You've got to remember Wigan are bashed up too. Cooper out, I'd guess, plus others bruised and battered. Should be a great game.

I was hoping to see Cooper "tear us a new one"

Almost every GF had been won by the top 2 in the regular placings, and the majority of those by the team that finished top..
We make every post a winning post.
We can rest big names in the final couple of regular games of the season if required. No use resting them now.

Could potentially add Philbin to that list maybe even Ratchford.

I wouldn't be surprised if your mate King had a significant role in determining the result, whether leaping high to win it for them or a terrible defensive misread for us to win, who knows...

I’m the cold light of day… the dudson thing is terrible. Obviously not 3 games and more like 6… the punch in itself isn’t that bad, and he doesn’t throw it with a huge amount of intent.

The real nasty part was the smug grin after being sent off though. Missed that yesterday.

I think were at an all hands on deck situation with the pack for the next few games, which is just incredible when you think that Harrison, Bullock, Clark, Dudson and possibly Philbin could all be missing and Mikaele going home from our squad at the start of 2023.

Were looking at the possibility of having Vaughn, Walker, Kasiano, Currie, Nicholson and McGuire as starters, with Thomas, Green and Whitehead on the bench.

Once we have more available forwards than places within the 17, then I'm sure we'll see some rotation as we haven't quite gone a third of the way through the season.

Just watching back on the highlights from yesterday, the one thing that still absolutely astounds me is just how the video ref came to the conclusion that Currie's pretty heroic defensive effort warranted a penalty try for Catalans?

I mean Phil Clarke and JJB can waffle as much as they like about an infringement on the Catalan centre, but when a player just stands there hesitating over a bouncing ball, then surely a defender has every right, especially as RL is a contact sport, to contest for it?

The more I watch it, the more it's obvious that Currie is genuinely going for the ball and it's the bizarre hesitation of the Catalan player, not to make an effort to ground the ball, that causes contact between the two of them.

As for the Dudson situation, I think his behaviour yesterday may have increased the urgency behind the scenes for Fitzpatrick and Powell to bring in a replacement for Mikaele.

How far away is Bullock? We need him back ASAP and I’m slightly relieved about Dudsons idiocy yesterday as had a feeling Dudson would be preferred to Bullock if both fit due to Dudson being a ‘signing’. Bullock is a far better player.

A massive FU to the fans that. "I'm getting banned for three months but don't worry you're paying me anyway."

On Friday coming up (14th) it will have been 5 weeks since he broke his hand, recovery time was 4-6 weeks so there might be a chance he plays but it might be more like the saints game, Clark possibly back for saints as well.

Had a few good looks at it now and I’m not sure. I don’t know what the definition of a hip drop is, to me Philbin looked like he was hanging on to Da Costa and was slipping on one leg then just dropped on his backside taking Da Costa with him.

As for winning the league leaders shield I'm not to fussed what is a must is for us to finish above cats cos there's always chance of going there in the play offs who wants that..let Wigan or saints go there if it pans out that way..so yesterday was a a superb result

“Not our type of player”……. Give it a rest lads

Boyd, Cullen, Westwood, Morley, all celebrated by the fan base all have done miles worse. It was just a shove with a clenched fist.

What he did was daft and he’s going to pay for it. He’s going to have to graft to get back in the good books but he’s a good player.

Everyone wanted players with some passion last year. Now we’ve got one who’s stepped over the line everyone’s having a haemorrhage.

"Shove with a clenched fist"

I've heard if all now!

I think more than a few people won't share you view, but you're entitled to make it.
I suppose different views are what make a forum.