Feel like being slightly positive about the future so I'll post a team for the future (next 5 years) that I would have from now or next season. Restrictions would be having nobody older than 25, and being able to attract players who could realistically be signed. I'll give my explanation on some of these.

1. Josh Thewlis (20)
2. Conor Wrench (20)
3. Toby King (25)
4. Oliver Gildart (25 - Wests Tigers)
5. Matty Ashton (23)
6. Riley Dean (20)
7. Sean O'Sullivan (23 - Penrith Panthers)
8. Taniela Paseka (24 - Manly Sea Eagles)
9. Danny Walkers (22)
10. Thomas Mikaele (24)
11. Ellis Longstaff (19)
12. Matt Davis (25)
13. James Harrison (25)

Coach - Lee Briers (because it's nice to imagine it would work out)

I'd be very happy to have this team right now. I think Thewlis, Wrench and Longstaff are all ready to start for us. And I think Riley Dean could offer us something given consistent game time.

The Matt Davis call might be a strange one, and to be honest, part of it was because I couldn't think of anyone else we currently have that would be of any use there and Currie is too old. I think given Davis' shape and speed, he might be a useful 2nd Rower though. Pure genius or utter stupidity? I'm sure there will be a few mentions of the latter.

Oliver Gildart - Suffering with an injury currently, but Wests Tigers are doing 'okay' without him for now and have been able to cover his absence with a mid season signing. I've always rated him quite highly in Super League. But given he's only 25, I feel like he's been around for a decade. If the Tigers are happy with their current options and Gildart (like any other English player) doesn't quite fit the bill in Australia, he might be happy to make the move back. And I feel he's a player we could realistically get.

Sean O'Sullivan - Mentioned him on a post here recently. Currently at the Penrith Panthers. He's had to fill in for about 4 games this season in the absence of Nathan Cleary who is arguably the best player in the NRL. Top 5 at the absolute worst. O'Sullivan has come into those games and shown great creativity whilst running at the line. And he has a really solid and mature kicking game, as I will repeat what Andrew Johns said about him the other week, "his kicking game is up there with the best in the competition, so he'll keep them in the game". He's come through a world class system, but unfortunately won't get in the team ahead of the current halfbacks, both of which are State of Origin level players. So he might want to look elsewhere, and he's not yet been hyped up around the League.

Taniela Paseka - This man is an absolute unit! 6 foot 5.5 inches. 120kgs (18 stone 12 pounds). Plays for the Sea Eagles but doesn't get too much game time. He's just coming back from an injury right now. He usually starts on the bench but that's mainly down to the Sea Eagles having solid props already. If you want an example, just watch this https://youtu.be/XmvcE4m_xls?t=166. Watch the whole video actually, it was a very exciting game. Not trying to hype him up from 1 clip but I have seen him a fair bit and he certainly leaves a mark when he carries the ball.

Feel like being slightly positive about the future so I'll post a team for the future (next 5 years) that I would have from now or next season. Restrictions would be having nobody older than 25, and being able to attract players who could realistically be signed. I'll give my explanation on some of these.

1. Josh Thewlis (20)
2. Conor Wrench (20)
3. Toby King (25)
4. Oliver Gildart (25 - Wests Tigers)
5. Matty Ashton (23)
6. Riley Dean (20)
7. Sean O'Sullivan (23 - Penrith Panthers)
8. Taniela Paseka (24 - Manly Sea Eagles)
9. Danny Walkers (22)
10. Thomas Mikaele (24)
11. Ellis Longstaff (19)
12. Matt Davis (25)
13. James Harrison (25)

Coach - Lee Briers (because it's nice to imagine it would work out)

I'd be very happy to have this team right now. I think Thewlis, Wrench and Longstaff are all ready to start for us. And I think Riley Dean could offer us something given consistent game time.

The Matt Davis call might be a strange one, and to be honest, part of it was because I couldn't think of anyone else we currently have that would be of any use there and Currie is too old. I think given Davis' shape and speed, he might be a useful 2nd Rower though. Pure genius or utter stupidity? I'm sure there will be a few mentions of the latter.

