Tomkins
Burgess
Gelling
Thornley
Richards
Green
Smith
Crosby
Tomkins
Taylor
Hansen
Farrell
O,loughlin

Flower
Mossop
Burke
Hampshire

Totally agree with this. We're in the playoffs now, the next step is being fully prepared, that means players getting over bumps and bruises/knocks.
With this he could pretty much play the young lads giving them game time and first time experience and run a mini pre/off season with the senior squad.

What's the worst that could happen? We drop to 4th and face Hudds away rather than Wire?

And keeping match fit maybe? How often have sides who rested players come a cropper? How often have sides who get a week off lost the week after? Momentum is far more important in the play-offs IMO as you need to knock the results out one after the other. The games are not one off finals.

It looks like Leeds share your thoughts. They aren't resting anyone v Catalans by the looks of it.

Surely the Leeds players and everyone else's ( apart from Hull's) are already well rested as they had last weekend off.

I think SW is right to give the youngsters a chance and rest the weary bodies and minds of most of the Cup Final 17. Like some others I am more excited about seeing how the youngsters fare - and I am quietly confident they will do well. Hull have 8 players missing too.
Play the best team possible against Leeds and that will give us some momentum. If we win both games ( Hull and Leeds) I think we will finish 2nd as Warrington will rest some players next week against Catalans away. They may even lose to Saints as well but that is more doubtful!