good news hope he makes speedy recovery do you think 6 days recovery time is pushing it a bit

People keep trying to find reasons not to like Phelps, but so far this year

v Crusaders - 1 bomb - defused.
v Hull KR - 1 on 1 tackle on Newton - made.

He will be our player of the season and is going to be a massive loss to us for the next few weeks.

On the other hand, its now or never for Pryce.

It's a negative turn of phrase mate, because you're either blind or totally biased in that you only expect certain players to play completely faultlessly and stop everything. Holy crap he got handed off? what a truly Epic Fail from Cam. Watch any game of super league and you'll find a number of players making errors, 'cock ups' as you call them, yet they never get a mention from you. I personally think your harshness on Cam is down to how you feel Ainscough should be in the side (as you've posted numerous times over the pre season almost hoping that others don't perform and saying Ainscough should start).

Seriously what do you expect from Phelps? He had a defensively very good game last night, even with the 'cock up', put in a great slow down tackle on Newton(?) when he was bursting through after handing off Fielden and they looked likely to score, and was superbly placed and read really well a dangerous kick through from Dobson and took it cleanly first time.

Nail on head.

Moaning because someone got handed off, jeez.

Assuming Roberts goes to FB, whoever fills in on the wing will be up against King. Given Ainscough isn't the best under the high bomb, putting him in that position's the wrong move for me.

I'd rather have Pryce playing outside Gleeson.

Defo.

Regardless of if people rate him, don’t rate him or have an agenda against the lad Pryce has to be in the side for the next 4-6 weeks. Even if he has a stinker next week against Wire I’d still keep him in the side for the week after against Catalans.

In order to fully judge and evaluate Pryce Madge has to see him play over a period of weeks at SL level and now is the perfect opportunity for him to show any worth he has. The team is settled, playing well, he’ll be outside an inform centre in Gleeson and with Joel also on that side of the park it’s looking strong for us.

Our next six games games;

Warrington Wolves Away
Catalans Dragons Home
Bradford Bulls Away
Hull FC Home
Castleford Tigers Away
Leeds Rhinos Home

That’s six tough games for Pryce to prove his worth.

If he fails then it’s game over for him sadly but at least he will have been given a pro longed run in the first team.

Didnt bailey play in the reserves today? We could well see him in the 17 with something like:

STomkins (played at fullback before and didnt look out of place, plus always mopping up kicks close to our line, good fullback play)
Roberts
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
Deacon
Leuluai
Fielden
Riddell
Coley
Hansen
JTomkins
O'Loughlin

Mossop
Feka
Prescott
Bailey

That would pretty much mean Riddell playing 80 mins though, which IMO im not sure he could pull off with a good level of performace the whole way through

Forgot to add when Riddell comes off, Leuluai to hooker and Lockers to 6. Not ideal but its an option!

I'd rather have Bailey in the team than Pryce.

Sam needs to stay at 6, lets not do a massive rejig, lets just put Amos to 1 and bring in a winger.

Agreed, and I would be happy to see any of Goulding, Pryce or Ainscough there tbh.

Did you really go today?
How did Ian Thornley play? a very talented young player.

Which centre scored and put his winger in for two tries?

I didn't to the game but was the centre Pryce, by any chance????

Very sensible thing to do. Maguire does seem very sensible.