Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:34 pm  

The 19 man squad in full:

LAMONT BRYAN
TONY CLUBB
RYAN ESDERS
LUKE GALE
DAVID HOWELL
BEN JONES
BEN JONES-BISHOP
LOUIE McCARTHY–SCARSBROOK
CHRIS MELLING
JAMIE O’CALLAGHAN
DANNY ORR
KEVIN PENNY
ROBERT PURDHAM
CHAD RANDALL
WILL SHARP
KARL TEMATA
DANNY WARD
OLIVER WILKES
LUKE WILLIAMSON

Re: Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:07 pm  

How different will the line-up be on game-day is up to two factors from here on out; fitness and Brian Mac.

1. Ben Jones-Bishop
2. Will Sharp
3. Rob Purdham
4. David Howell
5. Kevin Penny
6. Luke Gale
7. Danny Orr
8. Karl Temata
9. Chad Randall
10. Danny Ward
11. Luke Williamson
12. Tony Clubb
13. Ryan Esders

14. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
15. Oliver Wilkes
16. Lamont Bryan
17. Chris Melling

18. Jamie O'Callaghan
19. Ben Jones

Please Mac, prove us wrong and play people where they should be playing, or at least where they are effective.

Re: Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:40 pm  

Londo06 wrote:

How different will the line-up be on game-day is up to two factors from here on out; fitness and Brian Mac.

1. Ben Jones-Bishop
2. Will Sharp
3. Rob Purdham
4. David Howell
5. Kevin Penny
6. Luke Gale
7. Danny Orr
8. Karl Temata
9. Chad Randall
10. Danny Ward
11. Luke Williamson
12. Tony Clubb
13. Ryan Esders

14. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
15. Oliver Wilkes
16. Lamont Bryan
17. Chris Melling

18. Jamie O'Callaghan
19. Ben Jones

Please Mac, prove us wrong and play people where they should be playing, or at least where they are effective.

Couldn't agree more

Re: Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:24 pm  

Londo06 wrote:

How different will the line-up be on game-day is up to two factors from here on out; fitness and Brian Mac.

1. Ben Jones-Bishop
2. Will Sharp
3. Rob Purdham
4. David Howell
5. Kevin Penny
6. Luke Gale
7. Danny Orr
8. Karl Temata
9. Chad Randall
10. Danny Ward
11. Luke Williamson

You were doing OK up to here. After that I'm not sure.
No Golden.

12. Tony Clubb
13. Ryan Esders

14. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
15. Oliver Wilkes
16. Lamont Bryan
17. Chris Melling

18. Jamie O'Callaghan
19. Ben Jones

Please Mac, prove us wrong and play people where they should be playing, or at least where they are effective.

I think I'd like Purdo at the back of the pack and Melling on the wing with Sharp inside him. But I've never seen Sharp play centre, so that may be a no-no.

Re: Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:30 pm  

Saints squad:
2. Ade Gardner, 5. Francis Meli, 6. Leon Pryce, 7. Kyle Eastmond, 8. Nick Fozzard, 9. Keiron Cunningham, 10. James Graham, 11. Tony Puletua, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Chris Flannery, 14. James Roby, 15. Bryn Hargreaves, 16. Scott Moore, 17. Paul Clough, 18. Matty Ashurst, 19. Chris Dean, 21. Gary Wheeler, 22. Andrew Dixon, 23. Maurie Fa’asavalu.

No Gidley, praise the Lord!

Re: Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:08 pm  

BroncOnIon wrote:

You were doing OK up to here. After that I'm not sure.
No Golden.
I think I'd like Purdo at the back of the pack and Melling on the wing with Sharp inside him. But I've never seen Sharp play centre, so that may be a no-no.

If you saw the Cas game from 2 years ago you'd wonder why his favoured position is as a centre. He was turned inside and out on several occasions. Sharp and Joc shipped in several tries down that left side if memory serves.

I'd go for Purdham in the centres because that is the first time we have looked dangerous in the centres this year. Clubb may look awful defensively, but David Howell doesn't have the excuse that he is being played out of position for Howell's quiet start to the season.

Golden a big loss in terms of effort. Melling will play some part of the game at hooker, better to come off the bench then to re-organise a team mid-match that is already suffering from a weak go-forwards and a brittle edge defence.

Re: Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:16 pm  

Londo06 wrote:

If you saw the Cas game from 2 years ago you'd wonder why his favoured position is as a centre. He was turned inside and out on several occasions. Sharp and Joc shipped in several tries down that left side if memory serves.

Whilst admittedly it would be a gamble to play Sharp at centre on Saturday, we must have had more players unavailable for that match than for any other game I can remember (and that's saying something!) so perhaps a bit harsh to judge on that performance, especially as Sharp must only have had a couple of months worth of SL games up to that point with JO'C even less experienced. In fact I think Luke Dorn was our chief tormentor on that occasion!

Re: Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:03 pm  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

Whilst admittedly it would be a gamble to play Sharp at centre on Saturday, we must have had more players unavailable for that match than for any other game I can remember (and that's saying something!) so perhaps a bit harsh to judge on that performance, especially as Sharp must only have had a couple of months worth of SL games up to that point with JO'C even less experienced. In fact I think Luke Dorn was our chief tormentor on that occasion!

True, but it seems to have stuck in a lot of fans memories. We have one centre at the club in David Howell. We have Penny, Melling, O'Callaghan along with Sharp who can play on the wing. Would seem obvious that the last few selections have not worked properly, hopefully Mac can sort out the positional madness and play a team roughly where they should be and hopefully get the best 17 on the pitch, or near as to it without playing a full-back in the second-row.

Re: Squad for Sat : Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:06 pm  

I would go with

Melling, Sharp, BJB, Howell, Penny, Purdham, Gale, Temata, Orr, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Williamson, Wilkes, Bryan

Subs: Ward, Jones, Clubb, Randall

Re: Squad for Sat : Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:22 am  

1. Ben Jones-Bishop
2. Will Sharp
3. Tony Clubb
4. David Howell
5. Kevin Penny
6. Luke Gale
7. Danny Orr
8. Oliver Wilkes
9. Chad Randall
10. Danny Ward
11. Luke Williamson
12. Ryan Esders
13. Rob Purdham

14. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
15. Karl Temata
16. Lamont Bryan
17. Chris Melling

Unless the Chad and Danny stay as they have been. I'd prefer not, but it depends on whether the Chad is carrying an injury and Mac wants him out of the direct firing line.