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.

Given how Fleming performed in two preseasons and then missed out on Leeds through COVID I'd like to see him get in that 17 man squad this week, didn't have the best of seasons for us last year but looks like he's put in some graft over the winter break. Made some strong carries and big tackles in them first 2 games

Having Fleming on the bench with Scurr, Baldwinson and Flanagan gives us a lot of impact. The only concern is that if we lost a back to injury we've got nobody we can move out of the pack that's got that kind of versatility.

Seems as if the Leeds lads are now with us so selection will be interesting.

That's great news.
1. Kear
2. MDJ
3. Evans
4. Gill
5. DFG
6. BJ
7. Patton
8. Walker
9.Doyle
10. Crossley
11. Mustapha
12. O'Connor
13. Evans
14Johnson
15. Scurr
16. Fleming
17. Wallace