I just hope that we've learned from last year (and Vegas, sorry Sam!) and turn up. 

With Morgue cup-tied, HKR will prob move Broadbent to FB and then have a hole to fill in centre.


If they put Batchelor there, I see that as a weakness to exploit either one on one or with kicks behind him to exploit his lack of pace.


Course we won't but dreams are all we have - at least according to SKY & HKR.

I see a lot of confidence on Facebook, many citing 2019. So who is loading on a Wire win at 5/2?

I think Crowthers performances this season are a result of the overall team performance. He looked pretty good last season when we were all performing to a high standard. No denying he has gone backwards this season but so have some others.


What Crowther brings, as someone else mentioned is his defensive pressure most of all. Especially kick pressure. He does it better than anyone else in the squad and frankly most of the time is the only one who does do it. We're going to need that Saturday on the likes of May and Lewis. Not necessarily from Crowther but someone needs to step into that bit.

He’d be up against Tai, so we are as hampered with lack of agility as they are. That said,you’re right, if we can find a way to get Dufty out the back 2 vs 2 it is shelling peas really. It has to be an area we look at. 

I do like Broadbent though, he’s really versatile, but with Davies and Burgess on the wings I’d be picking out Broadbent to deal with high kicks

I would think Wood will play if one of Vaughan, Yates, Philbin or Harrison is injured, I don't see a spot for him otherwise. None of our 4 props (or Wood) can play the 13 role in the way Burgess wants them to and having three props on the bench seems a waste given Vaughan, Yates & Harrison are all comfortable playing 60 minutes.


Wood is a better player than Crowther, but Crowther can play 13 (a bit).  If Walker was fit then Powell could cover 13 & 9 from the bench, but we don't have that luxury.  Ratchford could play a 9/13 role, but not sure his defence is aggressive enough.  Whitehead would be ideal, but Burgess seems reluctant to play him.