Bott
Senior
Arundal
Reece
Kaye
Jowitt
Lino
Fifita
Wood
Arona
Batchelor
Kelepi
Westerman

Battye
Pitts/ashurst
Green
Eaves

Just the sub place im undecided on in regards pitts ashurst

I'm not sure why you want me to predict something like that but our back line and forwards are all capable of scoring, it's just we have been too slow in thought and pass up to now.
I think the two Hookers will help with that a lot.

But ultimately we have to be at least even in the forwards to get that chance.

You that confident you think we could beat them with 12?

He's stronger than most in defense, its just that we need the distribution.
So I'm happy for him to be on the field, just not at Hooker when we have an actual Hooker available.

It's a good enough squad to beat Leeds, old man Gale or not.

Exactly this. Eaves looked strong in defence on his short stint last week anyway. Think he put in 4 consecutive tackles in one set at one point. Looking forward to seeing more from him.

Tupou is paying the price for his poor defensive choices and conceeding a number of try’s last week.

My team would be:

Bott
Kershaw
Arundel
Lyne
Senior
Jowitt
Lino
Green
Wood
Arona
Tanginoa
Batchelor
Westerman

Eaves
Fifita
Battye
Walker/Crowther

But defence isn't the problem so much now, it's the attack, in which case a real hooker trumps a stand in one.

no I’ve not forgot anything but our back line just look well short of fire power without tj and bill who are the only ones who make breaks

Lyne makes breaks as often as Bill. TJ is clearly a massive loss to any team but if you can't score tries you shouldn't be in the backs, all those backs can score. They are not the problem for me, we need to win in the forwards and we need Lino, Wood, and co to promote the ball on the back of it.

Mopsey you know better than most that a winger on one leg will score if the forwards and the halves are winning the game.

We need huge games from Fifita, Battye, Tanginoa, and Westy in the pack and then we need the pivot players to turn that into chances and we will score, and if we defend as we have in the last few games we have a good chance. When I say defend better I don't mean our defense has been exceptional because it hasn't but if we dominate possession and territory we won't have to do as much of it and thus won't concede as many.

Easy on paper, I know, but you have to assume the best.

Yet according to his post match interview after the Catalans game Chester was going to spend the challenge cup break focussing on defence!

i think we’ve defended quite well in games and had a good dig but the problem is our attack is so blunt we can’t put anyone under pressure and get them chasing the game because apart from break away tries we can never score, then we just capitulate and let 30 in.

Haha yes and without kelpi too