2 Scott Donald
3 Brett Delaney
4 Keith Senior
5 Ryan Hall
6 Danny McGuire
7 Rob Burrow
10 Jamie Peacock
11 Jamie Jones Buchanan
12 Ali Lauitiiti
13 Kevin Sinfield
16 Ryan Bailey
17 Ian Kirke
18 Carl Ablett
19 Luke Burgess
20 Jay Pitts
24 Luke Ambler
25 Paul McShane
27 Chris Clarkson
28 Lee Smith

Three return Rob Burrow, Luke Burgess and Ali Lauitiiti, but another two drop out, Danny Buderus and Greg Eastwood.

Smith
Donald
Delaney
Senior
Hall
Mcguire
Burrow
Peacock
Mcshane
Bailey
JJB
Ablett
Sinfield


Lauitiiti
Kirke
Burgess
Clarkson

With Clarkson to come on for Mcshane and with Sinfield moving to hooker and Clarkson to Loose forward.

Whats wrong with Buderus now?

He's been playing very well lately

New two year (?) contract signed. Time for a rest.

Match winning performance V St Helens, almost single handedly secured the points.

we'll miss him but it's a great opportunity for young mcshane. wouldn't shock me to see burrow go to hooker from the bench

Why not just play Burrow as an interchange hooker for this match? not as much pressure on him returning from injury.

I dont know if i'm looking into it too much but Biffa has been selected to attend one of the shops on Saturday and the other 3 players that are gonna be there are all injured. That and he has just started full training today?

YEP says knee problem.

We are down to the bare bones which doesn't bode well the way you have been playing

Cockayne
Latus
Briscoe
Mariano
Netherton
Clinton
Dobson
Vella
Hodgson
Wheeldon
Newton
Galea
Fox
Taylor
Watts
Cook
Fisher
Murrell
Lovegrove

Exactly what I thought when I saw the squad.

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Quote: RossRhino "Exactly what I thought when I saw the squad.'"

IMO that is the best idea too. Burrow on the bench to come on as 'impact hooker'.

Great opportunity for McShane to build on his real promising start. At times like this it makes you realise how prudent it is to have the three recognised hookers signed up.....but can anybody genuinely still deny the excellence and superiority of Buderus, who really has being a towering winning influence recently ??
He WOULD regularly get the ("official"icon_wink.gif MOM if he was allowed to play the full 80 mins, I'm sure.

Looking forward to seeing, [isometimes-disappointing-in-the-past[/i, Bailey building on his recent exceptional form......and Ambler looks the ever increasing part as another integral part of the squad. Pleased for Clarkson too.

Having Ali back should hopefully make up for the loss of the outstanding Eastwood, who I'm sure is here to stay, despite the Aussie media speculation.

I just hope the 3 returning havent been rushed to make up for the fact Eastwood and Buderus are out.

I saw Burgess last saturday at Headingley & he was still wearing some type of surgical boot.
I'm not medically qualified but it would seem a risk to me to play him on Friday night.
I also agree that Burrow should come off the bench to spell McShane.
Why break up the largely successful Sinfield McGuire axis?

Quote: Old Feller "I saw Burgess last saturday at Headingley & he was still wearing some type of surgical boot.
I'm not medically qualified but it would seem a risk to me to play him on Friday night.
I also agree that Burrow should come off the bench to spell McShane.
Why break up the largely successful Sinfield McGuire axis?'"

Agree with all of that. Ambler has done enough to keep his place on the bench over Burgess.