I would go with this plus they are both pretty fresh, also I like Ratchford at 1.

Still sticking with what I wrote earlier in the week...



ISWT

Aspinwall, Bowden, Briscoe, Crooks, Foster, Green, Heremaia, Horne, Houghton, Lynch, Manu, O’Meley, Pitts, Seymour, Sharp, Turner, Watts, Westerman, Yeaman.

Think we will line up as:

Horne
Foster
Turner
Yeaman
Briscoe
Seymour
Heremaia
Lynch
Houghton
Watts
Manu
Westerman
Aspinwall

O'Meley
Green
Pitts
Sharp

Presuming Hodgson is fit I think i'd go with........

Hodgson
Riley
Atkins
Bridge
Little Monas
Briers
Myler
Morley
Higham
Hill
Waterhouse
Grix
Harrison

Big Monas
Ratchford
Wood
Sol

Coops & Tyke to miss out.

If Hodgson not fit, move Ratchford to fb and bring Tyke in.

McCarthy is in good form. Best of our players v Saints.

Agreed mate he is playing well @ the moment

Probably Crooks in squad instead, Sharp not match fit

Lets hope its a cracker

great choice, would play coops instead of sol though

19 Stefan Ratchford
2 Chris Riley
4 Ryan Atkins
3 Chris Bridge
5 Joel Monaghan
6 Lee Briers
7 Richie Myler
8 Adrian Morley
9 Michael Monaghan
20 Chris Hill
11 Trent Waterhouse
13 Ben Harrison
21 Tyrone McCarthy

26 David Solomona
17 Mike Cooper
15 Simon Grix
14 Micky Higham

To miss out
16 Paul Wood
1 Brett Hodgson

I like your team Fatbelly but id swap woody for coops on this one and give hodgson the rest.

Packs are about on par, but you really have the upper hand in the backs and halfbacks, I think we will put up a fight, but think you will edge it in the last 20 for this reason.

Only Briscoe and maybe Yeaman (for Bridge) who get a game in your 1-7.

Your main danger in stopping us will be our left edge of Manu, Yeaman and Briscoe.

Why are people saying "rest" Hodgson? We do all realise there's only a maximum of 3 games to go, and there's no guarantee we'll have a game next week? Hull are the form side left in the competition, anyone who thinks we'll coast it on Saturday are in for a big shock IMO. I can see this going down to the Wire.

People at Salford were booing TS for his squad rotation in a nothing game, now they're asking him to rest potentially our best player in what is effectively a Quarter Final for the big one. Daft.

Play Hodgo and if we are battering them by HT, sub him moving Ratch to FB and Grix to centre (if my team selection is right). Win the game first, think about player fitness after.

I agree Evan if he is not fully fit he should play, he is not in the team for his physical attributes, Hodgson on one leg will have a massive amount of influence on the rest of the team, why do you think at his age we have signed him for a further 2 years

I'm not saying play him regardless. If he's still carrying a back injury and not fit, don't play him. Only Hodgo will know if he's fit enough to play 80 mins SL playoff footy.

My instinct, he'll play and he's fine. He's a tough bloke and it'll take a lot to keep him out.

See how poor Hodgson was when he picked up that knock last week? Didnt even get into the game when we pressed the Saints line.

Zero point playing him if theres a chance it will happen again.

I'd say the Hull pack is slightly better, than Wire. But yes Wire have the advantage in the backs, assuming they are all fit.