The 19-man squad in full is:

1 Adam Quinlan
3 Thomas Minns
4 Andrew Heffernan
5 Ryan Shaw
7 Danny McGuire
9 Shaun Lunt
10 Mose Masoe
11 Maurice Blair
12 James Greenwood
13 Ben Kavanagh
14 Lee Jewitt
17 Chris Clarkson
19 Tommy Lee
20 Matty Marsh
21 Robbie Mulhern
22 Liam Salter
24 Chris Atkin
29 Jordan Walne
36 Justin Carney

But more importantly the TRinnnnnnn

Chris Annakin
Tinirau Arona
Matty Ashurst
Mason Caton-Brown
Anthony England
David Fifita
Liam Finn
Scott Grix
Ryan Hampshire
Keegan Hirst
Justin Horo
Tom Johnstone
Ben Jones-Bishop
Danny Kirmond
Reece Lyne
Jacob Miller
Pauli Pauli
Bill Tupou
Kyle Wood

MCB and Hampshire to Miss out , forecast is wet day and pretty close to freezing at KO - 3 degrees

Annakin and Hampshire will miss out I think

MCB and Annakin to miss out for me.

Got to have Hampshire on the bench for me. If we can't steam roller them with our big pack and three forwards on the bench I don't see a fourth forward making any difference. An extra pivot player on the other hand could change the direction of a game.

Couldn't agree more, I think Annakin's there just in case of an injury in the warm up to Horo,Ashurst,Kirmond, or Arona, and I think your spot on with Hampshire.

Grix
Johnstone
Tupou
Lyne
Jones-Bishop
Miller
Finn
Fifita
Wood
England
Ashurst
Horo
Arona

Pauli Pauli
Hirst
Kirmond
Hampshire

I agree with that. Hampshire Horo Hirst & Pauli on bench.

Cant argue strongly either way, the one thing I do think is when we have lacked a bit of oomph down the middle annikin always gives us a lift. Plus the interchange with arona worked well last year. Equally if we need to rotate at hooker could see hampshire coming on and finn hooking. Think it will be a close run thing - at home seven games in we would hammer them but big crowd first game etc etc

I agree. Hampshire Horo Hirst & Pauli on bench.

Hampshire a definite for me
MCB and Annakin to miss out, unless someone pulls up in the warm up.
Our pack looks really strong, the best we've had for 30+ years and Huby still to come in.

Cant wait.

If I'm honest I'm more bothered about the ref Kendall being more intimidated by the crowd than our players.

Anakin should be first name on the sheet , how can he be dropped, every time he came on the field last season he changed the match in our favor, he increased the tempo, he got the team on the front foot and hurt the opposition with his aggressive hard hitting defense. Look at the friendly against Hudds, we were on the back foot, Hudds were gaining the upper hand, on comes The Force and as usual he saves the day for us.

Anyone in the pub pre match?

Can imagine there are some armchair supporters on here?