play kyle, longy cant be anywhere near match fit. My personal thoughts, he's nowhere near ready unless he's wolverine, these rumours are just that to make hudds second guess our selection

Eastmond has to play.

The lad will be buzzing after Friday, and Potter must utilise that. Added to the fact that Longy has been nowhere near form for a good while, I can't see beyond Eastmond.

Long on the bench at best. Yes, it would be a gamble given the pack we're up against, but also what a psychological boost it could be for Saints - Long on when KC has his bench time.

Can he play prop?

If he's fit he plays simple as. There is no need to bring him back early however. Dropping Eastmond would leave us without a kicker too.

Play Eastmond for the semi final and then play Long against Hull KR

Kyle is more likely to get the goals than Longy, and we need all the points we can get in a semi final.

Long at 7, Eastmond off the bench a) to cover injuries to Long - or in the threequarters, b) to play the 'Roby' role injecting some pace around the ruck when the game needs it.

Remember the gamble Anderson took on him in 2007 at OT???
Leave him out if he's not 100% and on the bench if he is.
Eastmond is the man now and has done nothing to warrant being dropped!

In fairness though Long was one of our better performers on the night, which doesn't say much i guess when hardly anyone performed particularly well.

It probably depends on Roby's fitness as well. If he is still out it may be worth a gamble of Long starting on the bench and coming on for Keiron with Eastmond shifting to 9 for a while.

i'd rather have roby back, he adds another dimension to our play

Agreed - it's a fallacy that Long coming back cost us in that game. He set up the first try with an excellent break but was let down by his forwards.

And to be fair, Leeds were red hot.

You know, I wish people would read the article before wading in...

do not drop kyle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! long should not play for Saints ever again he's picked his new club so let the old man go and bring in the future.

A slight over-reaction to Longy's leaving if you ask me.

i didnt ! but a crooked uninterested/unfit Long V Eastmand NO CONTEST

How do you know he is uninterested?