Oliver Gildart - Suffering with an injury currently, but Wests Tigers are doing 'okay' without him for now and have been able to cover his absence with a mid season signing. I've always rated him quite highly in Super League. But given he's only 25, I feel like he's been around for a decade. If the Tigers are happy with their current options and Gildart (like any other English player) doesn't quite fit the bill in Australia, he might be happy to make the move back. And I feel he's a player we could realistically get.

Sean O'Sullivan - Mentioned him on a post here recently. Currently at the Penrith Panthers. He's had to fill in for about 4 games this season in the absence of Nathan Cleary who is arguably the best player in the NRL. Top 5 at the absolute worst. O'Sullivan has come into those games and shown great creativity whilst running at the line. And he has a really solid and mature kicking game, as I will repeat what Andrew Johns said about him the other week, "his kicking game is up there with the best in the competition, so he'll keep them in the game". He's come through a world class system, but unfortunately won't get in the team ahead of the current halfbacks, both of which are State of Origin level players. So he might want to look elsewhere, and he's not yet been hyped up around the League.

Taniela Paseka - This man is an absolute unit! 6 foot 5.5 inches. 120kgs (18 stone 12 pounds). Plays for the Sea Eagles but doesn't get too much game time. He's just coming back from an injury right now. He usually starts on the bench but that's mainly down to the Sea Eagles having solid props already. If you want an example, just watch this https://youtu.be/XmvcE4m_xls?t=166. Watch the whole video actually, it was a very exciting game. Not trying to hype him up from 1 clip but I have seen him a fair bit and he certainly leaves a mark when he carries the ball.

Good attempt and a lot of effort and research in your post.

Don`t agree with some of your choices, but that`s what a Fan`s Forum is all about

Matt Davis will leave Wire at the end of this season, btw..

Good attempt and a lot of effort and research in your post.

Don`t agree with some of your choices, but that`s what a Fan`s Forum is all about

Matt Davis will leave Wire at the end of this season, btw..

matt davis is too small and not good enough, and i say that as someone who likes him, hes definitely not good enough and would probably be pretty ineffective out wide.

I'd be right out against signing gildart, have we not learned anything about signing english players coming back from the NRL on stupid wages? i wasn't that convinced by him when he was playing for wigan, i dont want to give him twice as much money to be ineffective here.

Longstaff (imo) isn't big enough, i know there's rumours circulating now but i thought this previously, he's been overhyped by some here as he's got a bit of a nasty streak to him, and isn't jack hughes. I've not seen anything to suggest he's better than sam wilde or benjamin julien.

I dont know too much about the other nrl players you've named, but i'll throw something out here, at the moment, the club can't win. If they sign established names, and they dont come off, we've ed money up the walls, if we sign lesser known players its another shocker of a signing, you can see there's value to go for a solid nrl half (cust, croft, lino) and we've had people after the wakefield game saying, why didn't we sign lino rather than paying over the odds for williams and widdop, if we had been linked with him the reaction would be as i've said above.

its very frustrating all this

matt davis is too small and not good enough, and i say that as someone who likes him, hes definitely not good enough and would probably be pretty ineffective out wide.

I'd be right out against signing gildart, have we not learned anything about signing english players coming back from the NRL on stupid wages? i wasn't that convinced by him when he was playing for wigan, i dont want to give him twice as much money to be ineffective here.

Longstaff (imo) isn't big enough, i know there's rumours circulating now but i thought this previously, he's been overhyped by some here as he's got a bit of a nasty streak to him, and isn't jack hughes. I've not seen anything to suggest he's better than sam wilde or benjamin julien.

I dont know too much about the other nrl players you've named, but i'll throw something out here, at the moment, the club can't win. If they sign established names, and they dont come off, we've ed money up the walls, if we sign lesser known players its another shocker of a signing, you can see there's value to go for a solid nrl half (cust, croft, lino) and we've had people after the wakefield game saying, why didn't we sign lino rather than paying over the odds for williams and widdop, if we had been linked with him the reaction would be as i've said above.

its very frustrating all this