From a Wakefield point of view i'm glad Clare isn't playing. We have been done for pace on plenty of occasions this season and he would have exploited that, or at the very least nullified our only truely quick player in Johnstone IF Brian Smith picks him. Clare also has previous against us dor Cas at Belle Vue. Also happy the Lauaki is there, probably the laziest prop i've seen at BV this year and thats saying something. I think its going to be a close one but i think our forwards will just be the difference and we'll win it by 8. Wouldn't surprise me if it went the other way though, you are more than capable.

Oh right no I dont but you never know with Lowes.

Just thinking of strife power, most likely be neilsen on wing but will have to wait and see

I don't know either, just trying to think logically. Nielsen is a bit of an enigma at the moment. I'd like to think that someone who played on the wing in an NRL Grand Final knows what he's doing in that position. I also believe that he's very quick but we haven't seen it yet. I agree about Blythe's distribution though.

Jimmy will probably play Ryan there anyway ha.

Keeps us on our toes haha, will see if I can find some vids of neilsen on the wing, haven't really seen his speed yet, still not sure as to the reason of ommiting Clare but might be something we aren't privy to

JPB on the wing today in training

Wouldnt be a Bulls match without a strange selection

Certainly will be interesting to se who gets the wing slot, I assumed it would be Caro or Clare since they were both recruited late to help our push. It's a bit strange that two of the wingers we have signed up for next year haven't made the final 19, whether that is down to tactics or an injury I'm not sure.

I don't really get why Nielsen has begun copping flak, he might not be spectacular in attack but he's barely put a foot wrong in defence. I'd much rather he was centre than Blythe who is weak defensively at centre in my opinion. Don't see what Lauaki brings for this match either, I'd prefer to see Clough, Sidlow, Crossley and Ryan as our Props. Not ideal but Sidlow and Clough can both do decent minutes and they'll need to on Sat I think.

I used to watch quite a bit of Aussie NRL and Neilson was always a very strong defensive centre. More a Ben Harris rather than a Jamie Lyon

If we swap with wakey I'd take mullaly and scrutiny back I think

Not sure why you think Nielsen has been copping flak? It was a discussion about who should play wing. Putting Blythe on the wing is asking for trouble in my opinion. Nielsen can play wing and his centre play at the moment hasn't been so great that we couldn't afford to not have him there.

I can see why jimmy wants both Blythe and Ryan playing but i would have picked Nielsen and Clare as stated in my team selection earlier in the thread. I've hardly got it in for Nielsen, however uninspiring he's been.

Mullally is at Leeds next season. But yes, he's a decent player.