He's had some exposure there before when we've had injuries so at least he's not completely new to it.

Did the three Fox brothers, Neil, Peter & Don, ever play in the same team at Wakefield?

Joel looks set for a dogged battle outwide on sunday.

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From the few games I have seen, Charnley should be ahead of Marsh in the pecking order. Thought he was excellent at Barrow last week. Id have kept George at 4 and played JC on the wing

If it was a normal game I'd agree but he seems to be just trying things out, which is what friendlies are for.

Quote: -Tracie- "Surley this will be a first??? I know its onlya friendly but I don't know of any team that has had 3 brothers on the pitch at the same time and for the same team??? BILKO!!!!!?????! German national RL side. 4 brothers. rugby-league.de/en/worldrecord-f ... t-brothers

Quote: -Tracie- "Surley this will be a first??? I know its onlya friendly but I don't know of any team that has had 3 brothers on the pitch at the same time and for the same team??? BILKO!!!!!?????! German national RL side. 4 brothers. rugby-league.de/en/worldrecord-f ... t-brothers

No he's probably correct, Logan and Sam will only get limited game time.

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Yea just picked up e-mail. Next week will be fine. I will let you know some time over the weekend when I will be in, bit hectic at the moment.

joel's played centre before and did totally fine so i think we will end up with them all on the pitch at the same time

I don't think they are tbh in terms of Marsh over Charnley. Mcguire and Wane both rate Steffan Marsh very highly and i'd say all the eveidence points to them having him ahead of Charnley in the pecking order. They gave him chances at Wigan last year ahead of Charnley and then going into this season they only played Charnley in a reserve side at Barrow choosing not to select Marsh and now Marsh is starting above Charnley in our last pre season game.

I don't see it on first team preformences so far but i'd say it's obvious they have Marsh ahead of Charnley so far.

Feeling Joel at centre is with the WCC in mind and testing him out there-

Was thinking this the other day and Joel at centre for the WCC seems the only sensible option - With Pat and Finch out, and no interchange hooker, I think Sam HAS to go back in the halves and go with the recognised pairing of Sam and Tommy, to allow Deacon to give us options off the bench - If not, we would have to go with Tommy and Deacs in the halves and no option of a pivot off the bench to mix it up!

Therefore, Sam in the halves means Amos has to go back to FB, which leaves us with only one recognised established winger in the rest of the backs.

So for me the equation is either Joel to centre, or risk Charnley or Marsh, who while will in time be undoubted good uns....do we really fancy putting them up against their frankly frightning 3/4 line of Cooper / Gasnier/ Morris/ or Nightingale?! Also putting Joel to centre frees up a space for SR where we are immensely strong.

For me the only option for the backs for this game will be with Joel in the centre, lining up something like

Amos, Gleeson, Joel, Carmont, Goulding, Sam, Tommy, Lima, McIllurum, Fielden, Hoffman, Hansen, O'Loughlin. With Deacon and three from Prescott Coley Farrell Tuson Mossop on the bench.

When you look at their backline though compared to ours without Richards and Finch, you realise we're goin to have to make it one almightly foward battle to have a chance IMO.

I wouldnt read so much into it mate, especially when they are both in the squad anyway. The game means nothing & as Madge has already said, everyone is playing for their place at Cardiff. I'd be very surprised if one got more game time than the other on Sunday