John Stabler now has the rare luxury of being able to rest one or two players and Brett, in particular, has been taking some hard hits in the opening weeks. He won't take kindly to standing on the touchline.
Neither will Chocky who has been nursing a bad back and visiting the chiropractor before every game. He hurt his back playing against the kids at the family fun day, but is adamant that it was a shove from Stu Bennett which caused the injury!
Gez Geritz also took some knocks last week and struggled through to the end. But Nick Prest is available tomorrow so he starts at prop with Gez on the bench alongside Baggs and Barff.
There were fears that Stabs would also sit this one out. He landed awkwardly on a shoulder after a big hit [honest] on the West Park winger, but the West coach is keen for a first win and will start.
West: Milne, Thomas, M Thompson, Connolly [capt], Hare, Stabler, Tighe, Painter, Sawyer, Prest, White, Rudd, Emmerson, Tones, Bennett.
Reps: Geritz,, Baggs, Barff.
Driffield@ Stephane Helies, Will Ollett, Kyle Dench, Steve Peters, Richard Stephenson, Chris McClarron, Mike Black, Carl Nellist,Richard Mitchell-Williams, Colin Yates, Oliver Boreman, Dominic Thompson, Chris Watt, Vanston Cook, Simon Craggs [capt]
Reps: Robin Kitching,James Stephenson, Rob Rowntree