Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:55 pm  

Got 2 tickets for Saturdays game available to anyone that wants them I can’t go cars stuck in garage so can’t get there… there in north stand block F row E

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:06 pm  

Same game last year - which we won - we had two props (Oledzki & Lisone) a winger (Handley) and a second row (Bentley) missing. This year we have almost exactly the same (swap Fus for Ash and Bentley for Gannon) missing. However we have a far better spine. Should be interesting.

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:35 pm  

I think we have enough quality to trouble most teams if two or three players are on form.

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:23 pm  

This game is a bit of selection headache.

Think RS will stick with Roberts as our most physical wing reserve, but McCormack offers more in attack. Interesting that McCormack has made the squad, he must be impressing.

Think RS will stick with Bentley whereas I would drop him and start McDonnell, with Goudemand, O’Connor, TNW and Ruan on the bench.

Sangare and Holroyd to start for me.

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:07 pm  

Loiner at large wrote:

Which is why its an important game there is a lot of enthusiasm going into this year and with a good start especially at home attendances will be good and commercially thats great for the club. Lose the next 3 games especially with poor performances and Gary will be asking questions of RS. We are a long way from that yet and we have had minimal luck but hopefully we start to see some progression from last year. If we can get Oledski Holroyd and McDonnell on the pitch I think we will be ok but we need to improve on our dicipline and consistency. Its a big next few games for the club.

Olesdki out indefinitely, same shoulder as had surgery on. Could settle, but could be a serious issue too.
Holroyd will take 4 weeks to get up to speed after long lay off, as will McDonnell. We need others to step up….

[Frosties.]

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:30 pm  

Miller; Roberts/Edgell/McCormack, Newman, Momirovski, Handley; Croft, Frawley; Sangare Ackers Goudemand; McDonnell Martin; Smith

O’Connor TNW Holroyd Bentley

Roberts/Edgell/McCormack,

Ruan, Sinfield

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:48 pm  

Who would start Bentley instead of McDonnell just out of interest? I expect RS to select Bentley to start.

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:49 pm  

Also wonder if Newman is carrying an injury with the selection of McCormack too…. He pulled up at one point against KR didn’t he?

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:55 pm  

Could be a long night if we get rolled up the middle

Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:32 pm  

Emagdnim13 wrote:

Could be a long night if we get rolled up the middle

No chance of that, …… it’s a 3 o’clock kick off.