Big Calls, Bold Predictions & Throwback | The Captains Run Betfred Super League Round 6

0:00We are just two hours away, to round six in the fiftieth anniversary of the Betfred Super League, so let the build up, commence. Kicking us off tonight, other cast of the Tigers in the Bradford Bulls, Ryan Carr, will be looking for a response as the Tigers were as good as extinct at Hollywood Jones. Then on Friday, the robins have been more like penguins as opposed to Batman's psychic can they return to Craven Park with a win against the Saints. Huddersfield giants are nothing of the sort as they got a wiggy and one thing is for sure the Warriors never show mercy to any opponent this could be brutal. Whilst over your prepare for a contest that could be incredible for the neutral from championship to Super League expect nothing less than entertainment. Speaking of which, the fireworks and their razzle of it has returned to the LSV on Saturday as Lee take on solos, both sides could do with a win to build confidence going forward.

1:05And then it's over to the MKM as both FC and the dragons come off really and wins. Couldn't the dragons eat up two bears from Hall in two weeks? Well we'll find out and then finally a game that kicked off round one in 1996 and still gets taste buds moist. The unbeaten Warriors and Wolves face Lee's Rhinos at Edinburgh to mark the 30th anniversary of Super League and it should be the fitting of the occasion. In-depth analysis, passion and debate and round six predictions, it's his time for the number one buildup show to the best Fred Super League, it's time for the captains run. It is indeed time for the captains run at 6pm, it's a Thursday and whether you're listening on the way to the game or you're watching on YouTube, we'll take you right up to tonight's contest between the cast for Tigers and Bravibulls. With me as always on the captains run, he's Mr. Sale, how are you, matey? So it's Thursday again, it comes round quick, doesn't it?

2:07It most certainly does my friend, it most certainly does a, we've got a bumper show planned for everybody who's watching this evening. We're going to go in reverse order, the reason we do that in reverse order is of course if people come later captains run into the weekend, it means that games that have yet to play at the start of the program, that's why we do it in reverse order and then of course we'll get all the way up to tonight's game to build us off. So of course, if we're doing it in reverse order, we have to start here. Of course, 30 years on and still an epic contest, no doubt about it. There's not many games better in Super League than when Leeds and Warrington take the field against each other. The normally good, high score in contest a lot of time as well, some really good tries over the years, speaking of which, in 1996 this was the game, it was a heading lead and look at that step, 20 to 18, the Warrington Wolves that day got off to a great start, they were wearing green and white stripes, oh dear me, we are going back in time, just over 10,000

3:08heading lead to see it. And as you can see there is the sale, let's play homage to some of the stars of yesterday. Look at some of the names of it playing for the Leeds, right now is that Kevin Iro coming to the back end of his career, what a player Kevin Iro was, of course does he drumming in in the good mates, Francis Cummings, very handy half back, Adrian Morley still in his infancy in Barry Mac, the Leeds Rhinels was playing in that game. Francis Cummings was a winger, yeah but he played in halves that leg, did he, he did, wow right okay, and that was like green and white kit, was that the Warrington kit, the green old one. The green old one with the old badge it was as well, yeah it was a good kit that I remember that one, so yeah, some massive names in our sport there and you know brings me right back to my child, those names. So yeah, beats in all days, wasn't it, it was, and look at Warrington's team, yes the narrative course went on to great of things at the Leeds Rhinels, he left Warrington, he

4:09was playing that day, Paul Skullfall was at 13 of a school cap on, he was playing, you know, and of course the rest is history in terms of his career, a great centre for Warrington, Toei, Koei Love, what a player he was, those people who were about in 96 will remember Toei, Koei Love, he was a hell of a player, and Mike, Wayne Wright, he went on away from Warrington, did a great centre at Sulford, if you remember Mike, Mike had a stellar career as well, so it's nice to look back and pick out some of these names from all those years ago, isn't it? Yeah, it is, and Toei Koei Love spent a bit of time at Leeds and the championship as well, after he got to witness after Warrington, and then he came to Leeds, so yeah, so I mean yes, to Norris, what a player he was for both Warrington and Leeds Rhinos, great player, but yeah, good nostalgia, good nostalgia, there will be more of that, there will be more of that as we go through the captain's run, and he knows you might do a little bit in weekly as well as the season goes on to Mark 30 years, I really enjoyed doing this for

5:13this show tonight, but yeah, there you go, 30 years ago, Leeds Rhinos 18, Warrington 24, 22, I like it, I'm from an initial perspective, I felt that many new schools would be upset if there was four points in it at the weekend, it was out of contest, let's put it that way, let's get into the game, so of course no announcement to the squad, they come tomorrow, of course, so we're doing this on a Thursday as always, but I have picked out a bit of a narrative, and I have to say Steph, if there's one thing that's going to be concerning the Leeds Rhinos coming into this game, and people say when it was Castleford, I get that, with a left edge of Warrington, against Castleford, was simply unbelievable, you know, Matty Ashton 3 tries to kill Epi Tanguinoa 4, one tries for Toby King, four tries for George Williams, playing on his preferred left side, in terms of tackles, two for Ashton, three for King, nine for Tanguinoa, four for Williams, clean breaks, four for Matty Ashton, three for Calepi Tanguinoa, the tackled efficiencies of these players, only two, and I want to

6:16say this again, only two missed tackles in the entire 18 minutes on the left edge of Warrington defensively, on Saturday against Castleford, and of course the run meters, very impressive indeed, I think King probably would have got over 100 meters, had he had not had his indiscretion with his yellow card, Matty Ashton 151 on his return, and look at George Williams there, 182 from 18 carries, there's no doubt about it Steph, that left edge attack of Warrington, it was purring on Saturday, and that's going to be the main concern going into this game for Leeds. Yeah, it certainly was Dave, it was absolutely brilliant for them, and I thought Calepi Tanguinoa, I know he's going to get the headlines with his four tries, but showing the form of when he originally went to KR for me, great boost for Warrington getting Matty Ashton back, I think this is what Matty brings, because it's not just what he's doing, it's the fact that he's there, it's creating problems for defences now, but you know, a few years

7:17back we had glasely full lifting with Warrington, I've nicked that title this year with these players, it'd be really interesting to see how they go on, because I think they'll be going against players like Newman, is that right, it's funny, you should say that Mr Sailor, it's funny that you should say that, because if we actually look, I mean this was Warrington against Castleford, let's take into account Leeds against Fc, and Leeds against Fc, there'd be a lot of things that could concern the Leeds Rhinos fans, and I picked up three key stats, 40 missed tackles, I'll say that again, 40 missed tackles from the Leeds Rhinos in this game, now three of them came from Newman, and four of them came from MacDonald, both on that edge, so that's the right edge of defense that we've just looked at the left edge of Attack at Warrington, so that's a major concern, both Newman and MacDonald between them, seven of those 40 missed tackles at the weekend, that's a real problem, also

8:22nine penalties given away in that game, four of which, we're given away by Lockhe Miller, Lockhe Miller, for whatever reason against Fc, he looked like he's had it gone, he compounded that as well by being one of the highest error makers in the game, as well alongside Jake Conner, so I know you'll love the fact that, I mean people always, you must think that, you know, it's nonsense when I say this, Steph genuinely doesn't know what graphics are going up on the screen, ladies and gentlemen, but you hit the nail on the head, mate, that right edge of defense of Leeds against Fc was not clicking into gear, and when you couple that with the left edge of the attack, for me, that's where all the attentions got to go for this game, 100%, and I think Leeds speaks down for was the, they got frustrated against that game against Fc, I think that, I guess he really frustrated them, and then that led to poor discipline, you know, we saw on characteristic things like moving off to the referee and penalties for that for them, but then by its very nature,

9:22that brings errors into your game because your head's not in it, and we started to see glimpses of Conner going into that as well, not nothing serious, nowhere near as bad as he used to be, but that one, it's going to be interesting if you do start coming under pressure from that left edge, how they react again this week, because I'm sure Brother Arthur will have picked up on exactly that, and they'll be wanting to remedy that, you know, pretty much straight away, but wanting to and doing the two different things. Yeah, I mean, Brother Arthur was not happy, and rightly so, I mean, this is the Leeds Rhinos side that we saw do heroic things to the champions in Vegas, and I just felt it'll discipline, and again, mistackles penalties, errors, it all compounded, it really, really did, and Fair Play to FC, they took full advantage of that. I thought FC did everything we talked about, I see us, we'll get to that, I'm sure, when we get to the Catalan game, but, you know, bottom line is that Leeds would just not at the races in terms of their discipline at the MKM,

10:23and they need to be better against the war inside, I can't believe I'm saying, they're undefeated, and at the moment, a lot like the play of an abundance of confidence. Yeah, and whenever a side's got confidence, then that's obviously a massive part of the game, isn't it? Because you're more likely to try that, you know, hero ball or whatever, and they're more likely to come off as well, and there's no doubt about it. Worried to fly in high at the moment, obviously, had that early week off as well, where they missed the game, so they're a bit more rested than Leeds have had all that trouble in to do with the Vegas and stuff, so they're still probably getting, I think I don't like using Vegas as an excuse, but we have seen it, you know, consistently now, that it does have that effect. So yeah, it's going to be really, really in throwing game, this one, along with all the Rasmussen's that's going with the 30 years, and as a neutral, I'm really looking forward to, not to wish my weekend away, but I think this

