As of Wednesday we only had 12 players in training including the 3 suspended players. Half of our squad out there today were just making up numbers and wouldn't have played had other players been avaliable.

Most teams have players unavailable for aspects of training until Wednesday/Thursday/Friday as they're recovering from knocks in the previous game. That's what your physios and conditioners are for. And that's why, at Leeds anyway, there is only 1 short team training session before Wednesday in the week.

For the Hudds v Leeds game, Watkins, Delaney, Ablett, Cuthbertson & JJB were all suffering from knocks/injuries before the game. Im sure Huddersfield and other clubs had a similar amount too.

I forgot Hadley, Lancaster and Logan, so that is 10 players out.

I suppose "fine" depends on whether you place any importance on missing a first choice winger, both first choice centres, both first choice halfbacks, first choice hooker, a first choice prop and two first choice backrowers. Add a fullback playing out of position on one leg receiving treatment on the run for the full game because he was less inured than others, and having your second choice hooker returning from injury before he should have been. Forget the number of injuries, it's the significance of them to the team that's bitten Salford. Hopefully the experience will be good for those who have filled in and shown up fairly well.

I must bring up Saints again , as they had a similar injury crisis over Easter and you didn't hear them asking for postponements. It's what squad depth is for.

Did Marw run the water?