It’s back! Neither side pulling up trees so far so should be a spectacle based on current form





Radford hopeful of us getting Paea and Houghton back but Manu definitely out and Hadley unlikely to play either, plus obviously Watts gone. Rovers have done the usual declaring McGuire and Heffernan out for next week on the final whistle but obviously we’re in “timely boost” territory here.



Any derby is hard to call but their form with ball in hand sounds better than ours, they’re three years in between drinks and have home advantage so we could struggle.



Something like:

Shaul

Talanoa

Tuimavave

Connor

Faraimo

Kelly

Sneyd

Taylor

Houghton

Green

Minichiello

Washbrook

Abdull



Paea

Bowden

Griffin

Fash

I'd swap either Bowden or Fash for Abdul but that be my side

Timely boosts or not I would be very disappointed if we don’t beat them however you try and paint it about how Rovers could be favourites

I didn’t say Rovers would be favourites I said it’s a derby and they have plenty in their favour so we could well struggle. I’d be disappointed as well but not surprised.

But if they failed the concussions tests last night and were declared unfit to return to the game then by the rules of the game they are unable to play for the next 7 days, so rules them out of the derby. That's my understanding anyway. Unless there is another concussion test they do later in the week to see if they have to miss 7 days or not.

Think it is 6 days

Two points bagged last night and would be a bit disappointed if we can't take the next four.

Would put us back bang in the mix.

That's my understanding.

.... otherwise Shaul wouldn't have played last night.

it's a league game worth 2 points, I really don't get the obsession with it, it's mindless.

If we don't try and big up events during the season, then as a sport, we'll never grow.

It's not just another game, let's be honest. It's not the end of the world, but it's a bloody important fixture in the Super League calendar!

McGuire went to hospital with his concussion so definitely out and hefferman has a history of concussion so again out of derby plus lawler leg and ankle break so I don't see any timely boosts for us Mrs B unfortunately whereas you will have Houghton and Paea back plus Kelly also you should win comfortably

Sure. Sheens said Heffernan was out long term after a game last year and he played the next weekend so the Triage of Doom is in full swing. As for timely boosts I see you have Lunt, Jewitt, Tickle, and a couple of others back. So Addy and Lawler apart conceivably full strength?

We start a thread most weekends about the upcoming game.