Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:22 am  

Will be a good test. Imagine a close game.

Nice to have some selection choices for Mr Stone.

Hopefully a good crowd despite it being a sky game. Wonder if Salford players and fans will be fighting each other again?

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:36 am  

Wonder if carney will have arrived....hope so! He won't know what's hit him. (Ikahihifo)

I can see the team being
Gaskell
Jerry
Leroy
Mellor
Murphy
Brough
Brierley
Rapira
Hinchcliffe
Ikahihifo
Taai
Ferguson
Lawrence

I'm assuming that symonds is injured. If Rapira is still not fit then I can see taai at prop again, with Bruno at second row and hinchy 13 obrien on bench leeming at 9.

Leeming
Mason
Clough
Roberts

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:14 am  

Nah Carney won't be here yet and if he does he won't be match fit for a few weeks. I'd hazard a guess we'll line up like

O'brien
Carney
Sau
Welham
Evalds
Lui
Kopzcak
Tomkins
Mossop
Griffin
Jones
Flanagan

Brining
Tasi
Krasniqi
Walne

We were terrible first half against Wigan but looked a different creature second half nilling them. A game that could go either way.

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:40 am  

TwistTheMellonMan wrote:

Nah Carney won't be here yet and if he does he won't be match fit for a few weeks. I'd hazard a guess we'll line up like

O'brien
Carney
Sau
Welham
Evalds
Lui
Kopzcak
Tomkins
Mossop
Griffin
Jones
Flanagan

Brining
Tasi
Krasniqi
Walne

We were terrible first half against Wigan but looked a different creature second half nilling them. A game that could go either way.

I hope you do line up like that. I'd happily play 12 men for the whole game!
I doubt you will see carney..... at all.

I'd hazard a guess that with their big game next weekend Wigan took their foot off the gas second half.

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:36 am  

another tough one after the away win at widnes, salford have been our bogey team at home in recent years so would be a nice one to get rid of! i have a good feeling we will though

i think symonds will be out for a while so need to put someone in that 2nd row spot, will be a big miss, taai could fill in there but i have been impressed with taai at prop, rapira i think could make a return thursday so its certainly an option for stone.

other than that i cant see much changing, may continue with hinchy in this hooking/loose forward thing they seem to like doing!

should be a decent crowd even with sky and it being on a thursday, hope for over 5k anyway

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:51 am  

One thing we can cover is back row lol

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:29 pm  

I think if Rapira plays, Wakeman will get the week off to settle in more and get fitter for the Wakefield game.

Gaskell
Jerry
Cudjoe
Mellor
Murphy
Brough
Brierley
Rapira
Leeming
Taai
Ferguson
Lawrence
Hinchliffe

Roberts
O Brien
Mason/Clough
Ikahihifo

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:38 pm  

GiantJake1988 wrote:

I think if Rapira plays, Wakeman will get the week off to settle in more and get fitter for the Wakefield game.

Gaskell
Jerry
Cudjoe
Mellor
Murphy
Brough
Brierley
Rapira
Leeming
Taai
Ferguson
Lawrence
Hinchliffe

Roberts
O Brien
Mason/Clough
Taai

Has Taai been cloned?

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:27 pm  

Sorry to be pedantic but this is a round 11 fixture brought forward, Wakefield at home is round 2.

Re: Round 2 Salford : Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:33 pm  

I'm hoping an extra days rest and home advantage will see us get 2 points.. although we've not beaten Salford at our place since 2013.
I hate our fixture against the Red Devil's. It's always abit scrappy and niggley.
I'll be brave and go for a 24-18 victory... and our 7th win (including friendlies) in a row.