All hypothetical but what do people think will be our first choice 17 next year's allowing for reasonable recruitment and players leaving? I think sinny has a lot of work to do on the recruitment side of things and am going for:
Walker
T. Briscoe
Watkins
New player
Handley/L. Briscoe
Lolohea
Myler
Garbutt
Parcel
Singleton
Ward
New player
Cuthbo

Dwyer
Sutcliffe
Peteru
New second rowers

That will see us making four signings including lolohea which reflects we need new blood but also that you don't want to make a huge number of signings in one off season.

Going out we are looking at moon, hall, jjb, ablett, keinhorst, Delaney and possibly ferres.

We need to keep JJB running for another season. His commitment, enthusiasm and line speed rubs off on the other players. He might be getting a little old but if we manage things sensibly he still has a role to play. Ferres needs to get on slimming world in the off season and pick some speed up unless he aims to be a prop.
We need a centre, maybe a winger who can goal kick (they generally get less injuries and an average winger can look good in good team), a back rower and a big hard prop who can make hits like kylie did and dislodge the ball and turn a game.

I'm hoping for

Walker
T.Briscoe
Watkins
Handley
New Winger/L.Briscoe as back up
Lolohea
Myler
Singleton
Parcell
Garbutt
Ward
Sutcliffe
Cuthbertson

Dwyer
Peteru
Mullally
New second rower

Golding,Ferres,New prop,Ormandroyd,Oledzki,Smith, Newman,Walters, Holdroyd,

We haven't kept Jjb running this season he's done as is Delaney.

well he's running backwards

Taking it a step further, If we run with a 30 man squad again next season, id like them to really freshen it up, get some of our good youngsters up into the first team squad and free up alot of cap for 3 quality signings to add to Lolohea.

Fullback - Walker, Goulding
Wing - T Briscoe, New signing, L Briscoe
- Watkins, Handley, Newman
Halfback - Myler, Lolohea
Prop - Garbutt, Singleton, New signing, Peteru, Oledzki, Crosby, Holroyd, Dupree
Hooker - Parcell, Dwyer, Johnson
Backrow - Ward, Cuthbertson, New signing, L Suttcliffe, Ferres, Smith, A Suttcliffe, Trout, McConnell

Out - Moon, Hall, JJB, Ablett Delaney Mullally, Walters, Ormendroyd, Keinhorst, JJ Roberts.

Darley, Whitely and Chapman -Smith resigned and season long loan to somewhere like hunslet.

Id keep Crosby over Mullally if given the choice, id get shot of ferres in a heartbeat but he's got another year on contract so we'r stuck with him id think.

1. Walker
2. T Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Handley
5. New signing
6. Lolohea
7. Myler
8. Garbutt
9. Parcell
10. Singleton
11. Ward
12. New signing
13. Cuthbertson

14. Dwyer
15. New signing (Prop)
16. Peteru
17. L Suttcliffe (Backrow)

1. Ashton Golding
2. Tom Briscoe
3. Kallum Watkins
4. Liam Sutcliffe
5. ????
6. Tuimoala Lolohea
7. Richie Myler
8. Adam Cuthbertson
9. Matt Parcell
10. Brad Singleton
11. Brett Ferres
12. ???
13. Stevie Ward
14. Brad Dwyer
15. ???
16. Anthony Mullally
17. Mitch Garbutt
18. ???
19. Nathaniel Peteru
20. Luke Briscoe
21. Mikolaj Oledzki
22. Ash Handley
23. Jack Ormondroyd
24. Jack Walker
25. Cameron Smith
26. Harry Newman
27. Alex Sutcliffe
28. Josh Walters
29. Owen Trout
30. Tom Holroyd
31. Corey Johnson

Agreed nothingness left, in just be an embarrassment ent o go on another year for any it them.

I’d like


1. Walker
2. T Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Keinhorst/Sutcliffe
5. New signing
6. Lolohea
7. Myler
8. Garbutt
9. Parcell
10. Singleton
11. Ward
12. New signing
13. Cuthbertson

14. Dwyer
15. Sutcliffe/ keinhorst (back row)
16. Peteru
17. New prop/second row

Golding, Handley, L Briscoe, Mullally, ormandroyd, Newman, a Sutcliffe, cam smith, oledski, jjb (one year for leadership and culture )

Id really push to move Ferres on even if it means dual reg that BR needs 2 quality additions.

Honestly I’m happy for the new coaching team to have hold of him for a year and see if they can change his fortune. If not, he’s out of contract at the end of the season.

He brings nothing that an ex-England BR on a 3yr deal should.

Yes for one reason or another he has been a massive let down considering his form pre joining us you would have expected us to have him for his best years. Like frosties said though his contract expires next season so either he becomes an england international standard back row again or he is out the door.

I would have Oledzki in the 17 next season, hopefully on the interchange. I can't see Parcell staying either.

I share the same fear about Parcell though I hope he does stay.

I'm not convinced by oledzki yet. Young and got talent for sure and he should get games but I'd like to see what petreu has to offer.

Expect Parcel to move back home !

Oledski needs to be in the squad.
If we do not start bringing the kids on it will
mean years of mediocrity.

Dwyer will be our hooker. Parcell will be gone. So possibility of us signing a hooker too aswell as;

A winger
A prop
2 back rowers

I wouldn’t mind taking Kenny Edwards from Catalans.

If we have big money, a centre would be more important than a winger. The main hope is that we refresh the forwards. Given how poor we've been this year and the need to shift some season tickets, we need to look beyond Peteru type signings if we go NRL. We also can't just look there, so we might - heaven forbid - need to lay out a transfer fee or two and sign some English forwards who aren't currently in the Championship.

With Hall’s departure confirmed and Moon and Parcell also likely to be leaving, that’s 3 of of our biggest names.

We need top quality replacements plus quality adding in other positions. I just can’t see it happening though.

Winger, Centre, Stand Off, Hooker plus strengthening the pack.

You have to prioritise. I would have thought Lolohea is earmarked for 6, with Walker full back and Golding backup anyway? Centre's far more important than winger, and hooker's probably more important than that. But without strengthening the engine room its all a bit moot, and our pack is clearly more than just one player short, even if everyone was fit.

Its all those years investing in projects like Yates, Ormonroyd, Achurch etc. One as a squadfiller maybe but theres been too many. Im sure leeds just see a lad of 6"5 and say 'yeah we'll have him!"

There's room for one of those stringbean props in your 17, mainly as a 13, but very few of those with that kind of build are capable of the really hard yards on their own line. Peacock was probably the exception that proved the rule. Thats why I'd be OK with Mullally staying but there's not much point in him plus Ormondroyd, so i'm glad they've started to make a call there.

Guess we'll see how much Thompson impresses from now till the end of the year. Same with Crosby.

Will both be in the 2019 squad?