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I am amazed people don't pickJohnston he’s by far the most accomplished experience England qualified winger. He’s played numerous Tests for England and always been one of our better performers, including last year‘s ashes.

Wakefield are decimated in the backline with Rourke, Pratt, Walmsley, Hall & Lino all set to miss out. In addition we have Jowitt and Sinfield who are returning from lengthy absences. This will be a hard game for Trinity to win!

York have already signed him!

This is just a running assessment of the players who might be selected at the end of the current season. I know some might be out of short term form or out injured for a couple of weeks or so but it’s just supporters chewing the fat about who they’d select if all things were equal.

Which position and ahead of who though, Wardle, Farnworth, Johnstone, Young, Ashton, Smith?

I don’t disagree but pick me 2 Full Backs? We either go with what we know doesn’t work or we get creative, brave and throw a young kid in there! Jake Connor at Full Backs? Pick Welsby again? Throw Taylor - Wray in?

But you’ve said no to Eckersley because he doesn’t play Full Back regularly then suggested Ashton who’s hardly ever played there and been out injured for 12 months. I get your point re, someone better but as I said who? If we don’t go for Brimson and we steer clear of Welsby then perhaps the next best is Farnworth but then he’s not a regular Full Back either so we’re left with young kids with a bright future but thrown in too early like Taylor Wray or Cartwright

Yeah, but who, Welsby, Taylor Wray, Jowitt?

I dunno, what would your squad be?

Full Back: Brimson (Heritage), Eckersley Right Wing: Young, Ashton Right Centre: Farnworth, Billy Smith (Heritage) Left Centre: Wardle, Robertson Left Wing: Johnstone Stand Off: Williams, Strange (Heritage) Scrum Half: Smith, Connor Prop: McMeeken, Havard, Hamlin-Uele (Heritage), Thompson Hooker: Litten, O’Neil, Right Second Row: Pearce - Paul, Left Second Row: Nsemba, Talty Loose Forward: Knowles, Radley Bolters: Smith (Wakefield) Taylor-Wray (Warrington), Walker (Warrington) Iro (Heritage) Farrimond (Wigan) Pratt (Wakefield) Batchelor (HKR) Martin (HullFC) Smithies (Canberra) Hanley (Leigh) Delaney (Sts) McDonnell (Leeds) Currie (Warrington) Irwin (Warrington) Trueman (Wakefield) Nicholson (Canberra) Oledski (Leeds), King (Heritage) Handley (Leeds) Broadbent (HKR) Thewlis (Warrington) Lewis (HKR) Clarke (Warrington)

This is a very interesting squad selection because many of Wanes players are either tried and failed or simply another year past their best while there’s some very good young players kicking the door down. The ‘money in the Bank’ philosophy failed so surely selection will be strictly on form, fitness and 100% commitment to whatever it’s going to take. McDermott has nailed his colours to the mast regarding George Williams selection and Captaincy already and he’s also said heritage players are welcome but only if their passion to play for England is genuine. He will pick the best players available to him because his contract is only for the World Cup, however he’d have liked to have had one eye on the future but his remit is relative World Cup success! Obviously we all see our clubs players more closely than others so opinions on the form of known players and the readiness of young players will vary but please throw some reasoning behind your selections.

Well done eh! Absolutely determined to get HKR on the scoreboard

Referee trying to influence the VR because he knows he’s F up

Utterly ridiculous refereeing what are we doing to the game

I think this will be the best version of HKR that turns up and the game will be a really bruising encounter that could turn into anything from a golden point win to a 2 score win either way.