Sell them then, there's a shortage of tickets for this game. Almost sold out of tickets for everywhere bar the Western Terrace

I’m coming up for the game. Think it’ll be a decent match up which, despite the prevailing pessimism, I think we’ll edge. Can’t guess what our pack will look like until I’ve heard the injury news

Which is why its an important game there is a lot of enthusiasm going into this year and with a good start especially at home attendances will be good and commercially thats great for the club. Lose the next 3 games especially with poor performances and Gary will be asking questions of RS. We are a long way from that yet and we have had minimal luck but hopefully we start to see some progression from last year. If we can get Oledski Holroyd and McDonnell on the pitch I think we will be ok but we need to improve on our dicipline and consistency. Its a big next few games for the club.

It's a big game no doubt, Id like to see us try go unbeaten at home this year or at least close to it.

I totally get the negativity after the last year it's inevitable, I just think some people are reading way too much into the first two games, but again I get that after the rubbish dished up last year.

Miller
Roberts, Newman, Mom, Handley
Croft, Frawley
Sangare, Ackers, Smith
McDonnell, Martin
O’Connor

TNW, Holroyd, Goudemand, Bentley

Smith is not a starting prop.

Goudemand and Sangare went well in the first half last week, no issue with them starting again

It was a belter of a 2nd half

Smith is a bigger starting prop than Goudemand... who is also not a starting prop, not sure what your point is?

Its not just about size, they are different players, with different skill sets. You use Smith as a starting prop, you are asking him to do more hard carries, which will use more of his energy, probably limiting his minutes.

Yep and I'm saying Smith is effective in the middle anyway, where he plays usually full games and still carries and tackles with high stats. I'm just suggesting using him as a bit of a pack horse (with an offload), whilst allowing O'Connor to play more game time, who has a great engine. This also allows for Ackers to play 80 mins which I think he's capable of, leaving us more rotations for the big bodies against Cats.

I've thought for a while that Ackers is a bit wasted in 50 min spells trying to give O'Connor game time. Jarrod has put a fair bit of size on over the past couple of years, I think he could slot into the back row more now.

There's an argument to select Ruan again, but not for 7 mins please RS... hopefully I'm wrong anyway and Mik will start at prop again.

As you said, Smith saying Holroyd and McDonnell likely back with Oledszki a bit of a long shot at this stage. I'd be tempted to have both Ruan and TNW on the bench and make a tough decision on which second row doesn't play. Just feel like we'll need more big bodies in order to compete.

Tough call as if no Oledski then the call for me is around Goudemand.He will be motivated against his former team but thats maybe not a good thing in the current climate.
Sangare
Ackers
Smith
Mcdonnell
Martin
Bentley

O Connor
Holroyd
TNW - Goudemand
Ruan

From Millers instagram it looks like he’ll be playing.

Haven’t had a chance to look at Catalan this season so not certain of the performance of the team. Whilst obviously we aren’t at full strength on paper that doesn’t look a bad squad. Not certain if we can win but definitely need to put in a good performance.

Hate to say it but discipline and cards will have an impact.