tom arrived at Manny airport 2 hours before kick off jumped a taxi to Warrington totally knackered I'd still play him cos he's bound to offer more than a couple of our forwards..

I remember Bob Jackson playing at Leigh the day after he flew in from Aus and played like he was the only one who didnt have jet lag.