1.McKinnon
2.
3.gleeson
4.yeamen
5.briscoe
6.horne - reduced contract
7.long - reduced contract
8.omeley
9.houghton
10.moa
11.tickle
12.manu
13.westy
subs
14.lauaki - reduced contract
15.radders
16.obst
17.turner/whiting
ellis,nicklas,lyne,williams,kent,green,cunningham,crooks,aldous,burnett,briscoe.
release
fitzgibbon
phelps
washy
sharp?

Think Horne, Long and Dowes will get one year deals. We need to replace Lauaki and Fitz with a prop and backrower, I think they will both leave.

I don't think any other halves will come in as we have Horne, Long, Obst and Ellis.

Fitzgibbon will take some replacing. Stating the bleeding obvious but what a cracking, hard player.

dont you think lauaki should be kept?

50/50 for me. I like him but it depends who else is available really. As I said the others will get one year deals I feel and Fitz will call it a day which means we need a backrower with Westy taking the 13 role.

Lauaki could be kept to play prop or back row depending on who we replace Fitz with but if we think we can get a better option then we may well take it.

No for me, he's not consistent enough, you can count on one hand the amount of good games he's had over the two years he's been here. Sad but true.

id liek to see him playing backrow thats where you see the best of him and with fitz most probs leaving i think keeping lauaki would be a wise move on a reduced wage with westy,tickle,manu,lauaki,burnett and then the young uns as our backrowers

I can't see Burnett coming back, more likely Kent and Cunningham will get gametime.

but what if kent and cunningham arnt good enough at this level and we do let burnett go then we could be short ion that area, burnett is playing really well at quins and i think i would give him 1 more year but woundt be dissapointed if he went

Tbh not really impressed with Burnett, would rather use the other two. They would only be back up. Manu, Ticks, Westy would start with Lauaki/new signing as the bench option. Kent and Cunningham would come after that.

And Green, don't forget about Green!

And Nicklas, everybody seems to be forgetting about him too. Reckon he would have got his chance this year had he not been injured.

Heard yesterday that Horne might be calling it a day at the end of the season.

thought he was calling it a day last season

Just passing on what i got told.

We desperately need a new winger, Sharp isn't up to it and I haven't seen any signs that he ever will be. He's had 3 seasons of SL yet still has no idea how to defend.

Of the others: I would ditch Fitzgibbon, been a fantastic player but I fear next year will be one too many. I also feel we need to play Westerman at 13 or he is completely wasted in the squad.

Lauaki has done nothing and we can replace him with far better.

Horne and Dowes have done enough in the last couple of months to win 1 year (reduced wage) deals to be used as squad cover.

Long has to return fit and in form to win a new deal.

agree we need a new winger but people wont think so, fitz i feel will retire but id let go anyway. as for westy at 13 well even if fitz goes i can see tickle playing 13 IF agar is still in charge. id personally keep lauaki unless we could get someone like waterhouse ect but think hame should be playing in his best posistion in the backrow and im not sure on dowes,horne and long depends if we can chase and get a new halfback and dowes has to be consistant for the rest of the season and even then he could still go

chris heighton from wests would be nice to replace fitz

It's amazing how all these right wingers who we sign don't know how to defend.

Sharp did win Harlequins player of the year last season and they spend most of their time defending.

You have a replacement for Fitz alreqdy at the club in Westerman, now Heighington would be a fantastic replacement for Galea in the long term but it just aint going to happen.

Aye...another Aussie.

If, as people think likely, Wakefield don't get a superleague licence then I think Mariano would be a good 2nd rower to sign. Every time I see him he's good and Rovers made a big mistake letting him go.

Seen Kent in u-20s and dont know what the fuss is about...Aldous yes.

Kent has been the stand out player for the 20's this year, and according to some senior players at the club he is tough enough and skillfull enough to play SL.

Heighington has an English passport I think. Playing good for Wests but Westerman should replace Fitz at 13.