FIVE potential debutants have been included in Kristian Woolf's 21-man Saints squad ahead of tomorrow's Betfred Super League Round 26 home clash against Wakefield Trinity (Monday), kick off 3pm.
Three days after Friday's tough game at Wigan, Woolf has opted to shuffle is pack due to a mix of suspensions and injuries.
Potential debutants include 19-year-old Reserves centre Rio-Osayomwanbo Corkill who was named in the youthful 21 man squad that lost out to Castleford earlier in the year.
He is joined by 18-year-old half back Ellis Archer who has represented Lancashire in the Origin series and has played eight times for the Reserves this season.
Winger Keane Gilford, aged 18 is also named for the first time. He has scored an impressive five tries in seven Reserve team games in 2022.
Full back Ben Lane is another 18-year-old named. He has played five times for the Reserves and has also represented Lancashire in their 3-0 origin series win over Yorkshire.
22-year-old hooker Jake Burns has scored seven tries in 12 games for the Reserves this year and is rewarded with a call up to the senior squad.
Hooker Taylor Pemberton, prop George Delaney, back rower McKenzie Buckley and half back Daniel Moss have all progressed through the Academy and debuted against Castleford earlier this season.
They are again named ahead of Monday’s game.
Curtis Sironen and Morgan Knowles miss out through suspension. Tommy Makinson is named despite sitting out the loss to Wigan due to a fluid on his knee.
If Saints avoid defeat, or if Wigan fail to beat Hull KR, Saints will be confirmed League Leaders for the first time since 2019.
Saints: 2. Tommy Makinson, 14. Joey Lussick, 15. LMS, 17. Agnatius Paasi, 19. Jake Wingfield, 20. James Bell, 21. Josh Simm, 22. Ben Davies, 24. Dan Norman, 26. Sam Royle, 27. Jon Bennison, 28. Lewis Baxter, 31. Taylor Pemberton, 33. Daniel Moss, 34. George Delaney, 35. McKenzie Buckley, 36. Rio-Osayomwanbo Corkill, 37. Ellis Archer, 38. Keane Gilford, 39. Ben Lane, 40. Jake Burns.
Wakefierd: Max Jowitt, Jacob Miller, Mason Lino, Eddie Battye, Tinirau Arona, Matty Ashurst, Jordy Crowther, Lee Gaskell, Liam Kay, Jack Croft, Brad Walker, Yusuf Aydin, Sid Adebiyi, Harry Bowes, Lewis Murphy, Dane Windrow, Isaac Shaw, Corey Hall, Thomas Minns, Rob Butler, Kyle Evans.
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