In the YEP GH admitted the three players who have recently retired have not been adequately been replaced .I would expect a mini clear out at the end of season , but it will take awhile to rebuild no matter who he brings in

Perhaps he should first find the promised adequate replacement for Danny Buderus before moving onto Sinfield, Peacock and Leuluai.

Unless we're getting rid of one of McGuire, Sutcliffe or Lilley then we don't need a halfback. We've got decent cover for the back 5 with Keinhorst, Handley & Golding.
Once they're all fit and firing we've got a decent pack though if possible you can never really have enough cover for the pack. Though we've also got Baldwinson to come through plus I'm sure Mullalley will get more gametime next year.

The obvious gaping hole is at hooker. Poorly filled early in the season though Burrow has been very good there more recently I'd still rather have a proper hooker. I think Aiton showed us the benefit of a proper one in 2015 and we need another.
Some people have mentioned Pelissier who looks good whenever I see him but that is only rarely so I've not got much to go on. I'd also rather not have another small hooker, I think it's time we had one who packed a punch in defence.

Am I right in saying that the only confirmed departure so far is Achurch? If so it's hardly a gaping void to fill.

In spite of being bottom of SL, out of the CC and season effectively over inside 92 days, are there any turds you haven't yet coated in sugar this season?

Apart from Achurch, that is.

The main priority for next year is someone to lead us around the park i.e. in the Gidley, Campese, Brown (Widnes), Brough mould. I would suggest at this stage that Green or Widdop from NRL are the front runners. Also a desperate need for a solid hooker with good distribution skills. If Nathan Friend has come available, even at he's age is top of my list, that is if Clarke isnt coming !!

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Think you are correct as it stands. achurch is leaving, JJb, Ferres and Falloon Are all out of contract at end of year. Getting the balance right is tricky but with Leeds having no back up hooker who can defend in middle it is a big blow that Falloon has hardly played and when he has done Has played injured v saints.

Agree with cosworth comments about main 2 priorities to give best chance of competing for honours next year "

Think you are correct as it stands. achurch is leaving, JJb, Ferres and Falloon Are all out of contract at end of year. Getting the balance right is tricky but with Leeds having no back up hooker who can defend in middle it is a big blow that Falloon has hardly played and when he has done Has played injured v saints.

Agree with cosworth comments about main 2 priorities to give best chance of competing for honours next year

And yet it's mostly the same team that won the treble, so the players ability isn't really the issue on the whole.

As I said, we need a hooker, it's a big gap that Falloon hasn't filled. Other than that it's really only squad depth eg Achurch that the recruitment needs to look at.

Wish I had applied for copyright protection on that one now. A shilling a pop. Yes really.

Did you mention 92 days first or did I?

....yes I remember that now.

Let's not be too harsh on GH: he has hardly had much prior warning of needing to consider the replacements that might be required now has he?

First priority is a quality game manager pivot at standoff
Second is a quality hooker

Sutcliffe is currently not a 6 and should be given time in the centres or full back otherwise his utility value should keep open a position on the bench.

At the end of the season I would review the individual performance of all the squad particularly those senior players that have been so bad in the first half of the year. We now have good cover for most of the backs positions

I created the figure on one of my many spreadsheets and first used it at 12:10am Sat 7/5 on page 2 of the Season over official thread. I've seen you use the same figure since, first occasion later on the same thread - page 7. If you got there first then bravo even if I missed it.

I never believed the evil twin rumour but you can never be sure.

Hooker and Halfback are our main priorities for next season so would be happy if we were to sign Gale and Segeyaro. I'm not sure who else would be available in other positions. I'd like to see us keep hold of Ferres really because give him the service and he would be a quality edition like he was for Huddersfield and England. Galloway has started to come on much more in the past few weeks which is good for us. Wouldn't be surprised to see Watkins at fullback and Keinhorst given the centre spot.