What's the fuss all about?

Kelly was available for the Hull KR match but not selected. This is presumably for two reasons - (a) no need to change a winning team following the Leeds game (especially after the halves played well) and (b) Radford knew Kelly wouldn't be avaialble for the following two games against Saints and Wigan so why bring him in for one game.

All very straightforward but the usual suspects barge in with their club-bashing.

Makes sense.

Couldn't the club have put him in the squad for the Rovers game , meaning it would have counted as one game or would that still not be counted and he have been allowed to play against Rovers?

If this is the pack and bench for Wigan (rumoured on there board), then I'm feeling a bit more confident about us winning than I was, hopefully add in Faraimo, Bowden and Savelio.



Bullock Powell Partington
Isa Farrell Smithies

Clark Byrne Wells H Smith

Kelly was indeed in the squad for Rovers but I thought that was just because the squad was named before he received his ban?

I aren't blaming the club for anything. If we knew in advance that he was available for the Rovers game and just didn't select him then that's fair enough. And if we didn't realise he was available then I still don't really blame the club because this seems to go against what the operational rules say. I hope we are challenging it though.

it seems, to some, anyone with questions has an "anti club" agenda, when all they are doing is asking questions. I guess some are just more righteous than others.

Stating outright that a bollock has been dropped and the club is "amateurish in the extreme" isn't simply asking questions, particularly when the circumstances aren't crystal clear. I guess some are are just more keen to pivot to the opinion that the club is at fault than others.

You may well win the battle with you highly paid south sea islanders. But us blooding young local kids will win us the war (long term sustained success )

and some pivot to the opinion that the club can do no wrong, there is a line between.

When it comes to it, as customers (you know, the people who PAY, every opinion is valid, if not right)

FC or the RFL f'd this one up, and still no answer to the PAYING fans, no wonder the paying fans are not bothering.

I don't think there are many, if any, who think the club can do no wrong. But some can and do make haste to condemn when the full facts aren't available. A reflection of our times, perhaps.

We don't have any highly paid South Sea islanders available, that's the problem.

I think Sao will likely be the only overseas player in our pack on Sunday.

Bowden Taylor Houghton Shaul Fash Lane that’s six born in ull who have played this year, and will probably if fit, play on Sunday, can you match our six and raise us with six born in Wigan, on Sunday?

Totally agree, you and saints are the model to follow.

But let's not pretend you dont rely on overseas players 2 of your best players are overseas players and you have a 2nd rate overseas player in Clarke on your books.

And perhaps the idea of a competitive reserve comp, will also bring youth and sustainability into our game

I wouldn’t say we rely on them. 2018 we won the GF with zero Australians in the team. First team to ever do it