[Bullseye]

Re: Halifax (H) : Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:07 pm  

Mustapha, O'Connor and Tindall all in the Leeds squad for their game. Can't see us getting them given that Leeds will want to make full use of the squad over Easter.

Leaves us right down to the bare bones. With injury doubts over Patton, Lilley and Ben Evans and Rhys Evans, Flanagan, Walker, Scott and Fleming all out.

Fitness permitting I'd go with this:

Hall
Dawson Jones
Kear
Gill
Miller/DFJ
Patton
Lilley
Baldwinson
Doyle
Scurr
Murphy
England
Evans

Crossley
Wallace
Jowitt
Kibula

Re: Halifax (H) : Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:27 pm  

Corey Johnson not in Leeds team so maybe on bench as replacement hooker. Having said that Doyle has been playing 80 mins at hooker or loose forward.

[Bullseye]

Re: Halifax (H) : Tue Apr 12, 2022 4:33 pm  

Doyle has been our best forward IMO. Got a proper engine on him. But with Lilley getting a knock and Patton being strapped up maybe we need a bit of cover. Jowitt played in the reserves last week so could be back in the first team.

Re: Halifax (H) : Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:15 pm  

Hallas will be back in for Friday. That should stiffen up the defence through the middle 3rd.

Would have been at 13 id imagine but with Flannagan missing i guess he will take some preassure off Doyle. I suppose the alternative would be to have Jowitt on the bench to come on at 9 which would be a good move in my opinion

Re: Halifax (H) : Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:28 am  

RagingBull wrote:

Hallas will be back in for Friday. That should stiffen up the defence through the middle 3rd.

Would have been at 13 id imagine but with Flannagan missing i guess he will take some preassure off Doyle. I suppose the alternative would be to have Jowitt on the bench to come on at 9 which would be a good move in my opinion

More likely Jowitt comes on in the halves and Lilley covers 9

[Bullseye]

Re: Halifax (H) : Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:07 am  

Revised possible lineup - assuming the halfbacks and Ben Evans are fit.

Hall
Dawson Jones
Kear
Gill
Miller/DFJ
Patton
Lilley
Baldwinson
Doyle
Scurr
Murphy
England
Hallas

Crossley
Wallace
Jowitt
Kibula/Evans

Re: Halifax (H) : Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:25 am  

I would deffo have Chester Butler in there.

[Bullseye]

Re: Halifax (H) : Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:10 am  

Oh flippin eck I forgot him

Hall
Dawson Jones
Kear
Gill
Miller/DFJ
Patton
Lilley
Baldwinson
Doyle
Scurr
Butler
England
Hallas

Crossley
Wallace/Murphy
Jowitt
Kibula/Evans

Re: Halifax (H) : Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:42 pm  

A local derby, Sam Hallas back, a hopefully larger crowd than normal and a narrow defeat last week. If we don't come out of the traps from the first kick off and give it a bash it's curtains for Kear for me.

Re: Halifax (H) : Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:01 pm  

Hall
Dawson-Jones
Kear
Gill
Millar
Patton
Lilley
Crossley
Doyle
Baldwinson
Butler
Murphy
Hallas

England
Evans
Scott
Scurr

Baldwinson can drop to LF is Doyle needs a break to allow Hallas a very short spell at Hooker. Or Evans goes in at 13 for a bit.

Either way. Hall has to start, Butler keeps his place after last week. Scott to be eased off the bench as he’s just back from injury.