Ellis on the bench if fit

I wouldn't have Johnstone on the bench either. Too much of a luxury when the bench is weak.

Wow that ban is harsh! Ref saw it, penalised it, and now the disciplinary deem it to be worth 3 red cards!

No way that Swift retains his place, Faraimo back in

Think people are being a bit harsh on swift, first game for a long time, made good meters, solid in defence and no errors.

Playing against his old team aswell, deserves another game

Not for me. No leg drive at all from him. No metres after contact. Faraimo offers more for me

Got to agree, and if any team know how to play to Swift's weaknesses, it'll be saints.

I have to admit. I wanted swift in ahead of Faraimo but i was very underwhelmed by his display. I'm sure he will get better but for saints i would revert back.

3 match ban for that hit is diabolical and i doubt we will see any consistency.

It certainly is a fearsome looking XIII, really fancy Hull to do very well this year.

I expect we'll have at least Knowles back. If we can add another couple of bodies to that it should be a great game.

Shame not to see both teams at full strength as would be a heck of a sight.

I'm assuming that you will have key players missing when I say our 13 looks better. Not sure I would be so confident if everyone was fit.

Should be a cracking game this.

Agreed. Kelly, Ma'u and Satae would definitely strengthen us, but we have started well and Savelio is looking awesome so far, and Sao is becoming my favourite player!

After losing Satae i dont think this is the match to carry two hookers in the team.
I would bring Masi in.
Johnstone has done really well and didnt put a foot wrong at Leeds but cant see Radford playing him in front of Houghton

My thoughts too, on the showing so far Faraimo is in front of Swift andyes it was his first game but I was expecting a little more to be honest for him to stake a claim for the St's game but he just didnt do enough for me.

With the ban for Satae and injury to Ma'u I would have Faraimo back in (or possibly Fonua on the wing) and have Bowden, Ellis & Lane with a decision as to one of Fash, Masi or Johnstone. Griffin and Carlos don't deserve to be dropped in their present form.
I thought there were periods in the derby were Danny looked spent of energy which probably understandable as his first game but think Johnstone does give us a bit more zip and could be an advantage and better bench option against St's.

Or do you drop one of Carlos or Griffin just to get Fonua in the 17? Yes you could move Griffin in to 2nd row but why do that at the moment when he is playing very well in the centre spot.

Decisions decisions for the Radford, Last & Purtill as to what side is best for taking on St's

Griffin is playing very well but as I have said before he isn't playing well because he is at centre. He plays a lot like a wide running second row anyway, he isn't going to lose his threat by playing second row. You need to have all of your best players on the field, and this is the best way to accommodate this currently.

Fair point and an edge of Griffin, Fonua and Faraimo is a pretty daunting thought so I get the point your are making but do feel Griffin has been great since the start of the season and the saying 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' springs to mind. That said it make a change that we are even able to have this discussion rather than pretty much know weeks in advance (bar injuries) what our 17 would be for each week.

Radford had hinted he would pick a 17 based on what he thought was the best suited for taking on the opposition they face.