Dudson was outstanding prior to his injury, he will only get better too.

Good luck to Stu. Just can't see him having enough time to earn a new contract. Swansong season back at the Bulls maybe?

I've said for a while now that I'd like to see Stu go out with a win at OT, but I can't see him getting too much game time after Friday.

Hope he has a blinder and shuts most people up on here. Not saying he will, but I would love to see it.

This.

+1.

Why should Fielden get a place in the play off team when Lima, Prescott, Flower, Mossop, Crosby and even Dudson have had more game time than Fielden this year????

Because on his day Fielden is better than any of the players you have listed, and to win the major trophies you want your better players playing.

Should Gelling get selected before Richards?

No but Richards hasnt been missing for the best part of two years!

At the end of the day if he was a million miles away from the level he needs to be Wane wouldn't play him. Fact is as said in the interview he looks after himself as well as anyone can do, his self discipline and the fact he's had no wear and tear for 2 years does put him in the best condition he could be after such a long lay off.

Wane must see something left in the man to play him, he's a winner through and through and he has experience, something all the props you mentioned don't have barring Lima.

We can afford to take a chance, so do it.

Fielden played last week. He did 45 mins game time in the 20's and looked the business. Now time for his first team return. What a boost, a hungry fielden playing for his new contract in the play off's. He is well and truely in the shop window and is playing for a new deal

But Gelling has played more games than Richards [ithis year[/i which was your initial argument.

Sadly we don't have a time machine to go back and get the Fielden of 2005

I'm not doubting Fielden's abilities or that even with his time out of the game he has something to offer, but that statement is certainly open to debate, especially given that having two years out of the game makes it entirely hypothetical, or if based on Fielden's form over two years ago makes it completely unreliable.

I'd be very surprised if right now Fielden was capable of being better than Lima and Mossop at their best, even if those two haven't been near their best for a couple of months now.

Surely it's just expecting too much for him to come back and be at his very best again? I mean for even the best players in the world it would probably take four or five games to even get close to their best form. His form during his last real run of games in the team was on a par with Mossop at his best this year (before falling away completely) and definitely not as good as Lima.