So Friday see us go to the form team in SL.

They look the team to beat this year and it'll be a tough ask however the weekend after Easter can throw up some interesting results with fatigue and squad rotation.



We'll have a better idea once the squads are announced but I think we have a shot, provided we don't gift them points and field position a la Monday!



I wouldn't be surprised to see a fair amount of squad rotation with Taylor and Mini both getting a break after playing big minutes over Easter. Hopefully Manu will be back along with Carlos, Shaul and Houghton.

I'd expect Masi, Lane and Fash to all play with Logan possibly coming in too.

I reckon Taylor and Mini will play, Carlos, Shaul and Houghton will play if fit, and the rest of the pack will be rotated depending on who needs resting the most.

If Manu is back I'd be surprised if Mini plays. He played both Easter games so could probably do with a break.

That said, if they are feeling good and have recovered well then we'd be stronger with both in. Radders will know better than us what state the players are in.



I noticed that Luke Douglas got sin binned for a crusher tackle against Widnes. Would be useful if he copped a 1 game ban, especially with Walmsley out too.

maybe have taylor and mini on the bench,

Squad for Friday:

1. Jamie Shaul

3. Carlos Tuimavave

4. Josh Griffin

5. Fetuli Talanoa

6. Albert Kelly

7. Marc Sneyd

8. Scott Taylor

9. Danny Houghton

12. Mark Minichiello

13. Josh Bowden



14. Jake Connor

15. Chris Green

17. Danny Washbrook

20. Brad Fash

21. Sika Manu

22. Jez Litten

23. Mickey Paea

24. Jack Logan

26. Jordan Lane

My team:



Shaul

Griffin

Tuimavave

Connor

Talanoa

Kelly

Sneyd

Taylor

Houghton

Green

Manu

Lane

Bowden



Paea

Fash

Washbrook

Mini



Possibly Logan to come in if one of the backs is particularly fatigued.

Litten to miss out just because with Houghton back I don't think we need him.

Just to complete my conversation with myself, the Saints squad.



19 MAN SQUAD

1 Jonny Lomax

2 Tommy Makinson

3 Ryan Morgan

4 Mark Percival

5 Theo Fages

6 Matty Smith

7 James Roby

8 Kyle Amor

9 Zeb Taia

10 Jon Wilkin

11 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook

12 Luke Douglas

13 Morgan Knowles

14 Luke Thompson

15 Dominique Peyroux

16 Danny Richardson

17 Regan Grace

18 Matty Lees

19 Ben Barba

It's Luke Thompson's go forward we'll have to combat and Barba from deep.

Tough task.

Hicks ref with Thaler VR. Congrats Saints

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saints named the same squad that played on monday, hopefully our rested/returning players will give us the edge

I hope it is foggy

Tough game, but should have fitness on them, so if can keep it tight till 60 mins then we have a real chance. Need to play better than we have all season, if we have one of our bad spells they will blow us out of the water.