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Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:12 pm  

1 Walker
3 Tupou
6 Miller
8 Fifita
9 Wood
10 Arona
11 Ashurst
12 Kirmond
13 Wasterman
14 Pitts
15 Kopczak
16 Batchelor
18 Tangata
19 Crowther
21 Jowitt
24 Croft
29 Hampshire
31 Bailey
36 Tanginoa
37 Navarette
40 Senior

Surprised but glad Walker is in.
No Josh Woods and no Atkins both of whom I though would be in.

Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:24 pm  

PopTart wrote:

1 Walker
3 Tupou
6 Miller
8 Fifita
9 Wood
10 Arona
11 Ashurst
12 Kirmond
13 Wasterman
14 Pitts
15 Kopczak
16 Batchelor
18 Tangata
19 Crowther
21 Jowitt
24 Croft
29 Hampshire
31 Bailey
36 Tanginoa
37 Navarette
40 Senior

Surprised but glad Walker is in.
No Josh Woods and no Atkins both of whom I though would be in.

Is Atkins fit and if so, does this mean that he was one of the "senior" players that was unwilling to take an amended contract ?
Surprised about Wood. Defensively he's excellent and we're going to need all the help we can get in that department.
After last week, a win would be a huge ask but, we need to be seeing some full commitment from every player and some on field organisation, which was woeful last week, in both attack and defence.

Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:29 pm  

PopTart wrote:

1 Walker
3 Tupou
6 Miller
8 Fifita
9 Wood
10 Arona
11 Ashurst
12 Kirmond
13 Wasterman
14 Pitts
15 Kopczak
16 Batchelor
18 Tangata
19 Crowther
21 Jowitt
24 Croft
29 Hampshire
31 Bailey
36 Tanginoa
37 Navarette
40 Senior

Surprised but glad Walker is in.
No Josh Woods and no Atkins both of whom I though would be in.

I assume that your number 13 was a typo

Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:31 pm  

So who are these 'experienced' players that CC was dropping?

Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:34 pm  

I cannot believe Tanginoa will be fit to play, so guess he is in there to make up the squad. I cannot understand the omission of Atkins because he would be ideal to play centre against Falou and was in the squad against Wigan. It is a strange decision unless injured but not the first one for this season.
I am glad Walker back because if replaced by Gigot just to play the latter it did not work, which was obvious after the Wigan game.

Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:09 pm  

So does anyone know what the deal is with the lesser-spotted Chris Green? Conspicuous By his absence again.

Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:39 pm  

phe13 wrote:

So who are these 'experienced' players that CC was dropping?

Looks like the players dropped are
Josh Woods ?
Lee Kershaw (injured)
Reece Lynne (suspended for 2 games)
Tony Gigot (cup tied)
Liam Kay (cup tied)

Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:02 pm  

I presume from that squad that the ones who played last week have had a rocket .
Rhe only players absent are injured cup tied suspended or in the case of Josh Wood dropped ?
Not the changes expected after CC post match interview

Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:09 pm  

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Looks like the players dropped are
Josh Woods ?
Lee Kershaw (injured)
Reece Lynne (suspended for 2 games)
Tony Gigot (cup tied)
Liam Kay (cup tied)

It was a shocking performance last week, we all know that, but for me it was out of character for us to lose so badly. Prior to last week...I think some people are easily forgetting (because of the manner of that defeat) that our last 3 matches saw a 1 point loss to Wigan, a golden point loss against Hull and a win away at Salford...

The players would have been hurting after last week and having the same opposition this week gives them the perfect opportunity to give a reaction...

We don’t know how they’ve responded in training through the week...I’m all for giving them the opportunity to right last weeks wrongs though.

One perfect example would be Joe Westerman...has come in for a lot of stick for last week...he had a nightmare yes, but pre lockdown was one of, if not our best player and last week his first game for months..

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Re: Squad for Saturday : Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:12 pm  

They might still be dropped before the 17.
We haven't got many more names at the club