with a little bit of luck we will have pryce playing, if not i think potter will go with roby and moore at halfback if KC is back.

I doubt wheeler will be back, lomax at halfback is a option if meli returns but i'd expect lomax to be injured if he plays halfback as he, wheeler and kyle don't seem tough enough for super leage as yet, every week they are picking up little knocks.

It is a shame we can't get these kids on field every week as i think they can be top class players. I would pick lomax on the wing over ade every week.

I agree but as long as Ade's got the big contract I cant see him being dropped into the u20's. Speaking of which does he have another year to run?

It would be great just yto give him any game time!

I know he's a young lad but it's starting to be a worrying problem with wheeler now, i know he's only young but it is starting to be a worry.

With having a few of our pack out i don't think it helps having flannery in the centre as we need him in the pack. I know dean came on to play centre but he ain't got much in attack like wheeler.

Not sure when he's off contract, i hope at the end of the year. I have backed ade for years when saints fans bagged him but i can't defend him anymore.

Both he and meli struggle with any kind of kick but at least meli has something to offer as he is a good runner of the ball, gardner has nothing to offer the team at all anymore. He struggles with any sort of kick, no pace, can't beat a man. He is pretty good finisher near the line and is ok in defence but IMO that ain't good enough.

You are spot on there. The medical team advised that Wilkin should not play for another week or so. That was a couple of weeks or so ago so I don't think he will be too long before he gets back on the pitch. I would rather him be 100% than struggle for the rest of the season because he came back too early.

Lomax is traditionally a 6 - that's certainly a better option than playing roby in the 1/2s.

As for pryce, I got a protruding disk in a similarly innocuous incident and ended up in an awful way. He just seemed to twist funny around his middle.

According to the RL press this morning, Bryn Hargreaves also suffered an injury at Leeds (bicep). They suggested that Meli, Wheeler and Tony P [imight[/i be back for Catalans, but Potter has not stated this as a certainty. Assuming no-one returns next week, we have the following players missing:

Cunningham (out for a few weeks apparently)
Puletua
Hargreaves
Maurie
Wilkin
Soliola
Wheeler
Eastmond
Pryce
Meli

Have I missed anyone out?

How are we expected to play? That's almost our whole first choice team out. It's just ridiculous.

Back in the days of the 75-0 result, I was categorically told that Wigan fans could not use their injury list of 11 first-teamers plus 1 cup-tied player as any kind of excuse.

Whilst I don't expect any 75-0 style results against you, the same rule should apply...

What do you need, 1 more win to guarantee a play-off spot?

remember leeds are the only team with an injury crisis according to bill arthur.

In the face of a lost, quoting injuries is mere consolation, allowing us to believe things will go better next time.

In actual fact, I'd suggest Saints and Leeds injuries were at a similar level of severity. It was 3 injuries on the day that did for us,which you can't legislate for, you just have to take it on the chin.

Young Jamie Ellis who would fill in at 7 as he did a few times last season is also injured and out till late August

From what Im lead to believe Meli only just missed out on playing against Leeds so I presume he'd be playing

I'd suspect Leon and TP to be back and Wheels can't be too far away now

Bryn Kyle and Dicko would have to be checked during the week I suppose.

According to the League Express today Cunningham will be out for another 3 weeks with a foot injury.

Agreed.

From what I hear I don't think KC will be back in 3 weeks.