Bear in mind that Massey only misses games when Salford aren't playing the same day, regardless of fitness.

It is the norm now, started by Wigan, for fans to list every squad player injured just to show how a supposed 2nd string is bravely struggling on.

In my opinion, those missing who would be in our strongest 17 line up would be:

1. Dorn
2. Hitchcox
3. Shenton
4. Webster
5. Solomona
6. Roberts.
8. Lynch
12. Mcmeeken
13. Massey.


Other injuries:
Monaghan
Robson
Jewitt
Chase

Only DP knows what his strongest line up is but to go into any and without your first choice 1-6 is ridiculously unlucky before you even consider the losses in the pack.
But that's how it's been pretty much all season for us and I personally am amazed we've made the top 8.

According to the match report in League Express we had 14 missing.
Have a look at the shirt numbers for the backs who started yesterday:-
18
34
19
11
24
15
7
Only Gale at 7 is first choice.

Cas were missing a back line, Trinity were missing a pack (exacerbated by the loss of Molloy and the injury to Ashurst). Ultimately this told and the lack of power enabled the weakened three quarters to run riot.

We did lose Larne Patrick very early on with concussion and he didn't return. As we had a half back on the bench that only left us 2 forwards, debutant Savelio and Maher who didn't feature until the final 10 minutes.
Fifita looks promising and i liked the way he responded to the jibes of the Cas fans.

The sob stories on here from Cas fans you 'd have thought wakey had won.

Plus Tom Johnstone and BJB

Cool your jets! Chissit asked a question and I gave my answer. I wasn't trying to get into an argument nor have I tried to justify anywhere that we should/could have won by more!
The reason I haven't commented on wakey a injury list is that I don't know it (cos they're not my team)!

You are guilty though of shall we say gilding the lily for want of a better expression, you have players unavailable for selection so have we, and if you stopped feeling sorry for yourself for one minute you'll notice that so has every other club in SL, like us they have just rotated the squad what's available and most importantly haven't played UP the fact we've won while having injuries.
As two or three have boasted you've won with injuries and while admitting your coach does not know his best 17, then surely that devalues your claim and/or excuses when you have lost.

Well we tonked you with a full strength team in February (bar shenny) and we tonked you with loads out yesterday. Having to chop and change his side every week, are you at all surprised powell doesn't know his best team ! The same way you lot are proud of 8th and a cup semi, I'm pretty chuffed we have finished 6th, all things been even .

Aye you certainly tonked us in the first half alright, you only got on top in the last twenty minutes when we we're out on our feet from trying to cope with only one fit interchange on the bench and your bigger forwards.
You can't be that ambitious if you are happy to finish 6th at the end of the season, especially if you get those 15/16 players back into contention.

Where as Wakefield are targeting the treble next year?
Powell believed there was a chance of silverware at the start of the season as did I, but with the long layoffs of players that was never going to happen.
So finishing in 6th is a good achievement ,end of.

We're targeting the treble this year, whereas it's just a bit too late for Cas