11:31and maybe the Yacht Wakefield game of my two picks this weekend for the most drama, probably the closest games as well. Yeah, it's got a great narrative, some incredible players on the field of play. Presley Cassel, that's going to be a bit of a decision, I would say, for Brad Arthur. He's not happy with how they went against FC, and Cassel couldn't have done any more to warm himself to Brad Arthur in that game for his field. He was incredible. Would you think Presley back for this one? I have a massive fan of Presley Cassel, I think he's he's a superb young player. I suppose this is where Brad needs to come into his own, doesn't he? And I think one of the things that Brad has done since he's come up with the disease brought that, not fear, but probably respect of the coach, and he isn't scared of making some big calls if he has to, and he thinks it'll benefit the team, and even if it backfires on

12:35him, I think he'd still do stuff like that, so if he thinks it's for the better of the team, he will do it. Presley was fantastic for Huddersfield, really, really good, and I wouldn't be surprised, if he was the one to come in to make that little bit of a change, to give it a bit of a freshen up after last week. I think the interesting thing here is that, you know, leads have played of course five games to Warrensons four, but Warrensons because of that big win against Cassel for the scored more points, the five more points than in this season, and perhaps not a surprise, and a slightly better fence, when you look at that on a pro-rata basis, the defences are quite even. This has just got box office on a Sunday afternoon written all over it, hasn't it? Yes, and I alluded to it a minute ago, I think, you know, there'll be fireworks off the pitch, but they'll also be on it. I think this is two sides that are really going to want this win, as well. It's kind of got that, you know, playoff kind of intensity feel about it, from to the the sky cameras. I'm assuming this is a full build-up game as well, it will be a,

13:39in and behind the red button given the celebrations that are going on, so it does have that big game feel. Like I said, both teams will want it to be what it's put on the market down, and both will see each other as serious threats at the moment for the leaders' shield, and also if we, you know, playoff some grand finals, so it makes a massive, it's a massive, you know, stamping your book if you can get a win over over a rival, such as this. And the other, you know, we said the excuse, the bread-off has got a decision. We Presley can sell. Some majors have got a decision at seven. Would you leave you and Owen in there? 100%. He's an absolute no brainer for me. I think as good as Marx needs been for wire, and I think it was, you know, I did question it at the time, whether it was the right decision, with Leon Hayes there, obviously before you and personal seeing you and Owen obviously all about you and for his reserves and academy games. I think I think the biggest difference, what were you and real steps up in, where you think what

14:42Steve could have in me is goal-kicking. You and put that one to bed straight away with that, but the matter goes that he's been kicking, and he's also in play kicking as well as being what is very impressive. Yeah, so I think that was the one thing that people would argue before seeing you and Owen that's need had over him. I think Owen's defense is far better than Marx need, and he's got that youth and enthusiasm. I think he took him out now after that performance of the weekend. That would be detrimental. You can't drop a player when regardless of his age, when he's playing that well. So I fully expect from, unless we now have some bad form, I think that's jerseys for the foreseeable. Hi, praise indeed, Mr Sail. Hi, praise indeed. Let's go to a few milestones. Jake Conor, I've got a chance of this. Seven more points for him. He'll get to a thousand needs career, well under Jake. It's Ryan Oles on the field. It'll be his 250th year. Well, I can get to try these 250th of leads. James Harrison will be making these

15:47200th career appearance, and Matty Ashton is 100th super league appearance this coming weekend. So we wish them nothing but the best. He's time for prediction step. Who are you going and by how many? Right. This is a real tough one. I think it's going to be a very close game, a very, very close game, and I think we're going to see a reaction from lead's 100%. It's going to be a massive crowd on as well. And, headingly, my favourite stadium in rugby, there is no, for me, it's the rugby league theatre, the colloquial of the theatre dreams, I think. Headingly is, if you could build a rugby league stadium, you'd put a stand, maybe a roof over that Western terrace, but it's not far off, is it? But for atmosphere, it's phenomenal. So I think that's going to be a massive plus point with this being at home for leads. Warrington, obviously, it comes into its super, super confident headache for some birds in terms

16:51of players available, which is nice compared to some other teams in super league. What a luxury to be. I've started halves, not starting, and it's a very good predicament for head to be. And I see it's going to be really, this could be a one point. I couldn't even be an extra goal a quite extra time. It's going to be a thriller, but I'm going to go Warrington by one. I'm going now more. I'm going to go by ten. I think that based on what we've seen from Warrington thus far this season, Saints, Waky, the last two games, they've been brutal, and we've always questioned that. In terms of Warrington, you can't really keep the foot on the throat, they've done that. And I just think that with the confidence element of it at the moment, it's hard not, and I can't believe I'm saying this. If you'd had told me to start the season, would it be going Warrington at any rate, Waky, Warrington? And I've probably said absolutely, not never in a million years, but the way things currently sit, and the way Warrington are playing,

17:52and I had knocked to back him. So I'm going to Warrington by ten. I'll come back and buy him. Hey, who knows? We'll wait and see on that one. We'll wait for that one. We'll wait for that one. Suddenly, let's move then to the other game on Sunday, a whole FC taking on the Catalan dragons. Both of these two teams, of course, had a phenomenal win at the weekend, of course, FC against these rhinos and the dragons against K.R. Absolutely unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable performances from both sides. Let's go down memory lane. Yes, it was 2006 when the Catalan dragons first took on Hall FC in Super League. The score was 34 points to 28 win for FC. There was 6,877 in attendance, and here we go again. Some interesting names were on the team sheet Thomas Bosch, what a player, what a player, Michael Dobson, Jerome Gisey, another player there, and Alex Chan, the dad of Joe and Tiaqui, that he was playing that day for the dragons. As for Hall FC, Richard Horn,

18:59young, and even who was a great pro for FC, great pro, Danny Bruth, of course, at that point, was at Hall FC, and of course, Lee Radford, who went on, of course, to challenge Cook back to Batwins as coach for Hall FC. Step, again, down memory lane, we go some names there as well. Yeah, there is Danny Bruth, probably underrated in terms of what he actually did for the game, and my biggest thing with Danny was his spiral bombs, wasn't he? I think he kind of introduced that to Super League pretty much. He was a master at it, and I think Richard Horn was also a class six, wasn't he? Really, really good player. Thomas Bosch, he did a bit of assisting at Saint in two weeks at the Thomas Bosch. I think you did. I think you did. He was a good player, he was a great player. Yeah, some of the skill he would pull off. He had a bit of a rangi chasing in some mellum, some of his games, he was a very, very talented footballer,

20:02and of course, Michael Dobson, who spent time at KR. There's a bit of a link, isn't there, with Catalan players going to Hall K, especially in the half position. So yes, some really, really good players there now. Absolutely. Now, history tells us this could be a great game. In terms of who's got the flowers, Hall F.C. 22 wins, Catalan Dragons 23 wins to the draws. That's interesting, isn't it? That's very interesting. And last year, get this one, again, for those who remember, in round 27, the same game, Hall F.C. at home against the Catalan Dragons, it was 22, 26 to the dragons. So this has got narrative. This has got me knowing, there's been a few absolutely droppings in there as well for Catalan on home soil against F.C. in 2025 last year, 34, nil and 24, 40 beats. But like I say, under Tomkins in round 27, when they were starting to get a little bit, Catalan at that point, really interesting game,

21:0526, 20. So again, wouldn't be bad if we got that on Sunday, wouldn't it? That would be fantastic. And I think with the deserter chance, this is another way I mentioned the Arkham Wakefield game, which we'll come to. But when you look at the fixtures this week, there's some absolute pearls, isn't it, in terms of what could be really close games. From the start of the season, what we've asked for is close games. And for the majority, it has been that bar, a couple of the Wig and Lee game, and obviously worries in Cass. There has been a couple, but for the majority, it's been pretty tight games, isn't it? And this week just looks like a fantastic fixture list of games that could all go down to the wire, could indeed. And now Liggy Sal could make his 100th Super League appearance. Now Liggy's coming for a load of criticism over the last couple of years, his discipline has been quite frankly, it's been very, very poor. That set against Liggy's

22:10point of performance in the front row. Yeah, he was phenomenal for FC, probably. I'd argue to say it's the best game I've seen in play in an FC show. Obviously, I'm not seeing him play every game for FC, but it must be right up there, because he was phenomenal. I think he's a Achilles heel as his discipline. I'm sorry about him, but he got lucky as well on Sunday. He did. This is what I was just about to say in terms of his tackling technique is not the best. And I don't think sometimes it's even intentional. It's just the way he maneuvers his body and tackle it. It cannot work out very well for him sometimes, but I think he's been lifted by the old team. FC was a team performance that the players that they've got out injured to lift themselves, led by John Asiator, obviously, who was again phenomenal in this game.

23:12And the crowd as well. I've seen lots of posts from FC fans saying they've not heard it that allowed at the MKM for a long time. This is part of the job of the fans. You've got to lift your team when they need it. And I thought the fans did a fantastic job of that. They kind of smelt a little blood, didn't they? I think they actually fans at the weekend. And he definitely got them over the line. Well, I was very critical the week before when we saw Davey looking down at an American fallback and he didn't shift our day to fallback and went into centres. He did against leads. And it paid dividends. Hard day could look to a lot more assured at fallback. And Davey looking, of course, took his try very, very well and produced the performance that he's used to providing in that position. So for me, I think we'll talk a bit more maybe about Asiator than many, but I think that that as well was vitally important to the way in which F.C. got that win on Sunday. Yeah, team selections massive. And I was dismayed against Wakefield

24:16for Leigh that he played Jack Hughes in the centre when we had Will Brough, you know, was 18th managed. At some point, you've got to give players the chance. But to go back to the F.C., you know, Litton's a great centre and Hardake has proved what a good player he is, no matter where he is in that back line, but he's spent a lot of his career at fallback. So they did look more settled. And let's not forget, there's no Aiden Caesar against lead either. So to have the organisation, and again, I think this comes a lot down to Asiator, to still have the organisation in your back line, both in attack and defence, without your main halfback. It's a phenomenal effort. Of course, did a really good job filling in the F.C. because he's been banned, doesn't he? Yeah, well, I'm going to say he's disciplined, wasn't the best and hasn't been the best for, you know, he has got that in him, hasn't it? But I thought he did, apart from those instances, he had a good game for that.

