I'm of that mind too, another factor is that the lowest placed qualifier and top places opponent could be an awkward and experienced team like Saints (with many players back) or Leeds (with nothing to lose.)

I had the feeling somehow that it was a tea-time KO (5 pm?). The Catalan games usually are, aren't they? I can't recall Saturday night rugby at all in the past. I assume this is all Cats' doing?

TV.

Saints fans will probably laugh as much as some of ours at this opinion but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Saints put a run together in the play offs and made Old Trafford. Getting in the play offs may be the biggest challenge but most players are due back for them and if somebody asked me if they could go to Craven Park and win in a semi final, with a strong team, I'd have no doubt in saying yes. Play offs rugby is different and no group of players has more experience in them.

Could 100% envisage a Saints team with Walmsley Knowles Sironen Matautia being able to defend 14 points, they're not done yet

Defending their way to it is the only way they can do it but they've got it in them. It would shock me less than Leeds winning it in 2017 anyways and they've as much, if not more experience than that Leeds side.

Finally an offload and look what we do off the back of it. Once again we are having to deal with a slow ruck so hopefully we can be a bit more expansive.

I'd rather walters make the tackle and concede the penalty there

We are getting battered in territory. Catalans making 50m comfortably in every set and now our back 3 have forgotten how to catch a ball.

Keighran shoved in the back, hits the players shoulder, then hits his hand as Field drops it. Result = try. Wtf

I can’t believe we are penalised for slowing the ruck. We just can’t to seem to put a consistent half together in the last few months.