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

Carvs will be fit for the week after.

Rankin
Colbon
Crooks
Arundel
Talanoa
Horne
Miller
Watts
Houghton
Pitts
Tuson
Whiting
Westerman

Feka
Hadley
Heremaia
Thompson

The most important change is putting Heremaia back to hooker. I wouldn't mind too much whether we go Shaul, Horne, Rankin at 1,6,7 instead, but we need our best hooker to actually be playing hooker.

Heremaia absolutely has to go back to hooker. I wouldn't throw Miller in now but would go back to Horne and Rankin in the halves.

Horne and Rankin are too similar in style for me. I would much prefer to see Miller involved either partnering Horne or Rankin. However if Horne-Rankin means Azza gets back to his best position of hooker then I'm all for it,

Rankin
Talanoa
Arundle
Crooks
Colborn
Horne
Miller
Watts
Houghton
Carvs (if fit)
Whiting
Tuson
Westerman

Azza
Thompson
Pitts
Feka

If no Carvs, Pitts to start and Kent/Hadley/Shaul to come off bench.

I would have liked to have seen Miller and Rankin from the start of the season but I think its the wrong time to throw Miller in now.

Maybe but when will be the right time? The longer we leave him out the more rustier he's likely to be. It's a tough call.

So true.
Shaul to FB Rankin to 6 and Horne to bench in place of Hadley. Horne can cover/rotate anywhere down the spine of the team including loose man which could be useful to give spells to our back rowers who will need to take on more front row work because we're lacking our big men.

The right time would be when our forwards are not as depleted as they are now i.e. when Ellis, Paea and Carvell are back.

Shaul
Colbon
Arundel
Crooks
Talanoa
Rankin/horne
Miller
Watts
Aza
Feka
Whiting
Tuson
Westy

Houghton
Pitts
Tommo
Hadley

Spot on.. Miller should play when we have all our forwards back.. Give the lad a chance to do what he can do.. Everytime he's played its always been with a depleted forward pack or our forwards where to weak.