Re: Widnes : Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:44 pm  

Shouldn't be too difficult a game even after the Cronulla game, Widnes lack real quality in the backs and with our defence being so good I wouldn't expect to concede more than 12 points in all honesty, can see a 26-10 win or something like that, I imagine the team will look something like this

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Tierney
Gelling
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Leuluai
Nuuausala
Powell
Flower
Bateman
Farrell
O'Loughlin

Tomkins
Isa
Clubb
Tautai

Re: Widnes : Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:44 pm  

They won twice at our place last season and will go into this with plenty confidence.
We will have to be careful with this one.
Can see Waney going with his Cronulla 17 then changing for the Leigh game.

Re: Widnes : Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:25 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

They won twice at our place last season and will go into this with plenty confidence.
We will have to be careful with this one.
Can see Waney going with his Cronulla 17 then changing for the Leigh game.

Wane has already said Isa will play. I'd leave Bateman out as he was out on his feet at the end of the Cronulla game. I'd also be tempted to bring Shorrocks in for Tommy depending on how bad his head injury is and bring in either Navarette or Bretherton for SOL. It's a long season and we need to be careful with the older players.

Re: Widnes : Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:08 am  

I'd feel a lot worse about they had last season's half back pairing. Since they don't, I don't think we could've hoped for a better fixture. Suspect that we'll be way off our best but still enough to get the two points.

Re: Widnes : Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:53 am  

I know the squad is out but I'd go something like this

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Tierney
Gelling
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Sharrocks
Nauasala
Ganson
Sutton
Isa
Farrell
Wells

Tautai
Breatherton
Powell
Naverette

Widnes struggling at HB should be a good win at home. Got to be wary of Leigh next who will be right up for trying to beat us.

Using the squad players will freshen us up and they will want to perform to stake a claim for next week.

Re: Widnes : Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:13 pm  

^^^
Agree with this. A good opportunity to give Wells and Ganson a runout and bring fresh legs in.

We will see a reaction from Sunday's game in the next few weeks and I'm worried that it could be against Leigh. I would think it will take a long time to recover from the extra effort that was put in. Time to to utilise the full squad for me.

Re: Widnes : Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:31 pm  

I wouldn't be worrying about us. I think we will be going into this game with the goal of damage limitation. We have no halfbacks, and our forwards are only just coming back from injury so won't be up to speed.
I can see a 40+ win for your lot.

Re: Widnes : Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:06 pm  

Brenio wrote:

I wouldn't be worrying about us. I think we will be going into this game with the goal of damage limitation. We have no halfbacks, and our forwards are only just coming back from injury so won't be up to speed.
I can see a 40+ win for your lot.

Ever since you got back into Super League almost every game has been tight with Widnes coming out on top quite a few times.

I don't think Waney will be taking anything for granted that's for sure.

Re: Widnes : Thu Feb 23, 2017 6:54 pm  

We should be very cautious, pride comes before a fall...

Re: Widnes : Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:02 pm  

Game's off.