if gidley's back, ratch is on the bench for me, covering 9.

Gidley has plenty of experience playing at 9 and could easily move there to spell Dwyer. He would still be in the middle dictating and defending so I don't think we would lose anything. Ratchford would then move to 6.

I'd drop Rhys and play Ratchford there. I don't get the whole hype with evans, he never does anything spectacular and doesn't do anything more then what Atkins does. But everyone bags Atkins and never says anything bad about Rhys? So either way drop Evans or Atkins and throw Ratchford in the centres for me.

Ratchford and Atkins is a very dodgy defensive combination.

Ratch on the bench for wheeler. Clark in if fit.
As cats are a big team we need at least Dodds and Cox on the bench and possibly King.
If Dwyer has to drop out then ok, but it's a tough call.

For me, Ratch on the bench. His problem is that although he is a very good player, is he actually better than anyone we already have in set positions? I'm not convinced.

If Clark is unfit then it is Gidley at #9 & Ratchford at #6.
If Clark is OK . Ratchford on the bench. Dwyer to miss out.

only a madman with a dying agenda would want Ratchford in at 6 ahead of Gidley.

its a good job we dont have any of them on here.

Bang on, ratchford for evans, dont rate the fella.

I agree, I think Rhys Evans has a lot to prove and I don't think he was very good defensively on Thursday. I didn't see a lot wrong with ratchfords defence Thursday though. For me Atkins is better than evans, I think the problem with Atkins is we have seen him play so much better in the past, notably when he was partnered with King, maybe he needs a bit of a leader next to him to be at his best?

Evans or Atkins to be replaced by Ratch, both of them are poor, ideally to partner Penny, getting to ball to the pace outside gives the opposition plenty to think about rather than plundering up the middle. Gidley if fit simply has to partner Sandow, Dwyer is easily good enough to back up Clark and when Clark is fit we need Dwyer on the bench to prevent burnout.

Is that potentially his level then? Did well against a championship side? Just playing devils advocate.....