Hardaker; Fusitu’a Martin Sutcliffe Handley Austin Myler Oledzki Leeming Tetevano Thompson Mellor Smith
Dwyer Prior Donaldson O’Connor
Walters Broadbent Simpson Johnson
Gannon out through concussion. Newman, Walker given another week off and come back into the squad after the international break. Sezer, Briscoe injured still, Bentley, Holroyd and likely Mustapha suspended.
Been away so only just watched the wire game. It'd be easy to read too much into that performance.
What's certain is that Watson will have his boys primed to slow the ptb which will cramp Leeming's style a good deal more than wire managed. It'll be interesting to see Smith's approach; there were a few instances where Agars teams slaughtered hapless opponents only to lose their fizz the following week. For me, it's this week's game that might reveal evidence of genuine progress.
