We must be in a bad way as we're being patronised by ex-players. Mitch Garbutt in the YEP is sure we'll come good. When the opposition come out with this stuff after they've stuffed us, you know we're in trouble.

Following a professional rugby league players training and nutrition plan is what he needs to do, him shooting guns isn’t going to be any use to us.

It was the physical side I was alluding to,but a few bullets over his head might make him move quicker though!!

Walker and Smith out for a few weeks, and all the other injured players are at least 4 weeks away from coming back.

Furner also confirmed Trout, Newman and Golding will play against Workington.

What's happening with our medical team? Getting players back fit is worse than ever with Crosby and Ablett missing all season.

So, Golding finally gets his chance. I hope he goes well. No point having him in the squad otherwise.

I'm in the Walker camp on this one, but I agree that Walker is far from the finished article. If Golding can come in and recapture his form from 2017, that would be a big boost for the team - IIRC he was regularly making stunning one-on-one try-savers that kept us in a number of games. We've not seen enough of this from Walker (and the team in general) so far this year.

The main thing we need is defence. Once Ava and some of the injured return we can worry about attacking play. I don't think Golding is the long term solution but if he can help with goal line defence we'll be harder to beat.

I'd play the whole 2nd team/juniors and tell them all playing for a place against Huddersfield. Don't care if we lose, could do without the distraction of the cup anyway

3. Kallum Watkins
5. Ash Handley
6. Tui Lolohea
7. Richie Myler
9. Matt Parcell
10. Brad Singleton
15. Liam Sutcliffe
16. Brett Ferres
18. Nate Peteru
19. Mikolaj Oledzki
20. Jamie Jones-Buchanan
21. Ashton Golding
23. Callum McLelland
24. Luke Briscoe
25. James Donaldson
29. Harry Newman
33. Owen Trout
36. Wellington Albert
37. Muizz Mustapha

Golding
Briscoe Watkins Newman Handley
McLelland Myler
Singleton Parcell Peteru
Sutcliffe Ferres
JJB

Albert Mustapha Trout Oledzki

Lolohea Donaldson

great to see Golding given a chance to impress, his defense full stop is way ahead of Walker, walker may well still be long term first choice, but we need players like Golding who will run their blood to water for the club, something quite alot of this squad will not do, and walker will not. Is walker a better talent yes/maybe, but he is a show pony at the moment and will not do the tough stuff that's required, and dropping him for a few games may kick him up the a*** to show he is not the NRL ready superstar he thinks he is.

Clueless alert.

Golding is Championship quality at best. Absolute myth that he is strong defensively, the amount of drop goals he concedes from being out of position is embarrassing. Has he even broken a tackle in Super League yet?

Rest Myler and Oldezki

Golding
L.Briscoe
Watkins
Newman
Handley
Lolohea
Mclelland
Peteru
Parcell
Singleton
Ferres
Sutcliffe
JJB

Subs

Donaldson
Trout
Albert
Mustapha

Go on then back these claims up how many drop goals has he coincided, and even if he has how many are due to our powder puff defense allowing sides to stroll 70-80 meters down filed. Clearly you simply hate the lad and will go out of your way to make up, obliviously a "clueless" walker fan boy with a crusty sock. Walker has been mostly pish poor this season and was particularly poor last week right thing to do to drop him and give Golding a chance.

I would say you are embarrassing yourself there. Walker was a million miles from poor last week. He made errors with some kick offs and that is it. Is game play was very good. You have an issue with Walker and always have, so don't have a go at someone else for having a go at one of your go to's.

It is unfair to label Golding championship standard, that is wrong IMO. But his point about how much ground we conceede with him on kicks is absolutely correct. He is powder puff running out the ball, and he gets put back so many times conceeding ground and generally drop outs, as the other poster said. There are however other positives to Goldings game that gets overlooked. But don't kid yourself on not realising those negative points.