Silverwoods the ref. not sure if that's good or bad tbh

It's intimidating over there but he knows that. Should do OK

Squad:



James Donaldson, Adam Sidlow, Adam O'Brien , Manase Manuokafoa, John Bateman, Brett Kearney, Nick Scruton, Heath L’Estrange , Adrian Purtell, Keith Lulia, Elliot Whitehead, Elliot Kear, Jarrod Sammut, Danny Addy ,Tom Olbison, Chev Walker, Jobe Murphy, Jamie Foster, Matt Diskin



Matt Diskin in for Sam Wood is the only change to the squad. Langley and Blythe still miss out due to injury.

I'd go:



1 Kearney

5 Kear

2 Purtell

3 Lulia

17 Foster

19 Addy

6 Sammut

8 Scruton

9 L'Estrange

10 Manuokafoa

11 Bateman

12 Whitehead

21 Donaldson



14 Diskin

15 Walker

16 Olbison

27 Sidlow



We're close to full strength now. It would be brilliant if Blythe and Langley were fit to play against Leeds, and lets hope for no injuries against Catalan.

This is probably what Cummings will go with, although personally I'd go with;



1. Kear

2. Purtell

3. Walker

4. Lulia

5. Foster

6. Kearney

7. Sammut

8. Scruton

9. L'estrange

10. Nas

11. Whitehead

12. Bateman

13. Donaldson

14. Diskin

15. Sidlow

16. Olbison

17. O'Brien - his defence was awesome last week, I'd play him at LF.



Don't think for one minute Cummings will try that, but it's what I personally would go with. Got a funny feeling we can beat the Dragons on Saturday

Will the team get to France ok? Have seen they are flying over tomorrow morning when heavy snow is expected.

Why would you just completely drop Addy from the entire team?

I was wondering that too.







I think we'll see FC using all the fit players over the next 3 games so we may see a few switches just to rest some bodies. I'm sure O'Brien will get plenty of chances.

A. Because he's not a half back and i think we can now move Kearney to half back until Gales fit.

B. All the back-rowers i think are playing better than him. Could possibly have him on the bench a head of O'brien, but i was really impressed with O'brien at the weekend and would like to see him again.



Anyway it doesn't really matter, the squad will be the one mentioned above my post. I personally think we're getting away wth Addy at half-back as we have dominated the last 3 games. Catalans is completely different.

Addy's no half back, nobody, not even Addy himself thinks so.



Neither is Kearney. However Kearney is in the form of his Bulls career playing at fullback and leading the try scoring charts and is top for us with assists.



Last week Addy came up with two kicks for tries, not bad for a backrower.



I would argue that moving these players around when they're settled and in form is barmy. Also what message does it send? Play well and still get dropped?



We dominated the game at Hudders, and the first half vs Widnes and the first half vs HKR. In the second half at Widnes we clung on and vs HKR we had to really tough it out. So not exactly all plain sailing.



Catalans will be tougher than those games, all the more excuse for not messing about with combinations that are working.

Kearney

Kear

Purtell

Lulia

Foster

Sammut

Addy

Scruton

Lestrange

Nas

Bateman

Whitehead

Olbison



Sidlow

OBrien

Donaldson

Walker

Kearney was also in the form of his life at 6. Personally i'd rather have someone who is more of a natural half back at 6. No one can argue that Kearney is not a better 6 than Addy. The line up i've suggested doesn't show us having to sacrifice anything in the back line for this to happen.