25:21That could be a factor in this one that he's not going to be playing. Yeah, I'd be interested to see who he puts alongside. Jacob, and on the topic of our, I think this is a real key battle. I think the battle of the sick, the imports is massive. I think half, I mean, this was their stats in those two games. So this isn't season stats. This is from the weekend. Of course, Jacob, again, was trying that game against leads and assist for Toby Sexton, and I think it's really growing at catalogue. Two tackle muster three in Sexton's favour. Four attacking kicks to three in Arthur's favour. The kicks in general play virtually even 14 and 15, 15 for Sexton. The carries more from Sexton, 18 to 11, and slightly more, sorry, that should say, metres, 81 to 62 metres. I think that these two players for me, in and around the middle of the park, I think they are going to be pivotal to who comes out on top. Yeah, Jake Arthur, bit of slow starter. For us, obviously, with his injury to start with,

26:22and then he still feels his way, but I think we've got a glimpse into what Jake can deliver. He had a really good performance against leads, back to brilliantly to get that try early on in that game, but was a short and his kicks were good. Sexton, I think, is probably four weeks ahead of him for me. I think he's playing really well for Catalan, and he's got a bit of a partnership growing now with Stain's at full back, linking in, but yeah, I think I'd be more comfortable with Sexton at the moment, but this is another opportunity for Jake to show what he's got. Well, remain never at. He's also down in this game to get to a milestone. He's 100 for appearance for the Dragons, and an expected probably will play. So that'd be interesting. Look, this is a real tight one to call for me, really tight one to call, if I can't remember which way I went, just had a quick look now. Which way are you going? This is going to be very interesting.

27:23Yeah, two teams going up brilliant wins, so confidence, what we an issue for the side. I just think, the MKM's been a bit of a poison cellist for FC, hasn't it, in recent times, went on a massive streak of losing home games, but I think they may have turned a corner with that, and particularly from a fun based perspective, and I think the fans from last week will be particularly boyed by that performance, and I think they could be the deciding factor alongside Catalan having to travel to this one, and all the way up to Hull as well with the coach trip on top of the flights. And I think that's just going to play a bit of a factor with it. Cost misinteresting, it's got me a little nervous, so I'm not confident with my prediction, but I'm going to go FC by eight. Yeah, I've got exactly the same. I've got FC by eight. I think the ACR2 factor, I think it's hard. I mean, I get what you mean about cost, but ACR2

28:27is the linchpin. It'd be interesting to see you reporting alongside Alpha, but I think how the ACR2 have been out, I think I'll be going the other way, but I think as long as the ACR2 is in the middle, hard, accurate, full back, we know they've got a really good free quarterline at the Alpha FC. For me personally, I think the FOTME can replicate that forward performance as well against Leeds, they'll do well. So that's why I'm going FC, I'm going to show the black and white a bit of love this week and go FC. Well, let's just quickly dip into the Superliver of Fantasy League, and of course you can become a part of this ladies and gentlemen by all means do all the details that you need are on the screen there at the bottom in terms of how you get involved in this. Katharine Deering still up top and a bit of a lead down, Daniel Moxon. In second, Tony Pennington first, Stuart Schaeff, who was in the top three last year, he's still there again this year, and Graham Smith, not the Casalford one, the Leeds one, he's there in fifth place. If you want to join the Fantasy League on the official Superliver Fantasy League, then look up Superliver 26,

29:28the Pennington's 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and if you remember, the prizes are, if you win it, you'll get a Club Wembley ticket for 20-27s Challenge Cup Final. If you come a second, you'll get a replica shirt for your team, and if you come third, you'll receive a Bob Albeany or baseball hat from Superliver. You have to be a member to be qualified for those prizes, but if you're playing along for fun, then happy days, no dramas, whatsoever. But well done to Katharine, she's doing very well, she's been there and there about throughout the season thus far. Right, really looking forward to this one, myself. I've been invited down by Mr Sale, and of course, I can never, ever turn down his hospitality. Lee Lepard's taken on Toulouse Olympique at the LSV, the greatest show returns yet again. Both of these two scenes have had an indifferent start to the season, Lee for injury, and like I say, I think, don't go wrong, I think Toulouse have done very, very well, very well indeed, probably better than many people have expected thus far. Well, that said, they were very disappointed again, saying tellings, especially in the first

30:31hour, and I think that that's an opportunity, perhaps fully. Lee needs to come and lead at times can come out really, really quick, really sharp on the front foot, and what Toulouse showed last week was, they were very cold in that first half against Saints. We're in really surprising, as well. I think it's the first time this season with Toulouse that I've gone on, that looked like championship defence in that first half. But for the players, then they came back in and showed the right attitude in the second, even though the game had probably gone. They will still be confident of coming over here. They've put in some fantastic performances so far, and they'll be very aware that, you know, Lee are still missing seven starting players in this game. Interestingly, Joe Offingall has been named in the squad this week, but Lam said in his interview, he's still two weeks away, so whether that's just a case, we're getting a name on the 21-month sheet, this year, I'll be...

31:32Say again, it does that quite a bit though, doesn't it? It does do it quite a lot, yeah. Just a second guess, I think the team's coach is, but I would be very, very surprised if we saw Joffa this week, but the good news from a lead perspective is two weeks. We should be getting the majority of our injured players back, so that's going to be a massive boost. But back on top, they need to be really stepping up, and I think they did against Wakefield. I think if Lee played like they did against Wakefield, they'll have enough at home to go toe to toe with Toulouse, but another game I think could be very, very close. Not that it matters, 2019, but can you remember the last time that you played Toulouse and what the score was? And he said a bit of what would it be? Nothing. You did that season at home, maybe in the 24-16 at home. The last time you played there was actually in round 15 of the championship, in the same season, Toulouse 44, Lee 16. Yeah, not that that matters, it's just a bit of...

32:36Just a bit of trivia, mate, it doesn't matter at all, it's completely different teams, but a bit of fun nonetheless. Anyway, here we are, here's the squads, and still, of course, some absentee's there for the Lee Lepp. It's still no David Armstrong, of course, no brunt, as well. Tessie News there, still about your mile, a handly, that's a problem, Josh Chandler, Adam Court Lockham Lam. As Steph said, Joe Offengawi is in the 21, not expected to play, still knowing Papay, Mulherne, Holton, Traut, Liu, Penne, back. That's interesting. He needs a big game, in it's a big game. Jacob Ali Wickey, is it Wickey? Just Colin Malik? Mike Wickey. Yeah, we'll call him. Matt Davis is 16, Liam Horn's 17. In his seniors there, Gareth Old Bryan, of course, no H.I. Hayford-Kariff, he's in the squad, he'll be at full-back, Jack Hughes, Ben McNamara, Lewis Brogdon, Ryan Brown, Willie Feature, and Will Brough, of course, you've already mentioned there. In terms of the absentees for Toulouse, still no Paul Ulberg,

33:40the Winger, Paul Macron, still out the centre, and no Joe Greverton, even, but actually they're in pretty fine fecal when you look at their squad numbers. They do seem to be okay. And I like I say, they've had a reasonable start to the season this year. But I think starting like I was on fire, not been as impressive the last few rounds, Rubin Rennies had moments this season. I think Brendan Hans needs to improve at Hopper. I think he's been a bit in and out for my liking. I've really liked Jossamie as well. I think he's had a reasonable start, and actually sadly, he seems to be warming up. So it's one that for me as a Lee Lepid's fan, you should, with that squad on the left, you should be saying, yeah, we should go on win this. But that said, Toulouse have not died wondering this season, and there's enough in that team that if Lee, for whatever reason, had the races, we could get it upset. Yeah. I mean, the other one says that Rooja, I think, has gone really well for them as well. But yeah, I think I mean, I think

34:41any team, if they're not on the metal, Toulouse will take advantage. They've already shown that this year. So I don't think that's a Lee per se problem. I think that's a more accredited Toulouse and Bradford and York, the way they've started their seasons, that no one can be taken for granted at the moment in Super League. But I agree with you, with Aaron Pennet, I believe he's going to play in this game. He was 18th man warmed up last week against Wakefield. He needs a massive game, just to repay the club more than anything for sticking by him. I know he's had back surgery, similar to what I had. So I know what, and I've got a bit of sympathy for him actually in terms of knowing what that kind of recovery is like. I don't think, like I said, that we're going to see Joffa, Joff and Garwin this one. We may not even see Owen Trout, I believe he's got an ankle injury. So that would be another massive loss on the back of news today that he's officially

35:42been signed by Cronola for next year. That's officially come out now. But we may see Ryan Brown, I think Lewis Brog and as well is not known to many people. He's come back from an ACL injury similar to David Armstrong. I think he's been brilliant, the past couple of games that he's come in and really earned any spot in that lead side. Me personally, I would like to see Will Brogf giving a go in the centres for this one. I hope he doesn't go with Jack Hughes again. I think that was one of the main reasons that he lost that game against Wakefield last week. We don't want Pratt forward to playing in the centres, especially not when we've got young lads. It would probably deserve the chance. You know, Will Brogf had a fantastic game at Warrington in the friendly, if you remember Dave, before he got an injury and was unable to play again. So I personally would like to see Will Brogf come into this one in the centre. But we'll see what Mr Lamb decides to do.

