Wires get battered……everywhere we goooooooooo…..everywhere we go…..

I forgot about Austin, how's he been doing?

I think I place in the first team would be more beneficial to him and the lib than finishing top of the comp, Grand Final of course would still be on the cards.

I hope he plays, see how he goes.

That 17 looks as bad as Warringtons on paper.

Tindall is he the pace merchant..if he is he's sure to score against us as were in holiday mode..

Blooming marvellous how a few weeks ago some people were crying out "give the youngsters a chance" and now they're in the squad it all "oh we're going to get battered....."

FFS !

Perm any 17 out of all our registered players and I’d still predict us to get “battered”. It’s that kind of season.

I'm not even bothered if we lose this week to be honest, basically down to Toulose not winning another game. Roll on 2023.

It is the Reserves who play this weekend, at Salford Red Devils (Saturday, 2.30pm at the AJ Bell Stadium).

The Academy game at Leeds Rhinos is next Wednesday (24th), kick off 5.45pm and is a curtain raiser to the Leeds v Huddersfield game on Sky.

As has been mentioned we have won 9 games in a row now (10 from 12 so far).

He's quick yes, and can break a tackle but he seems to go 50 metres sideways to make 5 metres forward, he's got a lot of promise but far from a first choice starter at the moment.

Thomas and Holroyd to be on the bench according to press conference

The Mikaele explanation seems a strange one, 'Just want to look at different combinations', his form has been well down in the past couple of games, which I had put down to injury, hope it's nothing more...

Riley Dean is starting the halves too. Happy about that.

Not sure about mikaele missing for no good reason. Have the coaching staff fallen out with another of their new signings?

Bad Apple?

I think we will eventually succumb to a bit of a pasting but I’m hoping the academy graduates add a bit of enthusiasm to a squad that should feel a bit less pressure on them this week. We saw in Newcastle what can happen when the players relax a bit and enjoy their rugby. Dean and the two forwards will also be a bit of an unknown quantity so I’m hoping Powell gives them the freedom to play to their own strengths.