Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:17 pm  

Theres a reserve match vs widnes at the weekend,.
Be interesting if any of Fifita, Green or Walker play?

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Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:24 pm  

That's a pretty good squad to be honest.

They, same as last time will be for the ball players to get us ticking.

Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:11 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Never a bad thing to keep a winning squad together.
As a player in any team, there is nothing worse than getting dropped just because a certain player is fit again.
The only exception I would make in our squad is Fifita but, generally, players should have to fight to get their spot back and if the side know that they will play next week if they win, there is extra incentive for all of the players - as long as they dont burn out but, that shouldn't be happening on game 3 of the season.

Really, really looking forward to this one and just hoping that we can end the Cas hoodoo.

Come on Trin !

Pretty much agree there Wrencat, slightly surprised too, that Fifita not back in yet, especially when Chessie mentioned him last week in the press conference.

I would also like to see King get in, to release Tanginoa from the front row, so he can play a wider role

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Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:12 pm  

Unfortunately they are nearly at full strength

Rankin
Olpherts
Matautia
Shenton
Trueman
Richardson
Watts
Mcshane
Millington
Holmes
Mcmeeken
Massey
Jesse
Griffin
Blair
Smith
Clare
O’Neil
Hepi
Turner
Peachy.

Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:19 pm  

FIL wrote:

Same 21 as for Warrington, I think ??…

TOM JOHNSTONE
BILL TUPOU
REECE LYNE
JACOB MILLER
KYLE WOOD
MATTY ASHURST
DANNY KIRMOND
JOE WESTERMAN
JAY PITTS
CRAIG KOPCZAK
JAMES BATCHELOR
ADAM TANGATA
JORDY CROWTHER
JOE ARUNDEL
MAX JOWITT
GEORGE KING
JOSH WOOD
RYAN ATKINS
RYAN HAMPSHIRE
KELEPI TANGINOA
ROMAIN NAVARRETE

Atkins for Kershaw I think.....

Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:22 pm  

TrinityIHC wrote:

I hope King makes the squad so we can rotate Tanginoa out into the 2nd Row where he belongs.

No way that Pitts or Ashurst should make way!

Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:26 pm  

Wildmoggy wrote:

No way that Pitts or Ashurst should make way!

Yeah thats the conundrum, It breaks my heart to see Tanginoa doing the donkey work at prop, Ashurst is arguably the best player at the club and Pitts was incredible in the last game. I'd just like the option to move Tanginoa wider so would probably drop Batchelor for King to give us that option.

Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:27 pm  

Wildmoggy wrote:

No way that Pitts or Ashurst should make way!

Absolutely....just watched it back on Trinity TV and both were outstanding.

Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:33 pm  

TrinityIHC wrote:

Yeah thats the conundrum, It breaks my heart to see Tanginoa doing the donkey work at prop, Ashurst is arguably the best player at the club and Pitts was incredible in the last game. I'd just like the option to move Tanginoa wider so would probably drop Batchelor for King to give us that option.

Well I'd certainly like to see King, maybe Atkins on the bench, they were energy sapping conditions and with a short turnaround it could play a part. Ordinarily I do agree about Tanginoa, but the squad is overloaded with forwards isn't it?! And still no Green, Fifita & Arona, so some real selection headaches coming up!!

Re: Squad -v- Cas : Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:38 pm  

Arona was standing next to TC for the duration of the Wire match and TC asked him when he would be back....he replied 3 weeks.