Whilst there will be a few tweaks to come yet I would imagine that the bulk of recruitment for next season is complete. So how are the first choice sides looking?

For Hull I would go for:

McKinnon
Sharp
Martin
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Seymour
O'meley
Heremaia
Lynch
Tickle
Manu
Westerman

Houghton
O'Carroll
Moa
Whiting

S Tomkins
Charnley
J Tomkins
Carmont
Richards
Finch
Lealuai
Fielden
McIllorum
Hansen
Mossop
O'Loughlin

Hock
Mellor
Prescott
Farrell

That's assuming we don't loose any other players and leaving out signings. I'd like to see us sign a and halfback so that Lealuai can return to hooker

Grix/Murphy

McGillvary
Cudjoe
Wardle
George

Brown
Brough

Mason
Lunt
Fa'alongo
Chan
O'Donnell
Faiumu

Tonks
Robinson
Crabtree
Patrick/Fairbank

New Prop and Stand-off for me.

1. Webb
2. Jones-Bishop
3. Watkins
4. Hardaker
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. McGuire
8. Bailey
9. McShane
10. Peacock
11. JJB
12. Delaney
13. Ablett

14. Burrow
15. Griffin
16. Leuluai
17. Clarkson

1. Dorn
2.O'Callgahan
3.Clubb
4.Howell
5.Robertson
6.Witt
7.Gower
8.Bryant
9.Randell
10.Kaufusi
11.Bailey
12.Rodney
13.Sarginson

14.Rinaldi
15.Hickey
16.Temata
17.Cook
15

1. Kearney
2. Purtell
3. Walker
4. Lulia
5. Kear
6. Gale
7. Sammut
8. Scruton
9. L'Estrange
10. Kopzac
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13. Langley

14. Diskin
15. Hargreaves
16. Manuokafoa
17. Burgess

There looks some decent sides here and I can see it been really competitive. Teams like London and Bradford, whilst I dont expect them to trouble the big boys, look as though they will be able to stake a claim for top 8. Hull have improved too and Wigan, Leeds and Hudds look pretty similar to this year. Hopefully the gap between top and bottom will lessen again.

For wakey (out of players so far)

FB Tony
RW Fox
RC Collis
LC Mellars
LW Morton
SO Hyde
SH Moore
PR Higgins
HK Ellis
PR Wilkes
SR Johnson
SR Mariano
LF Washbrook

SB Lee
SB Lauitiiti
SB Kirmond
SB Raleigh

FB Tony
RW Fox
RC Collis
LC Mellars
LW Cockayne
SO Wildie
SH Moore
PR Amor
HK Ellis
PR Wilkes
SR Southern
SR Mariano/ Kirmond
LF Washbrook

SB Lee
SB Johnson
SB Lauititi
SB Raleigh

Looking alot stronger than the season just gone... However, we need 2 halfbacks!!

1. Mathers
2. Dixon
3. Arundel
4. Griffin (need a new centre)
5. Youngquest
6. Chase
7. Orr
8. Jackson
9. Milner
10. Huby
11. Ferres
12. Jones
13. Hudson

14. Thompson
15. Clark
16. Walker
17. Emmitt

I know we're good but starting with 12 is a bit cocky don't you think?

01 - Briscoe
02 - Flynn
03 - Dean
04 - Isa
05 - Ah Van
06 - Watts
07 - Hanbury
08 - Davies
09 - Clarke
10 - Cross
11 - Cahill
12 - Winterstein
13 - Moore

14 - White
15 - Pickersgill
16 - Finnigan
17 - Kavanagh

Or something like that with still 2/3 to come probably.

Best side London has had for ages.

Wellens
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Gaskell
Lomax
Perry
Roby
Laffranchi
Wilkin
Soliola
Clough

Hohaia
LMS
Puletua
Flanagan

Hopefully Makinson can push past Gardner for the starting spot during the course of the season

1. Shannon McDonnell
2. Craig Hall
3. Kris Welham
4. Jake Webster
5. David Hodgson
6. Blake Green
7. Michael Dobson
8. Scott Taylor
9. Lincoln Withers
10. Ryan O'Hara
11. Jordan Cox
12. Ben Galea
13. Liam Watts

14. Mickey Paea
15. Constantine Mika
16. Josh Hodgson
17. Joel Clinton

18. Jason Netherton
19. Sam Latus
20. Rhys Lovegrove
21. Scott Wheeldon
22. Louis Sheriff
23. James Green
24. Scott Murrell
25. Keal Carlile
26. Graeme Horne
27. George Griffin
28. Aaron Ollett
29. Liam Salter
30. Chris Heil
31. Nick Johnson
32. Richie Beaumont

I think I would like to see Richard Owen at full back, and hopefully we can bring in a decent centre and a back rower, for me Mathers and Hudson wouldnt get in my 17.

owen
dixon
arundel
new centre
youngquest
chase
orr
huby
emitt
jones
ferres
hudson

jackson
walker
clark
thompson/holmes

1 - Hodgson
2 - J Monaghan
3 - Ratchford
4 - Atkins
5 - Riley
6 - Briers
7 - Myler
8 - Morley
9 - M Monaghan
10- Carvell
11- Westwood
12- Waterhouse
13- Bridge

14- Grix
15- Higham
16- Wood
17- Solomona

Plenty of rotation with the likes of Harrison and Cooper for starting 17.

Don't think we're good enough to be playing a man short



As well as a new centre I'd hope we can get an overseas backrower to replace Hudson who wouldn't make the 17 when everyone else is fit

Jeez, I thought I was exaggerating when I said you'd have more overseas than British in your starting 17

If our kids rip up the training field they will get their chance, and push out the Aussies for the first team. As for your kids, I couldn't name more than 3. Keep ur smart comments to urself.

I'll give you 3; Hall, Wheeldon and Hodgson. Oh no, sorry you're so desperate for "England players" that you'll probably think they're from your youngsters. How many players have you got playing for the England academy? (It's 0).

How do you know they will btw? All I know is you'll have possibly 11 of your starting 17 from abroad when the season comes. To me that is disgraceful.

As it looks I'm expecting us to be lining up like this-

S Tomkins
Charnley
Goulding
Carmont
Richards
Mellor
Finch
Fielden
Leuluai
Lima
Hansen
Hock
O'Loughlin

Subs
Mossop
Prescott
Farrell
McIlorum

Things can change and we will sign a few players I'm sure but at the minutes the names rumoured would be more back up then starters IMO.

I'd be happy enough with that side but would feel a lot more confident with a good right centre signed up (not Thomas).

Yep, the right centre slot could be a problem for you, would be good for Wigan and England to get Charnley a decent centre to play outside of to continue his development.