Injuries for next week then (some potential)

McGuire
JJB
Ward
Falloon
Briscoe
Ablett
Mullally
Golding

Any one I've missed ? Down to the bare bones there. Could be an embarrassing score line against the worlds best.

Nah... a team of

Hardaker
Handley
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sutcliffe
Lilley

Galloway
Faloon (he will be fit

)
Cuthbertson
Ferres
Keinhorst
Delaney

Burrow
Garbutt
Singleton
Mullally (he [uIS[/u fit I believe)

..will be still good enough to beat the NQ 'boys !!! McDermott will get his charges wound up for this one

Falloon has to play in this even if he's in a moonboot. We can't afford to go in without a hooker defending the middle - NQ are all about their fast skilful central players (Granville, Coote, Morgan) punching and going through holes created by Thurston, Taumalolo and the pack's go-forward in the middle. Even without our current form it's exactly the type of game-style we struggle against.

Hope I'm wrong, but add in the injuries and the fact that NQ have exactly the same 17 as last season's strongest line-up and I can only see an absolute battering.

Wrong there mate, their winger had to pull out so its only 16/17!
were gonna steamroll them!

Briscoe
McGuire
Falloon (possibly)
Ablett
JJB
Ward
Golding
Mullally (supposedly fit but didn't play for Leeds or Featherstone this week).

Hardaker
Handley Watkins Moon Hall
Sutcliffe Lilley
Galloway Burrow Cuthbertson
Ferres Keinhorst
Delaney

Garbutt Achurch Singleton Mullally/Walters/Baldwinson

McDermott video on site says Falloon should be in a boot for another ten days and bringing him in next week will be a rush. JJB close but not close enough for next week. Ward nowhere near. McGuire out. Briscoe, Golding and Ablett all major doubts to play.

I think we will give the cowboys a good run for there money still even with all the injuries

I'd go with

Hardaker
Handley
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sutcliffe
Lilley
Galloway
Falloon (even if he is only 85% or whatever)
Singleton
Ferres
Delaney
Cuthbertson

Subs
Burrow
Garbutt
Keinhorst
Achurch

If Falloon definitely can't play bring Mullally in if he is fit enough if he isn't it has to be Walters or baldwinson

We will give NQ a real go, i have no doubt about that. People on here never seem to learn, knee jerking everywhere.

McDermott confirmed to SKY Falloon, Briscoe, Ward, JJB, McGuire, Ablett, Golding to be out, Mullally wasn't match fit for this week.

I'd go with

Hardaker
Handley
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sutcliffe
Lilley
Galloway
Burrow
Singleton
Ferres
Delaney
Cuthbertson

Subs
Mullally
Garbutt
Keinhorst
Achurch

I may have mis heard but didn't he also add that they would be assessed and checked near the time. Wouldn't be too surprised to see JJB entering the arena of the WCC. Would be a good lift and a natural leader which would be much needed

NQ's back five isn't all that, but then they line up

Thurston, Morgan
Scott, Granville, Tamou
Cooper, Lowe,
Taumalolo

and that's pretty frightening.

If so...then this match is surely not worth the risk for bringing back Faloon. It is after all purely a 'friendly' albeit with some kudos to the players. IMO it really is not worth jeopardising the better longer term benefits of having our first choice hooker properly fit and able.

Having Burrow at hooker for this one will lose us the game of course, but just think what valuable experience it will give to the likes of Lilley playing against Thurston.

I hope we give it a good shot, but let's not risk longer term injury to any player crucial, or even critical, to the team's better prospects of building some league points. Leave them out of this one.