Good news. Back row / loose forward positions look tasty and young. So much potential. In the forwards if Prior stays I would not look anywhere else other than 6 and wing/FBack. Key is to get them all fit now. I suggest Martin will depart but that’s more positive than negative as it means we play our young pack every week enabling them to gel as a unit. Gale is a good kicker and potential cover in that area with new 6. All we need now is some live rugby lol.

Yep very much agree - surely we can’t ever have had a season with such disruption in our halves before.

I’ve actually grown to quite like Lui since he signed for us but he is shot to pieces.

Sezer, Austin and Gale next year plus Sinfield coming up through the reserves is a far different thing. I think we will be a very different proposition next year, and Long will have more to work with.

As for Mellor I think he’s a good player but he hasn’t kicked on like Leeming has. He’s in his final year in 2022 so another one with stiff competition for a shirt who will want to have a good year. As you say if Mellor can’t keep his shirt next year with the improved service he can’t have any complaints. Similarly, Walters and Gannon will see an opportunity in the left second row spot.

Bar any injury worries Gannon will be first choice SR in 23 with a squad number of 11 or 12 IMO.

Watching the highlights from Saturday and it’s only a small thing but highlights how good he is for his age was the line and how he ran as the dummy runner for Broadbents try, it would have been very easy to have been pinged for obstruction if he hadn’t got that spot on, and I think that just shows how much of a natural player he is

Absolutely mate he is quality already - as others have mentioned he also has composure, he’s made a couple of breaks and been prepared to take a tackle rather than get excited and try to throw the miracle ball.

You would think by the time he’s 18-19 he might be first choice yes. One of those Morley/Burgess type lads who just has it already at a young age.

I’ve never seen a junior run as hard or hit as hard as Morley did, but Gannon is a better footballer than he was.

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A cursory look at that "imaginery" starting pack would tell you that five of the seven were not playing. Please go back to counting your Grand Final wins.