Couldn't agree more with both you guys.

And me. I've said in the past that Faz is too small. Glad to say he has easily proved me wrong.

The whole squad looks lazy to me. Not just the rather more dubious picks like Heighington, but it's certainly experience (aka age) over development that he's gone for. How many of those bodies will on top form when the WC actually starts? I suppose there's another 4 years to bring on the younglings after this time round, but I've not seen anything that makes me think he will (assuming he's still in charge after this year).
Time will tell.

maybe the fact that the England captain and half back play for Wigan has been a limiting factor, they have selected a maximum of 2 players from each club.

Wouldn't play SOL (too old) or Williams (too young) for England



Regards , EW

I would hope/assume that McQueen and Heighington are the 19th and 20th man, and selected as they are based in Australia, rather than fly two players around the world not to play, when they could have ran out for their club. If they actually play then it is ridiculous.

As an aside - Should we not have one eye on the future for games like this? I'd rather them have picked Farrell and J.Burgess/Johnstone rather than Lockers and Hall.

There are three from Castleford.

Looks like Salford will be without Justin Carney, facing a Grade F racial abuse charge!

You'd imagine they'll have to be pretty certain he's done that for him to get any sort of ban. It'll be a huge one or no ban at all.

As for us it's good to have Faz available (as embarrassing as that is for Wayne Bennett) and Joe Burgess. It'd be nice if we got some good news on Tommy Leuluai also. If not then we may be looking at Escare and Powell in the halves and Tierney at fullback at a guess.

The ref red-carded him, so must have heard what he said? Deserves a big ban if he's found guilty.

There's some talk that they've mis-heard what he said (that's his defence anyway) but we'll see.

I wouldn't want to be on the panel for this one, nightmare case.

Must be.

What do you go off? Is it him against the ingoal judge (I think it's an ingoal judge who heard him apparently). I supppse they'll get other people's statements but it's difficult without some audio of the incident.

Escare
Davies
Forsth
Burgess
Marshall
Gregson
Powell
FPN
McIlorum
Flower
Farrell
Tomkins
Isa

Sutton
Tautai
Ganson
Naverette

Escare and Powell to take the in field kicking. We won game with Gregson in the halves last year. Sam Powell has proven he can boss a game in the halves albeit a few years ago, New Zealand Warriors game.

Another option as discuss is Escare 7, Powell 6 Tierney 1