What is disgraceful is that HullFc are the only club who didn't give a SINGLE youngster a SL debut last season,

I'd like to have a look at Charnley at centre in pre season tbh and see how he gets on. He was terrific there for HKR and I think he'd nail it.

He'd need an experienced winger outside him though and I think a lot of Wiganers are hoping Amos Roberts can get his fitness and confidence back. Sadly I can't see it.

You've got the bit between your teeth with this one!

Oops missed out Lima

He is right tho, find that shocking. Don't you? No wonder young Briscoe said goodbye.

Well it wasnt quite a decent centre that we brought in, it was a prop and a back rower.
The Cas recruitment drive could now be complete, so here's my 17:-

Owen
Dixon
Arundel
Thompson or Griffin
Youngquest
Chase
Orr
Millington
Milner
Huby
Emmit
Jones
Ferres

Clark
Jackson
Mitchell
Walker

Mathers, Mcgoldrick, Hudson, Nash, Massey, Holmes, Snitch and Davies in reserve.

I think Brierley, Clare and Harris are part of the first team squad and have gone out on dual registration.

Looking at the squads I can't see the top 8 changing next year.

From a personal point of view is like to see saints line up with

Hohaia
Makinson
Shenton
Wheeler
Meli/foster
Gaskell
Lomax
Perry
Roby
LMS
Lafranchi
Soliola
Wilkin

Clough
Puletua
Flanagan
Wellens

McKinnon

Whiting
Martin
Yeaman
Briscoe

Horne
Seymour

O'Meley
Heremaia
Lynch

Manu
Tickle

Westerman

My first choice 13 for us next year, it should be able to compete against the majority of sides.

Whiting is not, never has been or ever will be a winger. With an experienced centre and a bit of coaching Will Sharp will still make a very good winger.

I agree about Richard Whiting but Will Sharp is not ready to start the season as our first-choice winger. I also believe that he can become a very good winger but at the minute, it would be Richard Whiting starting for me.

Tomkins
Charnley
Goulding
Carmont
Richards
Finch
Leuluai
Fielden
McIllorum
Mossop
Hansen
Hock
O'Loughlin

Prescott
Lauaki
Lima
Farrell

With the likes of Amos Roberts, Chris Tuson, Marsh, Dudson, Flower (both TBC) etc as backup. Good 17 (decent apart from the sieve of right side defence), but our depth is getting worse and worse.

4 big forwards on the bench, no interchange hooker, is there no young hooker coming through the ranks.

I'm happy with how Wakefield are shaping up. Not expecting great things, just improvement.
Unfortunate that Morrison won't be playing. Likely to be another addition yet.

1) Cockayne
2) Fox
3) Collis
4) Mellors
5) Morton
6) John
7) Smith (Tim)


Amor
9) Ellis
10) Wilkes
11) Southern
12) Lauitiiti
13) Washbrook

14) Wildie
15) Mariano
16) Higgins
17) Johnson

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19) Raleigh

Yeah we have a few, Carberry and Logan Tomkins along with Joe Mellor at half back. I suspect we'll see Farrell coming on for Mickey Mac, with Leuluai pushing up to hooker, Lockers taking the half-back role and Farrell doing loose forward (his best position IMHO).

We desperately need a new half back/centre though IMO. Even a veteran for 1-2 years to allow the lads to spell.

From what I saw of Mellor in the Championship playing for widnes last year he is nowhere near ready to be a SL stand off, at least not 1st choice. He would do ok i'm sure as he has loads of fantastic players around him and a monster pack to play off, but last year he looked average in the championship and didn't seem capable of breaking down a defence, putting people through gaps, or even much of a kicking game. I had heard big things about him from wiganers so really watched him when he went out to Widnes on Duel Reg, and I was very underwhelmed by his performances.

You think the fans were happy about that? Fortunately the muppets responsible are no longer with the club.

McKinnon
Sharp
Turner (but will be Martin)
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Seymour
O'Meley
Heremaia
Lynch
Tickle
Manu
Westerman

Moa
Houghton
O'Carrol
Whiting

Yes there are three.
Logan Tomkins, Liam Carberry (could be the one to watch) and Callum Wright.
Then below that is the England youth squad player Luke Waterworth.

Bradford are looking better than last year, I would personally go with:

1). Brett Kearney
2). Shaun Ainscough
3). Adrian Purtell
4). Keith Lulia
5). Elliot Kear
6). Kyle Briggs
7). Luke Gale


. Nick Scruton
9). Heath L'Estrange
10). Craig Kopczak
11). Olivier Elima
12). Elliott Whitehead
13). James Donaldson

14). Matt Diskin
15). Jamie Langley
16). Manase Manuokafoa
17). Tom Burgess/Jarrod Sammut

then we have these in backup:

Walker
Jeffries
Hargreaves
Sibbit
Olbison
Addy
Crookes
O'Brien
Bateman
Sykes
Platt
McAvoy

But no doubt Potter will have Purtell on wing with Walker in centre, Jeffries at 6, Gale at 7. And Langers at loose.

You could at least spell Randall right!

We're not looking all that strong up front this year. Our pack needs some serious work, but the backline looks pretty handy.

I'd go with the following, although there is talk Moon is coming over to play stand off.

1. Patten
2. Broughton
3. Gleeson
4. Moon
5. Williams
6. Smith
7. Holdsworth
8. Boyle
9. Godwin
10. Jewitt
11. McPherson
12. Ashurst
13. Wild

14. James
15. Adamson
16. Neal
17. Sneyd

Anderson
Sidlow
Gledhill
Paleaaesina
Gibson
Marriott
Davidson
Owen

1. Richard Owen
2. Kirk Dixon
3. Joe Arundel
4. Josh Griffin
5. Nick Youngquest
6. Rangi Chase
7. Danny Orr
8. Paul Jackson/Jacob Emmitt
9. Adam Milner
10. Craig Huby
11. Brett Ferres
12. Stuart Jones
13. Oliver Holmes
Bench:-
14. Daryl Clark
15. Jonathan Walker
16. Jacob Emmitt/Paul Jackson
17. Grant Millington

rest
Richard Mathers
Ryan Hudson
Steve Snitch
Nathan Massey
Jordan Thompson
Ryan McGoldrick
John Davies
James Clare
Billy Harris
Charlie Martin
Ryan Brierley
Ben Johnston
Lee Mitchell
Ben Blackmore
Clark Thompson

Widnes still said to be after a prop but squad numbers out tonight so should get a better idea of it all. Thus far I'd go with...

01) Briscoe
02) Flynn
03) Dean
04) Isa
05) Ah Van (GK)
06) Watts
07) Hanbury
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09) Moore
10) Cross
11) Cahill
12) Kavanagh
13) Clarke

14) White
15) Davies
16) Winterstein
17) Haggerty

For Saints, I'd expect to see:

1. Wellens
2. Makinson/Gardner
3. Shenton
4. Meli
5. Foster
6. Hohaia
7. Lomax
8. LMS
9. Roby
10. Puletua
11. Soliola
12. Wilkin
13. Laffranchi

14. Perry
15. Flanagan
16. Clough
17. Gaskell

Dixon, Flannery, Wheeler etc to contend for spots on bench