36:44Well, you know, May, I love to see the young lads giving a chance. And maybe the fact, if there is no worry in trial and often Gary doesn't make it, I think Jack Hughes is probably going to be needed in the middle of the unit more. So that might open that door for Will. And hopefully it does, because like you say, you look around super league this season, the young lads who've been given opportunities, they've talked with both hands. They've been absolutely superb. I mean, no arguments on another one last week for Whitney Incredible. You know, so I think, you know, if they're there, I think they'll come to a point, especially as well. It's a home game, so it's a good game to throw him in. You know, it's on home soil. I'm with you. I'd love to see young Will trot out on Saturday. I'll tell you now, very, very interesting in the next graphic. Let's put these two teams head to head. Of course, who'd have thought that Lee Leopard would have been behind to lose Olympics on the Lee Glada at this stage of the season, but they are. But when you actually look at this, it's really, you know, statistically speaking, it's going to be a really tight game. Try scored 14 for Lee 15 for to lose. There's eight for nine for the in the rankings,

37:46where that's concerned. Tackle books, 163, eight for Lee. Four highest Tackle Busting Super League to lose 177. Great effort. That clean break 16 for the Leopard. So many of them have come via Tessie knew 12 in the league. That is really surprising. And that's the bite, perhaps, of the likes of no Yamaha, Hanley, etc. It's really impacting Lee's ability to have clean breaks. You'd expect them to be certainly higher than 12 ranked in the league at this stage of the season, compared after to lose, who are third highest with 29, which is incredible. Both of them offloading in the lower end of the chart, 29 for Lee ranked 12, 36 for to lose, ranked 10. Miss Tackle Steph, I'm going to come back to that because that's where I'm going to bring you in penalties as well. Equally, we'll just jump to yellow cards, two for Lee, non for to lose. Penalties the highest penalty count in Super League leopards 41, the second lowest in Super League to lose with

38:4725. And Miss Tackle's second highest in Super League, Lee Leopard's 199, ninth placed in Miss Tackle's at a lose with 168. Those last three statistics, Steph, that's the concern for you, isn't it? It was. But you've also got to, it starts a great, and they do paint a picture, 100% they do. I think there's two factors that you've got to throw into it. And that's the teams that Lee have played, it's number one, I would put in there. When you've got Wigging Away, Centellin's Away, Leeds at Home, Wakefield Away, and Catalan at Home, that's five really, especially given the way those teams are playing at the moment as well. So you've got a factor in that that's probably, you know, four of the top five sides in Super League at the moment. So that is a big one. Then you throw into that, the injuries, and the reason why I'm putting in

39:49is not an excuse, but when you look at Miss Tackle's and penalties, normally that's down to organisation in your defensive line. So when you take out those players that would normally there, you've got players playing out of position, Jack Hughes, prop playing at centre, you know, that's where your yellow cards come in, your Miss Tackle's come in, your penalties come in. So it's not an excuse, but a reason, I think I'd say, for a while, you're looking like that at the moment. But on the flip side of that, you would say, the only game we've been blown out again is against Wigging, given all the things I've just talked about that. Every single of the game has only been that they've lost, has been by less than one score. So in the Wakefield one, it was three tries of piece, it was goal kick in the costly, that game. So but partly to the side, that just shows for Toulouse perspective. Some of those starts, you know, are fantastic for them, aren't they? And it goes to show really high how well they've done

40:53this season so far and how competitive they've been in the league. Yeah, I think it's going to be fascinating. Joel Cater's going to make his 150th appearance in his career at the L.I.C.B. What about Toulouse as well? What a place to do it, you know, the bright lights of Lee, fair play to him. So he'll be on the field of play we would expect on Saturday. But yeah, I mean, I just think that that's a really interesting graphic and you're right, it paints a picture for Lee, but it also paints a positive picture for Toulouse in terms of how certain areas of the game are really impressive this season, really, really impressive. Right, we come to the prediction where you're going in Miami now. I think another quote, I'm going to have it recently, I'm predicting some big blowout scores. I don't think that's going to be the case this weekend, again, I think there's going to be

41:56a couple of points. I'm going to go Lee by six. I've got a bit more I've gone by 10. Well, a bit more by 10. I think home field advantage, that's selling very worried about that middle unit. I say in travel as well. That's a bit of a concern, but it's home. We know it's going to be a partisan crowd. We know Toulouse won't travel in numbers. So the atmosphere will be a cold room. There's no question about that. I just think perhaps to be the rulers will just be the difference on the day and you know, sing their boys home. Let's wait and see. Let's wait and see. Right, let's now move across to this one. It does say never underneath that weekend warriors budget. I assure you, but yeah, the warriors very seldom show any mercy. And if you were the Huddersfield Giants, you know, we're not going to go all ground. If you want to know what our opinions have been on the loot Robinson sack and just go and watch weekly and we cover that on there. But you know, if you could have picked a worst game, you couldn't have really

42:57wigging away for Huddersfield with all of what has gone on. Before we get to 2026, let's go back in time to Super League 3. Super League 3 was the first time that the Huddersfield Giants played the Wigging Warriors and how Huddersfield will be hoping it's not a repeat. 46 NIL, it was at Central Park, 8,966 fans in attendance. And when you look at the players that have picked out the played that day, Chris Radlinzki, arguably Steph, one of the greatest full-backs in Super League history. Yeah, 100% fantastic player. Jason Robinson, arguably one of the greatest wingers in Super League history. 100% definitely. And one of the greatest number 13s in Super League history. Definitely. And then Dennis Betts, probably arguably one of the most consistent and one of the big reasons why Wigging had so much success in the 80s and 90s, Dennis Betts. Well, I think,

43:58I mean, Dennis was was fantastic for them, but the other three especially would potentially be on a lot of people's all-time, 13s, wouldn't they? That would have played very much so. And then you go over to Huddersfield Giants, Phil Revers, there you go. Remember Basel Richards? I couldn't resist. I couldn't resist putting him on the slide, Basel Richards. Why? There was a very, very just in Sangari. If you've never seen Basel Richards, if you think of just in Sangari, it's not a million miles off. Yeah. He's that kind of player. Daly Arnold, good friend. Amine, Danny, Warrington Ladd, of course, played for Saints. People are probably remembering more. For Saints, he actually, he actually scored two tries in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final, Danny. And he went back to Wembley with Saints to beat Bradford for two for the second year of running to lift the trophy again in 1997. He was a decent player who was Daly Arnold. And of course, Paolochland doesn't need any, any plaudits. I mean, another phenomenal player in Super League

45:00history with Paolochland. Yeah, he was, was he saying so as well? He ain't so as well, yeah. Yeah, that's what I was doing. Yeah, great, great player. But yeah, no, I'm loving the looking back with these names. You forget about a lot of them, don't you, but great players. And of course, it was the end of that season when Mr. Robinson scored that Wunder trying the first Debra Grand Final. Yes, yes. Yeah, wonderful, wonderful memories. Not for those real giants. And I'll be hoping for better this coming weekend. But anyway, let's look on the positives if you always feel giants found worthy. I mean, we'll get to the actual squad to the minute, but returning giants. Now, levels is in the 21-man squad going into this game. You know, let's be fair, Nile is a quality quality one. And that, that is a, a real bonus is a lot of probably allow them to put tangais out and back into probably center, maybe finish game. So again, so from a structural perspective, that's really going to help the bat line. That said, Connor wrench, who of course has

46:06been brought in from Warrington. He's also in the 21-man squad can play winged all center. So I'll be into the seat of Connor wrench, gets his debut for the hundreds of field giants. And of course, Adam Klune is also back for the giants as I put up the full list and the full squad. Now, before we actually go through, for the purpose of the podcast, before we go through those squads, Adam Klune. Now, there's a lot of people who have the views on Klune. There's no doubt about it. He's been played by injury as most players have a hundreds of field hours for plus seasons. But what is undeniable is that last season, Adam Klune for the short amount of games that he played had a 50% win ratio at the Huddersfield Giants. Huddersfield Giants win ratio in 2025 was 26%. And anybody with a pair of eyes could see that when Klune played, Huddersfield looked better. Yeah, he brought a structure as all good aspects should do. And then that has a ripple effect through all of your game plan, you know, your kicking game, your defensive effort. So we all know

47:09how back he's a, you know, crucial part of any side. And Klune is a good player. So I think it may help Lola here as well. That's the big one. Because it takes that pressure off him to be a bit more creative and that kind of thing also. So there's three really big ones. Obviously, Rensh coming out every time. And I know he said for Warrington, but he'd be retired. So I mean, if he comes into this one, that's a big one to drop someone in after being in retirement. But a really good player, a really light wrench. So he's shot when he did retire through injury, wasn't it? It wasn't injury. It wasn't injury that he retired. So I think the positive thing for Conor is he's clearly got himself back on, you know, back on an even kill in terms of his, in terms of his personal circumstances as to why he retired. And he totally wants to give it another crack. So good on him for that. Yeah, yeah. It's like a bit of a baptism of

48:13fire going against the Warriors if he does get put in. But also a great opportunity for these players as well to really show what the Giants have been missing. 100%. I mean, they've got hell of a task on. I mean, we'll go through the Wigging Squad. We'd expect Hodgkin's son at fullback. Zach Ekkersley, Adam Kierin in the squad, Liam Marshall. Marshall, of course, back to Triskoy and Waze. They'll be pleased. They'll be a fireman in Smith-Hardback combination. I think we'd expect that. Even have out in the squad, as to his battle Neil, who's going to have to do some big money minutes now and so on for. He's gone off to to Castleford, Luke Thompson, Jr. in December, Liam Farrell. I'm going to have a little plucky. I think he might put down Samboo in a centre. I really do. He's gone out to it last week, on loan at Alifax. This game, because it could be a game where he thinks, you know what, let's put the young lad in in the Chevy and White. So that wouldn't surprise me. With Farrell, maybe going back into second row, he has favoured Walters there this year. But looking at him, he's a Sami Walters

49:16of 14. Kay Dallas, 13. May go, Partington. Sam Essas there as well. Kim McDermott, Taylor, Lucas Mason, of course, keeps Sun. He's on the 21th and squad. Johnny Vaughn, of course, Dayon. So if you were Matt Pete, Dayon, Halifax, Hattrick last week, of course, we'd brought across from St. Aliens. Surely this is a game where if you're going to give him a star in Superly 2027, third six, sorry. This is the one. Yeah, a bit like I was saying for Philly in terms of Wilbrough. It's exactly the same thing, isn't it? At some point, you've got to give these lots of opportunities. I remember Tom Briscoe going down at Lee and Keenan Brunn getting his chance to then keep in that spot. And Briscoe then obviously going off to all F.C. So but one thing we're going to have really good at is giving the opportunities to, you know, they don't panic. They don't go out getting loans when they've got injuries or whatever.

