No Huby and Hirst but everyone else named



Chris Annakin

Tinirau Arona

Joe Arundel

Matty Ashurst

Jordan Baldwinson

Mason Caton-Brown

Jordan Crowther

Anthony England

David Fifita

Liam Finn

Scott Grix

Ryan Hampshire

Justin Horo

Tom Johnstone

Ben Jones-Bishop

Max Jowitt

Danny Kirmond

Reece Lyne

Jacob Miller

Pauli Pauli

Bill Tupou

Kyle Wood

Grix

Johnstone

Tupou

Lyne

BJB

Finn

Miller

England

Wood

Baldwinson

Ashurst

Horo

Arona



Kirmond

Pauli

Hampshire

Fifita



Would be my starting 17 from that. Take out Baldwinson for Huby or Hirst if they are fit.

Team pretty much picks itself, personally would be tempted to start arundel over lynne to make better use of pace outside. Assuming hirst and huby are fit then its a bit tougher - personally based on last year hirst for baldwinson, but then gets a bit more interesting as would have kirmond and huby in before hampshire, suspect that we will use either hour or kirmond in the hadley role from last year.



Just hope its a bit warmer saturday eve than at batley last weekend, if not my watching will be in the bar

Hampshire must be filling in at 9 or coming on to allow Finn to go to acting half.

Agreed on Huby, would definitely play ahead of Baldwinson and Hirst would likely be ahead of him too and Arundel will put his wingman away all day long.

Huddersfield squad for Saturday:



Danny Brough

Paul Clough

Tyler Dickinson

Matty English

Dale Ferguson

Lee Gaskell

Ryan Hinchcliffe

Michael Lawrence

Jake Mamo

Darnell McIntosh

Aaron Murphy

Adam O’Brien

Gene Ormsby

Jordan Rankin

Oliver Roberts

Colton Roche

Jared Simpson

Dan Smith

Ukuma Ta’ai

Jordan Turner

Shannon Wakeman

Adam Walne **

Sam Wood **



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Should be a decent match up.

Got a few out - no leeming, cudjoe, ikahifo, mcgilvary, symonds so 5 out of starting 17, with that and home advantage would be hoping for a win

Wonder if Danny Brough will be to drunk to be allowed on the team bus, if not he can always borrow the Hudds mini bus and drive himself to the match.

It's still a friendly so the subs don't matter.

I wouldn't actually rotate 9 until it's needed. I'd like to see how long Wood goes.

I'd start Fifita and then bring PP off the bench rather than have them on together.

Centre and wing all need rotating as it's not clear what the best option is.

Dont agree give the squad a run out no beed to extend someone in a friendly. Give them all a run blow the cobwebs off

I agree.. Over fatigued = More prone to picking up an injury.



I think we should be using this game to get a good feel for the rotation on game day, obviously with Randell out for the first 9 or 10 games we should be looking at the hooker role closely. I know Wood can play the full 80 at a push but its a demanding position, especially when it comes to defending down the middle. There are very few hookers out there that can be effective for the full 80.



It will be interesting to see the prop rotation when it comes to SL games, whether they will keep a steady punch with rotating Fifita and Pauli or go all out and try to blast teams away in 20 minute periods like Cas did last season with JSL and Moors.

So if like to see what a good rotation is by playing Wood longer so we know when he runs out of steam.

I take your point though it's going to be a long season for him if he doesn't 1st rests.



Pleased to see Crowther starting at 13

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