Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:11 pm  

All 4 pre season games have been completed now and we are heading towards round 1 in less than two weeks.

What is your preferred line up for round 1 based on what we’ve seen and what everyone thinks is our best 17?

Have any players impressed you in pre season. This is the fans that really matters. Home tie in round one and it’s all about getting the win.

my line up would be:

Jowitt
Murphy
Hall
Lyne
Lineham
Gaskell
Lino
Whitbread
Smith
Atoni
Ashurst
Pitts
Proctor

Bowden
Battye
Tanginoa
Kay

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Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:52 pm  

Personally I'd put Kershaw in over Lineham and just wouldn't play Tanginoa until he has chance for a run out so would put Crowther in to spell Procter....or maybe even Langi.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:09 am  

Surely Taufua will start on the wing in front of Kershaw and Lineham for now. And Kay and Bowes in at 9? Then a toss up between Smith and Gaskell at 6.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 06, 2023 4:00 am  

Nice that we have a few quality options to go with especially in the back line but for me it’s got to be Taufua starting , simply no point leaving him out ,he’s only played a couple of hrs for us and we need that class on the field

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Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:23 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Nice that we have a few quality options to go with especially in the back line but for me it’s got to be Taufua starting , simply no point leaving him out ,he’s only played a couple of hrs for us and we need that class on the field

I haven't seen a game where he has played better than Kershaw.
I'd love him to show his skills and he hasn't been bad, but for me, Kershaw has been better.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:33 am  

Kershaw for me also, he's never let us down and I think he's getting better and better

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:53 am  

Personally think Lineham has been the best winger in pre season. Bowden was in a moon boot yesterday, Hood was still limping, Crowther looks to still be struggling with his calf and Tanginoa hasn’t played all pre season. Battye looked to be heavily strapped too yesterday and struggling abit, but his form has been brilliant in pre season.
I’d bob Smith at 9 in the absence of Hood, he drilled one out on the full yesterday, but also kicked a nice 40/20, to have that kicking game from a 9 is a really good option for me, plus can cover 6/7 if any injuries occur, he’s simply too good to leave out of the team.
Jowitt
Murphy
Hall
Lyne
Lineham
Gaskell
Lino
Whitbread
Smith
Atoni
Proctor
Ashurst
Pitt’s

Battye
Butler
Eseh
Kay

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:04 am  

Although no player should be guaranteed a starting spot.
Signing players like Langi and Tafua, to have them not make the 17, seems a little odd.
Quite where to play them is another question altogether.

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:36 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Although no player should be guaranteed a starting spot.
Signing players like Langi and Tafua, to have them not make the 17, seems a little odd.
Quite where to play them is another question altogether.

Forgot about Langi

Re: Wakefield Trinity Vs Catalan Dragons : Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:53 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Although no player should be guaranteed a starting spot.
Signing players like Langi and Tafua, to have them not make the 17, seems a little odd.
Quite where to play them is another question altogether.

Fair point, but like you say no guarantee for any player. As yet I have seen nothing in Tafua that convinces me he should start on the wing. Murphy would be my first choice and let the rest fight it out. Langi has done OK so I think he will start at centre and I would pick him with Hall.