Salford travel to St Helens after securing a challenge cup semi final last week. Paul Parkin looks forward to the game. Read his big match preview below.
Well can we finally do it, break our St Helens away day hoodoo? Its been a very long 37 year wait and we are well over due.
Salford come into the game on the back of a very important and much moral boosting quarter final win against Wakefield next week to set up the semi final against Wigan, Saints on the other hand were involved in the only Super League fixture last weekend and came out on the wrong side of the 24-16 score line and will be looking to bounce back and get there top 8 charge back on track. A famous win for the Reds would help our top four finish hopes alive.
It’ll be an interesting night for these guys Matty Smith, Theo Fages, Tommy Lee, Mark Flanagan, Josh Jones, Lami Tasi & Gareth O’Brien.
Battle 1 – Kris Welham v Mark Percival
These two guys are in really hot form right now and this will be an intriguing battle. Welham has impressed all season with some great creative work in attack both scoring himself and in setting up tries for the guys around him.
In Percival Saints must have the best British centre doing the rounds at the moment. A real quality player who can create something from nothing, plenty of pace and power for his tender age a real star of the game.
Battle 2 – Lama Tasi v Alex Warmsley
The battle of the big men in the front row this one, both these units will give their respective team plenty of go forward and impact runs to get them moving.
Tasi will have a point to prove against the side he took a sabbatical with last season and looks reborn in the Red shirt this year. Warmsley is a forward who has had a huge impact since joining St Helens back in 2013 and will take some stopping. Oddly enough both players are the same age so its a decent comparison.
Battle 3 – Mark Flanagan v Jon Wilkin
Two great mates who will leave all friendliness at the coffee shop by the time kick-off arrives. Two vastly experienced players who have appeared in some huge games in the past but not too often on opposite sides. These two have all the knowhow and experience to lead their troops around the park and come up with some very telling plays of their own.
Last 5 Meetings
30th March 2017
Salford 22 St Helens 14
13th May 2016
St Helens 34 Salford 20
11th February 2016
Salford 44 St Helens 10
5th June 2015
St Helens 32 Salford 12
12th February 2015
Salford 6 St Helens 52
Your listening to this weeks podcast all your Salford Red Devil's news and chat here. Ryan Wilkinson joins the boys to talk about the big news of the week including Challenge cup ticket information. Rob Lui Michael Dobson Greg Jonson and Mark Flanagan look back at the win v Wakefield with Watto in coaches corner.
Phil Kinsella from BBC radio Manchester talks about Salfords season so far. Paul Whiteside looks back at the results and fixtures for our amateur sides as we preview the game against St Helens on Friday
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