Seems like FC doesn't agree

IS jobe murphy injured?

Why hasnt he been included so we can at least rest another player.

I'm surprised Murphy's not included.

Don't think we'll expect Wood to play full 80 on his senior debut and don't think Walker is upto playing centre anymore to allow us to spell him. Maybe include Whitehead at Olbisons expense ( given Olbison had a knock recently) to allow us option of spelling Wood?.

Surprised no-one wants to rest one of the players vital to our great form.....Manuokafoa, for me this guy needs a rest and come back buzzing to rip into the Wolves.

Foster
Platt
Lulia
Wood
Purtell
Sammut
Gale
Sidlow
O'Brien
Langley
Bateman
Olbison
Addy

L'Estrange
Evans
Donaldson
Walker


Personally I would have given Naughton a run out.

17 Foster
2 Purtell
25 Wood
3 Lulia
18 Platt
19 Addy
7 Gale
27 Sidlow
20 O'Brien
13 Langley
11 Bateman
16 Olbison
21 Donaldson

9 L'Estrange
10 Manuokafoa
15 Walker
23 Evans

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There's limited street parking,follow the signs for the stadium from Junction 20,drive past the stadium and through the traffic lights you can park up there.Also when there's a big football match on they allow parking at Oulder Hill school just before the stadium signposted Gracie Fields Theatre.
The streets you CAN NOT park on are clearly signed with cones or street markings.

If we weren't already resting scruton then giving manase the week off would have been an option. As it is we need 4 props as Evans won't be fully fit yet.

Langley
Sidlow
Evans
and Walker (who has played prop numerous times against better opponents).

There's our 4 props.

Cheers bud.

Foster
Purtell
Wood
Lulia
Platt
Sammut
Gale
Nas
Heath
Sidlow
Whitehead
Olbison
Walker

O Brien
Langers
Evans
Addy/Donaldson

Bateman and either Addy or Donaldson not used.
No point risking Bateman. I'm not buying this 'Sam Wood can't play 80 minutes' rubbish, he's been playing the full 80 every week this season for the U19's. Sunday's game will not have the intensity of a SL match, and his fitness levels will be fine.
I would also play Sammut and Gale for the full 80. This will be the first week where we can play our first choice pairing of half backs for an entire game - give them as much time to gel as possible.

The only other possible change would be to play both Addy AND Donaldson and give Chev a rest instead. We need him fit for as much of the season as possible, he's one of the more injury prone players in the squad and it might not really be worth the risk playing him.

It's frightening how small our squad is. We'd have been struggling to put a team out at this stage of the season with the injuries.

Suspect it may be played like the pre-season games with Dewsbury and we start with a strong side and finish up with some of the younger players. Without wanting to be disrespectful we need to crack on early doors and put the result to bed and then we can rest some of the regular guys, who quite frankly, with the injuries and small squad situation, could do with some time off the pitch.

I'd definitely rest two out of Manuokafoa, Sammut and Whitehead. I also see no problem with Wood doing 80 minutes.