50:17They promote their younger players and give them their opportunities. If you look at that, you go down from Sam Essay. They're all youth players, you know, young players aren't they? So there's one, two, three, there's six there. So two of those players are going to get the chance. It's as simple as that. You know, we know Hodgkinson's one. So yeah, so it's same plus one other. Maybe Johnny Vaughan is the other one. But yeah, I'm going to do that. I think for some reason. This is what I was saying about, don't play players out of position when you've got an actual player who plays in that position, your needs is opportunity to shine. Absolutely. No, absolutely mate. And then if you know, if evils, if evils, if evils, if he plays, he has to play evils one. I've got a sneaky suspicion in this one that what he might do, what he might do, and I could be wrong when I say this, is he might actually put Conor Reng on the wing. He might put Conor Reng on the wing. They might also put certainly Gagai on the

51:23wing, allow Xenon to go into centre. For me, I'd be more comfortable game one back, just putting Conor on the wing. So he's not having to do as much work defensively. You know, it'd be out there on the wing. And I think that probably will be the right thing to do. Conor's played wing before, and he's got incredible pace. So that's where I put him. I don't think Conor Carr's done himself too much justice when he's been given the opportunity. I know that Jacob Douglas is there as well from Wigging. But for me, you know, if Conor Reng is playing, I will put him out on the wing. Will it be six and seven? If it is, it picks itself. And you know, in the forward, in the middle units, you know, they've got some big units there. And I thought that, you know, when George King and Tom Burgess were side by side last week, they did look very good going forward. But the problem is, you know, Tom can only do, well, 40 minutes again. And my concern here is that I think, I think if we just feel keep this lower than a 20 points difference, they have done very well.

52:28Yeah, I would agree. I think I don't agree. And I think Jacob Douglas will play in this one. And I can't see why we would loan into him this week if they weren't going to play him. Because he's one week loans. Now, isn't it this week back week? So this was a month. I think I might as well as being a month. I'll have to check on that. Yeah. But either way, they wouldn't have sent in this week who wasn't going to play, I don't think. So I think he'll start on the wing for Huddersfield in this one. But yeah, my concern like you is the forwards. I think you'll look at that pack for Wiggen. And also what they bring in off the bench. It's a phenomenal pack, isn't it? So Brad O'Neill, the formal ones really throw me. Because we talked about Wiggen's hockey, obviously we've losing Dave. Tough of a minute.

53:30No, not far, but I think he went to Cadillac. Chris Lehman. Chris Lehman. So yeah, the question when the last Chris Lehman was going to step up, we all said some far, but it was going to fill that role. There's no, as far as I'm aware, there's no hooker there apart from Brad O'Neill, is that Wiggen? Well, certainly not, well, certainly not in terms of where their traditional positions are, but that said, you know, he may be that he's got in, he's seen something in some of those young the lads that can attribute itself to a nine-roll. One thing's for certain, you know, it's a big ask of Brad O'Neill. And I do think we've said this pretty much all season. Wiggen starting in 17 is as good as anything, and, you know, they can keep you fit, then, you know, they're there about, but they've not, you know, they're not, you know, they're not a million injuries away from from real problems. And I think that it really surprised me to see Tom Forber go to, to, to, to Casabua this week. More so from the point of view is it's not just about Tom getting

54:31minute, which I, which you can understand, you can understand that because he's definitely going to play for Casabua, one hundred percent, ask to. But then he missed the injury to him. You've got both, you know, see, it's a real odd one, but look, like I said a minute ago, I'm just going to call this one. I'm going Wiggen by 38. That's where I'm going. What are you doing? Wiggen by 42. You're going a bit more. If they can keep them below 20, they've done very, very well indeed. Right, let's move across to this one. I think this has got all the ingredients to be a real little beauty. This could be the game that around could be your against Wakefield, AppleGraph against Powell. I know they've gone head to head in the championship, but you know, there's that narrative there as well. This one should be a beauty. And I caught up with Double Powell a little bit earlier. I suppose the last week about how well are you deputized for Tyson, but I thought Tyson was exceptional on his return, especially defensively.

55:34Yeah, yeah, he's obviously had a couple of weeks out with that Ed Knock against Warrington, and Gumbat was pretty strong. He had used jazz in there a little bit as well, you know, just to see if Tyson had breathable. Avie's, Avie will be in amongst it this week, so he just had a bit of a breath the last week. Obviously, you mentioned Paul Vaughn earlier, you know, Paul Well, is this the best you've seen Paul play since perhaps his first season at Warrington? He seems to have got the bit between his teams. It's going to go to you all. Yeah, he's playing well in there. I thought he was pretty good at Warrington all the way through. I think, you know, obviously, when the team has a difficult year, then it's it's hard for individual players as well, and his best mate went home, so, you know, probably won't have enjoyed that too much, but yeah, I think he's playing great. I mean, it's going to be nice, isn't he? So, you're mindful close to the line because he's got a great try to get enslaved, you know, if he's 10 metres out, then, you know, he's a real threat. So,

56:39a lot of these, I think, they're better players, you know, just dealing with all this one thing that I was already mentioned, matter, matter, effort at the back, not for Loan was playing well, and Gano was a key player, and then those two in the middle of the field are probably the most important for us to look after, really, much down and balance. Yeah, it's going to be really important that we win that battle. One of the best attributes probably that, York, I've had this year is that they just don't go away. They're the they've never say, day attitude, and that that must be a dangerous proposition going there this weekend. Yeah, we're aware of that. We've looked at the games, obviously, and talked about me, as Jenny was mentioning it the other day. You know, we're gonna, when Wiggen was scoring points, there's people in the frame, you know, battling to get to get back so that there's a real spirit about them you know they're a genuine team and like I say I mean we we find that I've thought that with with Leal last week you know they've got two light tries on us two teams don't go away I think that's you know that's something that's pretty

57:41special about rugby league teams I think is they they don't give up and you're concerned in that category you know they and they haven't been far away they'll ask a couple of games in in Super League very very close and you know looking at all the games have played apart from probably but even the game at Leeds you know it was close that far long period of time in the in the first half and we just get away from them a little bit but yeah anything easy against this team so you know you don't go there expecting it and we certainly aren't now and then finally obviously you know you know Mark's got and Mark up a guy's got history there at Wakefield in a week where we've lost Luke Robbins and you must be delighted for how things have turned out for Mark at York he's he's doing a sterling job down there isn't he? Yeah a class I think you know obviously I had a tough time here but you know everyone that speaks about match is positive vibes you know I think I don't matter him I just have to matter to take an over and where do we have to put chats about about different

58:46things and he was always you know really easy to talk to a great fellow understands the game works hard and I'm really pleased for him that he's gone there and done really well and we had a couple of tough battles with him in the championship you know when when he first went there so you know it was obviously a way they did a great job there and we just carried that on and got some good people around him you know see steady there and some of the other guys are all coaching you know they're they're rock solid so they've done a great job and they're in a good place for sure good to see you both do well mate to be fair go well at the weekend all the best thank you anything from you son what is the pleasure to meet up with with Dowell for a chat he's got a lot of respect for Mark he's got a lot of respect for Yorkster right so you know Mark's a stand out guy and and a really good coach as well he was sort of fortunate I think maybe even a bit like Robinson Esk when he was at

59:48Wakefield you know in terms of what he was dealt with when he came into that that role but proving just what a good coach he is to do what he's done at York in the championship and also now in super league absolutely I couldn't agree more like I said this has got all the ingredients have been an absolute belt we'll get to the best step a bit later but you know Max Chowett scored a try in the last three games against York just saying Steph just saying you know just you know always finger on the pulsing but anyway let's take a look at the the size these these are the size that are going to be going so to so don't worry let's just get the big screen on and again you know you would you would Dowell Powell there told him in Paul Vaughan is in great for you know batter affer's been a breakfast fresh yeah Ben John bishops has answered so many critics in terms of you know maybe and he said he was all the ill for super league well I tell Ben that he's not having any of that some would of course he's having a stellar season as well Scott Galano he's

1:00:50in there Hingano and he is there of course there's still without the captain Harris so it'll be Danny Richardson you'd expect to continue in the half back role there good news around Paul McShane folks Paul McShane hasn't broken his hand he is in the 20 man squad where he plays and I don't know maybe the need bound for a lot to do additional minutes who who knows with regards to that Josh Griffin Jesse D will probably play in the in the second row positions Nicar Williams down on the pecking on in terms of the list there but he's been playing in central octave enough for him of course he will be playing on the wing in Sam Cook's step of course came in from the Newcastle nights on loan last week at Wiggen and he had some game I was in brilliant impact wasn't it considering he was not not far off the plane he came in and slipped right into this team really really good performance from him but I mean both these sides have been a bit blessed at the moment from

