Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:23 am  

I've got very little by way of expectation for this game, but what I do expect is that the team (are we a team at present?) start to bend their backs and play with some determination. Defence is the quickest thing we can fix and it needs to start now. Communication and determination are things that every player at the club should have in spades, those that don't shouldn't bother colleting a paycheck.

It's time to start showing some pride in the shirt, that starts with defence.

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:50 am  

christopher wrote:

Im not optimistic at all I think we'll get thumped to be honest but if we don't have hope there's nothing left

Saints are beatable they've just lost to the team predicted to easily go down. The players need to realise that the saints team aren't superhuman.

We lost to London twice in 2019 too, we do like giving the no hopers a chance

In all seriousness, we went with the wrong attitude, its the little things like conceding possession twice from the kick off (including in the first minute) which was all attitude and nothing to do with players missing - part of that was that we now enter into a really tough run, with you, Catalans, Huddersfield and Castleford all away in the next 5 weeks (with the small matter of the Good Friday derby inbetween) - if we go 5 from 5 during that run, I think everyone from Saints will tolerate the bad day at the office.

With regards to injuries, I am only really expecting Mata'utia, Bell and Hopoate to be missing. Mata'utia is a shame as he was in good form, but at the same time Sironen has really started to impress and was my MoM in the cup this week (albeit against Whitehaven). Whether Walmsley does make it or not, I hope Dan Norman keeps his spot as he has put in two decent performances in his absence.

Welsby
Grace Hurrell Percival Makinson
Lomax Dodd
Paasi Roby Lees
Sironen Batchelor
Knowles

Lussick LMS Norman Walmsley/Amor

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:54 am  

There's been a couple of saints games recently where there was a feeling we'd run them close only for us to collapse abjectly. This one's almost gona go the opposite way. Tooth and nail display though still a narrow defeat

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:05 pm  

Dwyer is banned for tripping.

[Frosties.]

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:36 pm  

Dwyer, Tetevano missing through ban.

Holroyd, Newman, Myler, Johnson, Walters missing through injury. Not sure what happened with Leeming as he didn’t come on in second half Saturday so hopefully not an injury.

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:05 pm  

Didn't Agar say Holroyd would be fit for round 6 when he first did his injury?

Leeds have shown no interest in defence or setting any sort of intensity. No chance they will start this week. I predict this will be one of the most bottleless performances we ever see from them.

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:19 pm  

Dreading this on Friday, only positive is won't get stuck in traffic on the way home...

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:31 pm  

I suspect it will be the following:

Walker
Fusitua
Broadbent
Sutcliffe
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Oledzki
Leeming
Prior
Martin
Bentley
Smith

Mellor
Donaldson
Thompson
Mustapha

We are even further in a hole if Leeming isn't fit as we don't have another senior hooker available. That bench screams mediocrity...

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:34 pm  

christopher wrote:

Will Saints still have s few missing, including Walmsley?

Could we have a few back?

Saints have looked and indeed were very beatable with a few injuries, I wouldn’t write us off in this one.

I can’t see us getting the win but it might not be the flogging people think, could we actually have 4 props for the first time this year?

Walker
Fusitua
Broadbent
Sutcliffe
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Oledski
Leeming
Prior
Bentley
Martin
Smith

Dwyer
Gannon
Holroyd/donaldson
Tetevano

Will Fusitu’a be back? If Holroyd is fit to play he’s in, if not get Mustapha out there.

Walker
Fusitua
Broadbent
Sutcliffe
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Oledski
Leeming
Prior
Bentley
Martin
Smith

Thompson
O’Connor
Gannon
Holroyd/Mustapha

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:35 pm  

Can O'Connor play hooker? I watched his post match interview and he comes across as quite articulate compared to some of the others. He's the right sort of build to play hooker, even if not experienced.