Has it actually been officially confirmed they're coming?

I’d go for:

Kear
Dawson-Jones
R. Evans
Gill
Foggin-Johnston
Patton
Jowitt
Crossley
Flanagan
B. Evans
Murphy
Scott
O’ Connor

Johnson
Walker
Wallace
Scurr

Without the Leeds lads. I’d go for Baldwinson at prop. Ben Evans to loose. Fleming on the bench maybe, or that young half to cover 9 or 6 for a bit to give Flanagan a break.

In the post match interview JK was asked if they were coming and he said he'd spoken to Richard after the game and would phone him in the early part of the week. Holroyd and Walters are injured already so it'll be interesting to see how this pans out.

Thanks. Think Holroyd was more likely to figure in their first team than Walters so I can see them holding back Mustapha as he's the most experienced of the three.

It would push also push O'Connor nearer the 19, even if he didn't make the matchday squad. He's exactly what we need on the right edge, possibly more than Mustapha and Johnson at the moment, if Doyle is fit.

You think Murphy is past it then?

Yes. And by some distance.

He did struggle on Sunday but I put that down to a knock. I'll watch a bit more closely. Hopefully England isn't that far off a return as he was our best backrower last year IMO.

Just from our own squad and his consistency and minutes in the friendlies, I think Wallace has pushed ahead of Murphy for a 2nd row spot, at least to begin with.

Maybe so. We did get run ragged a few times down that edge but 10 mins of that was when we lost MDJ and we had to reshuffle. Think Wallace has been solid and that's what we need. I imagine Dewsbury will be planning to attack that edge.

Well. have any of the 3 Leeds loanees arrived?

Guess we will find out tomorrow when squad is announced.