Rangi was back for salford this week...sweet!

Ellis wont be playing unless the RFL collapses under the weight of its own incompetence

I'd go with this assuming Ellis is out and no props returning

Shaul
Binman
Arundel
Whiting
Colbon
Rankin
Horne
Watts
Houghton
Carvs/rocky dennis
Ellis
Tuson
Westy

Azza
Feka
Rocky Dennis/carvs
pitts

difficult one this but i would possibly try the following

slater
morris
jennings
inglis
nightingale
thurston
cronk
fifita
smith
myles
lewis
thaiday
gallen

and before anyone suggests otherwise - its just a little bit of fun



of course i wouldn't pick nightingale

Replace Slater with Eden and that's one hell of a team.

actually was toying with putting cockayne in there to see if anyone would notice

right i'll do it properly now. assuming ellis gets a ban, and one or two players return from injury. also i'm approaching it largely from the point of view that most of the players who were so abject on sunday get one more chance to put it right

shaul
colbon
crooks or arundel
yeaman
talanoa
horne
miller
watts
houghton
carvell (if fit)
whiting
tuson
westerman

thompson
feka
heremaia
pitts


rankin a bit unlucky but i want forwards on the bench for this one. note also that the players are in their correct positions

Shaul
Talanoa
Crooks
Arundel
Colborn
Horne
Miller
Watts
Houghton
Pitts
Tuson
Westerman

Heremaia
Paleasina
Thompson
Yeaman

Seriously lightweight team, and I can't see Miller doing much to be honest as there'll be no platform for him. I'd be tempted to go with Rankin instead to protect Miller from criticism.

Yeaman to play as a makeshift second rower.

Gonna be a long night.

Carvell just tweeted, no adverse reaction from training, could play Friday.

Shaul
Colbon
Arundel
Crooks
Talanoa
Rankin
Miller
Watts
Heremaia
Carvell.
Whiting
Tuson
Westerman

Houghton
Paleasina
Pitts
Thompson

Could be a close game this. Salford have been building performances from day one, but still haven't had a great performance this season. Rangi back has given the team a lot more direction. We're missing Hock badly but still have a big hard hitting pack, which could make the difference.

However, we've been very inconsistent this season so far, which was expected after bringing in a whole new team. We could have a no-showing as well as a barnstormer. Is the Hull side depleted as bad as some make out?

Not really - just Paea, Carvell, Lineham, Green, Bowden, McDonnell, Ellis and a few others.

Struggling for props, rest of the team (On paper) is fine, If Carvell is fit, this will give us a massive boost.

Here is version 6 of the team I would like to see play.

Rankin
Talanoa
Yeaman
Arundel
Colborn
Horne
Miller
Watts
Heremia
Thompson
Whiting
Tuson
Westerman

Pitts
Feka
Houghton
Carvell (Hadley)

It was a genuine question, not me trying to make a point.

Carvs will be fit for the week after.