So what would your team be for 2012 season? theres been alot of talk about who you would start with at half back etc.. so interested to see YOUR preferred line up. Mine would be,

Kearney
Ainscough
Lulia
Purtell
Raynor
Gale
Briggs
Lynch
Lestrange
Kopzack
Whitehead
Elima
Langley

Bench: Diskin, Burgess, Sammut, Scruton

Reserves: Walker, Hargreaves, Donaldson, Olbison, Bateman, Jefferies, Southernwood, Addy, Obrien.

Very tough decisions to be made!

Our squad is still lacking a proven playmaker, a line breaking forward and another half decent centre.

With what we have so far I'd got for

Kearney
Purtell
Lulia
??
Raynor
Briggs
Gale
Lynch
Diskin
Kopczak
Elima
Whitehead
Langley

Sammut
Burgess
L'Estrange
Scruton

I think ainscough should be in the team as is a terrific finisher and has speed and adds alot of threat to our backline. His defence looks to be improving too. Thats why back line should be kearney, ainscough, lulia, purtell, raynor IMO. Still it shows theres alot of competition which can only be good for the team

I like Ainscough and I hope Purtell proves to be a decent centre then Ainy can play on the wing. Unfortunately I have my doubts.

Lulia should sort out one side of defence well at least. Still needs some "ooomph" in the forwards though.

1. Kearney
2. Ainscough
3. Lulia
4. Platt
5. Purtell
6. Briggs
7. Gale
8. Lynch
9. Diskin
10. Hargreaves
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13. Langley

Bench - L'Estrange, Burgess, Sammut, Scruton

Wheres Ben Jeffries???

He's in the side. What do you mean you can't see him?

1. Kearney
2. Purtell
3. Whitehead
4. Lulia
5. Ainscough
6. Briggs
7. Gale
8. Hargreaves
9. L'Estrange
10. Lynch
11. Elima
12. Langley
13. Addy

14. Diskin
15. Scruton
16. Burgess
17. Sammut

Still not strong enough for top 6, we still need an experianced line breaking second rower/loose and a centre.

Is it just me that thinks Big Putell should be Little Ainys centre?

No I've got him pegged as a centre.

I don't think there's space for a hooker and a half on the bench.

I have a feeling that Diskin won't be back.

Should have real strength in depth next year but this strength in depth seems to have come with mediocrity across the board.

There's no need to have Briggs, Gale, Jefferies, Sammut, Kearney & Southernwood that can all play HB. Having 2 quality HBs with Kearney & 1 young HB as back up would be much better use of the wage bill IMHO.

Though I acknowledge finding two quality HBs is a lot easier said than done I still don't see the reasoning in employing lots of mediocrity.