1:01:50a injury perspective aren't they you look at a white field there's only Lino Lino Lino sorry not Lino Lino yeah doing very good neck yeah and obviously they've had Jackson field who's who's come in to that position and done a phenomenal job for them so I like to say I'm excited to watch this game I think it's going to be an absolute cracker and back at the LNER they've had a few away games aren't they on the on the boats York so they'll be they'll be able to get back to that ground and I'm sure it'll be another another pack to one for this and I'm sure Wigfield fans will travel in numbers like we've seen in Huddersfield already this year well I've heard today when I was being down over a thousand of already committed to go to this in terms of tickets and of course they'll be available round until kickoff so yeah I'd expect a really good handsome crowd from Wigfield in this he also said that Arby Smith will feature so I

1:02:53would expect that you know whether that be starting around the bench him and smoothie willing interchange in this one a lot of CEO as well of course went out on loan last week that will very very impressed with his performance and also stated the expects him to be pushing for a jersey as well so that will pause in a great position in terms of headaches around squat selection and they just appear to be just getting into gear I don't think they've been as blister as they were last season in parts but you can already tell that they had now starting to get into a little bit of rhythm yeah I think getting players like John Stoneback as well as he's massive for them I thought they're a little bit clunky against Lee from being I expected them to put a score given the the difference in the squads they were they were pretty much full strength against Lee I think the big one that was Smith I've been so impressed with him and he will probably give them that little bit extra go

1:03:56forward this week as well so that's that's a huge boost for for Wakefield and I think the scary thing is when they do start to click then they could put a lot of teams to the sword Wakefield well again mate couldn't disagree anymore agree more should say absolutely absolutely I just think this has got everything and of course the player that it's pictured for your Josh Griffey when he went across to your from Wakey you know there was people you know he was getting to the end of his career and then of course when you come up could he could he hack it still in super league of course challenge cook winner in 2017 with Hall FC good player Josh Griffey and I was pleased to be able to catch up with him actually this week I'm going to play that recording now 328 first class appearances from Griff in 138 tries and this is what you had to say when I caught him earlier in the week George how are you?

1:04:58sorry George Josh as well I'll tell you I got George in me yet I'll tell you now I've got George in me yet there can't be many seasons where George is out scoring you two braces in two weeks for Sheppie you know yeah he's doing well in me he's having a good little good little run with the tries I don't think he's scored that many tries in his whole career so yeah he's done all right yeah we're making Christmas dinner at this rate right if that carries up but in terms of your own career he's been a great career I've really enjoyed watching you're over over the years you went down with Wakefield and of course we're part of the squad that brought them up and then of course not the great year that you have last year with Wakefield there's really parallels there that you're seen within York in terms of your time at Wakefield and now York yeah definitely I agree yeah it's obviously a club that's been promoted and is on its own journey but no there is some definitely some comparisons there it's a team that obviously matting what he's done at Wakefield

1:05:59and Darrell Pollard is obviously they needed that there was a club like when I first went there in 23 there was probably on its last legs and without mat it may not be where it is now but you see it now and it's an amazing place to play and I think York's got all the qualities to be the same it's a great place to live and I can say the stadium facilities on top night and I could mention it it's very start of their journey with a long way to go but I can see I'm just going from strength to strength yeah absolutely and I was a little bit a lot of narrative in terms of Mark and and Wakefield etc you've had a lot of top coaches in your career now the privilege to play under them I wasn't I'm thinking that obviously you had a short spell with Mark in your at Wakefield would that be right and then I did yeah I've known Mark a long time I played with him when I first came through at Wakefield in 2008 and then again when I went on dual lodge so badly so I've played with him and I've always been close to

1:07:00Mash I've known him a long time but yeah I played under him at Wakefield when I first left FC in 20 and back end of 23 yeah and in terms of you know Mark as a coach what do you admire because you clearly have known him a long time what do you admire about him from a coaching perspective one is what it's attention to detail is brilliant and his work ethic he is he won't mind me saying this is a bit of a geek of the game and he lives and breathes rugby league and you need to do that as a head coach but he's also just a championship a champion bloke as well he's one of them once you want to play for him he's not he demands respect but he also he can be your friend as well and that's a lot of what it takes to be a head coach at this level I think you've got to have he gets he gets the balance right and yeah it's like I say it's a pleasure to play for him and I just say I hope he's got a long and successful career absolutely well apart

1:08:03as far as your career goals really enjoyed watching you no matter what the future looks like for you thanks very much for all of your dedication and commitment to the great game makes been a privilege watching you thank you so there you go that was Josh Griffin Steph earlier in the weeks at the hell of a career as Josh without doubt and you know lesson to me I was that eager to to get into his ribs over there George getting a brace two weeks running I've got his name wrong anyway that's by the vine if you give me for that but I think this is a great little contest this week between Josh Griffin and Isaiah Vagana I think these these two I mean well Vagana has been incredible for a wake you let's be crystal on that and when you look at these two side by side what I thought I mean again you know me I like to get narrative so I like to find something a bit obscure it's too easy it's too easy to go into the tower for the rest of it let's find a little narrative and I think this is a cracking narrative Josh Griffin Isaiah Vagana both of them have an assist this season Vagana has had more tackle those 14 to 5 tackles 128 from

1:09:06Griffin but an efficiency of 93% or 188 from Vagana 87% both have carried similar 48 for Griffin for 321 meters 552 carries for Vagana 405 as it says there hold on to your hats this is where the spice could be this is where the breath could be this could be very interesting it could it could and like you massively impressed with Vagana I was he started for Wakefield and I know a lot of credits got to go to Steve Mills isn't it the the the head of recruitment there at Wakefield I think he's done a phenomenal phenomenal job and I'm sure he's getting on the the radar you know some of the perceived bigger clubs in terms of his recruitment I'd have him right there with what Chris Chester did at Lee as well so Planets to him but yeah like you I think the forward battle is going to be very very interesting you got them the likes of Fatilie coming off the bench for them which is where

1:10:08York are going to be probably under the pump a little bit I think maybe in this one that that bench for Wakefield to do you know Hamlin New Elliott pits you know he's seeing he goes on doesn't it Tavaga he's he's just a really really good pack for Wakefield and York will have to be really on the game to to one deal with it but then also not burn themselves our own defense and having enough to come back in attack. Spawn and as much as I've been impressed with the likes of Xavier Var and York etc you do look at that middle unit of Wakefield and it's it's right up there with some of the best middle units in the division let's be crystal on that they've got depth they've got real quality in there and and that for me is where I see this perhaps going the way of Trinity I've gone Trinity by 10 and a lot of the reason for that is because I do think over an 80 minute period because of the interchange and the depth of quality that you've got in those middle units they will eventually get on top of York and maybe just come

1:11:09through by 10 but that said it wouldn't surprise me folks if York won this it really wouldn't genuinely I mean it's a tough one to go but I've got to go with me go with me go is that that pack and what you've just said he's he's going to give this one to Tray much of us mate. Yeah and I'm but you know we've never mentioned might but making in that either oh god well you know so it's uh it's it's it's a really really really good pack um from from Wakefield um I just get a feeling that York being at home um they they're going to be really especially after that performance against Wiggand where they were I thought they were exceptional um in in that game and it even as deaf as it sounds in a loss they will talk a hell of a lot of confidence with going to Wiggand and then doing what they did there and the big difference for me with York is they can score at your eye as well against these defenses I'm with for a shot I'm with for a York win by two

1:12:11wow wow imagine that wow I mean again just from a headline perspective the narrative if you're to to now let's be fairly BK have it only very nearly you only came flying back against worrying to the home you talked about um call FC I'm terrible fortunes at home in 2025 you know York at the minute at home certainly days but yeah I can see why I say for me it's going to be I just think the damage you know again heading hard hard love York to do it oh why not you great narrative but I just think that middle unit but I tell you what it's unmissable that for me has got all of the ingredients I'm a phenomenal game I will be like you think that as much as I mean I want to be surprised obviously if Wakefield won and won by a couple of scores um we we've waxed the record there about Wakefield's pack but look at the pack they faced up where Wiggand you know that it's not that's not where Wiggand have got their injuries Wiggand have got their injuries

1:13:11in the in the backs isn't it he field and French and I thought they dealt with Wiggand's pack tremendously well yeah um so that gives me a little bit of confidence that this is going to be a close game and and if that crowd gets on a bit like we saw with Hall FC against Leeds if that crowd gets behind them um they might do it and I I just think for the for the game as well it'd be a great result not for Wakefield obviously no for Wakefield yeah you could go either way by yeah mate it's got to be fast then it's beautiful that we've all got in even way because it just goes to show that we do genuinely believe this could be an absolute belt of a game let's quickly dip into this one which of course is the Super League Royal Prediction League and Vaultstack is back in pole position he's uh he's leading at the moment again you can get involved in this just going for this Super Brew and uh join the Super League Royal Prediction League Vaultstack at the moment who is a member that's commonly got his hand on a 250 pound voucher towards

