Should be a tough, tight match. Hopefully, we can come out on top.


Dufty missing for them is a big loss as he is one of their big threats, but nothing is ever certain when playing halfbacks of Sneyd and William's calibre.

Take nothing for granted, work our socks off, and we should be OK.


As long as Miller is fit, that would give us a big boost, if not we shouldn’t play Connor at FB.

This may come back to haunt me, but teams tend not to do so well in the fixture immediately after losing a CC final. The past 5 years have recorded 4 losses by beaten finalists, with the exception being the Giants.


Being beaten in that manner would take an emotional toll on any team and with Dufty sidelined, I'm hoping we can do a professional job and get the points.

One of those that we should win, but we might lose if we aren't at our best. Wire aren't in a position were they can lose too many more games and be confident of making the six let alone the four so they have every motivation to come to HQ looking for a win. Two points would be huge for us - it would be 10 wins from the opening 14 games. When is the last time we managed that? 

Hoping we don't change too much from last couple of games, save for Jenkins getting more game time. 


Assuming Miller will play but if not unlikely that Connor will play anywhere other than 7, given BA's comments after Wakey. He as much as admitted he'd got it wrong. 


So, if Miller is absent, Lumb to FB, Handley to wing, Watkins to centre? Or play ECW, if he is available?