Home town boy Bentham is the ref.

Quote: tad rhino "that silver shirt is just a rip off of the one the great Richie spedding used to wear. nobody in this team is fit to wear it when compared to him'" What about this Magic Weekend shirt? Trumps the offer of the Rhinos one of 'some' of it going to JP's charity. Unsurprisingly (to some of you) I like it. Might get confused for a Widnes fan if I wear my football top rather than a Rhinos one! www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/art ... rts-now-on

Quote: tad rhino "that silver shirt is just a rip off of the one the great Richie spedding used to wear. nobody in this team is fit to wear it when compared to him'" What about this Magic Weekend shirt? Trumps the offer of the Rhinos one of 'some' of it going to JP's charity. Unsurprisingly (to some of you) I like it. Might get confused for a Widnes fan if I wear my football top rather than a Rhinos one! www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/art ... rts-now-on

Delaney and Golding in for Achurch and Sutcliffe in the named 19. Can only imagine Achurch has a knock given that it's him not Walters who's dropping out.

Is there a problem with Zak? I.e. Golding in the 19.

Joel Monaghan missing for Wire is a big bonus for us

From what I've seen of him this season I'm not sure it is.

If Atkins and Bridge are both fit having not played last week, I'd imagine they both come back into the centres in place of Currie and Monaghan. Even given the obvious deficiencies in Atkins' game, that's still an upgrade.

With Ratchford at full-back and Wheeler/O'Brien in the halves, that gives them plenty of weapons.

Depends on which Atkins decides to turn up.

If its the laissez faire, coasting, not getting his hands dirty Atkins then great.

If its the chip on the shoulder, raise the game against Leeds performance then maybe not. He truly is a Jekyll and Hyde player, the ultimate flat track bully.

Agree on Ratchford, he's the key.

Hopefully it's just Atkins in for Monaghan. I don't rate GOB or Wheeler. Bridge looked really good in the halves towards the end of last season. I've also noticed Westwood hasn't done 80 mins in the last two. If he doesn't do that this week, he can't be fit, as they can't prefer Laithwaite. He does nothing. Philbin deserved a crack last week, but I can't see him starting this week.

Yes, he hasn't been great so far but always seems to have a good game against us in attack and defence.

I was impressed with the brief glimpse we had of Philbin.
Re Monagahan I find it hard to believe that the Wolves are stronger without him but then I don't see them/him every week.
A fully fit Ratchord has to be a bonus for them.

Full squad:
1 Zak Hardaker
2 Tom Briscoe
3 Kallum Watkins
4 Joel Moon
5 Ryan Hall
6 Danny McGuire
7 Rob Burrow
8 Kylie Leuluai
9 Paul Aiton
10 Jamie Peacock
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan
12 Carl Ablett
13 Kevin Sinfield
14 Stevie Ward
15 Brett Delaney
17 Adam Cuthbertson
19 Brad Singleton
21 Josh Walters
26 Ashton Golding

I expect it to be the 13 who started last week with Burrow, Leuluai, Delaney & Singleton on the bench.

No Golding in the under 19s game vs Bradford tomorrow so maybe he's been given a game on Friday.

The fact he's in for Sutcliffe gives the impression he might get a good half hour if we're winning easy, but Warrington away isn't going to be that sort of game. Why play him at full back all pre-season if you were going to do that? Maybe he's just done enough in training and reserves to be in the pecking order ahead of Sutcliffe and McDermott wants to keep him involved in the first team. Either that or Zak's got the jiffy squits.

As good a prospect as Golding is I think it is a risk playing him away to Warrington.
Either they are giving him match day experience or Zak is carrying a knock.
Likewise I hope Delaney has got in due to an injury to Achurch who has played well so far.
Delaney may need a couple more games at Hunslet first before making the 17.
Also was hoping Monaghan played as he has been poor from what I have seen this season.