Myler; Fusitua Olpherts Martin Handley; Austin Sezer; Tetevano Leeming Lisone; Gannon Bentley; Smith

O’Connor Holroyd Sangare

Donaldson/Ruan/McDonnell/Warren/Walters

Confirmation that MacDonald and Newman won’t be fit for round one. Also missing Oledzki. Be interesting to see what squad we put on v Hunslet on Sunday first as Smith confirmed that anyone playing in that game will not play v Warrington.

Warrington could be without McGuire for a fair few games if the rumours are true!

Bentley out too. I’d play Fusi at centre and Tindall on the wing. His pace will be useful.

Must admit don’t fancy us in this one with the injuries and iffy pre season. How long is McDonald out ?

Unknown, would be at least 3 games on initial timescales but nasty injury and could be longer……

Think he's fairly close Smith said if this was the last game he would have played.

I'd give Roberts a crack at centre rather than Martin or Fusitu'a. He's raw but I don't see any point in being conservative at this point of the season. If it doesn't work out then try something else the next game or move Martin or McDonnell there mid game if he's really not up to it. If he goes well we'll have increased our depth a lot.

I also wouldn't mind getting an early look at Ruan as well. Again he's raw but if trials mean anything he probably deserves an early game.

Yep, agree, especially the bit about at this point of the season. Everything about this pre season smacks of focusing on getting it right when it most matters

Wire will be fired up and have rolled back the clock to the 70’s and 80’s with signing some aggressive forwards and will come hard down the middle . We will need to stand up to them and stop Clark and Walker getting quick play the balls.

I think we will be better later in the year when the grounds dry up and it gets a faster game.

I’m happy to give Smith plenty of scope. We produced some good stuff at wire last season, hopefully we can do it again.

Wire ground will actually be pretty firm as dry spell. They got some fast players like Dufty. Should be good game….

They could be missing a couple of their big lads. Dudson has broken his hand, and McGuire (shock horror) got sent off in a friendly. Believe Kasiano is also touch and go. On the downside, Sezer might well cop a ban for his "high" tackle on Coote.

Most pitches will be firm anyway, I played at Salford in October after days of heavy down pour and it was fine underfoot, modern pitches have great drainage

We'll see with Sezer but if last year's model is owt to go by, almost any contact with the head might well be judged reckless. As a side note, he'd do well to leave injured players well alone.
When's his hearing?

The disciplinary has changed though, for it to be a ban it would have to be a Grade C I think.

Coote wa that injured that he managed to swing a punch at Sezer for apologising

Josh Mcguire could be looking at a lenghthy one if rumours on the wire forum of what he said are true.

Josh McGuiire Grade F minimum 6 matches

Sezer no charge