Saints v Tigers

[Adam_P]

Saints Team

15 Ahsee TUALA
14 Ken PISI
13 George PISI
12 Luther BURRELL
11 Jamie ELLIOTT
10 Stephen MYLER
9 Tom KESSELL
1 Alex WALLER
2 Mikey HAYWOOD
3 Kieran BROOKES
4 James CRAIG
5 Christian DAY
6 Courtney LAWES
7 Tom WOOD (capt)
8 Teimana HARRISON

16 Reece MARSHALL
17 Campese MA’AFU
18 Paul HILL
19 Victor MATFIELD
20 Ben NUTLEY
21 JJ HANRAHAN
22 Harry MALLINDER
23 Tom COLLINS


Tigers Team

15 Mathew Tait (c)
14 Telusa Veainu
13 Peter Betham
12 Manu Tuilagi
11 Vereniki Goneva
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Harry Thacker
3 Dan Cole
4 Dom Barrow
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Lachlan McCaffrey

Replacements
16 Greg Bateman
17 Logovi'i Mulipola
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Ed Slater
20 Tom Croft
21 Sam Harrison
22 Owen Williams
23 Adam Thompstone

[Adam_P]

A must win game for Saints, unfortunately looking at the teams it is going to be a real struggle. Injury woes continue, and we now have only one recognised 9 in the 23 and Foden is out too. I was hoping to see Nutley start again, but Wood does tend to step up and have a stormer in East Mids Derbys. Bringing on the likes of Nutley and Collins in the second half could be good to speed things up a bit. I am pretty terrified of the Tigers backline, they have really got it together for the end of the season, with both wings and both centres looking extremely dangerous. I can see Lawes being sent flying at Burns to try and disrupt things there.

[fivepointer]

Saints at home might swing it. Tigers werent completely impressive last weekend and did lose away at Sale recently.

Dont Saints have an academy youngster who could cover 9?

Longer term they could do a lot worse than make Harrison an offer. He's easily good enough to be a starter and could suit Saints to a tee.

[Mellsblue]

Blimey, that's a weak Saints team. Other than 2, 3, 8 (possibly) and 18 I'd have the Tigers players.

[Adam_P]

We have Alex Mitchell but I've got a feeling he is long term injured. Also have Tim Duchesne who I believe is an Aussie who has recently joined us. I can't see why we haven't got him on the bench. For a specialized position like 9, surely it's better having a younger less experience 9 there rather than an experienced back who is not a 9.

[Banquo]

Stephenson seems to have disappeared...is he crocked?

[Adam_P]

Stephenson seems to have disappeared...is he crocked?

He is unfortunately. Got injured at the start of the season, came back for a wandies game and got injured again. He was going to play a big part this season so it's lucky Mallinder has stepped up so well

[twitchy]

I was just about to post about the shirt colours.

[twitchy]

Classy try from thacker.

[Adam_P]

Excellent line by Burrell at pace to set up that try. Why does he do that so infrequently?!

[Adam_P]

And then he gifts the ball to Goneva to score down the other end

[twitchy]

This is setting up to be the game of the weekend.

[twitchy]

Corbs is a good pundit.

[Freks]

This is setting up to be the game of the weekend.

Not always fun viewing for a Saints fan lol!

[Spiffy]

Wonder why they're showing the second half from behind the goal line? Not used to this angle. Opps they fixed it after 6 mins.

[twitchy]

This is a fun game.

[Adam_P]

Why have Tigers avoided yellow there, just because our advantage led to a try?

[Adam_P]

Burns having a tantrum because someone tackled him, Looking like a twat

[Mikey Brown]

I can't get over how ridiculous Mallinder looks.

[Freks]

That was petulant and crass by Burns. Lucky boy to only be subbed.

[Freks]

That was awful tackling!

[Adam_P]

Scrums have been a joke and a blot on this game, ref not helping at all

[Mikey Brown]

That was petulant and crass by Burns. Lucky boy to only be subbed.

There must have been something in that awkward tangle of legs or the way Mallinder rolled him over because that was Farrell-esque.

[Adam_P]

Victor Matfield has been such a waste of money

[Adam_P]

Thought Harry was in at the end then. Good game, shame about the result. Can pretty much call this season off now.