I am a little fearful of this one - Fax come with no points from six away games and on the back of an almighty thrashing at home, all of which spells big banana skin if we're not careful, and we all know what tends to happen when we play teams from the bottom end of the table. We ought to win, but nothing can be guaranteed. As regards team selection, in an ideal world I would like to see Clee start the game as Griffin needs the kind of support that only Clee seems able or willing to provide by tracking back as an auxiliary full-back when needed; I would also like to see Densmore at right-back, allowing Leather & Havern to resume their successful partnership (which should not be taken as criticism of Parry, by the way, simply a wish to get what would be our first choice pairing for the foreseeable future back in place). However, this depends on their state of readiness, which only the management and physio can really assess. I feel Densmore loses focus and effectiveness if put in midfield, so the problem of who to play wide right remains. Crowther favours his right foot, so could he be used there if Clee is selected on the left, with Moult and Richman in the middle? Up front much depends on the state of Rankine's back. If he's not fit, Reeves in front of Lawrie strikes me as the best option, with Bowerman available to take over should Reeves tire; if he is available for selection perhaps Rankine could be on the bench as another attacking option on this occasion. O'Keefe, Sinnott and Parry would be the other subs. So my ideal would be -
Deasy
Densmore - Havern - Leather - Griffin
Crowther - Richman - Moult - Clee
Lawrie
Reeves
(Subs Bowerman, Rankine, Sinnott, O'Keefe, Parry)