Whether it's a plan to play Ratch in the halves or not...
2 positives from it are...
a) if we get another hb injury...he'll have too anyway so the practice will do him good.
b)Mano gets practice time at 1 if a) occurs.

Ashton is starting fullback tomorrow which is interesting in what appears to be a full strength line up

Be interesting to see if Price sticks to his tried and tested lineup.

Putting Ashton at FB & moving Ratchford (and not replacing him at FB with Mamo) is already a bit of a shift. All eyes on Ashton ... he's most definitely very quick.

Ashton is an interesting selection at FB. Thinking about it, I'm guessing that he will want to give both Ratchford and Patton a spell at half back and, so long as he gets some game time in somewhere on the field, he doesn't need to see Ratchford play at FB. Mamo to come on at FB in the second half?

How do people know where everyone is playing? The only list i saw was one of who is playing but not there positions?

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... stimonial/

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... stimonial/

Gone
Atkins, Brown, Goodwin, Tasi, Westwood & Livett (Loan)
In
Ashton, Brand, Gelling, Widdop, Kibula, Latu

Unless I have forgotten someone

How many games did those leaving clock up last year and just as importantly, would this year see them improve on that and their form/potential?

I'll give you Goodwin

also all of those players last year either wanted out or were over the hill.

The ones that have been brought in will be the complete opposite.

That will make a big difference... We are not weaker than last year (as someone said).. we are stronger.

I totally agree.

Price will try different combos tonight, thats nailed on. He obviously knows he needs to change things up after the end of the season we had, and quite frankly he must have eyes, and see that Patton is definatley not the answer whilst Widdop is out. Who knows, the partnership with Ratch and Austin could fire....Widdops better at FB anyway, just look at the world cup.


I'm still not getting the usual buzz before the start of a season, although looking forward to seeing how Ashton goes. Just hope i feel different this time next week about the season in general.

Sorry Smiffy I misread your earlier post I thought you were in the 'we are weaker' camp

+1

Yep I think we are quite a bit stronger but I suppose we'll find out in the next few weeks when they actually get onto the pitch.