6 would be great but 5 I think will be enough. Unfortunately we may have to run with the 4 untill hopefully another can be signed. I doubt we will sign 2 as I've said before I expect Prior to do big minutes starting at 13 then moving to front row.

London have signed Navarrete from Wigan, is this to replace Battye? DW says they were short up front but all the same could be more too it.

The Catalans play off game should be a wake up call.
You need 6 props - not all superstars necessarily, but you need 4 front line props for the 17 each week and 2 back ups.
We were blown away by Cats when we got a couple of injuries and that could happen regularly.
4 props including a 19 year old is suicide.
Again - we've lost 3 and only brought one in.

And talk of Bodene Thompson at prop from Agar is a joke, as well a big concern.
I actually think he's a decent signing - he's mobile and puts in a shift in D.
But he is not the intimidating prop we need.
This has got to be a last resort surely.

Like everyone else, I hope Walters gets more minutes this season.
He's got some size - could see him developing from back row to prop as he matures, like JP and Moz did. Let's hope....

Agree with this. I reckon we could play Bodene or Martin at LF at times leaving Prior to play prop. Where my hives go into overdrive is when I hear Agar say Donaldson can fill in at prop.

We need a 4th prop leaving Holroyd to be prop 5 then with bit of luck with injuries we might get away with Bodene and Martin filling in at 13 at times, along with Smith from the bench.

With Gale missing the start of the season, wonder if we may bring in the maestro Tony Clubb, to provide both size and an entertaining off the cuff kicking game.



The squad overall looks quite thin to me but other sides like Wigan are slimming down their numbers as well. On the positive side it will mean some of the young players will get more game like Walters, Holroyd etc.

Seems like we have a conveyor belt of talent in the back row and centres and Wigan have a conveyor belt of talent in the front row and wings.
Maybe we could pool resources?

Are you suggesting a Maurice Lindsay style merger and a new logo of a rhino with his head in a pie?

I’m not sure why some are so determined to play anyone and everyone out of position...

It’s very simple. The only proper props we have are Zane, Oledski and Holroyd. Prior is better at LF as was Merrin before him. You can’t compete with the top sides playing converted back rowers against the likes of Walmsley.

We need at least +1 specialist prop, and then one or two more Academy products/converters available to cover injury.

Correct. I worry that if we lose a couple of front rows to injury early doors we will get spanked and confidence will dip. Season Behind the 8 ball straight away.

Think we should let Sunny and Agar worry about what we need. All I know is I'm confident we'll be competing at top end next year all comps...
Saints and Wigan are really not as good as some on here seem to think......

It is simple, but the club has signed one prop and let 3 out. Holroyd is the young gun academy product. There are no other young props who could play SL.

If we sign 2 more props great but realistically I can only see 1 coming in and a result, Agar will have no choice but to use Prior as a prop at times and then other players at LF. Martin captained PNG to a test win v GB from LF

Did you watch the Grand Final only 2 months ago?
We simply can't live with that level of intensity with the current squad.