There are three from Castleford.

Looks like Salford will be without Justin Carney, facing a Grade F racial abuse charge!

You'd imagine they'll have to be pretty certain he's done that for him to get any sort of ban. It'll be a huge one or no ban at all.



As for us it's good to have Faz available (as embarrassing as that is for Wayne Bennett) and Joe Burgess. It'd be nice if we got some good news on Tommy Leuluai also. If not then we may be looking at Escare and Powell in the halves and Tierney at fullback at a guess.

The ref red-carded him, so must have heard what he said? Deserves a big ban if he's found guilty.

There's some talk that they've mis-heard what he said (that's his defence anyway) but we'll see.

I wouldn't want to be on the panel for this one, nightmare case.

Must be.



What do you go off? Is it him against the ingoal judge (I think it's an ingoal judge who heard him apparently). I supppse they'll get other people's statements but it's difficult without some audio of the incident.

Escare

Davies

Forsth

Burgess

Marshall

Gregson

Powell

FPN

McIlorum

Flower

Farrell

Tomkins

Isa



Sutton

Tautai

Ganson

Naverette



Escare and Powell to take the in field kicking. We won game with Gregson in the halves last year. Sam Powell has proven he can boss a game in the halves albeit a few years ago, New Zealand Warriors game.



Another option as discuss is Escare 7, Powell 6 Tierney 1

Leuluai has broken his jaw. It's been confirmed by Wane in the Wigan Evening Post. They're not sure how long he's out for yet.



It pointless keep going on about injuries because the issue isn't going away and this one again proves it's just down to bad luck. I'd go Lockers at six on Saturday with Escare and Powell there the following week.

Who would've thought we'd be going into this game with a halfback partnership of Gregson and Powell?

Or Tierney at FB and Escare & Powell in the halves.

I assume the RFL will cover the salaries of any player injured on this mid-season international friendly....