Will have to agree to disagree on that one. Half back is far and away Sutty's least effective position in my opinion.

Seriously just do what I said and you will be fine.

Have to disagree with this, A Sutcliffe doesn’t deserve to lose his spot at this moment.

A Sutcliffe has been good defensively for sure...offers very little in attack for me. Broadbent has been excellent too but offers a bit more threat, deserves a shot in his preferred position. I see Sutcliffe as a second rower in future

Agree with you on that but Myler is not a great half back either

Great that we might have a few options and some tough decisions for Agar to make.
For me, Broadbent stays at FB and Myler in the halves with Eastmond.
Hurrell straight back in if he’s fit.
But it would be harsh on A Sutcliffe to be replaced by Liam.
I’d keep Alex in. Liam needs to do more to go straight back in.

Broadbent
Briscoe
Hurrell
L Suttcliffe
Briscoe
Eastmond
Myler
Oledzki
Leeming
Prior
Martin
Mellor
Smith

Thompson
Dwyer
King
Walters/A Suttcliffe/Donaldson


Harsh on Alex Suttcliffe but Liam Suttcliffe best position is centre so unfair to judge him in the halfs.I think both King and Thompson will be used as props which will give a much needed break to our starting props.

The long term benifit of the early season injury crisis is that it must have put players who were previously comfortable in their positions on a warning. Is Sutcliffe now 3rd choice centre? Is Luke a better option than Tom? What is strongest second row pairing? Not sure that the answers are clear cut anymore so you are going to have to be on your game to get picked.

He is still significantly better than Sutcliffe in the halves

Richard Agar confirms that all Myler, Hurrell, Handley, Thompson and Vuniyayawa will all return on Friday, with a possibility that Liam Sutcliffe will also return. Agar knows his 13 but there are a number fighting for bench spots.

I’ve got team as

Broadbent
Briscoe A Sutcliffe Hurrell Handley
Eastmond Myler
Oledzki Leeming Prior
Martin Mellor
Smith

Dwyer Donaldson Thompson Vuniyayawa

That’s on the basis of him saying Myler, Hurrell, Handley, Thompson, Vuniyayawa will play. If L Sutcliffe plays then I’d have him in halves with Eastmond and then Broadbent dropping out for Myler.

Walters, Gannon, O’Connor & Broadbent/Sutcliffe the ones to drop out.

I think it would be mad to keep Alex Sutcliffe in the side. I think there is a massive bias on here against Liam Sutcliffe. I'm not saying he's the next Keith Senior. but he does add a lot more in attack than Alex, and is now a seasoned pro who has a lot of experience and provides utility value.

For that miss on Farrell alone Alex Sutcliffe should be dropped! He also doesn't offer anything with the ball in hand from what I've seen.

That’s the team I’d pick too, nice to have some competition for places in the team again.

If Handley is fit he has to come in.