Quote GiantJake1988="GiantJake1988"Murphy, Wardle, Cudjoe all available with potentially Ferguson.
I would replace both our centres personally as I think this seems to be our weakest position at the moment. Mamo has done a good job but isnt really a centre for me. Depends also if Mellors knock keeps him out but id be tempted to go with:
Jerry
Leroy - Brings the best out of Jerry and is head and shoulders above Gaskell.
Wardle - I just think we saw from the Widnes game that he is a made centre with great handling skills and a real threat in attack. However, if we think he HAS signed for Cas then I wouldnt play him and let him help the u19s make the top 4 instead, which they now have a good chance to do. If he hasnn't though the game time and faith could encourage him to sign like with English.
Mamo/Mcintosh - Im not sure who I would pick at the moment as Mamo can be very vulnerable but is more of a winger for me.
Turner
Brough
Taai
O Brien
Clough
Murphy
Roberts
Hinchliffe
Seb
English
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On current form Roberts would not make the team for me he might have had a great World Cup but his form this season and the OPTA stats back it up, has been well below par.
Changes in the back line are also tricky if it’s true that Leroy was good to go but said no on Friday then Gaskell should retain his place he did nothing wrong against Salford and do you throw a confessed ‘underdone’ Leroy in to a cup 1/4 final against a team that will spoil and play physically on the edge ?
I agree with the Wardle thoughts leave him out if he’s not signing a new contract, unless he genuinely hasn’t made up his mind, but no good playing what you can’t have if he’s leaving. Also Joe’s started to pick up a lot of injuries at Newcastle and Cas too so it’s not as if whoever signs Jake is not to an extent ‘rolling the dice’. His record of getting on the field ain’t that good. Could be only one more bad injury off being finished. I thought he was unlucky to get three matches as I’ve seen other forms of that tackle go unpunished other than the ‘bin’ hence why I’d put him straight back in.
Mamo over Darnell for me as he has the edge on pace and in a close match could go 80/90 yards off an error or a created gap and not get caught.
Not sure Ta’ai will be fit his knee didn’t look good on Friday night which would be a big blow.
Simply put we again need to front up but play our more expansive game on our wider field as the narrow field at Salford did neither team a favour and Broughy needs to kick the ball and keep it in play as their big forwards like Salford’s tire if they have to keep ‘carting ‘ the ball from deep in their own half