Hopefully we can claim a miracle win vs St. Helens next week.

Walker
Briscoe Newman Hurrell Handley
Sutcliffe/McLelland Myler
Seumanufagai Dwyer Singleton
Smith Ferres
Merrin

Parcell Oledzki Donaldson Cuthbertson

I'm hoping for a miracle and it's that both Myler and Ferres aren't selected next week.

We have no chance of getting a result against St Helens.
Catalans at home the following week is one we need to be targeting to win.

We still need to play our strongest team for me, points difference could yet have some bearing and we need to play into form as a team.

Walker
Briscoe Newman Hurrell Handley
McLelland Myler
Ava Parcell Oledski
Sutcliffe Donaldson
Merrin

Dwyer
Smith
Singleton
Albert

Putting Sutcliffe in 2nd row infront of Watkins??

Well, at least lolohea won't be here, are ferres and Myler Tongan as well by any chance?

Sutcliffe and Ferres are the two common denominators of our decline over last three years, and should be the first two names out the side and out the club. Both a waste of space

What's pretty depressing is it was felt that shipping on Ormonroyd, Walters and mullally would be getting rid of the bottom end dross, yet there's about a dozen more left!

Oh yeah I knew I was missing someone

He probably will still be here next week?

Ferres should be told to stay at home for the rest of his contract. He is a liability and it would be more beneficial to give a young hungry lad a game.

Unfortunately when he’s not really in form all he has left is a bit of niggle. To be fair, Merrin needs to tidy up as well because he’s constantly on the edge too.
Mellor should add a bit next year and hopefully one or two of the academy second rows will be ready to start making some first grade appearances.

Merrin has been class mate imo always one of our best 8/10 most weeks he is an all action work horse who if he was in a top team would stand out as sensational; he is basically carrying our pack right now but he can't do it all himself.

I like Merrin for his quality and he puts a shift in every week. He gives penalties away most weeks which aren’t necessary though, and chips at refs. If he’s going to be captain next year he needs to tidy up IMO. I will say that at least he has some passion for it though.
I also think we won’t see the best of him without some pace and power in that pack, because he’s more of a binder and linker. With more quality around him he’ll have a great time because he has a good offload game and he can play a bit at Leeds.

Merrin gives plenty of penalties away but if you are constantly grafting the likelihood is your going to get caught more often.

Merrin has been fantastic in my opinion in a poor pack. Hes strong as an ox, grafts hard and makes 100+ metres every game. Absolutely sensational player. Let's hope he stays around, I think he will and gets a better team around him cos he would be even better then.