Ashton
Bullock
Clark
Currie
Drinkwater
Dudson
Dufty
Hayes
Holroyd
Kasiano
Mata’utia
Minikin
Nicholson
Philbin
Ratchford
Thewlis
Thomas
Vaughan
Walker
Williams
Wrench

If I was picking the team...

Dufty
Thewlis
Ratchford
Wrench
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Vaughan
Clark
Bullock
Currie
Nicholson
Philbin

Walker
Kasiano
Dudson
Mata'utia.

Obviously DP will not drop Mata'utia to the bench, though.

No Russell, but Minikin still in there.

I’d go with that, but probably Holroyd for Mata’utia!

As you say, I can’t see Powell not starting Dudson or Mata’utia, the rest will be as your selection I think.

And he never will until his job is on the line

Like most believe he won’t drop Mata’utia so il go something like this. Again unlikely to happen but here goes.

Dufty
Thewlis
Wrench
Ratchford
Ashton
Williams
Hayes
Dudson
Clark
Vaughan
Currie
Nicholson
Mata’utia

Bullock
Kasiano
Philbin
Walker

I would have left Dudson out had Harrison been available

Dufty
Thewlis
Minikin
Ratchford
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Dudson
Clark
Vaughan
Currie
Nicholson
Philbin

Walker
Kasiano
Bullock
Wrench

I don't want to see mata'utia playing this week, find him really, really frustrating and dont see what he does well. I don't really see that Wrench is/ has been good enough for a starting centre spot either and minikin has been OK so he gets the nod. If harrison was fit I'd move philbin to the bench and start harrison probably in 2nd row with Nicholson at 13 if that's where he will be in the long term.

He will play Peanut though, I really am dissapointed that we aren't going in to this game with a new coach.

How the hell Minikin is in the squad is baffling..agree matautia as had his day give wrench a go..but then again what do I know.. slowly loosing interest in this rabble of a club...

Minikin is in the squad because we have Russell missing and have Ashton, Wrench & Thewlis not 100% I imagine, with not many academy options. He’s regularly in the squad, but he hasn’t played when we have Ashton, Wrench, Thewlis fully fit.

Mata’utia is the one that plays regardless, which is frustrating as is far rather see Wrench get a longer stint at centre.

Really, Really, Really hope we can get a firing Mikaele back, I think he would make a huge difference.

No Drinky?