1:14:11he's saying telling season took it in 2027 it will be down in Southwick he is in second place at Trinity that will be a replica shirt for Trinity next year and then Steph Makie she's dropped down uh she was top last week she's now dropped down to third place she has got herself a moment a hoodie for Super League Royal in 2027 just outside the top three Delimel Crow the Rapids and Fraser Howard and the Rhinos well done to our old mucca mr skulls who was the player of the week last week with 8.5 points very well done mr skulls if you want to be a part of that like I say get over the Super Brew join the Super League Royal League and if you've not done your predictions get them done uh get them done ladies and gentlemen right we now move to the Friday night clash that is between hall k r and the saint oh new champions against historic champions this one could be interested in let's go back down memory lane because the first time that these two maintain Super League was all the way back in 2007 that's right it was a 42 points to 14 win

1:15:19for the saint on home soil 10,523 people pat themselves in to nosely road and on the field of play that day for the saint were little known faces of rugby league called Paul Welland again one of the greatest fullbacks to grace our game Leon Price was at standoff Sean Long was at a scum having Karen Cunningham the great Karen Cunningham was at nine on the bench was a young James Robby and also James Graham so some good players that day for the saints as for hall k r again look at these names Stanley Jean what a there's a name for the purest Stanley Jean Danny Ward of course people will know him from his culture career now Chris Chester yes Chris Chester was playing and banker came remember banker came fullback good player Ben he was yeah yeah yeah he was a good player thank you so Stanley Jean must have only been 10 when he played in this because he's always

1:16:2224 now isn't he well I don't know I don't know he was there man he was there there you go 2007 42 14 to the saint this of course is an unbelievable fixture who would have for going into this game that hall k r would have won one super league game out of five attempts it's unthinkable and who would have for with all the adversity that saint telling would have been doing as well as they are doing this is a real fascinating contest now before we get into this let's just have a quick side conversation because it has been rumored today that Willie Peters is set to be announced as the coach of png down the track in the at rl we know that he's been coveted after back of being a quadruple winner of course when you know the trophies in the last 12 months or so and I said on we collect at what point does k r become San Burgess 2025 at warrington you know there

1:17:23was a lot of rumor over San Burgess last year and it seemed to you know the just didn't seem right at warrington and at the moment you know let's not also forget the two backroom men Sean Kennedale and Deli Ward they've moved on new one new men have come in and now the head coach you let's be fair all of those whole k r players love playing for has almost got one foot out the door is that a side issue here for you Steph? I think the travels have more of an impact on k r from being honest it potentially could do it if those rooms I think the backroom obviously losing Sean Kennedale I think was massive and Danny Ward for them it's Ian Watson's come in and Duelts has gone in I can't remember else well in the it's Ian Watson just Ian Watson you'd be getting Watson? No I said Ian Watson I said I would do the other one once and I just think that the

1:18:24again you don't want to use this an excuse for them but they've not had a home game yet they've been to Vegas they've been to the south of France they played in the World Club challenge which was a massive emotional rollercoaster for them and I'm fully expecting k r to come back and come back strongly obviously I'd lose in three games so far so early on when I think they all they lost five all last year and that's probably more of an impact on the league leaders especially giving out well other teams have started like we're getting boring so that couldn't be as deft as it sounds out of reach for them now unless they just got a complete unbeaten run from now until the end of the season I can't say I'm on the shield it was late game with the other one man Luke Dale yes yeah of course it was so I'm not too concerned for them I think I think this is the game in potentially needed to be back at home a big game against

1:19:27centralins and with the players Saints have got out of the moment I know they've had some great wins but I think this could be a different test for Saints and will it be useful definitely want to see a reaction from that game over in Karelian? Oh it's a massive test it's a massive test for Saint Tellings I mean I message Paul Rowley after the two lose game and he classed out as being a huge win so that tell you know Paul Rowley saying he felt winning away to lose was huge it tells you just how much up against the e-finks potentially they are at the moment so anyone's a bonus in that respect but again you know they've been there they've done it haven't they've this season they've been absolutely incredible of Saints and I'd like to say you look at this hockey album their last five home games now against the Saints the Saints last away win was all the way back in March 22 42 points to eight and that's how far back you've got to go at Karelian Park for a Saints win Jack Broben will he play will he not will he keep faith with him I mean Broben it's coming for some

1:20:31shocking criticism over the last couple of couple of days he will get his 100th superly appearance I would expect him to keep faith with Jack I think he's a great player and I know that Willie Peters thinks a lot of him I mean it's a pretty decent look he's got of course out of Morgan I think you know again no more I mean that is nobody's really speaking about that but out of Morgan's a massive loss early doors this season for whole KR he was exceptional last year when he came in he really really was and they are missing him there's no doubt but with the exception of that they are in a really really good spot as per Saints they're going to need the I said this time last week that you know for to lose so for Saints to winning to lose they needed their players to all be 9 out of 10 and long be old they were all certainly in the first staff 9 out of 10 and that was where that game was won and lost an incredible start they knew well they've been boyied by the fact that Dowell Clark is back in the squad for this game that's the only real major

1:21:36change of course in this one no Bern still he's going to be out for an extended period with injury but it really is plug and play from that game against to lose staff just quickly going back out of more that's a big reason why KR might be a bit jittery at the moment yeah it is but we've also seen Jack Braub and previously really step up to the heart when Mark's been out before he's been phenomenal phenomenal I think no more so was it the Challenge Cup semi-final at the LNI out of York he had a superb game to win that one and obviously he took them to Wembley and enabled that victory so that's not an excuse Mark he's been brilliant since he's joined KR and he's he's definitely a miss but Braub has always been a moral and adequate replacement for him I'll tell you where I think this again it's a bit more but obvious one this one but battle of the sixes yeah both from a running sixes as he says there on the screen both

1:22:40from my to to carry the ball I think Tristan sail in this season has answered a lot of critics at six but this is a game where right this is where he's got to show up tries to a piece this season for assists and non I mean that's a surprise in his start where Lewis is concerned this I know it's only five games in but wow four nil to Tristan sailor there more boosters well twenty one to fourteen from sailor both have brought the line three times attacking kicks more for Lewis than sailor Jackson Asin doing a lot the heavy left in there but look at the carries fifty seven carries those those I think that can't be right surely fifty seven carries a hundred and nine for Tristan sailor I want to check that surely can't be three hundred and sixty nine only for Lewis I want to check that eight twenty for Tristan sailor step to you agree that this this battle at six he's going to be very interested indeed yeah and I think from Mikey's perspective I think this is the I think what the polar opposites aren't in terms of forms itself out of this season Mikey seems to have dropped off from from where he was Tristan's raises game you know and one

1:23:45that we've questioned you know I've always said Tristan sailor isn't six and he's not he's a fallback but his performances have really got up this year and he is you know whether that's the brawl they're giving in more conference effects who knows but for me I think this is this is a perfect game for Mikey to get back on track as with a number of the the KR players one thing we know is he's going to be near on cell out if not cell out at Sir Craven Park bit of a home coming for them although results haven't been going that way and the fans will be delighted I think to finally get a game at home and they're in numbers and I'm really expecting KR to really up the game in this one because if they don't the last thing they need is the fans getting on the back and at what point does it become a problem because you

1:24:45form is you know form and confidence made in any sport regardless of how good or bad you are as a squad is absolutely key I've been the father back at Craven Park they get a win and all of a sudden everything's right again at KR you know they can push on and they can move on but you know to be back home if they don't be a safe team with so many injuries like you say suddenly narratives and headlines start to kick in and and and pressure starts to mount on a championship team absolutely I think this is this is massive massive for for KR and if they lose this then I think we could get some fans questioning what's going on because this isn't you know a full strength wiggum warriors team or a full strength warrants and even this season this is a beat up same side with players playing out of position when you're at home in front of ten and a half eleven thousand

1:25:47and a quadruple win inside there's just it has to be a win it has to be and it's so the that that side of that now that was that it lumps all the pressure the pressure on centralians in this game not at all you know say it says go there and lose by 16 people they probably go well fair enough you know that's exactly what I've gone KR by 16 now what is that I've actually gone KR by 16 that's my prediction what's yours well I've not and for that pressure reason I think this is going to be a bit closer than what a lot of people expect I'm basically broke saying it's off last week and predicted to lose because of injuries I couldn't have been more wrong and chose what a good pundit I am what we'll refer back to bet step on that comment but I was madly impressed with those centralians and all the other factors that come in with going down

1:26:48to the front with two weeks on the trot as well don't forget we centralians and also one in cattle under there as well so the Saints are playing really well given the adverse to their facing and I expect them to go there for the confidence and because of the underdog tag pressures off for them and that will that will help them massively I am going to go KR win but only by six there you go there you go right let's now get to tonight's game here it comes the castle for tigers taking on the breathable small pitch big rivalry the two smallest pitches in super league so Bradford if anything Bradford the best place to go and play at Castleford because they play on equally a smaller pitch I think they might actually edge it I'm not quite sure but I know the two smallest in super league by some distance let's go back down memory lane here we go 30 years ago yes the only other fixture that started the bet Fred super league back in the day was Bradford

1:27:52against Castleford it was a 30 points to 18 win at odds for the balls and over 10,000 was in attendance 10,000 and 27 and look at the names I've got for you in this one incredible Jimmy Lowe's oh yes if you like a little bit a girl but nine there was none better than Jimmy sunny nickel what a name remember sunny nickel what a player he was rubbing onto Paul of course and Brian McDermott was still playing at that time as far as Castleford's concern one of my guilty pleasures Graham Stebman a great great pro brilliant fallback of course now planning straight as a system coach to mark up a gap at your frano botica arguably one of the greatest goal kickers ever to grace these shores he was a I mean he's statistics there was just ridiculous in terms of his goal kicking accuracy Tony Smith was still playing and Lee Crookes the castle good legend he was there as well Steph that's been relaying isn't it it certainly is yeah there's some some some some

