Durbin hasn't particularly impressed me in the couple of reserve games that I've seen, but there again I'm not entirely sure that Nicholson is ready yet. Can we get Tony Stewart back?

He hasn't impressed me either (and thats saying it lightly) but he's the guy with experience

Better to play a 40 minute Nicholson (with Duffy at 7) than an 80 minute Durbin, I reckon. There again, would Duffy manage 80 minutes having been 'spelled' all season?

Don't worry Matt, last time we played 'Fax it was over by half time

Well he (durbin) reckons he's ready for it, we will see, but I dont fancy our chances on Sunday at all.

Don'y lose faith! Basil knows what he's doing!

I've heard we are after Johnathan Thurston on loan for 6 weeks, not sure he's get a game though!

Would we want to do that with Unit and risk him being snapped up by another team in the league.

Saying that can a DC be registered for 1 team and then go to another if it is cancelled?

I do love the nickname 'unit'

Millward is not happy with de registering the duals as if they are available for the semi's they have had to play 75% of league games but a dispensation can be applied for if they get injured or called up by their SL teams, if they de rigister then re register then it is deemed a new contract so they would be unavailable for semis, also or any player to be eligable for NRC they have to be registered by 4th June.
it is a waste of time getting a young half back on loan as they couldnt possibly learn the calls and drills the team uses in time.
And it is definately only 4 loanees or duals or a mixture of both, to get anyone else on board they will have to be signed contracted players.
The ODD thing is there appears nothing in the rules that says a club cant de register their duals and sign loaness for the semi's, a big loophole there if true.

In that case, let's keep Unit then. Thought there might have been a loophole somewhere!

I think a Ridyard-Duffy partnership at half-back and, if Nicholson isn't ready, then I suppose rotate Durbin and Jock at hooker. Got a huge concern about Durbin's defence though.

i haven't he hasn't got one

maybe if we get desperate we could get rid of injury prone hartley & sign blyte on a permanent as i dont think he is in wire plans & ay presto we have a free DC spot if required

Basil is no fool. As the injury has been picked up at widnes, one would assume that he has been grooming someone else to slot in at 7 over the last couple of weeks.

That would be no good in the long run as he couldnt play in the required amount of games to appear in the semis

Imo Durbin will not be in the 17 duffy/ridyard jock full 80mins with stanton dropping in at D/H helping jock out