Three signings for 2018. Dan Hindmarsh, Jacob Ogden and Rob Butler all promoted to the first team squad for next season. Further proof of how well our Academy system is working. We will hopefully have another new player for the team in Dalton Grant.

With the additions of the youngsters we now have 21 players signed up for next season.
Hendo says he expects to sign about 3 or 4 over the winter, so that leaves a few spaces for more contract extensions.
Hopefully Pewhairangi is one of them!

Does it not depend on where we finish the season. If we go to SL we will need a rethink

Wouldn't worry about sl. TBH

What you suggesting rugbyman

Don't think we'll make sl.

Hey more surprising things have happened
And if they decide to go to 14 again who k iws

Jake was one of the water carriers yesterday.

That's very true. And only way back in

I am with you tbh I think the chances are pretty slim, but never say never, the way to do it is beat the championship teams and one super league team. Chances of doing that? Well KR are beatable despite the thoughts that they may go through the season unbeaten. So, wire!!! Not a chance, Catalans unlikely, Widnes and Leigh, start strong against either and a surprise could happen.

if they go to 14 teams in SL that would resolve what to do about Bradford

Toronto and Toulouse to make up a 14 team sl ??

Why TO over London equal why Toronto?

And why Toronto and Toulouse over hull kr

Let's make it 16 and add hull kr and London

The most they will go for is 14 that would make the regular season 26 rounds or 27 if they keep magic as it is now plus whatever mad hat play off system they come up with.
Currently what is it 23 plus 7 with 1 extra for champ teams that make million pound game and 2 extra for SL teams that make the GF so a total of 32 games currently fir the top teams

Not forgetting world club and challenge cup games

Just talking league games

I realise that but the bigger picture when it comes to planning and player welfare includes WC/CC and international games.

Yep there is things like the WCC and CC, and agree player welfare is an issue. But you are then faced with the question of what should the RFL do. Reduce the number of games in the regular season to accommodate the "showcase " games like WCC of do they think of the regular fan, the majority of which don't give 2 figs about the WCC unless there team are involved.
The CC has already been ruined by the seeding system, for me I hope the RFL look at what the average fan wants, and I would suggest that dies not include sacrificing the domestic game in the vain hope it will improve the international team.
Players play too many games in the view of some! I remember the times when a lot of players played winter in UK then went to Aus and played there winter then came back to UK and carried on without a break, not saying it was right but it happened, and I would suggest in that period our international team had more success.

Also if player welfare was a real concern, SL would never have had the double Easter style fixtures

You could reduce the fixture numbers by not playing all teams home and away but then you get an imbalance. Teams may end up with more tough fixtures than others which would be a hard sell.

Do the NRL play each other home and away.

I thought the SL clubs had rejected an increase in the number of teams?

Don't think so, the decision on future structure was put back until end of the season. Could be back to the franchise system, that will give Toronto a way in if they don't make top 4 next year. That's assuming they sort out the problems they have over there.

What problems they got NB?