One change to the 19 - Walters in for Robbie Ward, so looks like Burrow is good to go.

Yeah I've found you need wellies when they've been mopping the floor

For Saints Jon Wilkin is back in their 19 man squad and joy of joys, James Child is referee.

If it was just a mild quad strain then he should be ok particularly as I guess he will come off the bench again for this one.

Really important test for both sides.



Cunningham may have been stung by the criticism from Alex Murphy who really went to town re Saints and Warrington. So I expect having had a week off they will come at us full tilt to halt a decline that might well see them drop out of the top four. They could try and match us for offloads in a or bust must win game plan.



From our point of view it is important to keep our momentum and focus for this one. The first 30 minutes will be interesting as will the last 20.

It's actually Walters for Handley. Ward seems well down the pecking order.

you expecting a dull middle 30 then!

Wembley didn't turn out to be physically taxing game so that bodes well for us and the talk was quickly onto picking up the other two prizes so the mindset seem in good nick too. Friday will largely hinge (again just like the CC semi) on if Saints' have come up with a solution to stop us scoring points against them. They've shipped a few in the Super 8's so far so they'll have to hope the week off has done them a world of good. Will be interesting to see where Wilkin plays. Quite a few Saints fans would have him in the halves at the expense of Walsh. If they stick with Walsh (and Burns) will they have enough creativity to score enough points? If Walsh plays it invites the opportunity for us to have another field day running at him when we're attacking.

Hardaker may miss out with his cut....looked deep and would not be worth risking to worsen a week after....if so keinhorst in to replace and re-jig back line with watkins going to FB

Would no one risk Handley at FB?. if it didn't go to plan we could always then move handley to the wing,briscoe to centre and then Watkins to FB?

Not in the squad for the option, but I guess your just asking the question, maybe in a later game as an option but I think his efforts under the high ball were a little suspect at times for FB in a game we should want to win and push harder for LLS rather than needing a win on the last Super 8s game.

I think that this will be a sterner test than some seem to think. I wonder whether Hardaker will play, that gash to the knee looked pretty bad. Saints are a different proposition with Wilkin in and will be keen to get a win to take a step towards securing a top 4 finish after a dire start to the 8's. I will be happy with any kind of win.