Simon is not a 2nd rower he is best used down the middle just as Tupou is better used out wide . Which we finally saw on Sunday

We would of been playing in the championship anyway and really should of been if not for the stupidity of the rugby league with the crazy concept of the middle 8s . The team was a joke at times last yr . I will always support them cos that's what a fan does . But every fan wants there team to do well and not just exist .

And if that was the case then I'd accept relegation but that wasn't the case and we proved we were worthy to stay in Super League.
We can't all be top. It doesn't mean you don't deserve to be in the league, if you beat the teams to stay up then you deserve to stay up.

This is off topic though.

Against Warrington, it is going to be hard, just as it will be for every other team in the league.
I just want us to be competitive and show our best. If that means a win then outstanding, if it means a loss then so be it. As long as it isn't a game we give up.

My team for tomorrow
1. BJB
2. Tom Johnstone
18. Joe Arundel
25. Craig Hall
14. Reece Berlin
6. Jacob Miller
7. Liam Finn
11. Mika Simon
24. Stu Howarth
10. Anthony England
19. Jonny Molloy
13. Anthony Tupou
16. Tinirau Arona

20. Mikey Sio
26. Chris Annakin
17. Matty Ashurst
27. Ant Walker

Scruton wouldn't get a game at Eastmoor for me, although we all know BS will pick him and Walker will be the one to miss out.

You say that like Smith picks his favourites. The very fact that he started with Tupou on the bench and dropped Scruton, Anderson, Gibson and plays 3rd choice Howarth over Sio because he is playing so well proves he picks what he thinks is the best team to me.

Bit confused with Scruton, he was actually in the 19 to face HKR, but obviously didn't play, wonder if he failed a fitness test? Anywayyyy, my team would be;

BJB
Johnstone
Hall
Arundel
Lyne
Miller
Finn
Scruton
Howarth
England
Molloy
Tupou
Arona

Simon
Sio
Annakin
Walton

Will be interesting if he picks Hall ahead of Walton.....

PopTart, I think you will find Anderson is injured and hasn't been dropped. And I don't get what you are saying about Howarth being picked over Sio.... It's a 17-man game and Howarth is more suited to start the game whilst Sio is more suited coming on and adding impact.

The point is, he hasn't just stuck with his favourites.

And how would you know who his favourites are

Deep sigh.

Anyway, I do worry about putting Hall in the centre inside Johnstone. Both have had their defensive issues (though Johnstone had an outstanding game defensively last time out. I wonder whether Walton would be better against the likes of Atkins and Lineham

Johnstone is not a weak defender . Anyone who has played the game will tell you it's his inside defenders that's the problem .a winger gets made to look stupid cos of this . You don't actually see Tom miss many one on one's just see him out of position which isn't his fault . If he stayed on his wing then there would be a massive gap for any centre to go through . He can't win really can he

I'll give you that Fin has a good goal kicking game - buts the rest of what you say, nah.

As for Miller, can we really afford to continue to experiment with someone at 6 whose only strength is his running? I think he'd be a class centre, he did alright at fullback when asked, but doesn't really have much else in his locker. If he has, he's yet to show it. Pretty much all SL teams except us have a halfback pairing that has more than one or two qualities.

10/1 on friday, for anyone who fancies it

Finally there is someone on this forum who speaks sense!

"Defensive issues" is not the same as can't tackle.
I absolutely agree with you that the centre and second row/half back inside him make a big difference........however he has equal responsibility.
You can't jut say the other guy was out of position so I had to be and therefore mised the tackle. You have to work as a partnership and that includes him.
Putting him with Hall......in my opinion, is not a good partnership. But we'll see.

And just to be pedantic. I've played the game, but I was a long way from the wing. Playing the game does not tell you the defensive structure of the centre wing partnership.
Personally, in my time watching rather than playing, I think it's the hardest position to defend. especially the high ball and overlaps where all eyes are on you.