Have to disagree here. Ablett has been excellent but JP has not just been our stand out forward, he has been Superleague's standout forward.

Just check his stats:
Top metre maker in the competition, 9th highest tackler, 2nd best marker tackler, 3rd best off-loader.

As for last week; only JJB and Josh Walters came anywhere near JP's 36 tackles, only Rob Burrow came anywhere near his 146 metres and only Kallum matched his 3 offloads.

I agree, however that he did look tired. FWIW I think he always looks tired.

Yes you are quite right. JP is so consistently good that I was taking him for granted. So apart from JP, Ablett has put in consistent quality performances (for JP read Romans as in "what have the Romans done for us)"

Although we need a strong team out against Bradford I would not want to go into the semi without JP or Ablett.

I'd rest one of Peacock and Leuluai, probably Peacock. Simply because there might not be another opportunity to. There's only the Bradford & London games left in the season that you would class as "easier" games. I think we've got to take the opportunity to rest Peacock or Leuluai in at least one of them.

Leuluai has only just come back from injury so doesn't need resting. If Bailey and Delaney are fit you could look at resting Peacock.

Peacock and Ablett both rested as well as Watkins and Hall. Moon injured. Squad in full;

Zak Hardaker
Ben Jones-Bishop
Danny McGuire
Rob Burrow
Kylie Leuluai
Paul Aiton
Jamie Jones-Buchanan
Stevie Ward
Brett Delaney
Ryan Bailey
Ian Kirke
Mitch Achurch
Tom Briscoe
Liam Sutcliffe
Brad Singleton
Elliot Minchella
Josh Walters
Robbie Ward
Ash Handley

Says Peacock (back) and Ablett (elbow) are the reasons they miss out.

I'd go

Hardaker
Briscoe (probably see him moved over to the left wing though)
Handley
Sutcliffe
BJB
McGuire
Burrow
Leuluai
Aiton
Singleton
JJB
Walters
Delaney

R.Ward
Bailey
Kirke
Achurch

Handley and Sutcliffe in the centres then, presumably? Unless the ill-fated experiment with trying to turn Ward into one is to continue.

Could always put Kirke at centre.


Didn`t he start off there when in he was at York?
Then again maybe not.
Stick to Sutcliffe and Handley.

Surprised we're resting so many backs. If the 19 stays the same:

Hardaker/BJB

Briscoe
Sutcliffe
Hardaker/BJB
Handley

McGuire
Burrow

Leuluai
Aiton
Singleton
Delaney
Achurch
JJB

Kirke
Bailey
S.Ward
Walters

Thought Handley was a fullback/winger? If he's ok at centre then yes put him there with BJB on the wing so Zak can stay fullback.

1. Hardaker
2. Jones-Bishop
15. Delaney
28. Walters
20. Briscoe
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. Leuluai
9. Aiton
17. Kirke
11. Jones-Buchanan
19. Achurch
21. Sutcliffe

14. Ward S
16. Bailey
23. Singleton
26. Minchella