For this particular match I'd got with:

Halley
Sheriffe
Sykes
Nero
Reardon
Kearney
Orford
Lynch
L'Strange
Scruton
Menzies
Whitehead
Langley

Crookes
Hall
Godwin
Kopczak

I'd have thought a mod would have gone on the original squad announced thread

Why no Donno?
Surley he'd be a better bench option than Crookes.

I personally would go with Crookes on the bench over Donno, I think this is he season Crookes has got to really get some bulls game time under his belt and gie Macca some selection head aches.

We've seen what Crookes is capable off when he's been out on loan.........time for him to do it for the bulls

Sculthorpe injured already?

Whoops! Time for a thread merge!

Been injured a while. Not played in any pre-season games.

Welcome to two months ago.

It's a difficult choice but I thought we needed two props on the bench with Godwin and adding another forward left us a bit short if we need to shuffle the backs during the game.

Suppose you could move Menzies into the centres if necessary and have Donaldson on the bench instead of Crookes.

I'd go with that 18 and Worrincy would lose out for me. I'm not yet convinced his workrate is high enough.

I think we'll end up with one prop on the bench in Koppy (assuming he's fit) and Hall will probably spend some time there (probably after a stint on the bench after starting in the second row).

It would be Worrincy and Sheriffe to miss out for me, but I don't think that's likely. More likely to be Crookes and one of Donaldson or Whitehead (with the other on the bench).

1-13 will probably start I think.

If Reardon doesn't make it, i see it this way

Sykes
Sheriffe
Crookes
Nero
Halley
Kearney
Orford
Lynch
L'Estrange
Scruton
Hall
Langley
Menzies

Godwin
Kopzcak
Worrincy
Donaldson

I've not really been impressed with Crookes in the games he's played. Could see Whatuira having a field day with him.

dont think theres any serious doubts over reardon being fit to play so cant see crookes being in with a serious chance of playing tbh

ps has someone explained quota rules to you yet b4c2010 or are you still insisting nero will count on quota next year