It's obvious that lauaki, radford and probably fitz will all spend time at prop next year

1) tansey
2) briscoe t
3) yeaman
4) hall
5) raynor or calderwood
6) horne
7) long


dowes
9) berrigan
10) cusack or o' meley
11) radford
12) manu
13) fitzgibbon

14) o' meley or cusack
15) washbrook
16) lauaki or moa
17) tickle or whiting or turner or houghton or burnett

Exactly right, although Fitzy will expect it to be done proparly. Hard running, organised and quick - jesus he's in for a shock!

Whilst I think that, if this is true, it's great news, I can't help but think that this is the brother making a guess and saying what's most probable, so be can seem in the know and add it to his earlier predictions that were correct ( not trying to take anything away from those occaisions, though).

My team for next season:

Tansey
Calderwood
Yeaman
Hall
Briscoe
Horne
Long
Cusack
Berrigan
O'Meley
Tickle
Fitzgibbon
Washbrook

Houghton
Moa
Lauaki
Manu

No Raynor?!

Great news if true about Sam, will be the biggest and roughest pack we've had in donkeys!

I've been waiting 6 years for him to make a break, never a top quality winger IMO and one of many average players we (Hull fans) seem put on a pedestal (IMO of course). Although I do believe with better service from the half backs, both he and Yeaman could do much better.

People should know better than to suggest first choice starting line ups for next year.

I rate Briscoe and Yeaman higher than him. Therefore he doesn't get in. Hasnt had his best season, I'd say, but then again he has just come back from an injury that could have ended his career. I'd have him as next inline for winger, and with our injuries he'll probably get 10+ games anyway.

the off season is the only time of the year that we can have any optimism, you know.

Bang on, I would have made Jamie Lyon an offer he couldn't refuse.

We can't rectify all the squads shortcomings in one off season. Moa is one for the future & needs to be kept.
Good news if true.

I disagree. Maybe a touch past his best but still in the top 2 or 3 wingers in SL IMO. If he'd been playing on gardner's wing at saints for the last 10 years he'd have racked up 200 tries. Great pace of the mark, an exceptional chaser of the ball and superb defender. Watch some of the tries he scored in the 2006 season

If everyone's fully fit then mine would be excatly the same.

I really rate Raynor but Briscoe and Calderwood have done more 2 deserve there place.

If everyone's fully fit then mine would be excatly the same.

I really rate Raynor but Briscoe and Calderwood have done more 2 deserve there place.

so he could play 6? I dont think any sides can afford to match top nrl players wages now.

Missing out on the playoffs will increase the time to be optimistic too.

Washy should be nowhere near 6. Far too slow. Look at our try scoring record whenever he's in the halves.

I think we look a lot more creative when he plays

Think Washbrook should play 6 if Horne gets injured and put Whiting loose forward. But Washbrook is definatly best at loose.

still nothing official yet about big sam, this thread could still be a load of bullpoo

And you think Kingy is a ball handler?

What's king got to do with it? Look at the stats when Washy has played at 6 over the last 2 seasons, we don't create. It's a fact. Not just down to him, admittedly, but if he was as good as a lot on here make out he would have shone more. He's avery average super league player. What was his contribution against Bradford the other night? You need to get your blinkers off. Radford was twice the player Washbrook will ever be at his age.

I'm sure we'll be quaking in our boots

im sure you will