Rob Powell, London Broncos head coach commented: "We'll go into the game as the underdogs against Huddersfield, however on our day we know we have the ability to beat any Super League team in the competition. However that day may be a few years from now after I have been replaced.

"The chance of a Challenge Cup semi-final should be enough motivation to get us up for it."

The squad is:

12. Chris Bailey

10. Mark Bryant

28. Michael Channing

13. Tony Clubb

20. Matt Cook

21. Kieran Dixon

1. Luke Dorn

7. Craig Gower

4. David Howell

8. Antonio Kaufusi

16. Chris Melling

3. Jamie O'Callaghan

9. Chad Randall

11. Shane Rodney

5. Michael Robertson

19. Daniel Sarginson

15. Karl Temata

30. Scott Wheeldon

6. Michael Witt

I expect Howell will play then with one of the young Centres rested. Wonder if Powell will try and make 13 players go the full 80 mts this week just to show that he is completely clueless.

Rumour has it that the sub`s bench experiment is due to continue.......so 4 to miss out this week will be Gower, Bryant, Bailey and Foosi............that will really confuse Shudders.....games as good as ours if we stick to the RP master plan.

Dorn
Robertson
Channing
Howell
Dixon
Witt
Gower
Clubb
Randall
Kaufusi
Cook
Rodney
Bailey

Bryant
Wheeldon
Temata
Melling

O'Callaghan & Sarginson to miss out

Perhaps what I expected, on paper it is a fair side, but it is a lottery how they will play on the day, perhaps we will give them a shock, just hope so!

Interesting to see Andy Ellis has been sent out on loan to the championship for a month! still feel we should have kept him!

Someone said he wanted to move back North? He was our No1 hooker. What a loss. I do wonder what Sam Bolger is like but Powell seems reluctant to play him - prefers to play someone out of position instead.

Good to see Clubb back, hopefully Temata will have a point to prove after Wheeldon's signing.

Last week was the first time I'd seen Channing. May be a fair enough young player but way too small for a SL centre. His tackling technique is OK but Lulea (sp?) ran right through him on at least one occasion just on account of his relative strength. Channing may come good when he's had a couple of years to bulk up. He's been selected for the Welsh squad though, so congratulations to him for that: www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport ... s-call-up/

Last week was the first time I'd seen Channing. May be a fair enough young player but way too small for a SL centre. His tackling technique is OK but Lulea (sp?) ran right through him on at least one occasion just on account of his relative strength. Channing may come good when he's had a couple of years to bulk up. He's been selected for the Welsh squad though, so congratulations to him for that: www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport ... s-call-up/

I was quite happy with Channing last week!

Channing is 76kgs which is about 24kgs short of most Centres and at 5'8'' he's 4'' shorter. Doubt he's gonna get much taller but can he muscle up another 24kgs? Nothing wrong with the lads attitude or commitment but its physically tough being a Centre. Likewise Dixon can maybe get away with being short and a bit lightweight for a full back but not a winger.

"most" centres are 100kg? First I've heard of it.

i go with that 17 too.. wasnt at Bulls game but a few who were there felt that Sarg looked out of sorts and maybe in need of a rest.

We also need a bench like that against a team like Hudd's.

So that means in RP's world we will have a bench of Dorn,Melling and two props, and still stick with O'Callaghan on the wing....
If he does then i really hope O'Callaghan has been doing some jumping pratice in training for Broughs high balls because as sure as the sun shines in the sky the one thing Hudds will have been working on is the fact this guy does no and will jump for a high ball......

Dorn & Sarginson have been dropped.

Where have you heard that Dave?