Less than a week to go, then. A huge game for both clubs.

Catalans are going to be so difficult to beat. A massive pack and both Myler and Carney fit could spell big trouble for us. However, with the winning run we've been on, and apparently a clean bill of health, that should bring some confidence. The team have talked at times about ratcheting up training intensity for the bigger games (Saints cup game, Warrington away) so I'd expect the same for this week. Big decisions in the halves and specifically what to do with Carlos, but I think we could go:

Shaul
Talanoa
Fonua
Yeaman
Michaels
Pryce
Sneyd
Watts
Houghton
Taylor
Minichiello
Ellis
Manu

Pritchard
Bowden
Green
Washbrook

Weather forecast is cloudy.

I would start pryce but i would also have carlos on the bench incase things wasnt going our way and to bring something different like he did against kr in newcastle

After a couple of iffy (but got the job done) performances, we need as much support as we can get for this one. A massive, loud away following lifted the team today, so we need everyone out in force for what could be a season changing game.

Really tough choices but I like the look of Mrs B's team.

Another quick turnaround to the Huddersfield game so Tuimavave, Naughton, Thompson will have a chance then, perhaps.

Can't see it being a big crowd, it's on Sky early on a Saturday, there will be a hundred or so from Catalans, if it beaks 8000 it will be a good crowd. Can,unfortunately,see our first loss for a while coming. I do hope I am wrong.

Wish I could go, will be in Valencia. Anyone know of any sports bars there which will show it?

Shaul
Talanoa
Yeaman
Fonua
Michaels
Carlos
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Watts
Mini
Manu
Ellis

Pritchard
Bowden
Green
Pryce

The team picks itself apart from 6 and the 4th sub. Harsh on Washbrook but as solid as he is rotating the back row and Pritchard is the way to go against a massive Catalans pack as we need our best players on the pitch for as long as possible.

I do think we're better the more minutes ellis and mini play and with 2 back rowers on the bench they probably spend too much time off the pitch but I'd play pryce and have thompson on the bench to give us more forward rotation. They're likely to be near full strength and we need to handle taylor and mason and offer them some threat too. I also don;t like shifting half the team around to bring pryce on. We definitely lost something in defence yesterday when he took yeaman off

after seeing our defence yesterday with carlos in the centre and pryce at 6, I'd stick with carlos at 6 and leave pryce out of the 17

Always surprised to see people leaving Washbrook out of the 17 when we have a fully fit squad to choose from. He'll be on the bench, Radford trusts him to do a job effectively as he did yesterday (played the full 80 I think), but also offers versatility (can cover back row/halfs and hooker).

Of The seven starting Catalan players ,who were missing against Warrington 3 ,Myler Taylor and Horo are expected back on Saturday.Having said that I think we can cover the situation perfectly well-which we just failed to do last friday -.The league match at Hull was very close and this will be too,I think .I shall be there.

Watched him a lot yesterday and absolutely worked his socks off often carrying the ball back into players and committing two or three to sap their strength near the end!

This is my team for the Quarter Final:
Dustman back on the wing, Ellis and Mini back in with Frank starting after his best game for the Club at Castleford. Washy an automatic choice on the bench, offers us so much cover in numerous positions and never lets us down.
Green and Bowden both had excellent games yesterday and will be needed off the bench to match power with power, alongside Manu.
No place for Pryce, Naughton, Hadley and Thompson who will all be needed further down the line.
At the end of the day a difficult choice for Radders but a nice one to have at this stage of the season!!!
Lets get behind the boys and hope for a five figure gate in a MASSIVE game for the Club.
COYH

Shaul
Talanoa
Fonua
Yeaman
Michaels
Carlos
Sneyd
Watts
Houghton
Taylor
Minichiello
Pritchard
Ellis

Manu
Bowden
Green
Washbrook