Strongest team possible obviously. If we can beat Leeds we'll finish with an impressive run at home. That started against Castleford in case anyone had forgotten.

Radford had already said he will give one or two of the under 19s a run in the last two games but after beating HKR may change his mind thinking beating Huddersfield and Leeds may appease fans and take some feel good factor into next season.

Let's not get carried away. We have won our last two home matches in impressive style but at any time prior to this season a home draw against Cas would have been regarded as a point dropped and we were a missed conversion away from losing this match.

This.
Rovers under 19's have qualified so I would rather they stick together and enjoy playoff rugby. This would be ultimately better then having them thrown to the lions.

we see this every season, some fans saying x player is buggering off to Y team so drop them and play a kid..it happened last year with Tom Briscoe and previously Turner & Manu. Funnily though not one said drop Sam Moa before going to the NRL.

If some think that playing in two games will give these youngsters and indeed the staff enough time to judge them then they are way off the mark. That they might end up getting their asses handed to them and have a complete mare because there is some pressure on them (otherwise why play them at that stage of the season) then you make a huge error in jusgment and put their confidence back massively!

I can assure you I'm not getting carried away at all. Unless of course posting simple fact is now classed as that. Oh - and if Craig Hall's drop goal misses and Crooks fronts up defensively at Cas we have another three points. Ifs and buts - just like your own.

Don't get me wrong Saints and Rovers were great wins and Cas at home should have been. We were the better side for 65 minutes but threw it away at the end and although we hung on for a draw it felt more like a defeat because we could and should have won.

I think you are being unfair and inaccurate attributing the Cas away defeat to Ben Crooks.

Totally agree with the comment about crooks, it wasn't his fault, on the backchat programme the tuesday after the game it was mentioned that if there was a video ref at the game the last cas try would have been ruled out for obstruction, another argument for having video refs at all games

Fair enough - it wasn't just one incident though there were several. Unfair ? - possibly - but my feeling is that there's too much emphasis on bagging the coach (whoever is the incumbent at the time) and not enough criticism of individual professional sportsmen being paid to play a role but falling short of the standard. Crooks in that game - other players in other games.

Need to finish above that lot.

After how terrible they were Friday I struggle to see then winning either of their final 2 games.
We will do well to win any of ours but with our games there is a chance Hudds and Leeds May rest a few in the run to the playoffs.

Why? genuine question. I couldn't give a rats if you finished above us considering the season we've had but you are obsessed.


ps you moving to Aus to be near Greg?