Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 12:21 pm  

Getting nervous now, Saints look like they've finally rolled the dice regards their halves and we all know they can defend.
Starting the game like we did against HKR in the semi would be nice

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 1:52 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Getting nervous now, Saints look like they've finally rolled the dice regards their halves and we all know they can defend.
Starting the game like we did against HKR in the semi would be nice

Starting the game how we played Hull KR in the playoff semi would be even better.

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 2:53 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Getting nervous now, Saints look like they've finally rolled the dice regards their halves and we all know they can defend.
Starting the game like we did against HKR in the semi would be nice

I'm looking forward to seeing how this kid Robertson goes, I have a feeling he could have a big game. I watched him in the England academy game last week and he looks a real talent. He kept the young Warrington full back on the bench (Taylor-Wray), who himself is a cracking player.

As much as I don't wish too much good fortune on Saints and Wire, we as a country need some fresh blood coming through and these lads look like they've got plenty of ability.

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:33 pm  

Rumour has it there could be a high profile absentee for Wigan tomorrow. Huge blow if true.

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:48 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Rumour has it there could be a high profile absentee for Wigan tomorrow. Huge blow if true.

Heard the same. Could be 0-0

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:00 pm  

bazdev wrote:

Heard the same. Could be 0-0

Haha a low scoring game wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest now. Both sides with new and/or disjointed 1,6,7,9 combinations.

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:20 pm  

If French is out, that's 1, 6 & 9 all out of us. That's also well above what Saints have missing. Well I say missing, but Dodd has been dropped so it can't really count.

The disciplinary have really screwed us over this week.

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:25 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

If French is out, that's 1, 6 & 9 all out of us. That's also well above what Saints have missing. Well I say missing, but Dodd has been dropped so it can't really count.

The disciplinary have really screwed us over this week.

Not sure how you work that out that it’s “well above” what we have missing.

Saints have 9 missing (that doesn’t include Dodd). Wigan 6.

Both missing big important players. It’s certainly evened it up a bit.

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:51 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Not sure how you work that out that it’s “well above” what we have missing.

Saints have 9 missing (that doesn’t include Dodd). Wigan 6.

Both missing big important players. It’s certainly evened it up a bit.

Because it's not about the quantity of players missing - it's the positions.

If it was reversed I'd be much happier with us missing Thompson, Harvard, Marshall and Ellis and be facing a Saints side without Welsby, Lomax and Clarke.

Re: Saints (h) : Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:29 pm  

You’ve got spine players missing, we’ve got big elements of our pack and our best winger.

Difficult to compare and to be honest, do we need to?

I think it’s fair to say both sides are weakened and neither can really use absentees as an excuse.