Pretty close to what I would go for this week.

Jowitt
TJ
Hall
Minns
Lineham
Walker
Miller
Fifita
Bowes
Battye
Ashurst
Batchelor
Pitts

Kaye
Aydin
Whitbread
Tanginoa

Lino has been a big miss early season and I hope he gets back on the pitch soon for us. Hopefully Miller/Walker shows promise. That team is good enough to give saints a challenge. May as well turn up with the aim of bringing 2points back. What a win it would be if the team can pull one out of the bag.

Not for me, he hasn't but we all see it differently.

Third time lucky and we are called Trinity the biblical three

He has been top of the stats. Anyone replacing him has to do a shift.
If you drop Crowther to bench as well Sts will just run straight up the middle with wild abandon

Arona you may have a point as I was really 50/50 whether to include him however your really clutching with Crowther I’m afraid. Crowther is good in defence but to suggest that saints will run through the middle of us without him in is unbelievable. We have many options at LF and although Crowther is good for early defence he doesn’t seem to offer much else beyond that. Not that it’s a bad thing but I see Crowther as more of a squad player.

Much like Annakin he will get some games and put in 1000% but he I don’t think he will tie down a position long term. I would be happy to be proved wrong though and will cheer him on like everyone wearing the shirt.

I'd be tempted to keep Batch in at centre.
Saints are a pretty big side and we will need all the physicality that we can have.
There has to be some reward for those that rolled their sleeves up v Catalan but, Fifita and Tangianoa need to be in there somewhere.

Lino still missing is becoming a concern. Let's hope we're saving him for Leeds at home.

The clock is ticking that's for sure. I don't want to underrate the lad but don't think grossly overrating him helps either.

Can we really afford to not include Kelepi? Someone ahs described him as "off form" when he's only played one game this season... We will certainly need his physicality against Saints. Shame that Lino isn't in the squad - not sure what's going on there but i am starting to get a bit worried especially now Gaskell is injured. Light at Hooker now as well. All of a sudden and one or two more injuries to other key areas and your squad starts to look significantly weaker.

Jowitt
Johnstone
Hall
Batchelor
Lineham
Miller
Walker
Arona
Bowes
Battye
Pitts
Ashurst
Whitbread

Fifita
Kay
Aydin/Crowther
Tanginoa

That's only if you believe he was lacking in confidence. It's speculation but I think we can all guess the real reason and all WP was doing IMHO was shielding his players from what is still a very divisive issue.

Which stats is he topping?

vs Catalan
Arona - 12 carries, 54 metres, 4.5m avg, 16 tackles, 0 tackle busts
Battye - 14 carries, 59 metres, 4.92 avg, 27 tackles, 2 tackle busts
Whitbread - 7 carries, 44 metres, 6.28 avg, 22 tackles, 1 tackle bust
Aydin - 3 carriers, 23 metres, 7.66 avg, 27 tackles, 0 tackle busts

Could be an interesting battle between the Batchelor brothers on Friday.

Yes. I thinks it's a shame ours will be in the centre as he can't show his best.