I know its early days and all signings arnt done yet.... However from rumours and actual signings who would be in your 17 next season?

Mine would be...

Kearney
Ainscough
Walker
Ah Van
Raynor
Pryce
Bosc
Hargreaves
Diskin
Lynch
Whitehead
Elima
Langley

Subs: Lestrange, Scruton, Royston, Hall

Its a good sign when you find it so difficult to choose!!!!!

We haven't signed either Pryce or Bosc as of now.

Sykes
Ah Van
Platt
Walker
Raynor
Kearney
Orford
Hargreaves
Diskin
Lynch
Whitehead
Elima
Langley

Scruton
Kopczak
L'estrange
Royston

I like that one

platt
ah van
walker
sykes
raynor
kearney
lestrange(presuming orford goes and we aint got cover in)
lynch
diskin
scruton
elima
langley
royston
hall
hargreaves
godwin
kopczak

Leaving everyone as we are with no further signings / departures

Royston

Ah Van
Platt
Walker
Raynor

Kearney
Orford

Lynch
Diskin
Scruton

Elima
Langley
Addy

Whitehead
Hargreaves
L'Estrange
Kopczak/Hall/Sculthorpe - whoever performing best in training.

1. Kearney (or Royston depending on Half Back Signing)
2. Ainscough
3. Walker
4. Platt
5. Ah Van
6. New Stand Off (or Kearney if no-one new)
7. New Scrum Half (or LeStrange, Addy, Southernwood or Wagga if no one new)
8. Scruton
9. Diskin
10. Lynch
11. Whitehead
12. Elima
13. Langley

14. LeStrange
15. Hargreaves
16. Donaldson
17. Kopczak

I put scruton on the bench as i think he will be a good impact player once hargreaves and lynchy have made the hard yards!

Interesting that only 1 person sees donaldson being a part of next year!

1. Ah Van/Kearney

2.Ainscough
3.Platt
4.Walker
5.Raynor

6. Kearney/New Signing
7. Orford/Addy/Southernwood/LeStrange/New Signing/Could potentially be anyone

8. Hargreaves
9. Diskin
10. Lynch
11.Whitehead
12. Elima
13. Langley

14. LeStrange
15. Donaldson
16. Scruton
17. Royston/Hall/Kopczak

Horses for courses.

Out of the players we currently have signed up :

Royston

Ah Van
Platt
Walker/Sykes
Raynor/Ainscough

Kearney
L'Estrange (Was tempted to put Addy there)

Lynch
Diskin
Scruton

Whitehead
Langley
Addy

Godwin
Elima
Hargreaves
Kopzcak/Hall

Have some size coming on from the bench.

I think he'll play a part, but not till later on when he's fully recovered from injury.

It is an encourgaging sign that only the most destructive injury crisis would result in us having to play anyone out of position to cover.

Royston
Ainscough
Walker (he isn't left sided and is actually poor there)
Ah Van
Raynor
Kearney
L'Estrange
Scruton
Diskin
Lunch
Elima
Langley
Addy

Hargreaves
Koppy
Hall
Whitehead

Very few SL sides have a back on the bench. Limited value.

No 2nd hooker?

Kearney
Ainscough
Walker
Sykes
Ah Van
? (todays T&A article relied on as confirmation we will have new half backs)
? (todays T&A article relied on as confirmation we will have new half backs)
Hargreaves
Diskin
Lynch
Whitehead
Elima
Langley

L'Estrange
Kopczak
Scruton
Donaldson or Hall

The cover within our squad is amazing:

Royston
Halley/Finigan
Platt
Crookes
Raynor
Southernwood
?
Sculthorpe
Godwin
Crossley
Sibbitt
Olbison
Addy

O'Brien
G Burgess
T Burgess
Worrincy (well down the pecking order)

When a player is injured it'll be nice to know that a specialist in that position can be brought in first without someone having to be played out of position.

1. Brett Kearney
2. Shaun Ainscough
3. Paul Sykes
4. Chev Walker
5. Patrick Ah Van
6. Leon Pryce
7. NRL replacement for Orford
8. Bryn Hargreaves
9. Matt Diskin
10. Andy Lynch
11. Elliott Whitehead
12. Olivier Elima
13. Jamie Langley

14. Heath L'Estrange
15. Nick Scruton
16. Glenn Hall
17. Shad Royston

I know this is meant to be for the 17, but our strength in depth is looking good in most positions :

FB: Kearney, Royston, Sykes, Platt, Halley, Ah Van

Wing: Raynor, Ainscough, Ah Van, Halley, Finigan

Centre: Sykes, Walker, Platt, Ah Van, Crookes

Stand off: New 6(Hopefully) Kearney, Addy

Scrum Half: (New 7) Southernwood, L'Estrange

Prop: Lynch, Scruton, Hargreaves, Kopzcak, Sculthorpe, Hall, Crossley

Hooker: Diskin, L'Estrange, Wagga

Second Row: Elima, Whitehead, Langley, Hall, Sibbitt, Olbison, Donaldson, Worrincy

Loose : Langley, Addy, Donaldson, Royston, Wagga/Diskin

I'm happy with those options, providing we sign the two halfbacks we need. Lets just hope they gel quicker this year.

I was selecting on the basis of the roster as of this evening and no expected return of Orford; hence Heath covering half.

Would love to see this team at Odsal next season;
1) Kearney
2) Ainscough
3) Sykes
4) Walker
5) Ah Van
6) Pryce
7) Wallace


Hargreaves
9) Diskin
10) Lynch
11) Elima
12) Whitehead
13) Langley
14) L'Estrange
15) Hall
16) Donaldson
17) Scruton

Sykes at centre NO! Platt a much better centre... And anyway id have ah van centre and raynor on the wing!

Sykes and Ainscough on the same side would be a defensive spot for the opposition in every game.

I will repeat again, Chev Walker is a right sided player, not left.

good to see so many going for royston, even if on bench, he played well and scored well from loose forward for fax so could be good cover if use from bench if not first choice full back.

1. Kearney
2. Ainscough
3. Royston
4. Walker
5. Raynor
6. Addy
7. L'Estrange
8. Hargreaves
9. Diskin
10. Lynch
11. Whitehead
12. Langley
13. Donaldson

14. Godwin
15. Elima
16. Scruton
17. Sykes

Very difficuilt to pick 17 players out of the squad.. We are looking strong!!

Interesting you have no place for Ah Van

I assume you will enjoy seeing us battered down our right hand side with that backline combination.

For the third time, Walker is right sided and a stronger defender there than Sykes and Ainscough.

That bench is far too lightweight with Godwin and Sykes. No place for backs on the bench in the modern era. A player as effective as Scrutes won't want to bench each week or Elima. Hargreaves and Whitehead (especially given his excellent footwork and line running) on the bench. Wagga? Pffft.