Strongest team possible for the next 2 imo,get this top spot sewn up and rest half the team at Hudds in the last game.

Totally agree. We need to get back to winning ways. It will be tough over in France so we need to send the strongest team we can.

Not only that, but let's be honest, Wigan drawing level will only breed panic, it is just natural. With two further tough games to come, a win this week would remove any pressure.

Hardaker shouldn't be a doubt, he was okay enough to run round playing football tonight.

Running on it was probably never a problem, more the landing on the ground with it when tackling/being tackled.

With the type of injury is was, I'd assume the main issue would be running, stretching the skin causing it to tear back open, strapping it would have protected it enough in a tackle, plus if it was still bad enough to keep him out I doubt even he'd be silly enough to run round with legs faffing at all heights.

If Hardaker and Watkins are fit I'd go

1 - Hardaker
2 - Briscoe
3 - Watkins
4 - Keinhorst
5 - Hall
6 - Moon
7 - McGuire
8 - Garbutt
9 - Sinfield
10 - Peacock
11 - Ward
12 - Ablett
13 - Cuthbertson

14 - Leuluai
15 - Singleton
16 - Achurch
17 - Delaney (tempted to put Lilley but would he get more than 7/8 mins?, rather rotate the forwards more in that case)

Whilst not bashing Golding like Worlds Apart, I think the suggestion on the other thread that he play 6 is a big ask of him to come in and do at this point of the year. Moon has experience, maybe not loads at HB but in terms of first team games and big games.

The simple solution is to play Sinfield at six and Robbie Ward at nine. Gets your best player back in his proper position.

Won't happen though.

Hardakers back but still no Burrow or watkins. Could be a tough ask but much will depend if the dragons have already clocked off. Theyre never easy at home though

And is it their last game of the season at home?
Might want to finish with some glory in front of their fans.

ZH

TB JK JM RH

AG/JL DM

MG KS JP
CA SW
AC

BS KL MA AG/JL

WTF!!!!!

Sadly it does look like Robbie Ward had his last chance to impress at Hull and didn't do well enough!!!!

hope there is a new plan to cover the continued absence of hooker? Handley back into the threequarters with Keinhorst sharing dummy half/ stand off duties with Sinfield maybe? We have to try getting Sinfield back in position for last tackle kicking duties: we have been pretty abysmal in his absence here.

....or maybe indeed he is going to trust Golding to start at stand off/FB sharing roles with Hardaker?

No Ash Golding in the 19. 2 of Handley, Lilley, Walters to miss out

You know what, if Sinfield is going to stay at 9 then let's throw Lilley in at 6.

Not many tougher initiations than Catalans away, let's see how he goes. Put him alongside McGuire in the halves and let him go out and play his natural game, rather than trying to make do and mend by shuffling other players around.