I'd imagine the 16 are

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


Green
Pritchard
Washbrook


With either Bowden or Thompson for the last spot

I'm more leaning towards Thompson.

I like what Thompson brings to the table but last few games he's dropped some balls and lost us good field position, also really didn't make many yards against the sizeable frenchmen last night, who are comparable to Wire in terms of size and skill.

I'd go with that. I think Green has been better than Bowden recently and Thompson's pace could be useful against hopefully a tiring pack. Very tough on Bowden and Hadley though.

Look at Tomo's stats from last night, really poor in such a dominate performance, he got bullied by their forwards.

Think Josh Bowden has shon up really well in the last couple especially at Widnes. Deffo for the17.

Hadley has worked his way ahead of Thompson in the pecking order imo.

Pritchard
Washbrook
Bowden
Hadley
Can't see us picking 2 props on the bench when Taylor plays long minutes . Plus if needed Ellis can go to prop

I wonder if Warrington's bench could influence our line-up?

I guess only Smith will know who he'll play, but maybe their subs will be a bit more predictable.

Agreed.

Won his place on merit despite clearly struggling at times from left shoulder soreness.

Agree with this. Washy I think will get the nod just due to ability to provide some cover in the halves/9. Feel for Hadley though, couldn't have done much more.

Pritchard Washy Green Bowden on the bench for me.
Really tough on Hadley Thompson Abdull Naughton who all have a part to play in the push for Old Trafford.

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Can't see that been a reason tbh, yeas Taylor and Watts can both play long minutes. But we've still had two props on the bench for most of the season.

I think Washy gets picked, not just for utility value but because of his work rate, his tidyness with the ball, his reading of the game and his excellent defence. He is a good player and is worth just as much as a back rower as he is an emergency centre or half back.

Hadley's time will come. I think he could be an excellent player in a few years.

I don't know. I'll leave it upto Mr Radford rather than waste my time speculating.