Team News Review : Fri May 22, 2009 1:00 am  

Listening to Tony's interviews on WWorldwide and Wolves.org I get the sneaking feeling that only 1 or even 0 of Hicks and King will play tonight. I would suspect King would be more likely if Hicks' injury was a hamstring pull/tear as reported and Kings was a bang on the calf agaisnt Fev..

If King and Hicks are both out again, I hope we dont go with the Cen-Anderson and Wng-Bridge combo again.

Who do you think is better defensively equipt to handle Gleeson? King or Grix? Im not so sure im confortable with King shooting out of the line against Glees but we will see.

Possible teams assuming no Hicks (as they line up against each other?

FB Mathers vs Phelps
LW King vs Roberts RW
LC Grix vs Gleeson RC
RC Bridge vs Carmont?LC (NB.Carmont and Bailey rumoured out and no Ainscough)
RW Riley vs Richards LW (high ball worry)

SO Briers vs Tomkins (Smith rumoured not playing)
SH Monas vs Leuluai

P Moz vs Fielden
HK Clarke vs Riddell
P Carvell vs Coley

LBR Louis vs Hansen RBR
RBR Benny vs Hock LBR

LF VAnderson vs O'Loughlin

Replacements
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Higham vs Mcillorum
Rah vs Feka
Wood vs Prescott
Harrison vs J Tomkins

Lots of key battles there. I hope to god that Hicks is back if its Riley vs Richards - in the ariel mis-match.

: Fri May 22, 2009 6:16 am  

If Hicks & King aren't playing I don't think Smith has any other option to what he played last week in the back line.

I would love to see Anderson strengthening the bench instead of Blythe, but who else is there to play centre if Bridge plays wing?

: Fri May 22, 2009 8:59 am  

Fearnhead Cross wrote:

If Hicks & King aren't playing I don't think Smith has any other option to what he played last week in the back line.

I would love to see Anderson strengthening the bench instead of Blythe, but who else is there to play centre if Bridge plays wing?

Unfortunately Penny is on loan at Widnes, if King and Hicks are out he could have played on the wing with Bridge staying at centre. There is also the option of Rhys Williams on the wing, but this would be a massive game to make your debut in.

: Fri May 22, 2009 9:05 am  

Williams picked up an injury last week with the reserves, looked like he knckered his ankle ligaments, big lose for the reserves in the game last week.

: Fri May 22, 2009 9:11 am  

The highwayman wrote:

Williams picked up an injury last week with the reserves, looked like he knckered his ankle ligaments, big lose for the reserves in the game last week.

In this case it makes even less sense to send Penny on loan. Hopefully at least one of King and Hicks will be fit to play tonight then.

: Fri May 22, 2009 10:29 am  

FB : Mathers

LW : King
LC : Bridge
RW : Riley
RC : GRIX

BRIERS
MONAGHAN

MORLEY
CLARKE
CARVELL

LOUIS
WESTWOOD
VINNIE

HIGHAM
RAUHIHI
WOOD
HARRISON

: Fri May 22, 2009 12:38 pm  

Agree with that except i would leave Harrison @ loose & move vinnie to the bench

: Fri May 22, 2009 12:58 pm  

The highwayman wrote:

Williams picked up an injury last week with the reserves, looked like he knckered his ankle ligaments, big lose for the reserves in the game last week.

who is the Centre in the reserves who scored v wigan in pre season friendly, was in mendieker

: Fri May 22, 2009 1:05 pm  

for us pies

no smith, carmont or roberts
coley may play but perhaps not after losing a relative this week

: Fri May 22, 2009 2:47 pm  

The Jigga Jigga wrote:

who is the Centre in the reserves who scored v wigan in pre season friendly, was in mendieker

Yeah, although I think it's not spelt like that. But yes, that's the fella.