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?

That's how I see it, would maybe have been Randall sat there instead of Hampshire if he was fit.

Agree
The Arona & Anakin rotation works perfectly and I hope we continue to use the two of them, they are both totally different players and give great alternate impact to the team when they come on

My only slight hesitation though is woody and not asking him to play the full 80 minutes, with Randal being injured perhaps Hampshire to rotate would work better for the squad on this occasion

Annakin and MCB to miss out I think, the team pretty much picks itself, baring an injury warming up

Solid squad but no Arundel is he injured ?

Think Chester likes Bill and Reece more than Joe

That's you're funniest effort yet as his unofficial agent.

Anakin only ever did what you claimed he did last year once and that got him a one year deal.

He's an ok player as far as it goes but nowhere near as good as Kirmo, Ashurst, Horo (I suspect) Arona.

Batchelor has far more talent whilst Crowther totally out performed him pre-season. He's possibly 5th choice at best and the clocks ticking.

I actually hope that one day he will live up to your hype but it needs to happen soon, sorry.

If he ever lives up to tht sort of hype we'll win the comp!!

I like him, plenty of heart, some skill but not good enough i'm afraid, reminds me of many players we've had recently.

How very dare you. Take that back right now.
Who the hell do you think won us the million pound game and saved the club .... Anakin , God he was magnificent that day and everyday since.
Have you seen this seasons haircut by the way ... Fabulous

Stop it this is beginning to sound creepy but yes great hair

MCB and Annakin to miss out.

Agree totally about the pivot on the bench. Could even do a stint in 3 quarters should we pick up an injury during game.

I agree with Arndell missing out.

I think he may not play Pauli Pauli and MCB - Pauli not quiet up to fitness yet?

just a question can the 2 that miss out in the 19 men squad each week play in the reserve team that same week?

also does the reserve play this week?

Would prefer Annakin in the 17 myself and would also like Arundel in. But I undertstand how difficult it is to make a call with our centres as they have all developed into good all round players so it's not anything I'm too fussed about. You could probably put a paper between the difference in quality of Lyne and Arundel. That's coming from someone who thought Lyne wasn't very good a few seasons ago. He was excellent last year.

I've got to disagree with you there. Annakin is very underrated. Runs it hard, wins penalties and collision off the back of it and defends pretty well too. Crowther and Batchelor still have a long way to go to consolidate themselves into regular Super League players imo. Both will, but I think we over hype our own youngsters and we shouldn't get carried away. 1 year ago Max Jowitt was the next Paul Wellens to some on here. Let's not get carried away.