3 match ban.

Don't mess about just tell Doro and Latu or Johnson they are playing rest of season, that way they can focus on what is coming up not on will I won't I play. I have not included Robson because no matter how well he plays he is off season end so we need to work on who will be here next season.

Not sure why you included Latu, coach clearly doesn’t rate/trust him.

Doro, Kibula or Johnson on the bench then. Would like to see Kibula get another game and Doro some game time

Was working on the principle that the games were close together so would be better to have 3 to rotate take him out and put Sammy instead or anyone else if you like, perhaps play BMM as a rotation prop?

Akoala needs to sign temporary forms for Wigan . Can't remember what he did when you consider what some players get away with.

re. Robson
I'm sure I read something along the lines that ... if a Super League Club comes calling he is free to join them ... not certain about how this works.

Lifting the legs and landing Leeds player head down.

Rumours that he's joining Salford next year and not Ottawa. Real pity we've decided not to keep him.

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It would be a pity for him if we kept him at his age. We have quite a few back rowers and he really needs to play weekly now to kick on, I hope we have first option on him if he moves on again though.

If brains were made of gunpowder, Akauola wouldn't have enough to blow a floppy hat off
Another ban, added on to his umpteen injuries. Sadly, more evidence of our poor recruitment. Just going for a fancy YouTube package of some tackle busts (if rumours are to be believed) does not justify a contract. And then to extend it? Wow
His agent (and him) have really worked us over

I don't think it was 'we didn't want to keep him', more a case of he wanted game time which he felt he was unlikely to get with us. And the chance to join a new outfit in the US was too much a draw.
I'm certain that if Ottawa doesn't go ahead he'd get into another SL side - Salford would fit thd bill.

Currently I guess next year as things stand our props will be Hill, Coops, Philbin and either Johnson or the London guy.
Doro would be back up.
Akauola is likely to remain out of favour and possibly moved on, same as Latu - or they just sit there clicking their heels. (As he been said, so much for our recruitment policy).
Kibula hasn't done it for me from when I've seen him, but he could still make if.

From what I've seen of Robson, he'd be fighting for 4th spot here, or guaranteed a spot at Ottowa.

This may be true but the problem is, without dual-reg or reserve footy how are the likes of Johnson, Kibula and Doro going to kick on and improve? The only exposure they are going to get is via the subs bench.

The Leeds game was a golden opportunity to give Doro, Kibula, Thewlis, Dean etc. some game time but instead we got Akuola getting banned, Patton throwing the ball to nobody in particular and J Clark making less headway than a pork pie salesman in a synagogue.

It's a very good question MIAW, I agree regarding the Leeds game. Thewlis and Dean should have played for me too, maybe doro. Thing is I don't think thewlis or Dean significantly weaken us but I think kibula definitely does and I'm sort of torn on whether doro does too. Johnson got a bit of game time and went OK again. He's the most ready from them and deserved the spot more than the other 2.

Someone also mentioned not playing Robson because he is off and I do kind of agree there too, longstaff has done really well when he has played and was unlucky to miss out against Leeds. Longstaff has done more to earn another place in the team than doro and a lot more than kibula. Overall I personally think the first team has to be run on a system of merit rather than giving lads a game because there isn't a reserve grade and there I suppose is the reason that Robson played against Leeds and didn't miss out.

Akuola is a very frustrating player if he could play with his maximum intensity for 40 minutes rather than 4 and then keep his discipline then he would be a good prop to have in the squad. Unfortunately those are both massive ifs.