The 21 appears a bit overloaded with backs. Although I think it's probably the only available 21, and I suspect includes players who aren't actually able to play this weekend.

I think the minimum number of forwards you can sensibly have in the match day squad is 9. I count just 9 forwards in the 21 with Jack Hughes 9th on the depth chart. I guess Joe Stocks is probably be a 10th forward. So it suggests 9 of the players (all forwards) are already known if they are fit enough. The backs could be any combo, but won't include Campagnolo.

Our aim for this season seemed to be: if our players play really well, they may get picked up by a Super League team for next year.

And that's the truth. And it doesn't look good.

They must have sold some sort of vision to the new players about how they saw the season going & I doubt it was "come & join us & get thrashed every week because we're going to run a threadbare squad of mostly Championship level players". All very depressing.

Although the narrow loss to Wire was disappointing on the plus side i see we dodged Saints away. So focus now on the League.

Interesting aspect of last week's game https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/ ... on-broncos

Interesting aspect of last week's game https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/ ... on-broncos