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I reckon something along the lines of:

Sam
Charnley
Goulding
Carmont
Richards
Mellor
Leuluai
Mossop
McIlorum
Lima
Hansen
Hock
O'Loughlin

Flower
Lauaki
Farrell
Logan

Not sure how many subs we'll use, players like Gelling, Tuson, Dudson, Powell, Russell may feature as well.

Agree with most of the above.
Perhaps Powell may get the 6 shirt in front of Mellor.
It will be a 20 man squad so I'd add Powell, Spencer and Dudson.

Is finch back in Aus, thought i saw him tweet he was going to a wedding this weekend in aus

MASSIVE must win game!!!

Finch has been in Aus and will be on his way back over here now.
They said at the pre-season dinner he will arrived Monday.
If he does arrive tomorrow then he'll surely be in the squad.
I think SW will go as near as poss to his starting 17, then plus three who he feels deserve selection.

Why does it necessarily need to be a 20 man squad?

It's alot to ask for someone to fly back from Aus then play the next day!

I wouldn't risk Finch as we know what he can do. We should use the game as another opportunity to find which player out of guys like Russell, Powell or Logan Tomkins are ready to nail down a place in the 17.

We obviously need to get some minutes in players legs as well so with that in mind I'd go-

Russell
Charnley
Goulding
Carmont
Richards
S Tomkins
Leuluai
Lima
McIlorum
Mossop
Hansen
Farrell
Lockers

Subs
Flower
Lauaki
Hock
Tuson
L Tomkins
Powell

I'd love to have a look at Russell in a team like that and I'd love to have a look at Sam again at 6 just to open up some options for later in the year.

Didn't Wane say he was playing virtually the team he s got in mind for 1 st superleague game and near full strength in is latest interview

Jack Hughes should get a shot for me!

Tom Spencer has to be involved for me