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To me mellor was another who was underwhelming last year.hopefully we see some improvement this year.

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Quote: Simmo71 "TBH I can’t see Thompson missing out on the 17. Agar and Sinfield like his work rate and defence. That’s why they gave him one of our overseas spots.
And I would expect King to make the first 17.
I can see Donaldson getting less minutes than last season and I think Holroyd will see some more rotation. We relied on him every week too much last season.
Also, I think we need to see more from Mellor for him to be guaranteed 17 every week.
Mik, Tet, Prior and Martyn are guaranteed 17.
But having said all that, injuries will undoubtedly play a part, so it’s good that we have some more strength in depth.'"
Agree with all of this.I would expect Sutcliffe and Donaldson to be vying for the last bench spot.There will be injuries and then hope Walters is next in the pecking order.

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Quote: bdrhino "To me mellor was another who was underwhelming last year.hopefully we see some improvement this year.'"



Suprised at you saying that as despite a few injuries i thought he went well and to be honest i was originally underwhelmed when he signed

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Quote: bdrhino "To me mellor was another who was underwhelming last year.hopefully we see some improvement this year.'"
He didn't come with a massive reputation i actually thought he played well.

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Mellor runs some nice lines, but needs to make more impact with the ball, either punching through the tackle more, or offloading to a supporting halfback or centre. His defence is OK, but lacks a bit of bite.

He's a work in progress, but has a bit of time on his side yet.

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If all our pack was fit I'd personally go with

Oledzki, Leeming, Tetevano
Mellor, Martin
Prior.

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Dwyer
Smith
Holroyd
Vuniyayawa.

For me that would be the most balanced pack Oledzki, Tetevano, Holroyd, Vuniyayawa would play props and the Prior and Smith can switch between the loose forward position. Most back rowers can play full 80 mins these days and Mellor and Martin have done that last season. If injuries happened during a game Smith or Vuniyayawa can move in second row and we wouldn't be light for props. If injuries happend too our front rowers we'd have plenty of cover with Prior able to play there. I do think Thompson will be in our 17 a lot next season with how highly regarded he seems to be at club and I wouldn't mind that as long as the likes of Smith, Holroyd and Vuniyayawa are given plenty of game time during season to prove their worth. I like Mellor as a player think he does the little things well you need in a back rower tackles well can hit a decent line could maybe try add an offload to his game but that's more off the cuff stuff if it's on I'm sure he'll try and play it. Mellor is the type of Back rower JJB and Ablett were for us not flashy but solid pro who does the 1% things well. I'll feel a bit for Donaldson because if all our pack is fit I don't see him getting played often but he's another solid pro and won't let us down when he's needed.

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Quote: Jrrhino "If all our pack was fit I'd personally go with

Oledzki, Leeming, Tetevano
Mellor, Martin
Prior.

Subs
Dwyer
Smith
Holroyd
Vuniyayawa.

For me that would be the most balanced pack Oledzki, Tetevano, Holroyd, Vuniyayawa would play props and the Prior and Smith can switch between the loose forward position. Most back rowers can play full 80 mins these days and Mellor and Martin have done that last season. If injuries happened during a game Smith or Vuniyayawa can move in second row and we wouldn't be light for props. If injuries happend too our front rowers we'd have plenty of cover with Prior able to play there. I do think Thompson will be in our 17 a lot next season with how highly regarded he seems to be at club and I wouldn't mind that as long as the likes of Smith, Holroyd and Vuniyayawa are given plenty of game time during season to prove their worth. I like Mellor as a player think he does the little things well you need in a back rower tackles well can hit a decent line could maybe try add an offload to his game but that's more off the cuff stuff if it's on I'm sure he'll try and play it. Mellor is the type of Back rower JJB and Ablett were for us not flashy but solid pro who does the 1% things well. I'll feel a bit for Donaldson because if all our pack is fit I don't see him getting played often but he's another solid pro and won't let us down when he's needed.'"


I agree with loads of that but with a good pre season behind him I can see thompson in the matchday squad far more often than not.

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Quote: bdrhino "I'd class prior as a loose forward who can play prop if we are desperate.'"

Same.

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Agar being the tactician he is I wouldn’t be surprised if it changes game by game who ever we are playing.

I think we will see Vuniyayawa on the bench in most games, but others I wouldn’t be surprised to see him starting 13 with Oledzki coming off the bench and prior starting 8.

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I think the depth in the squad is much better with the additions of Vuniyayawa and Tetevano.

We now have a good squad of 31 (32 if you include Burton training with the FT) that can cover a variety of positions.

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Tommy the Tank was IMO unlucky to miss out on the CC final last year and was a standout in some “second first team” games - with a busted hand.

I expect he’ll be on the bench most weeks this year.

I am reasonably happy with our pack for now.

Don’t think we’ll be getting embarrassed down the middle any more. In fact we’ll be a handful to defend.

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Is Matt Prior back in the UK yet? Very paranoid about the overseas lads showing up after Merrin and Ava.

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Quote: ArthurClues "Is Matt Prior back in the UK yet? Very paranoid about the overseas lads showing up after Merrin and Ava.'"


No not yet but hes not supposed to be back yet either. Must be soon tho.

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Quote: Jrrhino "If all our pack was fit I'd personally go with

Oledzki, Leeming, Tetevano
Mellor, Martin
Prior.

Subs
Dwyer
Smith
Holroyd
Vuniyayawa.

For me that would be the most balanced pack Oledzki, Tetevano, Holroyd, Vuniyayawa would play props and the Prior and Smith can switch between the loose forward position. Most back rowers can play full 80 mins these days and Mellor and Martin have done that last season. If injuries happened during a game Smith or Vuniyayawa can move in second row and we wouldn't be light for props. If injuries happend too our front rowers we'd have plenty of cover with Prior able to play there. I do think Thompson will be in our 17 a lot next season with how highly regarded he seems to be at club and I wouldn't mind that as long as the likes of Smith, Holroyd and Vuniyayawa are given plenty of game time during season to prove their worth. I like Mellor as a player think he does the little things well you need in a back rower tackles well can hit a decent line could maybe try add an offload to his game but that's more off the cuff stuff if it's on I'm sure he'll try and play it. Mellor is the type of Back rower JJB and Ablett were for us not flashy but solid pro who does the 1% things well. I'll feel a bit for Donaldson because if all our pack is fit I don't see him getting played often but he's another solid pro and won't let us down when he's needed.'"


What happens if we get injuries in the backs, I can only see Martin going to centre and shuffling everyone else around to cover injuries.

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Quote: finglas "What happens if we get injuries in the backs, I can only see Martin going to centre and shuffling everyone else around to cover injuries.'"


If we got injures in the backs the likes of Martin and Mellor can move into centre and Cam Smith can cover injuries to halfs if Lui or Gale couldn't continue in a game not Smith best position but he has the skill set to fill in there if required. If we lost our starting fullback either Myler or Walker in game, Handley, T.Briscoe, L.Sutcliffe or Newman ( when he's fit) can move to full back with Mellor or Martin moving to centre if needed.

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