That's what I thought initially be AUOP makes a valid point, 40 and 38 points was 4th was loads of room to spare, we don't necessarily have to be 4th with loads of room to spare, just 4th by 1 point would do

We should still be targeting 1st never mind settling for 4th.

No team will want to finish first if we finish 4th.

Wrong, Saints would

Boom!!

Do people think Bateman will play at Centre while Gelking and Gildart are out?

Any news on Sam Powell?

I think that would be our best option and it would also ease him back in physically. I don't think Forsyth is doing too bad a job but it would be nice to get some experience in the position.

You'd imagine if he's back on the field now he should be there or thereabouts for the Wire cup tie.

For me Bateman is too good a defender to be out in the centres. He often pops up making try saving tackles in the middle of the pitch.

OK, but you have to think that all four of our top backrowers (Lockers, Faz, Joel and Bateman) have to be included somewhere at the moment, with us being so short of experience throughout the side. None are really big enough to cover for Flower or Clubb at prop, so centre is the only position to put one of them, and Bateman is the best centre of the four.

Lockers spelled at prop

Lockers would be wasted at prop. Keep him at LF where he belongs.

Bateman at centre until Gildart or Gelling come back and then in to the back row with Joel Tomkins spelling in the front row for me. Willie Isa would then be available to rotate with Lockers at loose forward.

Oli said on Sunday that he expects to be back playing in about 6 weeks.

Made up, as I was concerned that that tackle could have ended at least his year and possibly more than that.

Guess he won't really know until he starts full impact training though.

Who knows whether there was any long-term damage. Hop not though.