If the injury is confirmed I am sure RFA will take the opportunity to tinker with his selection so as to accommodate Mellers , Lynne and Molloy who if any of them are SL level I will ate chaff. On the young Maskill suggestion, he could be a talent worth developing but it’s hard to judge when Dickens only gives him 15minutes each game preferring to play the invisible man and a lad who can’t pass before him

Perhaps people at the club need to be more careful about "sensitive" information being dished out?

as a fan, i would love to see maskill at 9 for this match. he is young and with his fathers links to both clubs, would relish the opportunity. sometimes you see players come into sides in these big (big by perceived media interest) games and their careers take off. it also shows faith in junior development.

however, this won't happen. if aiton is out, the hooker will either be wood with smith at stand off and lynn/mellars in centre or wildie with wood at stand off.

not my choice but this is what will happen.

Perhaps fans should know whats going on, we are part of the club, i for one know that most of the fans would like to know this info regarding players

Teams playing Saturday get announced tomorrow so its hardly going to be handing over unwanted news to the opposition is it ?

If Wood is WTW's second choice hooker he must surely be in the starting position if Aiton is injured.

To be completely honest i dont care if i dont find out whos playing until i turn up on match day, but i accept others like to be in the know much sooner.
Where i think this becomes an issue (or can do) is if it becomes a negative factor for the team (or a positive factor for the opposition.)
I don't think this forum is an all powerful RL go to for SL clubs or the RFL etc, but im sure people do look in weather that is directly or indirectly.
If Cas are now training towards us being without Aiton that is an advantage for them and a disadvantage for us.
If this is the case, as i suggested in my post - the club need to be more careful of who knows such info.

Dont think it was a secret that he broke is jaw, so on that i think we all know that you cannot play with this injury, but like a say he may be fine and its just what i have been told, hope i am wrong mate

I didn't go on Sunday so i didn't know.
Cas may have had an idea already, and like you Bazzo i hope the info is duff and he plays.
Failing that i'd love to see young Maskill thrown into this game and given the oppo to shine that Anakin has been given and taken with both hands.
With the others we have seen what they can offer to the team, Maskill AFAIK is an out an out hooker with good lineage, so maybe this is the test he needs.
Cometh the hour...... if he's good enough...... sink or swim etc etc etc

Or ends.

Good man, lets hope mate

As I said before he looked the part against Hemel - more so than some of the regular first teamers so I'd be willing to give him a go against SL opposition to see if he is ready (or even close to it).
Put him in but just make sure that we have other options available to switch players round if it doesn't work out. I wouldn't start Washy at 9 but if Maskill starts and he isn't playing well then you can switch him to there and put someone else to 13.

It was interesting to see the young players being given a shot in the Leeds V Saints game on Monday night - 2 or 3 for Saints including Percival and the young forward who scored a great try, and for Leeds the 18 yr old former Hunslet Warriors player who didn't let himself down. That turned out to be the most entertaining televised game of the season thus far.

#justsaying, as I believe the Twitterati say.