All OOC end of this season
Who would you retain and why?

Chev Walker
Ben Jeffries
Oliver Elima
Bryn Hargreaves
Manase Manuakafoa
Ian Sibbit
Shaun Ainscough -= Option for 2013
James Donaldson
Tom Burgess
Jarrod Sammut
Danny Addy
Jason Crookes
Phil Joseph
Karl Price
Liam McEvoy
Kyle Briggs = loaned out to the end of his contract

All OOC end of this season
Who would you retain and why?

Chev Walker...No
Ben Jeffries...Yes for cover unless a better option is available
Oliver Elima...Yes, a priority re-signing
Bryn Hargreaves... Yes
Manase Manuakafoa... Yes
Ian Sibbit... No
Shaun Ainscough... No
James Donaldson... Yes
Tom Burgess... Yes
Jarrod Sammut... Would like to see him stay but no due to quota.
Danny Addy... Yes
Jason Crookes... Yes
Phil Joseph... No
Karl Pryce... Maybe, depends if better replacement available.
Liam McAvoy... Yes
Kyle Briggs... No

I feel we may need to cut the depth a little if we want to bring in quality to climb the table and improve on this year. People like Olbison can step into the gap left by the likes of Sibbit.

Chev Walker - I would personally keep Walker for another year, solid backup however Olbison would be my 1st choice 2nd row back up.
Ben Jeffries - If Southernwood comes back from his loan a lot better then no, Jeffries has done extremely well this year, however if Southernwood isn't better the a 1 year extension for Jeffries.
Oliver Elima - Yes, the main enforcer of the pack enough said. A 3 year deal.
Bryn Hargreaves - Yes, in his prime now and played well all this year (except Warrington) and really sets a platform. A 2-3 year deal.
Manase Manuakafoa - Yes a 2-3 year deal, really punches holes in defences and takes us forward massivly. If it comes down to 1 quota spot I ain't sure :/ I'll tell you at the end of the season.
Ian Sibbit - No better backup second rowers in Olbison and Walker/Donaldson.
Shaun Ainscough - Yes 2 year deal always shows heart, knows his way to the line and has pace to burn.
James Donaldson - Yes 2 year deal, home grown and hopefully will come back a lot stronger from injury. Has a lot to prove next season.
Tom Burgess - Yes try for a 3 year deal minimum. Home grown, big unit and will only get better.
Jarrod Sammut - Would love him to stay but if Briggs and Southernwood are ready then he can go


Danny Addy - Yes 3 year deal, always looks to create when he comes on and can cover a number of positions, could be vital when Diskin's contract is up. Home grown too.
Jason Crookes - Yes, 3-4 year deal, home grown, fast and will continue to improve.
Phil Joseph - Yes, I would give him 1 year 1 option, another pre-season under his belt will do him a world of good and always worked when on the pitch.
Karl Pryce - If he gets his act together then yes 2 year deal, otherwise he can go.
Liam McAvoy - Not seen him play but 1 year will do.
Kyle Briggs - Yes I would give him 2 years and activate his option. Deserves a proper chance at SL and could form a good partnership with Gale.

I would like to see a Briggs/Gale halves partnership given a go together

Chev Walker - No - Past it
Ben Jeffries - No - Past it, would cost to much for cover
Oliver Elima - Yes - Has to be
Bryn Hargreaves - Yes - Has to be
Manase Manuakafoa - Yes - Has to be
Ian Sibbit - No - Good squad man, but youngsters just as good
Shaun Ainscough - No - Nowhere near good enough
James Donaldson - Yes - Good squad man, could maybe get better
Tom Burgess - Yes - Will be a good prop
Jarrod Sammut - Yes - would like to if can
Danny Addy - Yes - Same as Donno
Jason Crookes - Yes - Potential 1st choice winger
Phil Joseph - No - Past it
Karl Price - Yes - Good backs back up
Liam McEvoy - Yes - Havent seen enough, but young enough
Kyle Briggs - No - Doesnt have it

