As we know from past experience that this bunch can be difficult to beat and love to spoil a good party.

Vitally important we get the right result to allow us a week off and the right to choose the clubcall option.

If we win this game up front then we will wiin the game overall. We need a big solid effort from our forwards. Not sure if Fielden will be ready for such an intense forward battle.

If Lauaki comes back into the team then I'm guessing Fielden will drop out. Dudson showed glimpses of the quality he showed earlier in the year. In his second spell, the first thing he did after coming on the pitch was smash a Saints player.

You never know who Wane's favourites are though. He'll probably drop Flower and Dudson and put L.Tomkins on the bench or something.

I'd drop Fielden & Flower and play Logan and Lauaki.

can't see any problem for you boys - Cats were ragged in defence and a decent side would have put 50 past them

More than happy with that, but the one thing we mustn't do is lose as I don't fancy Catalans away in the SF.

would that happen?

we lose, Wire win and get club call?

last 4 Wire, us (they cant pick us), saints/leeds, and Cats

cant see wire NOT picking Cats tbh, and letting us and saints or rhinos knock hell out of each other....softening us up for the GF
and history dictates the club call always picks the lowest finisher

The winner of us and Catalans is guaranteed a home tie. Therefore the semi finals would be Wire v Club call. Catalans v Non-club call. They would send us to France each and every time.

It can't happen now, but if Catalans had finished 3rd and Saints 4th then I would have hoped that we would have picked Catalans and sent St Helens to Wire.

As I understand it that is still a possibility. IF we beat Cats and wire beat saints and saints and cats win their next games we can pick cats and send saints to Warrington!

We can yes (and will) but Cats would be the lowest ranked side. The point I was making was that we would have been picking 3rd above 4th.

Is that farcical rule in where 1st can't select 2nd in the club call?

There is no such rule. Which ever club makes the clubcall (highest place winner from week one) can pick any club apart from the other winner of week one.

I'm surprised people don't wanna see Fielden in the 17 this week. He did more than enough to keep his place and clearly showed a lot of hunger. I'd play him in the 17 above Flower. Big pack with stu, Lima, mossop, dudson props plus Hansen, hock, lockers ..... Bring it on!!

Definately happy with playing Catalan at home.