1. Dufty
2. Thewlis
3. Wrench
4. King
5. Ashton
6. Hayes
7. Williams
8. Musgrove
9. Walker
10. Vaughan
11. Nicholson
12. Fitzgibbon
13. Crowther

14. Powell
15. Harrison
16. Currie
17. Bullock

What is interesting is that Crowther has appeared in everyone's top 17 so far. He arrived at Wire with many questions around why we wanted him as he seemed surplus to requirements at Wakey.
Good on the lad. There is something about him that the fans seem to like.

I think it's a mixture of two things what we have seen so far whose game is around effort he is perceived to work hard and leave nothing behind. It's easy to get behind someone who you can see is giving their all.

Secondly I think SB endorsement of him leads us to think he'll be in or around the 17 this year, so people like to be proved right so by having him in your team and he is included you get the affirmation that you know what you are talking about.

My own view a capable hard working guy who will do his job when called on will he be better than Radley not sure but I'm glad he's in the squad.

He puts in the effort consistently and looks like he wants to win at all costs.

i wasn't enamoured when we signed him, he's a grinder with high workrate,if anything it would/should have been what longstaff should/could have been aiming at doing to compensate for being undersized, jordy isn't the biggest.

he's different from the other forwards we've got.

i can't see him starting, it was mentioned that nicholson would be playing 13 this year, that indicates he's going to be intergral to attack, its fair to say dufty isn't filling the hodgson role, so we'll have to go further up field for more attacking shape,

13, 7 and 6 rather than 1/6/7

Not sure what 7 has been offering.

I think Dufty has had to fill in more in that role because of the lack of anything from a 7 last year, he's not Hodgson (I think Thewlis will be more Hodgson esque,) he's Dufty and I think he'll do well this year. I think King back in the centres offloading and this years reffing instructions, being in the last year of his contract he'll go well.

He's the opposite in perception of Crowther because he's a flair player, and not a workhorse, he inevitably gets tagged as lazy, but for me his defence improved last year and in particular that Catalan try was great.

We have him until Nov 2025. He is still one of our longest contracted players.

I was talking about Dufty, punctuation could have been better.

He was a disaster as coach, so you're out of your mind if you think he could transition to hooker....

You beat me to it Captain!

Dufty
Thewlis
King
Tai
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Vaughan
Walker
Musgrove
Currie
Fitzgibbon
Crowther

Powell
Harrison
Kasiano
Philbin

Nicholson?

I’ve yet to see him play 13, so may be wrong. I just suspect that Burgess will see the value in Crowther. He’s been open about Jason Clark during his time at Souths how much he contributed to a huge pack by his ‘dirty work’, and Crowther certainly has that about him.

Nicholson may be able to replicate that and take the 13 shirt, but without that industrial element, and without having size and strength to be a third prop, I’m not sure he fits into the first choice pack right now, unless there is some considerable growth in the off season.

Brad Dwyer seems to be a popular choice!

Indeed, but very few third choice hookers make a first choice 17.

So we have 3 hookers..why... poor by the club imo...hope big sam gives a few youngsters ago..it may shake a few egos...

I guess Dwyer was brought in by Powell (Daryl) and Burgess wasn’t too impressed. Inevitable when a new coach comes in I suppose… wouldn’t surprise me if we tried to back out of it.

monaghan
clarke
higham

Darryl Clark joined for the 2015 season

Mickey Higham joined Leigh in May 2015.

Michael Monaghan retired end of 2014 season.

Cat was referring to Jon Clarke, not Daryl Clark.

2011 Squad

2009 to 2012 if i remember correctly

My mistake - confused the Clarks

Interesting that having 3 hookers didn't seem excessive at the time. Monaghan did arrive as a scrum half.

Michael Monaghan was a massive catalyst for Warrington. He was crucial to our turnaround under Smith.