cadoo wrote:
According to Phil Wilkinson we've paid a fee and got him early. A good deal for both clubs, he would have left for free at the end of the season at Salford so they get some cash & we now have our scrum half for next season earlier to cover for Tommy. He'll also get to learn off Brett Finch for the rest of the season which should stand us in better stead come next year.
The only remaining issue is the CC semi-final. He's cup-tied and this could complicate matters. He plays against Wakefield I'm presuming with Lockers at 13, Finch at 6, but only the following week we'll be back to Lockers at 6, Finch at 7, Faz at 13. There's a part of me that would have sooner see us stuck to Lockers at six if only to give him and Finch more time to 'gel' for the semi-final.
I suppose we'll just have to get on with it. We can beat Leeds without Leuluai - signing Smith doesn't alter that. We can win one game without Matty Smith, but for the next ten weeks of our league campaign it could prove a very shrewd move till Leuluai regains his fitness.
Lets hope not.....Personally I don't think Wane is that daft....he wont want to disrupt lockers and finch before a semi final surely? Could be different if Smith could play the semi but as he can't I can't see Wane putting lockers back to 13 to disrupt the team and put him back at 6 next week.
Would expect he'll go with Matty Smith off the bench as interchange hooker this week for Logan. Thats what I'd do with Micky Mac out....gives us options and also breaks smith into the team easy, as with Micky and Tommy injured, if we don't play him there we'll have to mess about with the team when we spell logan....unless he does the full 80.
Best team we can put out for Wakey IMO is;
Sam, Goulding, Murphy, Carmont, Gelling, O'Loughlin, Finch, Mossop, Logan, Lauaki, Hock, Farrell, Tuson Bench: Smith, Thornley, Flower, Hansen
Then for Leeds
Charnley and Micky Mac are back!
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