His fitness is becoming a myth.
He may look shagged on the field but he does the same minutes as other middles and his stats though not the highest in number, are the highest in quality.
We are going to need strong characters on Friday and he is one.

If fit this would be my team

Jowitt
Lineham
Lynne
Kay
Franco
Dagger
Gale
Bowdan
Hood
Whitbread
Pitts
Griffin
Proctor

Dave
Ashurst
Bowes
Atoni

Although he covered there pretty well, I wouldn't start the game with Kay at centre.
Griffin has to play at centre.
I'd have Kay on the bench in place of Bowes.

Il go with that, good bench, if they take a chance on whitbread an he isnt 100%., dagger over lino for me

Come on, minutes mean nothing when you spend 80% of them on your haunches and failing to get back behind the play the ball following an opposition kick.

What do you mean by stats are of the highest quality? And which stats? I ask genuinely as I don't know where to find detailed stats for the season but would be interested to see. Going from my observations, his carries per game, meters per carry, post contact meters etc must be awful.

We didn’t concede a try down his edge in 4 games I think and he s ores a couple and set the odd one up. He’s still young but I’m confident in him if he gets the nod.

It will either be him or Griffin. Though Griffin is a second row now he could roll back the years to play centre. Some early ball from deep to a strong runner like Griff out wide could be a good plan. Whoever plays I’m sure they will give 1000%.

Im really looking forward to Friday.

Didnt the Hull guy say he's been playing second row and the consensus was he's no longer a centre?

He has been playing second row but it's not like he's forgotten how to play there in a season.

He might not have but his body might, that was the gist I got from him

Don't get me wrong. I'd rather have him in second row.
I'm just not sure about Croft in such a big game.

Whoever gets the call , just go out and smash them ,we have far too much power all over the field . Our home form has been great I see no reason for that to not continue against one of the weakest opponents in the league

Either if griffin plays second row/, get him running at that weak cas edge's, will be nice to see him trucking over miller