Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:55 pm  

I see Bentley's appeal went well, increased to 4 matches, so he now misses our game against Leeds in a few weeks time.

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:03 pm  

number 6 wrote:

Over the top? 6 players out who would be in the starting 17 then add connor and savellio to that list! No team could expect to get close to saints with that many missing

Precisely

Our "best" 17 (unavailable in bold)
Connor
Swift
Griffin
Tuimavave
McIntosh
Reynolds
Gale
Satae
Houghton
Evans
Ma'u
Savelio
Lane

Sao
Taylor
Cator
Lovodua

So 8 missing as it stands, best case 6 if both centres are fit. Saints are missing Grace - is that it?

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:28 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Precisely

Our "best" 17 (unavailable in bold)
Connor
Swift
Griffin
Tuimavave
McIntosh
Reynolds
Gale
Satae
Houghton
Evans
Ma'u
Savelio
Lane

Sao
Taylor
Cator
Lovodua

So 8 missing as it stands, best case 6 if both centres are fit. Saints are missing Grace - is that it?

Satae had HIA not Gayle so he may well be missing?

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:03 pm  

Armavinit wrote:

Satae had HIA not Gayle so he may well be missing?

Sao had a HIA and passed so should be fine.

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:04 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Precisely

Our "best" 17 (unavailable in bold)
Connor
Swift
Griffin
Tuimavave
McIntosh
Reynolds
Gale
Satae
Houghton
Evans
Ma'u
Savelio
Lane

Sao
Taylor
Cator
Lovodua

So 8 missing as it stands, best case 6 if both centres are fit. Saints are missing Grace - is that it?

Hopefully in 2-3 weeks, other than Taylor, we might be able to field all that line up.

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:20 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Think Hodgson will use JJ at loose again with Lovodua off the bench. Cam Scott would probably start back row too, he was due to play there before Carlos and Griffin dropped out last week.

Shaul, Swift, Griffin, Carlos, Mcintosh, Reynolds, Gale, Sao, Houghton, Fash, Scott, Lane, JJ

Satae, Brown, Lovodua, Wynne/Bowden?

If we can get through this game and Salford injury and suspension free things should start to look better squad wise. We should have Cator, Mau, Evans back in the mix plus Connor and Savelio

He probably will, but I've never seen anything in JJ to suggest he is SL standard, rather player a young kid.

Wynne for me deserves to start and Griffin in the backrow gives us some size to what looks like the world's smallest bavkrow.

But you are probably right Hodgson will more likely go with that backrow.

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:44 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Precisely

Our "best" 17 (unavailable in bold)
Connor
Swift
Griffin
Tuimavave
McIntosh
Reynolds
Gale
Satae
Houghton
Evans
Ma'u
Savelio
Lane

Sao
Taylor
Cator
Lovodua

So 8 missing as it stands, best case 6 if both centres are fit. Saints are missing Grace - is that it?

Saints are missing Grace, with question marks over Percival (HIA) and Hopoate (rib cartilage injury, came off with 5 to go against Catalan). Assuming both are out;

Welsby
Martyn Hurrell Simm Makinson
Lomax Dodd
Walmsley Roby Lees
Mata’utia Batchelor
Knowles

Lussick Sironen Paasi LMS

Or we could see Simm Hurrell Mata’utia Makinson with Sironen coming into the second row and Foster/Wingfield/Amor coming onto the bench (probably more likely I would guess, though I would like to see Martyn given the chance)

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:23 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote: Saints are missing Grace, with question marks over Percival (HIA) and Hopoate (rib cartilage injury, came off with 5 to go against Catalan). Assuming both are out; Welsby Martyn Hurrell Simm Makinson Lomax Dodd Walmsley Roby Lees Mata’utia Batchelor Knowles Lussick Sironen Paasi LMS Or we could see Simm Hurrell Mata’utia Makinson with Sironen coming into the second row and Foster/Wingfield/Amor coming onto the bench (probably more likely I would guess, though I would like to see Martyn given the chance) Cheers - looks like both will be fine, so same again for you? https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/19 ... l-fc-trip/

Magic Superbeetle wrote: Saints are missing Grace, with question marks over Percival (HIA) and Hopoate (rib cartilage injury, came off with 5 to go against Catalan). Assuming both are out; Welsby Martyn Hurrell Simm Makinson Lomax Dodd Walmsley Roby Lees Mata’utia Batchelor Knowles Lussick Sironen Paasi LMS Or we could see Simm Hurrell Mata’utia Makinson with Sironen coming into the second row and Foster/Wingfield/Amor coming onto the bench (probably more likely I would guess, though I would like to see Martyn given the chance) Cheers - looks like both will be fine, so same again for you? https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/19 ... l-fc-trip/

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:04 am  

Savelio and Connor where both injury doubts last week, so I can se why club didn't appeal the bans not that I would appeal Savelio's anyway as his was justified IMO. Give's them more time to recover just a shame Dre misses Salford.

[Chris71]

Re: St Helens Pre Match Chat : Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:31 am  

ccs wrote:

I see Bentley's appeal went well, increased to 4 matches, so he now misses our game against Leeds in a few weeks time.

To be honest I was surprised Leeds actually appealed as it was unlikely even for Leeds to get Bentleys ban reduced. Think this is the reason why we probably didn't appeal Jakes ban as opposed to Savelios ban as can have little complaint on his.

I can't decide if Leeds missing Bentley hinders or improves them