I also think that we should avoid getting into a forward battle and look to attack and move the ball around the edges...

Kick early, make them return from deep.

Not pretty, but it should work.

I hope we're not rushing Hansen, if there's any doubt we shouldn't risk him, don't want him breaking it and missing the semi final. Assuming he's 100%:

FB 2 Roberts
RW 3 Goulding
RC 22 Gleeson
LC 4 Carmont
LW 5 Richards
SO 21 Phelps
SH 7 Leuluai
P 15 Coley
H 9 Ridell
P 19 Prescott
SR 16 Hansen
SR 12 Bailey
LF 14 Joel

S 10 Paleaaesina
S 24 Mossop
S 25 Sam
S 26 Flanagan

Anyone who's been keeping an eye on the line up/injury threads might have noticed I've tweaked my line up since I last posted. Here's my thinking:

Most NRL fans who have been watching Phelps for a while say he is best at 6, and that it's a crime that he never got a run there with the Bulldogs, and I can see why, he's got pace, agility and a decent support game so let's give him a run there while the spot's opened up and he's on form. If he's having a shocker at half time we can just put Sam Tomkins there for the rest of the game and call it a failed experiment.

With Phelps at stand off we need someone to play full back. I originally said Richards, after all he's played plenty of games there in the past and proved himself safe there, if unspectacular. But putting Richards at full back negates a big attacking threat of ours (the bomb to the wing, with Richards outjumping their 3ft winger) and also means we won't really have much in the way of an attacking full back. So why not give Roberts a run? He's got way more pace of the mark than Pat, and he's made quite a few last ditch try savers this year so I reckon we should give him ago. We can always switch him and Richards part way through if things go pear shaped.

With Roberts on the wing we need another winger! Not a problem, Goulding's on form there with a super league team already, hopefully he'll slot straight in.

Finally the props, dropping Fielden will raise a few eyebrows, but I promise we won't miss him. Why not play two in form young players (one of which is already on form in super league) rather than one and a has been? Mossop won't let us down, let's show the academy guys that you really do get in the team based on form not the name on the back of your shirt.

I would go with

Phelps
Roberts
Goulding
Carmont
Richards
Gleeson
Sam Tomkins
Fielden
Leuleui
Prescott
Hansen
Bailey
Joel Tomkins

Feka
Coley
Riddell
Mossop

Hansens got a chipped bone in his hand, is he worth risking? I chipped a bone in my elbow once and couldnt even lift my arm up because of the pain so IMO dont think hes worth risking:

Phelps
Roberts
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
Sam
Leuluai
Coley
Riddell
Prescott
Mossop
Bailey
Joel

Feka
Flanagan
Fielden
Goulding/Pryce - either one to come on at when riddell comes off, gleeson to the halfs and leuluai to hooker.

What is Flanagan there for then if that is the plan? Who would he swap with?

The idea of all those positional changes just so Riddell can have a rest does my head in.

Dave

To give Joel Bailey and Mossop a rest obviously.

Although Hansen's been named in the squad I'd be very surprised were he to play, especially when we have such depth in the backrow.

I would try Flanagan at 6 either for the full game or if it's not going right we can make the change.

With Sam at 7 and Leulaui a Piggy at 9?

flanagans bin brill at 6 inreserves.....takes line on well .... passes well......dummies and breaks well......full of confidance.....much better than pryce at 6........sorry ure wrong on this point

Gleeson is allegedly at 6 tomorrow.

Aparently the squad have been training with this formation at times this week

Its the man himself.

Gleeson at 6!!!!!! Taxi for noble Yet again