yep brough wont be playing, took a knock in the balls!



so the 11/8 for a saints win looks even better now.



would think bailey and robinson go in the halves.

Is this definite ? or just another forums rumour

I think giants just want to finish fifth

Not definite, along with a couple of other players who took knocks, but doubtful.

Basically, if the game was played last night they wouldn't have been playing, but the game is Friday.

And if the game was played on Sunday as it was meant to be it they'd be more likely to play!

It's a fine line PA will be treading with his selection this week. He'll obviously not want to risk anyone but it will be fresh it the memory how resting players back-fired at this stage last season.

Think we will be missing a few key players for this march

Broughy

Big Eorl

Scott Grix

So Jake Connor for Grix

Kafussi for Eorl

Probably Robbo and Bailey in the half back roles or maybe a suprise and play Leroy, remember Nathan Brown doing that a couple of years ago ?

Are Saints now favourites ?

Playing a weakened team does us no good



Win and we finish 3rd or 4th

Lose and it's 5th



Lose and we give up our momentum such as it is, lose confidence for the playoffs and lose a psychological edge over one of our competitors



Playoffs actually start on Thursday night

No Brough, Grix or Crabtree in the squad.

Grix was missing last week and was injured.



Eorl definitely picked up an injury and as he was trying to run it off you copuld clearly see he was in pain.



Brough was reported injured straight after the match and it was felt he would be touch and go.



So it appears NO players have been rested.



Just injured players not picked.

I hope your lads realise the opportunity you have, beat St Helens and you will have a trip to either Castleford or St Helens from fourth spot. They are not gimme's but games you could very easily win, giving you a home final eliminator, a weeks rest and the chance of avoiding the big three should there be upset.

funny how skybet have suddenly taken their prices down for the match





ex giant matty dawson returning to play versus us, nathan brown has great faith in him..signed him from cas for us too.



bentham is the video ref .....



will have a bash at picking the starting 13..



connor

mcgillvary

cudjoe

wardle

broughton



bailey

robinson

lunt

kaufusi

kopczak

ferres

patrick

lawrence



bench-

faiumu

mulllally

taai

fairbank



struggling to leave murphy out, may be broughton drops out or we may see cudjoe in the halves to accomodate them both!