Looks like the back line pretty much picks itself:

Scott Grix
Tom Johnstone
Bill Tupou
Reece Lyne
Ben Jones-Bishop
Ryan Hampshire/Jacob Miller (Can't decide but might consider giving Rocky a go at 6)
Liam Finn
Anthony England
Tyler Randell
David Fifita
Matty Ashurst
James Batchelor
Tinirau Aona

Kyle Wood
Justin Horo
Craig Huby
Pauli Pauli


Hirst to miss out for me along with Miller

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Probably collapsed under his own weight.

If Tommy Lee is involved I’d fancy our chances with 10 men ! He really is that bad.

He's average at best.
We lost both first choice hookers Lunt and Lawler. Carney is more destructive than you think but academic now he's out.

On the plus side for us Marsh isn't named, you've not faced Atkin yet, 7 try Moss is named (after his york loan although we'll see if that has any bearing in SL).

We've actually named a fairly youthful side with half a dozen experienced heads.

Both of us are due a win. We should have beaten Leeds last week (a totally ridiculous sin bin, a non existant penalty given in front of the sticks to them etc). The ref last week was appaling and took decisions from his touch judges over the headphone all game rather than making any himself. Still, had enough chances but Leeds defence was too good. We should have at least drawn away at Catalans apart from cheating Micky Mac in the last minute.

Doesn't change the results though. Fed up of great performances against the 'big' clubs and still not edging it. Also tired of influencial players being injured but hey ho.

A question - do you think Chessie's colours are now showing since he is no longer propped up by Kear?

No.
I'm sure that any half decent side would welcome Kear's input but, I think we're victims of our own hype.
Big talk pre season on how we'd improved on last years squad (with Pauli coming in) but, he's yet to show his worth (and hopefully it's still to come) and the fixtures ultimately, havent done us any favours, with a block of "easy" games followed by a block of tough fixtures, almost akin to a play off series.
Had a couple more of those tight reverses gone our way, we'd have been very, very happy.
As it stands, we're pretty much where you would any half decent Wakefield side to be, mid table and with a game in hand on most of the sides above us.

Mind you, if Rovers take the points on Sunday, it will all be Chesters fault

Have a good game on Sunday, just as long as you finish second.

Come on Trin !

You’d love that to be so wouldn’t you rather than admit you let a good one go. Any sane fan can see that CC has done well other than not having much luck. With a bit more luck we could have another 4 points but hey.

Luck though changes if you work hard.

That said yes we do miss Kear he’s a great guy to have around nobody at this club would deny it but it’s only a very small issue as from my understanding JK had very little input with the players day to day.

Yes they are constantly changing his full back and half backs and sticking by his favs.not the first time we had long winless run under him without kear either and how arundal and man dont play is a mystery

Been unlucky ala leeds n hull but lucky ala me cats and salford home

How can he be both constantly changing yet also stickigwith his favs?
Everybody switched players over Easter

Arundel has played and has not shone as much as Tupou and Lyne.
If MCB had played Arundel wouldn't as we moved Tupou to the wing.

That's the beauty of being head coach, he can pick who he likes.

Might be down to who wants it more. Desperate to be in top four or desperate not to be in bottm 4 AGAIN. I know which side SHOULD want it more but who knows.

I think for this game we are looking down and aiming not to be pulled in to the bottom group. If we win, and it's an if, we can start looking up again.

Arundel is the better defender. Reece looks better in attack but lets more trys in than he scores. Basic maths really

Lyne has defended pretty well this season, 18 tackles and 15 missed tackles is damn good going and better even then Toupu.
No doubt that Lyne is a stronger player in possession and has been one of our better players this season but, some of his basic passing is awful.
Arundel is a far better player at timing a pass to his wingman but is slightly slower and nowhere near as effective bringing the ball form our line and Toupu, generally, has been immense.
Unless you are going to play Lyne or Toupu on the wing, which would mean dropping Johnstone or BJB, Arundel is going to be left waiting for his chance and we still have MCB who is also unlucky not to be getting some game time.