When all fit and well, what would your team's best 17 be ?

For Wigan i'm thinking

Phelps
Roberts
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
S. Tomkins
Deacon
Fielden
Riddell
Coley
Hansen
J. Tomkins
O'Loughlin

Leuluai
Prescott
Paleaaesina
Mossop

For Saints, in my opinion :

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Soliola
5. Meli
6. Pryce
7. Eastmond
10. Graham
9. Cunningham
11. Puletua
12. Wilkin
13. Flannary
14. Roby

8. Fozzard
16. Moore
17. Clough
23. Fa'asavalu

For Wakey

1 Blaymire
2 Blanch
3 Gleeson
4 Millard
5 George
6 Jeffries
7 Brough
8 Tronc
9 Newton
10 Korkidas
11 Ferguson
12 Morrison
13 Demetriou

14 Johnson
15 Obst
16 King
17 Moore

1 Brent Webb
2 Scott Donald
3 Brett Delaney
4 Keith Senior
5 Ryan Hall
6 Danny McGuire
7 Rob Burrow
8 Kylie Leuluai
9 Danny Buderus
10 Jamie Peacock
11 Jamie Jones Buchanan
12 Carl Ablett
13 Kevin Sinfield

14 Matt Diskin
15 Greg Eastwood
16 Ali Lauitiiti
17 Luke Burgess / Ian Kirke / Ryan Bailey.

Also with Jay Pitts, Kyle Amor, Mike Coady, Luke Ambler, Kallum Watkins battling for first team places.

FB 1. Briscoe

RW 5. Colbon
RC 4. Webster
LC 3. Welham
LW 2. Fox

SO 6. Cooke
SH 7. Dobson

P 20. Vella
H 9. Murrell
P 10. Wheeldon

SR 11. Newton
SR 14. Cook
LF 13. Galea

REP 17. Fisher
REP 12. Walker
REP 29. Clinton
REP 8. Lovegrove

Why has Murrell been moved to hooker? Thought he was coming along well at loose forward.

He is, but i think Justin has always seen his future at hooker.

Actuallly not as strong as i thourght!! Both Saints and Wigan have better youngsters in there squads. You'll still probably win it thou.

Mine at Saints would be...

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Wheeler
5. Meli
6. Pryce
7. Eastmond
8. Graham
9. KC
10. Fozzard
11. Soliola
12. Flannery
13. Wilkin

14. Roby
15. Faasavalu
16. Puletua
17. Lomax

Hargreaves, Clough, Moore will be good back up.

McGoldrick
Owen
Shenton
Evans
Dixon
Chase
Sherwin
Sargent
Hudson
Huby
Snitch
Ferres
Westerman

Bench: Jackson, Higgins, Widders, Jones.

Can see you struggling this season only starting with 12 players.

My starting 17 for Wire

1 Mathers
2 Hicks
3 Bridge
4 Atkins
5 King
6 Briers
7 Myler
8 Carvell
9 Monaghan
10 Morley
11 Westwood
12 L Anderson
13 Harrison

14 Solomona
15 Higham
16 Wood
17 V Anderson

with, Grix, Clarke, Cooper, Riley, Penny, McCarthy, Mitchell, Blythe making up the rest of the squad.

I'm guessing Tomkins was the missing player.

We're confident.



And yeah, I left Sam out as i'm a moron.

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Wheeler
5. Meli
6. Pryce
7. Eastmond
8. Graham
9. Cunningham
10. Fozzard
11. Soliola
12. Flannery
13. Wilkin

14. Roby
15. Puletua
16. Clough
17. Fa'asavulu

1. Nick Youngquest
2. Gareth Raynor
3. Tony Martin
4. Vince Mellars
5. Luke Dyer
6. Rhys Hanbury
7. Michael Witt
8. Ryan O' Hara
9. Lincoln Withers
10. Mark Bryant
11. Adam Peek
12. Jason Chan
13. Rocky Trimarchi/Peter Lupton

14. Frank Winterstein
15. Jordan James
16. Tommy Lee
17. Jamie Thackray

Obviously it is a very new squad and we need to see who Nobby prefers in certain areas and what his plans are but think these will be the main personnel used. I think we look a lot stronger than last season and if it all knits together we'll go along nicely. As the old saying goes though, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

My Salford team would be-

1.Gibson
2.Mcgilvery
3.Henry
4.Broughton
5.talau
6.Matty Smith
7.Ratchford
8.Cashmere
9.Alker
10.Boyle
11.Adamson
12.Parker
13.Swain

14.J Smith
15.Sibbit
16.Leuluai
17.Holdsworth

God help us!!!

I actually feel a lot better now I've seen the Salford proposed 17.

I reckon we can take them.

1. Dave Halley
2. Rikki Sheriffe (Unfortunately)
3. Platt/Sykes
4. Chris Nero
5. Stuart Reardon
6. Brett Kearney
7. Matt Orford
8. Nick Scruton
9. Heath L'Estrange
10. Andy Lynch
11. Steve Menzies
12. Glenn Hall
13. Jamie Langley

14. Wayne Godwin
15. Craig Kopzcak
16. Danny Sculthorpe
17. James Donaldson/ Elliott Whitehead/ Mike Worrincy/ Tom Olbison

Dont think i've seen as many fullbacks in one team!

Past full backs !!



Reardon is now a winger, Platt is now a centre and Brett Kearney is now a stand off (which tbf he was in his junior years).

My Opinion Castleford
1. Richard Owen
2. Kirk Dixon
3. Michael Shenton
4. James Evans
5. Michael Wainwright (would like 2 see J.Thompson)
6. Rangi Chase
7. Brent Sherwin
8. Mitchell Sargent
9. Ryan Hudson
10. Craig Huby
11. Brett Ferres
12. Steve Snitch
13. Joe Westerman

14. Ryan McGoldrick
15. Paul Jackson
16. Stuart Jones
17. Dean Widders

18th man - Liam Higgins

Talau on the wing and Jodie in the centres? Think you mean the other way round.

1. Gibson
2. Henry
3. Tyrer
4. Talau
5. Broughton
6. Ratchford
7. Matty Smith
8. Cashmere
9. Alker
10. Parker
11. Adamson
12. Swain
12. Holdsworth

14. J. Smith
15. Boyle
16. Leuluai
17. Sibbit