I reckon Royce will go:
1. Paul Wellens
21. Tommy Makinson
3. Michael Shenton
5. Francis Meli
22. Jamie Foster
6. Lance Hohaia
7. Johnny Lomax

11. Tony Puletua
9. James Roby
14. Anthony Laffranchi
4. Sia Soliola
12. John Wilkin
15. Mark Flanagan

Subs:
10. Louie McCarthy Scarsbrook
16. Paul Clough
19. Andy Dixon
20. Lee Gaskell

Flannery and Wheeler to miss out..

I'd go with this:

Hohaia
Makinson
Shenton
Wheeler
Foster
Gaskell
Lomax
Laffranchi
Roby
Puletua
Soliola
Wilkin
Flanghan

SUBS:
Clough
Dixon
LMS
Meli

Wellens and Flannery to miss out. Won't happen, but it's what I'd go with.

I'd go with this

I think it is very easy to drop Meli. I would be so very happy if Royce dropped Meli! Alas, he won't. He'll rotate everyone but Meli because he appears to be forgiven every single defensive howler/lazy moment no matter when or where it comes by all the Aussie coaches.

Wheeler in for Meli; Meli in for water boy.

Yeh but when he's hot he's hot. At the moment he is hot. 2nd in the try scoring chart at the moment.

We've only had three games! And he's managed to let in a try in every one of them. I'm much more worried about Leon Pryce et al outstepping him than I am about how many tries he scores. Wheeler in for him any day of the week, especially if he would be playing opposite Leon Pryce. To counter great feet and a rugby brain takes great feet and a rugby brain, not to mention effort. Meli does not qualify on any of those criteria.

I don't think its the right time to make him water boy. He should be allowed to play in every game this season with exception of the Grand Final..........................................then he can be water boy.

Although It wont happen i'd like to see:

1. Lomax
2. Makinson
3. Shenton
4. Meli
5. Foster
6. Wheeler
7. Hohaia
8. LMS
9. Roby
10. Clough
11. Soliola
12. Flanagan
13. Wilkin

Subs. TP, Laffranchi, Dixon, Flannery/Wellens

Whilst I sort of understand what you're trying to get at, it appears that you think Pryce will just be running down their right centre poistion all day. He will be playing stand off, therefore I expect him to be popping up all over the place. So each one of our 17 may have to come up against at some point, not just Meli/Wheeler.

im looking forward to seeing how Catalans play to be honest. Interesting to see how Bosc will link up in attack from the Wing

He was playing centre last week and that is what he has been recruited to do. Unless their halfbacks are one short or not functioning, Pryce will be playing at centre. Centres with a good step are dangerous beings, especially close to the line. I won't be remotely happy if Meli is chosen over Wheeler to defend against Pryce's step. I can just see it now ... *cringe*

Where on earth have you plucked this nonsense from? He played stand-off last week and Robinson said he would play the majority of his rugby there. Not sure where you are getting your facts from. Perhaps you are reading too much into the no.3 he has been given. Bosc played on the wing last week and Pryce and Dureau half-back.

Grand finals are his specialty