1:28:57right blocks from that pass with that isn't Graham Stebman at your new castle yeah so he's doing a job he's doing a dual job so yeah he's a great yeah what a player Stebman was yeah it was brilliant brilliant and you know what I didn't realise I never knew the frano botica went to Castleford from again there you go he played in that game mate he played in that game there you surprise me there he is and is that is that Tony Smith Tony Smith 30 years now yeah probably he is that's probably the back end of his career isn't it isn't it yeah yeah well goes fella because that's 96 so yeah it wouldn't have been long after that that he'd have gone to was Lee's first gig as coach yeah yeah well I mean interested as well Sunni Nickel and Robbie on support both went to Lee in the championship as well so both excellent players that are from just a male personal side of the things but you know just just look just looking now Tony let's have a quick look at

1:30:00so no actually you know what that is unbelievable do you know he played as a player until 2003 that's unbelievable yeah yeah yeah well yeah yeah well played too you played that season in another one at Castleford that's wow wow wow wow there you go there you jolly well go there you go fantastic stuff right let's get into tonight's game and I'll tell you what this is a fascinating match it really really is both of these two sides of course bringing in some imports for this game and while that happened we'll do that instead in terms of Braffin with course give Phoenix a starwade his his introduction as part of weekly he's straight into the squad Jack Almond Royde of course he was brought in the last week at Braffin he'll be playing again Jen Nicarima once more Ron Mills back in the squad that's a big bonus room as good as Luke Uly is deputized that's a massive

1:31:00bonus following if Rowan and Jayden can continue to play together well the first time they play together in the halves of course Joe Miller there as well as having an exceptional season and yes Wonga Blake is also in contention so great news for Braffin Bulls as for the Castleford Tigers like I say for fear me a shocker last week they're down on troops there's no question about that whatsoever Maplanger he's back in their squad and of course we'd expect former he'll be he'll be put in there as well as a new recruit for this one it's not all bad for Castleford I thought this man at Warrington was brilliant it was a brilliant debut for semi-velamay a try 10 tackles 83% efficiency made one error made a boss 12 carries 96 meters at average eight meters when you actually watch that game when you consider some of the other players in their statistics one error 83% tackle efficiency how Ryan Cowell would have wished that the more players would have followed see yeah definitely you were definitely there that the shine in light in what was a horrific

1:32:05performance for Castleford and one they'll want to forget about very very quickly and probably good for them the Thursday game this week you know they get an opportunity early on to point it right with tonight's game so one things for Shadow Bradford will definitely have to be watching this man very very closely because I thought he was he was really really good and to do that in a side that's well beaten as well he never gave up he kept going and like so the one one one real point of light for them in that performance yeah I mean going back to Castleford squad relemaid there cities probably still going to have to deputise at full bat which is a real blow for Malamay probably they'll stay in the centre alongside Macintosh Ravelauer of course still actually Gildon is he's back in the squad where he plays and I'm not 100% sure either but I say that Mappalangi will probably actually come back into centre Malamay on the wing which will give it

1:33:06better balance no doubt about that I thought Tom Weaver had a real sorry day at the office on Chadwick Coatwood Scalepitang you know that I'm sure would have been noted by Curt Haggerty and Coe in terms of you know telling you know I had a lot of joy running at Weaver Weaver's defence he's going to have to be a bit sterner I think going going into this game but really it's a very obvious looking side in terms of this now look for me I've had a quick glance at your best step you're not going to like this step there's a part of me that thinks only a little part of me that thinks we have a lot of might not play this game you might go we Gary Gary and Malamay right with Mappalangi back in the centre alongside Macintosh I mean having seen him up close last week I'll be honest with you I don't see how he retains his position that's my personal opinion actually they'll put him in centre I don't think he's got the engine

1:34:10I'll tell you what what will be interesting though Dave that's that's only a 19-month squad from Castleford yeah but they have four but that's 20 oh no okay that's 20 but they've had four no as well I mean it's not my 21 isn't it yeah it is yeah so they you know he's going to be pretty much so there's only going to be a couple of players drop out so yeah maybe I mean Gary Gary you can't drop him Malamay is better on the wing if Mappalangi's back he's got to go in there he's going to stick me Macintosh so for me that for you that that that's that background I think they'll keep I think they'll keep Malamay in centre but then you're not playing Mappalangi well yeah yeah Mappalangi plays oh yeah he's been outstanding since he's played at Castleford so that said there's a real engine he's going to be very interested to see it wouldn't surprise me it wouldn't surprise me if it or he might be it might be benched I don't know he might he might put you know might put my point on the bench and bring him in and play about but yeah it's going to be very very interesting to see what happened to him what's the hat it's a

1:35:15flamin' prop you could've made you know what he put size up there at the very least he put some size up there he probably he probably got for 15 minutes as an impact he's big enough so it's not the worst idea in the world it's going to be interesting to see what happens there but let's just dip back into team numbers for a moment and this again he's not good reading reading if you know the Castleford Tigers try scored well done to Bradford fifth highest in super league 19 plays 13 for the league with 13 Castleford Tigers in terms of tackle bus 6175 the balls 9157 Castleford in terms of clean brakes the balls again 624 seven the Tigers 23 that's not too bad offloads fourth highest in super league Bradford 48 the lowest in super league cuspid 23 that's interesting in terms of missed tackles 10th lowest our cuspid that's interesting considering our badly wounded 148 13th lowest the Bradford balls 133 terms of penalties you've got 36 for

1:36:19cuspid their fifth highest in the league second highest in the league the balls that's not good one yellow for cuspid one red for the Bradford ball so when you actually look at that he's fair to say Bradford probably comfortably Steph come into this his favourites yeah I would say so given given the recent performances and I think Bradford the big boost I would say getting getting played back and Nicarima and Mill combinations gonna be really good for that I'm gonna cause probably a lot of headaches for for Castleford I think I think this this is probably the worst game Castleford could have hoped for and people say well I think people will say you've got to be kidding you know the cast needed an easier game then obviously so I'm like a warrington for example our leads but if they were to lose this one at home then that's there's gonna be a lot of disgruntled cast fans isn't there and I think just

1:37:23with that we'd with Blake coming back as well I mean obviously it might be a little bit rusting out because he's had a few weeks off but likewise he might be really well rested and you know he's been used for nominal father wasn't he so but again we're Castle probably expected to compete if this is another blowout score from a team like a near the front side like Bradford you would expect a reaction but how good a reaction and is he gonna be good enough I mean I've been asked to be I think we would expect Castleford to be better better you know I'm sort of a smaller pitch that'll help it I'll be a cup of tea but you're right if Blake is back it millens is back you know if they're getting those troops back all of a sudden you're going yeah I mean I've gone bulls I've gone bulls by 14 I'm going bulls I'm going 14 the more you were speaking to think to think the cast fans would be happy with that but my prediction is bulls by 14 if you cast for fans you're probably very filled through with me but I'll be honest I can't see how I cast

1:38:26for that Castleford team that I saw last week live in the stadium I don't see how that team can possibly improve to the point where it beats Bradford this week I just I just can't see that but equally I thought to lose a beat say it's last week so what do I know but the bottom line is I just don't see it well then I mean I'm just playing Devils I'm looking because I think it's going to be more I think it's going to be Bradford by 24 and on that let's go to Mr. Predictor himself here we go when in your bets every week want to contribute to the book he's Christmas party the bets to ignore when predicting the score ladies and gentlemen it's time for bet Steph yes it's time for bet Steph they're going across the bottom and I have time to do your graphic it's sevenfold accumulator over you Mr. Sale yeah so like I just said I've gone I've just gone for a Bradford outright win for me first one two to one for a Bradford I think I thought

1:39:28I was very generous by the the the the bookies I've also taken Centellins book with an eight star eight and a half star so like I said it do I do expect to care I win but I think it's going to be a bit closer than what they they're giving there and likewise probably the the one I'm least confident about a York outright win but fantastic odds three point four to one I'll not wonder if if that does come in Wig and Warrior's minus 26 and a half again I think the book has been quite generous there with that what I thought that would be going to be a bit higher then I've gone for to lose plus 16.5 I still expect our hope that Lee can win but I don't think we'll be a comfortable score like that so I've gone to lose plus 60.5 Hull Fc I've taken with a minus 6.5 I think they've got enough to overcome Catalan based on their their last home performance

1:40:30and I've gone for a Warrington Wolves outright win no handicap against Leeds this one's a massive one so if you've got to go for all that it's probably massive for a reason 234 to one if you want to lose a pound on this one Dave you said it right over to try scores. Try Scar is I mean like we alluded to McKaylor Ruffler I've gone for him to I just think this is a game for him if he does play on the wing where he could close to the line be a bit too much to handle for for Bradford and so I've gone ahead Joe Burgess at home at Crave and Park he's going to score a try he always does and my final one this week is Tom Johnstone four weeks I think that's a pretty pretty good bet for him so those three combined 9.37 to one. All wingers you expect it to be sub 10 and that's the way it is that is another fantastic captain's run we are

1:41:34approximately well not very long off at all the sky production but tonight's show Casabird against Bradford enjoy your your Thursday night we'll be great sorry game on a Thursday night isn't it enjoy all the games throughout the weekend don't forget instant reaction throughout the week I'm even pop up at Lee this week for the one for Toulouse who used to say that I wanted on camera for a chain look forward to that all instant reactions the boys are about to final who to Monday morning as always the girls are back we're tackled off on Tuesday morning and we're back 7 pm on the Tuesday this week as I am on night so we have to bring that forward by an hour ladies and gentlemen on behalf of Steph and all having myself enjoy the 30th birthday party make sure you blow out your own candle super league is alive and well enjoy your ukulele we will all the best see you next week