I for one will not be surprised if rovers do win has was said we do owe them one i was also not surprised when hull lost they are not has good has their supporters think they are

Think you boys will win vs cats-they will miss dureaux too much, n i think if your forwards can compete your backs have enough to win this.
i'd say good luck but wouldnt really mean it

Not that confident to be honest

Missing

Eden
Welham
Gleeson
Burns
O'hara

Not ideal for a game against one of the toughest sides in the comp

Part of the game, Phil, as you like to say.

What a confidence boost to our strength in depth though if we can pull it off.

Are we missing Eden?

I'd imagine Catalans to line up something like this:

Webb
Blanch
Duport
Millard
Pala
Pryce
Bosc
Bousquet
Henderson
Casty
Taia
Menzies
Mounis

Pelissier
Anderson
Elima
Fakir

Our forwards really are gonna have a job on competing with that pack even though they're still missing L Paea. Taia and Menzies look a frightening second-row pairing and they'll also have impact off the bench with Elima and Fakir.

With Eden missing I suppose a lot may depend on how much we've practiced with Hall at full-back.

The one thing that does give me hope though is the pre-season form of Lincoln Withers who has shown why he was a first choice half-back at Canberra Raiders ahead of Dobson. So hopefully if Dobson and Withers get enough of the ball we may be able to pull off a win.

looking forward to the game tomorrow.
hope we get off to a flyer and end up at the right end of the table this year.

Doesn't sound like Eden will make it so I'm guessing we'll go with Latus at full-back to minimise disruption. Moving Hall & Withers is still an option if it isn't working.

Think Barthau will probably start for Catalans ahead of Bosc.

Looking forward to this. We had 3 close games with them last year, fancy us to nick this one.

It is part of the game but missing 4 of your starting back 7 while only spending 1.2 million of a salary cap is going to hurt you against a team spending 1.65 million I'd guess

Well the season is finally arrived, hopefully we can start with 2 points, I can see todays game being a close fought battle i think our forwards will be able to create a good platform for dobson to hopefully pull the strings. I will be watching on facebook as i doubt my internet here will stream the radio coverage! I would obviously rather be in the East stand, but that wont be happening til April! Come on you Reds!!

I will be boarding a flight from Hong Kong so won't know the score until I get to Amsterdam.
Gutted to be missing the first game of the season.