Mossop, Flower, Clubb and Tautai with support from the other three will be fine IMO.

If a big (and good) prop becomes available I'd hope we'd be in for them but that selection above will keep us in contention.

Souths were very impressive in ability and tactics. Also their self discipline was excellent.
There were one or two push and shove incidents likely to blow but the Souths players just turned their backs and walked away.
No joining in a risking a penalty against them. They weren't hot headed they were very disciplined.
They didn't try to referee the game although they got the benefit of the doubt even when the decisions should have been stone cold in favour of Saints.
I didn't think Saints were awful or anything like that, Souths were just so much better.
Whether Wigan or Wire would have get a more reasonable score I don't know but I'm pretty sure neither would have beaten Souths.

Not having a go here but the only learning from this game is not to try it again. It was like watching Richard Dunn when he fought Ali, or a not so funny comedian dieing on stage.
Didn't even have the benefit of producing a gallant loser, just St Helens on a fools errand.

Pur-lease. Ridiculous over-reaction. There have been blow-out scores in both directions in the WCC in the past (although most recent games have been pretty close), but you have to go back to, er, Saints in 2003 for an equivalent tanking.

And, as noted here, Souths won their GF by about the same margin. I'm sure the Bulldogs aren't tearing their hair out about how rubbish they are.

We would have got much closer.
Pre-season is pre-season.
You beat a Cats with no half backs - and we all know how hard it is to play without half backs as Saints told us every 2 minutes last year - and a hopeless Salford.
We drew with Widnes, which is better than we usually do, and beat a top rival with a full side out, while we played without our first choice half backs - and we all know how hard etc etc.
You only had to watch the 3 world club challenge games to see who had good defensive structures and balance and who were all over the shop.
It wouldn't surprise me to see Saints miss the top 4, as Leeds, Wigan and Wire are better teams, and Cats could be if Carney fulfils his potential. All 4 of those teams put over 30 points on Saints last year, so it's not as if it would require anything other than the status quo continuing.

Quote: Lingfield Warrior "We would have got much closer. Pre-season is pre-season. You beat a Cats with no half backs - and we all know how hard it is to play without half backs as Saints told us every 2 minutes last year - and a hopeless Salford. We drew with Widnes, which is better than we usually do, and beat a top rival with a full side out, while we played without our first choice half backs - and we all know how hard etc etc. You only had to watch the 3 world club challenge games to see who had good defensive structures and balance and who were all over the shop. It wouldn't surprise me to see Saints miss the top 4, as Leeds, Wigan and Wire are better teams, and Cats could be if Carney fulfils his potential. All 4 of those teams put over 30 points on Saints last year, so it's not as if it would require anything other than the status quo continuing.'" Of course you would have done better - losing to the mighty Bronco's proves that ... www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pre ... 7249969106

Quote: Lingfield Warrior "We would have got much closer. Pre-season is pre-season. You beat a Cats with no half backs - and we all know how hard it is to play without half backs as Saints told us every 2 minutes last year - and a hopeless Salford. We drew with Widnes, which is better than we usually do, and beat a top rival with a full side out, while we played without our first choice half backs - and we all know how hard etc etc. You only had to watch the 3 world club challenge games to see who had good defensive structures and balance and who were all over the shop. It wouldn't surprise me to see Saints miss the top 4, as Leeds, Wigan and Wire are better teams, and Cats could be if Carney fulfils his potential. All 4 of those teams put over 30 points on Saints last year, so it's not as if it would require anything other than the status quo continuing.'" Of course you would have done better - losing to the mighty Bronco's proves that ... www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pre ... 7249969106

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Booo but you could very well be right.