Team I'd pick:
Hodgson, Charnley, Niu, Hanley, Brand, McNamara, Lam, Trout, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, Hughes, Liu
Subs: Davis, Joffa, Tuitivake, Badrock


Would give Armstrong the extra time, given there is a week off next week.


What I think Lam will pick:
Armstrong, Charnley, Niu, Hanley, Hodgson, McNamara, Lam, Joffa, Ipape, Mulhern, Trout, Halton, Liu
Subs: Davis, Tuitivake, Hughes, Brand


I fully realise that if I were in charge, I'd pick a different team most weeks, and we'd still be in the Championship, if not League 1.

Lam has stated, I think it can be labelled as frustration, his inability to have picked that same 17 for concurrent matches so far this season, he'll always be looking to that that.  I'm in agreement that it sometimes feels like your riding the players until they break but it has paid dividends since promotion.

Very worried about this one, play like we did against wire/Hull we will get beat, play like we did against Wigan we will have a easy evening out.

Id give Armstrong another week off, Hodgson despite his running game last week was very poor with positioning and his rugby IQ in attacking positions to put others away. Young kid with plenty to learn but his development this year as been fantastic to see but he drops onto the wing when Armstrong back.


Hodgson Brand Nui Hanley Charnely Lam Mcnarmara Joffa edwin mulhern Halton Trout Lui 
Dwyer Hughes Tuitivake Brogan 

Brogan isn't in the squad. The only other forwards in the squad are Davis and Badrock, and even he might be considered more of a centre. 

He said last week that he doesn't know what his best 17 is now, so likely to be more tinkering. 

He will have to reduce the minutes of some of the forwards, such as Trout, Ipape and Liu (Maybe O'Neil depending on how long this injury keeps him out) because of the limits imposed on number of minutes a player can play in a year.