Olpherts already experienced a Wembley appearance in Cas's 2021 Challenge cup defeat so has had the big game experience, or should we give Walmsley a chance to have a possibly once in a lifetime appearance on the big day? Glad that I don't have to make the choice. I think the size of the Wembley playing area will suit Lachlan's style rather than Derrell's.

If your going on this season contributions you’d go …

Walmsley (15 games 18 try’s)
Olpherts (10 games 3 try’s)

McGillvray (5 games 4 try’s)

Be unfair to leave Walmsley out playing most games and most try’s by a distance.

I’d probably go Walmsley / Olpherts but I think Powell will go Walmsley / McGillvray.

Tough choice, who’d be a coach. Regardless I think the players have the right attitude if not selected.

Walmsley played last year for Halifax in the 1895

You're dead right RWB. I'd forgotten that Halfax had been there last year until TC mentioned it on his Friday night match commentary.

The referee has been announced as Tom Grant. Their will be no video referee used for this game despite it being used in both the other finals

That seems crazy.
All the facilities and the tech in place and it's a final.

Just seems another example of this game being undervalued??? 3 finals and only 2 getting the attention a final deserves . Shameful attitude by the RFL towards the 2 teams and fans of the 1895 final !!!!

Totally agree, but TBH, should we be surprised??

Am I alone in not being bothered? Having seen some of the farcical VR decisions in recent weeks I'd rather keep the game flowing.

Not bothered at all. We haven`t had a video ref all season and we won`t for any other game, including the championship final so don`t see why this should be different. The system surrounding the video ref is a shambles anyway, ref can send a perfectly good try up as no try and if they don`t have the right angle to gain what they call `sufficient evidence` to overturn the live call then it will be chalked off.

I've no problem with in goal touch judge.

And on the subject of us being under valued, that's because we are a lower value.
It's great we are in a final at Wembley but we are not of equal standing as the Challenge Cup. ....... you are just going to have to accept it.

100%.

The way I look at is, is before we were in the championship and the 1895 cup, did I go out of my way to watch it? No. Was I bothered about it? No. If the game was on TV and it happened to be on the channel I was on, I might watch it, dependant on whether or not are lass wanted to watch Eastenders. Without looking, I couldn`t tell you a single winner of the comp since it started, I actually couldn`t tell you how long it`s been going. Some may view that as ignorant, but it`s just the truth. I actually don`t know many people that have taken an interest before.

Now I'm invested, of course, because it`s my club but I can`t now start demanding everyone values the game higher and takes notice because I never would have done before.

Ohhhh so it's your club is it? Weird because Matt Ellis comes across as a lot smarter than you do.

Do you not see it as your club Timmy?

It's certainly my team. I guess we support in different ways.