RD 16 | St Helens (A) : Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:01 am  

New Zealand v Tonga, Samoa v Cook Islands, Fiji v PNG all play on the 25th June. If Hopoate, Hurrell and Passi all go play for Tonga and Sione Mata'utia plays for Samoa that could come in very handy for us.

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:03 am  

Better still if Tetevano goes we might keep 13 players on the field. I'd hope if fusitua is recently returned that he's prevented from going.

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:36 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

New Zealand v Tonga, Samoa v Cook Islands, Fiji v PNG all play on the 25th June. If Hopoate, Hurrell and Passi all go play for Tonga and Sione Mata'utia plays for Samoa that could come in very handy for us.

Think the only chance we have would be if they rested they’re entire team like they did re -Cas!

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:45 am  

Shabino wrote:

Think the only chance we have would be if they rested they’re entire team like they did re -Cas!

It's possible because if those players listed are going to play, you'd imagine their coach will be going to coach them as well. If we're clear of third at that point, why not?

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:46 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

It's possible because if those players listed are going to play, you'd imagine their coach will be going to coach them as well. If we're clear of third at that point, why not?

Don’t think we’re really that bothered anymore. As long as we
Don’t go down we’ll come again…

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:39 am  

Saddened! wrote:

It's possible because if those players listed are going to play, you'd imagine their coach will be going to coach them as well. If we're clear of third at that point, why not?

McManus won’t let Woolf chuck one against us.

I reckon you are fully gearing for a treble.

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Fri Apr 29, 2022 11:37 am  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

McManus won’t let Woolf chuck one against us.

I reckon you are fully gearing for a treble.

I don't think we care that much about top spot as evidenced in Toulouse and Castleford - if we win it we will have given up a few games along the way I suspect.

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:19 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

I don't think we care that much about top spot as evidenced in Toulouse and Castleford - if we win it we will have given up a few games along the way I suspect.

In general I agree the League Leaders is a distant third in importance but I think the team and coach will be going all out to send Roby out with the treble.

You may throw more games but only against teams you don’t consider a threat this season. We are no threat either but you won’t chuck one v us.

Smart move to rest before Wigan in C cup and after Catalan away and you can afford to do it.

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Sat Apr 30, 2022 10:14 am  

Saints are starting to pick uo some injuries now.

Ive said that Saints have been fortunate to jave had a fairly settled first team for a few years. It looks like they’ll be missing their first choice half backs for a while, be interesting to see how they cope, some saints fans have been revelling in our injury situation, shoe could be on the other foot, and they will not like it

Re: Saints away 23rd June : Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:57 pm  

christopher wrote:

Saints are starting to pick uo some injuries now.

Ive said that Saints have been fortunate to jave had a fairly settled first team for a few years. It looks like they’ll be missing their first choice half backs for a while, be interesting to see how they cope, some saints fans have been revelling in our injury situation, shoe could be on the other foot, and they will not like it

Absolutely everything has gone perfectly for them, for years. During the pandemic with all the postponements/cancellations you'd have saints rivals playing 3 times in a week against good teams, whilst saints had a week off and played wakefield and leigh, just because of that's how the cookie crumbled, all justified by it being on points percentage. The competition was a disgrace.

It's not just having injuries, it's losing a bit of form and then suddenly having games stacked up against teams fresh and bang in form, that's when things start going against you, this is long long overdue for saints If it happens, it's about time things stared seriously flowing against them.