Lomax

Gardner

Jones

Turner

Meli

Gaskell

Wilkin

Laffranchi

Hohaia

McCarthy-Scarsbrook

Manu

Soliola

Flanagan



Bench



Wellens

Puletua

Perry (due back this week???)

Walmsley



Still a very strong side that will beat Salford this week and I wouldnt be at all suprised if we went to Wigan and turned them over too. Bench very strong and powerful...

I know we are talking about 6 and 9 but Walker has justified his place in the team and will likely keep it for as long as he is playing well. Walmsley also seems to have been identified as a specialist starting prop. If Perry is back then his is likely to start also.

Walker Im told is injured and out for a few weeks. Personally I wouldnt start Perry as I believe Laffranchi and McCarthy-Scarsbrook are doing well upfront first up. Perry and Walmsley on the bench for me.

Swift mentioned on saints twitter feed.



Ashe played hooker for hornets yesterday.



Two more options.

I think up front depends on who you are playing.



Warmsley was fine against Wakefield. You can afford to have a running prop starting against Wakefield, especially when you have the opposite in a tackling forward like Walker at loose forward.



However against Warrington, I'd suggest that it LMS was chosen as a starting prop as he brings some good go forward along with high defensive duties.



Horse's for course as they say.

Not really fussed about Perry coming back. Whilst he can turn it on when he decides he can be bothered, I would prefer to see more game time given to Greenwood, Hand, Walmsley and Walker (when fit).

When we signed Perry, I went on a Manly forum to ask about him. The response was that, when he had something to prove, he was an awesome prop, but the seasons he was settled (essentially in the middle of his contracts), he'd not be turning up.

Play it smart over the next couple of weeks to make it clear he's not a shoe in, given the way the young lads have been performing, then when he gets his chance, perhaps he'll release the beast. When he does perform he is a very formiddable player. Unfortunately, its only been in 25% of his games.

Would seem the simplest solution although it means our ruck will be snail speed

Seemed fine V Wakefield

Turner 6 and Hohaia 9. I reckon Browny will opt for.

Bring Flash on as a replacement hooker. You could then kick Turner back out to the centres, move Hohaia to 6 and move say Soliola from his starting centre position onto the bench. That'd be a nightmare but you never know with NB.



Gaskell isnt in the plan, simple as. Something must've happened in the background that is keeping him back. The future looks bleak for him at Saints.

Gaskell isn't good enough at stand off. Took Brown 3 games to figure it out. I want to see him tried in the , could do a job there.

That's funny it took brown three games to see Gaskell ain't good enough he got m o m in one of them in two papers brown would of worked out that 1 - 17 wasn't good enough after three games they was a lot worse then lee Gaskell in them games who never got dropped and if roby was fit I wouldn't have Gaskell in the team