I think it is a very balanced first attempt. Salty is my 19th because frankly he needs to up his fitness level . Tyrer is lucky to retain his place in my view. HItchcock gives some genuine pace . Glad Sion Jones is in ....he is the one who caught my eye .....someone playing way above his weight and experience.

RM hasn't bit the bullet yet on the halves but Fev should show where exactly we are there. That's where the game will be decided for me.

I have to agree with that as my prediction is based on the pre season which did not go well so well done to RM for being bold and using his other options as love or hate DR at least it gives us this option so as you say tomorrow will be a good marker how close or not we are to a team I think will be in the top 4 this season again.

Well the halves certainly did decide it. We made one chance all game they made about 12.

Positives. ......commitment was good. Wil Sharpe was excellent . Foster very good.

Negatives . We need at least 1 new Half back or move Woody there. from Cas please.

You can't win if you can't score. But I remain positive that it can be fixed.

Yes the facts are.
1 try early in the first half at Bradford.
0 at Wakefield.
3 at Fev in the warm up.
1 today.
Grand total of 5 in 320 minutes of rugby.

This about sums it up although theres not a chance JWH will play at half. Yesterday when the chance was there to simply shift JWH to half and move Barber to centre, where he were outstanding at the back end of the year, instead we moved Grix in to the other half back spot.