Think you've gotta go with the safe option of Shaul this week as you say but it's clear the club doesn't want him anymore and he is more than happy to wait out his contract so Litten should get some games under his belt to see what he's got.

Think Shaul is a safe choice for Saturday, go into the international break and asses your options ahead of what will be a big game vs Wire.

Ellam has spoken!

What's the team while you're at it

Another 2 years!!

So the 21 man squad is out, bit disappointed as with Connor out I'd have liked to have seen Balmforth at least given a shot to spell Houghton and had Lovodua in the halfs to try and at least look like we might offer some attacking flair.

Adam Swift
Carlos Tuimavave
Josh Griffin
Darnell McIntosh
Josh Reynolds
Luke Gale
Ligi Sao
Danny Houghton
Chris Satae
Manu Ma'u
Jordan Lane
Joe Lovodua
Brad Fash
Kane Evans
Jack Brown
Jordan Johnstone
Connor Wynne
Cam Scott
Jamie Shaul
Mitieli Vulikijapani
Charlie Severs.

Not the team I'd go with but reckon it'll be something like this

Shaul
Swift
Griffin
Carlos
McIntosh
Reynolds
Gale
Sao
Houghton
Evans
Lane
Mau
Lovodua

Satae
Fash
Brown
Johnstone

Really disappointing squad, players keeping their place and not giving a chance to the youth.

Our 1, 6 and 7 have very little creativity, out of form and none will be here next season.

My thoughts exactly Dave and disappointed BH hasn't gone and shaken things up a little in terms of selection to wake a few of them up.

I appreciate its Catalans and going to be a tough and physical game but the lack of changes is very disappointing

We don't know what team he's gonna pick. Can see Shaul FB. Swift Mac wings. Tuime Wynne centres. Gale Lovodua half's. Sao Houghton Evans. Mau lane Brown. Subs satue Griffin Johnstone Fash. All guess work really

Well if he picks from that squad, I'm sure there be at least 1 or 2 players that don't deserve to be in the 17.

Very dissapointing squad would liked to have seen hookem and balmforth in the squad.
I reckon
Shaul
McIntosh
Mitch
Carlos
Swift
Reynolds
Gale
Sao
Houghton
Evans
Mau
Lane
Fash

Satae
Lovaduo
Griffin
Brown

Big test for Hodgson now, ourcseason collapsed when Connor got injured last season, this season that can't happen, if it does he surley can't keep his job, two seasons finishing below 6th?

We may lose Saturday. But I think we will still finish in top 6.