Salford Away : Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:36 pm  

The season kicks off a week today, what do we expect? How would you line them up? I think Salford are in for a bad year with Koukash leaving and them losing Carney and Dobson, plus Lui unsettled to say the least. I'll predict 10-42 and would line up as such:

FB 20 Escare
RW 2 Davies
RC 3 Sarginson
LC 4 Gildart
LW 5 Burgess
SO 6 Williams
SH 1 S.Tomkins
P 8 Clubb
H 9 Leuluai
P 10 Flower
SR 11 J.Tomkins
SR 12 Farrell
LF 30 Hamlin

S 7 Powell
S 16 Nu'uausala
S 17 Tautai
S 19 Isa

Hamlin played his way in front of Sutton in the Leigh friendly for me

Re: Salford Away : Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:16 pm  

Sam will start as FB, Powell will be SH, Joel will play LF with Isa in at SR. Morgan will be on the bench with Sutton. Hamlin may not feature.

Re: Salford Away : Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:18 pm  

I suppose it’ll come down to Fitness. We know Lockers and Bateman won’t play and I agree Hamlin has probably earned his place. The feedback from preseason is that he’s really shone, as has Tom Davies.

Tomkins
Davies
Sarginson
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Powell
Clubb
Leuluai
Flower
Tomkins
Farrell
Hamlin

Escare
FPN
Tautai
Sutton / Isa

Re: Salford Away : Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:10 pm  

Bigredwarrior wrote:

I suppose it’ll come down to Fitness. We know Lockers and Bateman won’t play and I agree Hamlin has probably earned his place. The feedback from preseason is that he’s really shone, as has Tom Davies.

Tomkins
Davies
Sarginson
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Powell
Clubb
Leuluai
Flower
Tomkins
Farrell
Hamlin

Escare
FPN
Tautai
Sutton / Isa

I think Sutton will start at "loose forward"
Personally I would like Escare on the bench but cant remember the last time that SW had a back on the bench. I suppose if SW is planning this switch of ST to the halves etc when TL takes a breather then if he doesn't do it against Salford then when will he make this play?
A back on the bench gives us more options and gives us some cover for in game injuries.
Like a lot of people I took to Hamlin straight away and hope he also gets the nod for a bench place.
How long is SOL out for?

Re: Salford Away : Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:00 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

I think Sutton will start at "loose forward"
Personally I would like Escare on the bench but cant remember the last time that SW had a back on the bench. I suppose if SW is planning this switch of ST to the halves etc when TL takes a breather then if he doesn't do it against Salford then when will he make this play?
A back on the bench gives us more options and gives us some cover for in game injuries.
Like a lot of people I took to Hamlin straight away and hope he also gets the nod for a bench place.
How long is SOL out for?

I understand he may be fit for the Hull game and if not, the week after against the Rabbitohs. Personally there’s no way I play him in that game regardless of his fitness with Warrington coming up the week after.

Re: Salford Away : Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:43 pm  

Not a good start for Salford. I’m hearing that Manu Vatuvai has sustained a serious Achilles injury today. Will need to be scanned to see the extent of the injury. I wish him well.

Re: Salford Away : Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:13 pm  

What I expect

Tomkins
Davies Sarginson Gildart Burgess
Williams Powell
Clubb Leuluai Flower
Isa Farrell Tomkins

Sutton Nuuausala Tautai Escare

What I’m hoping for-

Tomkins
Davies Sarginson Gildart Burgess
Williams Powell
Sutton Leuluai Flower
Isa Farrell Lockers (Joel if Lockers is out)

Subs
Nuuausala Clubb Hamlin Escare

Re: Salford Away : Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:55 pm  

SOL will potentially be ready for the Warrington game (23/02) but most certainly Widnes (02/03)

Re: Salford Away : Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:05 am  

RichieS wrote:

Sam will start as FB, Powell will be SH, Joel will play LF with Isa in at SR. Morgan will be on the bench with Sutton. Hamlin may not feature.

Is that from inside the club Richie? I'd be disappointed if Hamlin doesn't feature but I guess that's competition for places in action.

Re: Salford Away : Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:06 pm  

Hamlin will have a place in the squad of that im sure, doubt he will feature though come Friday.just a hunch.