Chev Walker - No been poor in defence this year and youngsters coming through are looking better
Ben Jeffries - No. Since his kciking masterclass against Wakey, seems to gone out of form
Oliver Elima - YES YES YES. 3 year deal
Bryn Hargreaves - 1-2 year
Manase Manuakafoa - 3 year deal. Absolute beast,
Ian Sibbit - No
Shaun Ainscough - Yes. Good cover and shows great heart
James Donaldson - Yes. So much potential
Tom Burgess - As above
Jarrod Sammut - Yes, but looking like we won't due to quota
Danny Addy - Yes, worked hard enough to deserve one
Jason Crookes - Yes as above.
Phil Joseph - Undecided. Need to see him in more games
Karl Price - As above. Been good & poor this year
Liam McEvoy - yes for pontential. Do him good letting him get some experience in the Championship
Kyle Briggs - Yes, young enough to improve.

OK some good comments BUT
Players already contract past 2012
[u2013[/u
Kearney (option 2014)
Lulia
Kopczac
Langley
Diskin
Bateman
Sykes
Platt
Murphy
Ball

[u2014[/u
Purrtell
Kear
Scruton
l'Stange
Olbison

[u2016[/u
Whitehead
O'Brien

Clearly we can not keep all of the players OOC at the end of this year.
Do posters now want to reconsider which players should be let go at the end of 2012 season and which players could be bought in

Agree with all of above although depending on form i'd be tempted to resign Ainscough and Jeffries although I do agree with your reasoning. i'd rather use Ainscough's wage to help keep Crookes and another youngster.

Think jeffries deserves another year. He's done well for us so far this year.Since the wakey game he has been targeted when kicking and has not had much suppport from sammut.

Agree with that 100%.

Chev Walker - No - Too slow for a centre, not needed in the second row, spends too long on the sidelines.
Ben Jeffries - No - Has done quite well when needed, but if we want to continue improving he isn't the answer.
Oliver Elima - Yes - I'd love to see him stay but have a gut feeling he'll go back to Catalans. What French player wouldn't want to with the way they're playing?!
Bryn Hargreaves - Yes - Has improved massively this year. Very consistant forward.
Manase Manuakafoa - I like the looks of him, but feel it's too early to decide on him and Sammutt.
Ian Sibbit - No - Never going to be a starter, i'd rather see the younger lads be our squad players ala Saint Helens.
Shaun Ainscough - No - Too prone to mistakes. He's had plenty of time to work on this now and it's still a big problem.
James Donaldson - Yes - He's had two unlucky years with injuries, but I still think he has a massive future in the game.
Tom Burgess - Yes - He's getting time on the field over here, which is more than George is getting in Aus. Hopefully that will be the deciding factor in him stayting.
Jarrod Sammut - again, too early to call for me. It's a big decision. At the minute I think he should stay, it will be hard to find a replacement IMO.
Danny Addy - Yes - I'm not sure what position he'll end up in, but I can't imagine he's on a big contract and he provides cover all over.
Jason Crookes - Yes - Has really come into his own this year, hopefully we can keep hold of him.
Phil Joseph - No - Again, I'd like to think we'd get better value by using our youngsters.
Karl Pryce - Yes - Home grown and covers a number of positions.
Liam McEvoy - Yes - Havent seen much of him, but have heard good things and he's still very young.
Kyle Briggs - Yes - I'd like to see him stay, but don't think it's likely.

Chev Walker - No
Ben Jeffries - No past it now
Oliver Elima - Yes 3 year deal
Bryn Hargreaves - Yes 2 year deal
Manase Manuakafoa - yes 3 year deal
Ian Sibbit - No
Shaun Ainscough - Yes, good back up when players are injured, 2 year deal
James Donaldson - Yes 3/4 year deal
Tom Burgess - Yes 2 year deal
Jarrod Sammut - No, would rather keep nas
Danny Addy - Yes 3 year deal
Jason Crookes - Yes 3/4 year deal
Phil Joseph - Yes 1 year deal with option for 2nd
Karl Pryce - No
Liam McAvoy - Yes, good young player 4 year deal
Kyle Briggs = Yes, Gale and Briggs partnership could happen 2 year deal