Saints v Crusaders: Teams
St Helens coach Mick Potter is confident some minor knocks won't affect his selection for the visit of Celtic Crusaders.
Last Updated: 26/06/09 5:26pm
St Helens coach Mick Potter is confident some minor knocks won't affect his selection for the visit of Celtic Crusaders.
Jon Wilkin and Sean Long are both set to play some part in the clash are the bottom club, with Matt Gidley and Chris Dean facing late fitness tests.
"Jon Wilkin went off at Bradford because he had cramp in both calves but like Sean Long he should be ok for Friday," Potter told the club's official site.
"Longy has some floating bone in his thumb and a calf problem but he should be fine.
"Matt Gidley copped a knee in the top of his head and needed 18 stitches and Chris Dean got a crunch tackle which tensed up the muscles in his neck."
Potter's side could come up against two of their team-mates with loanees Matt Smith and Steve Tyrer named in the Crusaders squad.
Smith and Tyrer are both on season-long deals at Brewery Field from Saints - and they are named in the Celtic squad after spending the last month on the sidelines.
The inclusion of the duo will be a welcome boost for the Crusaders, who are without Tony Duggan, Darren Mapp, Josh Hannay, Aled James, David Tangata Toa, Chris Beasley and Marshall Chalk
Lloyd White, the club's leading scorer for the colts last year, is promoted to the senior side for the first time.
St Helens' 19-man squad: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Meli, Pryce, Long, Cunningham, Graham, Gilmour, Wilkin, Flannery, Roby, Hargreaves, Puletua, Clough, Eastmond, Dean, Fa'asavalu, Ashurst.
Celtic's 19-man squad: Davies, Blackwood, Bryant, Budworth, Flower, Chan, Dalle Cort, Dyer, Van Dijk, Smith, Lennon, J James, Lupton, O'Hara, Quinn, Tyrer, White, Peek, Withers.