I’ll tell you what Dave, in the last two games just before kick off Sneyd is swigging out of a cup, it’s likely to be coffee with his laid back style, but probably pain killers.

James Child’s, is our referee tomorrow.

well lets hope Sneyd can run this week
The C/C is far more important to both teams so no point in risking anyone carrying a niggle or in Sneyds case a dead leg.
Like Chris said a good opportunity to give Vulcan a run on the wing with Carlos moving to 6 and bringing in Fonua.
I dont think any of us are expecting a win and will be happy if we see 100% effort for 80 mins.
The following week is a different matter.With Reynolds back Sneyd running with two legs i think we can beat them.

Agree, a free hit this one. Cup game is the bigger prize.

Just for a change I'm going to disagree with you.

I see the league and ultimately the GF as the bigger prize.
If we want to be taken seriously about being contenders then consistency and the ability to compete with the Wigans of this world has to be a priority, not a 4 game knockout competition.
Take Leeds for example last year, not a good team, disappointing league finish but CC winners.
I couldn't give a stuff about the CC when compared to LLS and giving ourselves the best shot at appearing in the GF.
So for me this week and not next is more important. However I'm not expecting a victory as I don't think we're at that level yet and that has to be our main focus.

Why not disagree with bonaire then, who made the original point? We're like a siren and doomed sailor, just really old, craggy ones.

I do agree that the league is the bigger prize, but the cup is not a bad second place. We have started the season solidly and a loss tomorrow wouldn't signal the end of our league campaign by a long shot. Whereas a loss the following week immediately takes one of the three trophies off the table.

I'm probably more optimistic than most about tomorrow. Leeds managed to give Wigan a game with loads of backs missing simply by defending well and running hard. We are a better team than Leeds. If our pack really takes the game to Wigan and if Connor shows up big I think we can get a result. I'm not confident by any means, but I think it will be a very competitive game. The beauty of a great defence is that it keeps you in the arm wrestle even if things aren't going your way. If we defend to form Wigan won't score many points, and then who knows?

Got a buzz already about this game, we are made of different stuff this year.

Me too, certainly going to be an interesting game and indication of where both teams are.

Very similar pts for with us having scored 91 and Wigan scoring 95 and both having an identical 42 pts against.

Roll on tomorrow night

Absolutely nothing between us on paper but just think our forwards will relish this challenge tomorrow and really stand up and take the game to them.

Agreed - Weve done the CC now and i wouldnt care if we didnt win it for another 50 years - Grand Final is the one now and it has to be done this year as lots of teams are in progress with coaches coming or going so not fully focused - this could be our chance and we have to try and take it. Next year SL could be completely different so who knows what will happen then

There's only really Warrington in that situation you mention. Cas are a decent side but I don't really consider them to be champion material regardless of their coaching situation. When I look around SL I reckon we are the third best team when we have our key players on the pitch. Behind Saints and Wigan. If we continue to improve then I'm confident that we can mix it with those two aswell, and on our day we can turn anyone over. So yes we absolutely should be targeting SL this year.

I do think it's a bit dramatic to say it has to be this year though. Hodgson has only just started and will want to build his own team and keep improving beyond this season. I wouldn't write off our chances this year because I reckon we are right in the mix, but I hope we will be right up there next year and the year after too. He is trying to lay the foundations for us to be a top side year in year out.

They are both pictured taking part in the captains run today. Griffin in particular looks to be heavily involved. If they have both been ruled out I wouldn't have expected them to be involved. Maybe they are giving them until the last minute to prove their fitness, but yeah, I expect them both to play.

Reynolds pretty much confirmed on Aussie radio that he'll play in the Cup next week. At a push could have played tonight.