Butcher:
Lomax has an ankle issue.
There really aren't many halves about - and not many clubs will let their first reserve go out on loan. As mentioned before, our options are basically Oli Leyland, dipping into the Championship, or Rowan Stephenson.
Leyland can't get another game under Sam Burgess, and I can see why. He's a talented, mercurial type who is best playing off the cuff when the pressure's off, and that doesn't suit Warrington. He's out on loan at Widnes so I'm sure would be happier playing with us. But I'm not sure it'd be wise.
As for the Champ, there are a few really handy halves - likes of Gilmore, Keyes, Walker, Shorrocks - but it doesn't necessarily mean they'll be good to slot into an SL team at a week's notice, or that they'll want to take the opportunity with little guarantee of a future offer.
Curious to see how we go this weekend. But if Trueman's absence is indefinite, then I'm finally ready to see Stephenson get a shot. If he's picked for Academy Origin he must be pretty handy.
Almost every one of the options mentioned would be better than Pitts.
Even Leyland who I don?t particularly rate.
