SAINTS have named their 19-man squad for Friday's First Utility Super League Semi Final at Leeds Rhinos.



Alex Walmsley returns to the team whilst Luke Thompson misses out.



Keiron Cunningham will select his 17 from:



2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Jordan Turner, 4. Josh Jones, 5. Adam Swift, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Mose Masoe, 9. James Roby, 10. Kyle Amor, 11. Atelea Vea, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 14. Alex Walmsley, 15. Mark Flanagan, 17. Mark Percival, 19. Greg Richards, 21. Joe Greenwood, 22. Matty Dawson, 25. Andre Savelio, 37. Adam Quinlan.

For me would be:



Quinlan

Makinson

Percival

Jones

Swift

Turner

Walsh

Amor

Roby

Savelio

LMS

Greenwood

Wilkin



Vea

Masoe

Walmsley

Flanagan

Yep, can't see it being too different from that. I think LMS is lucky to have his spot in the team this week, but no doubt he'll be playing, so let's hope he plays with his brain switched to 'on' - if he does then he can be a real asset to the side.

Interesting, incidentally, that there's no spot in the 19 for Burns. I'm sure I read in the local press this week that he's fit to play.



EDIT: [url=http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/10010297/alex-walmsley-on-track-to-feature-for-st-helens-against-leedsHere it is, from Sky Sports, not the local press[/url:



'Cunningham will be able to select stand-off Travis Burns, who has also sat out the champions' last two games after undergoing elbow surgery but he is not guaranteed a recall.'



So that would seem to confirm that he's fallen down the pecking order.

Are we planning on Turner and Wilkin in the halves next season?

LMS has been awful the last few weeks as Greenwood has. Geeenwood is really struggling physcally. He's great running that line ball but he's getting smashed when having to take the ball up.

Is Thompson injured?

Greenwood's done better than we've expected. So I'm not surprised or concerned that he's going through a bit of a sticky patch.



A good close season bulking up will do him a power of good.



LMS just needs to keep his trap shut.

Does this game decide MOS?

I agree with that. At the moment he's a player who can really shine when we're on the front foot, but doesn't quite have the physicality to make inroads when we're not winning the ruck. From the look of his physique, though, he looks like he's easily got another stone to put on before he's at his physical peak, and that could make all the difference. He likes getting his hands dirty in defence, too, which is a good sign.

A lot of my local friends are really critical about the constant bench of forwards, the way the game is played now, does it really matter, I think it is well past time the number of changes allowed was reduced, I think it should be 6, then teams don't carry players.

It's already been decided hasn't it?