Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:16 am  

Merrin to captain the side. Watkins already gone. Shame he didn't get to say bye to the fans even if he was prevented from playing.

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:22 am  

The Magic Rat wrote:

Merrin to captain the side. Watkins already gone. Shame he didn't get to say bye to the fans even if he was prevented from playing.

Real shame for Watkins and the fans is that

Bigger shame it will mean Ferres starting

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:47 am  

Yes an unfortunate turn, would have been good for Watkins to play one more time at HQ.

Merrin as captain it is; not a shocker.

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:00 pm  

The Magic Rat wrote:

Merrin to captain the side.

Is the bear Catholic? Does the Pope, er....

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:37 pm  

So given Watkins has already gone, what team will we pick?

Walker
Briscoe
Newman
Hurrell
Handley
Lui
Myler
Ava
Dwyer
Oledzki
Sutcliffe
Ferres
Merrin

Cuthbertson
Singleton
Smith
Lunt

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:42 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

So given Watkins has already gone, what team will we pick?

Walker
Briscoe
Newman
Hurrell
Handley
Lui
Myler
Ava
Dwyer
Oledzki
Sutcliffe
Ferres
Merrin

Cuthbertson
Singleton
Smith
Lunt

I would go

Walker
Briscoe
Newman
Hurrell
Handley
Lui
McClleland
Ava
Dwyer
Singleton
Sutcliffe
Donaldson
Merrin

Lunt
Cuthbertson
Oledski
Smith/Albert


Myler has been terrible and the less said about ferres the better, both will actually play though

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:37 pm  

Is Ward not back this week?

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:38 pm  

rugbyleague88 wrote:

Is Ward not back this week?

He was supposed to be close.

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:40 pm  

I would start Lunt if he is fit, without a doubt. Catalans are a big side, who look to get on top early on. If they are not successfull with that, they go to pieces, and then you hit them with your own burst of momentum. Lunt would be far better defensively than Dwyer for that early containment, and then the introduction of Dwyer 25 minutes in, should see that momentum shift where Catalans start to collapse.

Re: SL RD 20 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Jun 27, 2019 2:43 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

I would start Lunt if he is fit, without a doubt. Catalans are a big side, who look to get on top early on. If they are not successfull with that, they go to pieces, and then you hit them with your own burst of momentum. Lunt would be far better defensively than Dwyer for that early containment, and then the introduction of Dwyer 25 minutes in, should see that momentum shift where Catalans start to collapse.

Agree with that.