With Merrin confirmed now our squad is starting to look a whole lot better than last year personally just think we need another prop of see decent calibre and we look as if we can get back to competing at the top.

My ideal match day 17 with hopefully everyone staying fit for majority of season.

1. Walker
2. T.Briscoe
3 Watkins
4. Hurrell
5. L.Briscoe
6. Lolohea
7. Myler
8. New prop
9. Parcell
10. Singleton
11. Ward
12. Ablett
13. Merrin

Subs

Cuthbertson
Dwyer
Crosby
Peteru/Ferres

then rest of squad JJB, L.Sutcliffe, Handley, Smith, Oldezki, Mclellend, Newman, Golding (if he stays),Mullally(if he stays), Ormandroyd (if he stays), Walters if he stays) Holroyd, Trout, C.Johnson, A.Sutcliffe and Dupree.

Yep looks strong. I'd like to see Walker beef up a bit over the next year or two. If the new prop is high quality, that is not a side other teams will relish playing, with perhaps a weakness still on the wing. Leeds aren't effing about.

Agree with this if we sign a prop I’d expect that to be squad complete and us challenging for honours.

merrin well passed his sell by date.would be good for York or donny

As much as I admire Watkins as a talented player, I’m not so sure he’s captain material. If anyone on here was at the captain’s run at AAMI Park, they’ll have heard Watkins say "It doesn’t matter, I won’t get many chances anyway", when he was missing conversions in practice, and laughing about it with Dwyer and Sutcliffe. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I highly doubt you’d have heard Sinny saying something like that.

Still need a prop but it's looking better at least

He’s 29 you donut

Can't argue. He'd be a very good signing for York or Donny.

Wouldn’t mind this as squad for Warrington
1 = Walker
2 = Tom Briscoe
3 = Watkins
4 = Hurrell
5 = Briscoe / Handley
6 = Lolohea
7 = Myler
8 = Ikahihifo if signs
9 = Parcell
10 = Singleton
11 = Ward
12 = Ferris
13 = Merrin

14 = Mclelland
15 = Dwyer
16 = Peteru
18 = Cuthbertson

Agreed. And a winger ideally though I think only one more signing is realistic

We can cope without a winger, not sure we can cope without a prop.

Singleton,Cuthbertson, Mullally atm ? Need at 4 and a back up at least.
Mullally / Oledski (sp) are ok for back up and Singleton & Cuthbertson aren't good enough to carry the pack.

I might try Oledski + Singleton in combination with ANother (Garbutt replacement) + Crosby. I can see Cuthbo and Peteru playing front row even though I suspect they're better in the BR. Have high hopes of young Holroyd, but wil give maybe a handful of sub appearances only in 2019 would think. Back row of a fit Ward, Ferres and Merrin looks good to me, with Smith, JJB, Ablett in reserve. Bottom, line, we need at least 2 metre making impact props in this squad, and I think we only have 1 in Oledzki, who is still too young to carry all the responsbility.

Ablett, JJB and L Briscoe signed 2,1 & 3 years respectively.

Im ok with all of those, Ablett still has a lot to offer if he can stay injury free, he’s only 32 but this shoukd be his last deal, JJB offers far more than just on field ability and L Briscoe is still fairly young and will do a job

I forgot about Crosby.

If we could get Seb from hudds I think we would be in too 4 if we get them fit.

Is Seb a quota player (I guess so) otherwsie would be nice to sign Seb and still bring in 1 more overseas player, feel we must have someone lined uo to let Garbutt go

Yeah I think we’re bang up the the cap now so it’s 3 or 4 out and 1 in time.

Might be easier said than done

Seb is a overseas and non fed trained player, which we have one spot now

Now that Brian Mac has finally been announced as Toronto's coach it will be interesting to see if he comes in for any of his ex players?
I was told that Wakey were interested in Golding,i'd guess that Toronto wouldn't mind him too as he offered him a long term contract at the Rhinos.

Perhaps players like Handley,Mullally,Walters and Sutcliffe would be of interest to them also?

If Golding goes, I'd definitely keep Sutcliffe, we need cover at full back.

IMO neither Golding or Sutty will be first choice starting 17 next season barring any injuries.

Perhaps that will be a deciding factor for these players should another club take a fancy to their services for 2019 and beyond

IMO the club would gladly sacrifice any of Golding,Sutty,Mullally,Walters,Ormandroyd or Handley in order to bring a top class replacement in that would be a starting 17 each week like Ikahihfo for example

Maybe, but Sutcliffe certainly shouldn’t be it.

I guess the chap from rugby union, McLelland, can also cover fullback as can Lolohea - you just cannot carry 'old' reserve players with a salary cap and no reserve team anymore - promising juniors have 2 or 3 years to get a starting place and then need to move on and let the next batch of youngsters have a go - for me any of the people on Biffs Back list can go if we do not see them having a starting spot

Congratulations to Ash Golding on being part of the Jamaica team team that has just qualified for the world cup.

He got man of the match as well I read......