Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 11:15 am  

No changes to the squad for this game which is unsurprising as I don't think we have anyone else to bring in really.

Brown has to play and we need to make much better use of the bench.

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 11:29 am  

Saints have named a twenty man squad

1. Lachlan Coote, 2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Kevin Naiqama, 4. Mark Percival, 6, Jonny Lomax, 8. Alex Walmsley, 9. James Roby, 10. Matty Lees, 11. Joel Thompson, 13, Morgan Knowles, 14. Sione Mata’utia, 15. LMS, 16. Kyle Amor, 18. Jack Welsby, 19, Aaron Smith, 20, Joe Batchelor, 21. Lewis Dodd, 24. Josh Eaves, 25. Dan Norman, 27. Matty Foster.

Despite what Magic Superbeetle says, that's a very strong squad.

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 11:47 am  

I'd go with this team

Wynne
Faraimo
Carlos
Fonua
Swift
Reynolds
Sneyd
Satae
Houghton
Fash
Ma'u
Lane
Cator

Brown
Sao
McNamara (hooker)
Scott (backrow)

Still a few lucky players

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:04 pm  

If it’s the same as Thursday, with the same interchanges, it will be the same result.

Hopefully we’ll change things up with how and when we spell players.

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:13 pm  

Surely it cant be can it?

I know we cant change alot, but there has to some small changes.

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:13 pm  

We need another Gaz Ellis, Rich Swain, and a Schoey, if there are any candidates available please apply to AP.

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:27 pm  

Apart from Fages and Grace that looks about full strength with a fresh team. Can only see one result.

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 1:46 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Saints have named a twenty man squad

1. Lachlan Coote, 2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Kevin Naiqama, 4. Mark Percival, 6, Jonny Lomax, 8. Alex Walmsley, 9. James Roby, 10. Matty Lees, 11. Joel Thompson, 13, Morgan Knowles, 14. Sione Mata’utia, 15. LMS, 16. Kyle Amor, 18. Jack Welsby, 19, Aaron Smith, 20, Joe Batchelor, 21. Lewis Dodd, 24. Josh Eaves, 25. Dan Norman, 27. Matty Foster.

Despite what Magic Superbeetle says, that's a very strong squad.

It’s exactly what I said it was? We didn’t name a 21 man squad, and are missing Grace (meaning most likely Welsby goes to wing, which is his least influential position), Fages, Paasi and Bentley, with Simm and Wingfield and Nisbet also missing which means more shuffling around. My main concern is us lacking firepower in the forwards when Lees and Walmsley go off, since we’re missing Paasi and Amor and LMS aren’t as effective this year.

I’d expect us to go;

Coote
Makinson Naiqama Percival Welsby
Lomax Dodd
Walmsley Roby Lees
Mata’utia Batchelor
Knowles

Smith Thompson Amor LMS

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 2:31 pm  

Radford was always and rightly criticised for not having a plan b , lets see if Brett can do any better because if we play the same as Thursday we'll be conceding 50+

Re: Saints Home : Sat Jul 31, 2021 2:32 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

I'd go with this team

Wynne
Faraimo
Carlos
Fonua
Swift
Reynolds
Sneyd
Satae
Houghton
Fash
Ma'u
Lane
Cator

Brown
Sao
McNamara (hooker)
Scott (backrow)

Still a few lucky players

I agree
If we had replacments Sneyd,Fonua, Houghton and Bowden would be sitting out.

Seems Scott will be included to cover front row but i would be tempted to give him a full game at centre for Fonua.
Cant see Hodgson embarrassing himself again with his bench interchanges