We need to start big and strong this week. Benching two of our better players won't help us do that.

Bowden needs to front up this week. He's a senior prop and should be looking to give us a lift when he comes on.

Saints had their best game of the season last week, we had out worst. Im hoping we respond well, and wouldn't want to shake the team up too much. But as you've mentioned we do need some impact from the bench.

Maybe something like this in the forwards and a bench of:

Satae
JJ
Sao
Ma'u
Griffin
Lane

Bowden
Fash
Savelio
Houghton

Although the thought of Fonua in the centres scares me a bit...

Minimal changes from last time out

Connor, Swift, Griffin, Tuimavave, Fonua, Reynolds, Sneyd, Satae, Houghton, Sao, Savelio, Ma’u, Lane

Bowden, Brown, Fash, Johnstone

That's stronger than the side that beat Wigan in the quarter final. No need to move Griffin from centre, he's been one of the form centres in Super League this year,

Scott on the bench

Drather have farimo. Brings us more when he comes on

Love a semi, parking at Leigh Miners. Really hope we turn up for this semi like we did against the Whino's at Donny. Time for Reynolds to show his class.

For those that have gone before.
For those of us now.
For them to come.
Wembley beckons and another layer of tapestry in our great clubs rich history . COYH.

13 seconds against the vilest, and those who would rather hate.

Derby day - "To lay down life for friends, that is glorious, selfless, inspiring! But to re-enact the tragedy of Calvary, for generations yet unborn, that is the last consummate sacrifice of the Militant"..... Emily Wilding Davison.

I spoke to a lovely chap at the stadium this morning who explained the rules on refreshments today. In summary there will pre match Pimms-loading in the car park. Alarmingly though he said once you're in you can't leave.

Unless we have a couple more injuries, this really does not make sense.

Cheers WIZEB, that’s Brett’s team talk sorted!

1 Jake Connor, 5 Mahe Fonua, 3 Carlos Tuimavave, 4 Josh Griffin, 21 Adam Swift, 6 Josh Reynolds, 7 Marc Sneyd, 13 Ligi Sao, 9 Danny Houghton, 10 Chris Satae, 11 Andre Savelio, 12 Manu Ma’u, 16 Jordan Lane

Subs: :17 Brad Fash, 20 Jack Brown, 22 Josh Bowden, 24 Cameron Scott

Good starting side, bench is ok, dont get over Faraimo, in fact I'd would rather have Wynne or McNamara on the bench.

Think it's a big ask of Houghton to do the full 80 in the warm weather today. For his sake I hope we don't turn the ball over as much as we have done lately.