Tomkins

Charnley
Watkins
Cudjoe (Assuming Reed is injured)
Hall

Sinfield
Chase (I'm basing this on Myler not getting the game time before the start of the WC)

Graham
Roby
Hill
Westwood
Ellis
S Burgess (Assuming O'Loughlin not fit, otherwise S Burgess to prop for Hill)

G Burgess
T Burgess
Hock
Higham/Widdop/Ratchford

I struggled with the last bench spot to be honest, I'm unsure whether to go conventional and have an out and out hooker on the bench, or bring in someone like Widdop or Ratchford who can cover positions 1 to 7 and rotate Sinfield at hooker if Roby needs the break.

Tom Burgess seems to have been making Souths 1st 17 each week since his debut - I haven't seen him play NRL so I'm basing it more on reports than my own knowledge. I could be convinced to move Crabtree in his place...

Would you not play ratchford at centre over cudjoe? He's the sort of player who can make something happen from the smallest opportunity, can't remember cudjoe doing anything of note this season

Tomkins
Charnley
Watkins
Cudjoe
Hall
Chase/Widdop
Sinfield
Graham
McLlorum
Crabtree
Westwood
S Burgess
O'Loughlin

Lunt
G Burgess
Hill
Hock

McLlorum

Tbh if Roby can prove his fitness oer the next few weeks I'd prefer him. Then with Roby being able to play a lot of minutes I'd give the bench spot to Rob Burrow.

If not though I think McLlorum is the type of hooker that will suit the international game with his brutal defence and in general he gives good, quick distribution to the halfbacks.

im sorry, but being 3rd man into the tackle, cannonballing and dishing out regular cheap shots doesnt mean you have a brutal defence.

If you want to pick someone with superb defence, surely you should pick Houghton, who made 600 more tackles than McLlorum and missed 25 less.

Lunt, Clark and Higham have also made more tackles and missed less

I dont see anything in McLlorums game that suits the international scene.... nothing at all... he should be 4th or 5th choice IMO.