Tomkins
Davies
Gelling
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Leuluai
FPN
McIllorum
Sutton
Bateman
Farrell
O'Loughlin

Tomkins
Powell
Tautai
Clubb

Thats very hard on Isa not missed a game in two years.

He was dropped for the WCC I think?

It won't happen but I would drop Nu'uasala and start Clubb, who has been brilliant lately. If we can dominate them early and go a couple of scores ahead I can see their heads dropping like they did against Leigh. If we give them a sniff then their confidence will grow and the rest of the game will become a lot harder.

FB 1 S.Tomkins
RW 36 Davies
RC 3 Gelling
LC 4 Gildart
LW 5 Burgess
SO 6 Williams
SH 7 Leuluai
P 15 Clubb
H 9 McIlorum
P 19 Sutton
SR 14 Bateman
SR 12 Farrell
LF 13 O’Loughlin

S 11 J.Tomkins (on for Lockers at loose unless Farrell is struggling for fitness)
S 16 Powell
S 17 Tautai
S 20 Isa (at prop)

Yep, it's a tough call but loyalty can't come into it. We have to go with our strongest option and in my opinion, Isa misses out.

Well let's hope they really are fit to play, it's a big risk to go into a semi with two players who've got question marks hanging over them.

How have Salford named their new signings? I thought they had to be registered before the quarter final or something?

I've changed my mind about who misses out as the weeks gone on. FPN was my choice but he's an experienced big game player and I think he'll be up for this. I'm not sure many will agree but I'd leave out Tautai. His form hasn't been good for a while and defensively he can be caught out.

I would drop Powell- doesn't offer anything off the bench.

Would be hard on him but fair call. I posted a few weeks ago that he needs to add a lot to his game as he's a bit too steady and at the minute. Him going 80 minutes isn't too bad as he's got a great engine and is consistent over that 80 but coming on for 20-30 minutes he doesn't offer anything new when MM goes off. When you're winning that's alright but when the chips are down it's noticeable.

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I imagine we'll line up something like this:

1. Evalds
2. Johnson
3. Welham
4. Sa'u
5. Vatuvei
6. Lui
7. Dobson
8. Kopczak
9. Tomkins
10. Griffin
11. Murdoch-Masila
12. Jones
13. McCarthy

14. Carney
15. Tasi
16. Hauraki
17. Krasniqi

Eight overseas players and no academy side