In the event of us having a fully fit squad for round 1, what would be your team

1 Walker
2 T Briscoe
3 Watkins
4 Hurrell
5 Golding
6 Lolohea
7 Myler
8 Peteru
9 Parcell
10 Singleton
11 Ward
12 Ablett
13 Merrin
14 Oledski
15 Cuthbertson
16 Ferres
17 Dwyer
18th man Crosby

I have a feeling Cam Smith might force his way into the 17. Think your team is about right though. To be honest maybe Crosby for Cuthbo because he’s more direct and we have a ball playing back row.

Handley on wing and sutty will be in 17

I too think that Cam Smith will be a big player for us this season and would be great in a back 3 of himself,Stevie Ward and Merrin

IF Ferres gets match fit I would like to see how he goes playing more in the middle of the park rather than out wide,so I would be tempted to give him a go in the front row to see how he handles this new role

JP made this move from back row to front row successfully so IMO it's worth a try due to the reduced interchanges

Walker
T.Briscoe
Watkins
Hurrell
Golding
Tui
Myler
Singleton
Parcell
Peteru
Ward
Merrin
C.Smith

Oledzski
Dwyer
Cuthbertson
Crosby/Jjb/Ferres

Walker
Briscoe Watkins Hurrell Handley
Lolohea Myler
Singleton Parcell Peteru
Ward Ablett
Merrin

Cuthbertson Dwyer Crosby Ferres/Sutcliffe/JJB

Do we think kallum or tui will be kicking this year ?

If everyone's fit hope we go with

Walker
T.Briscoe
Watkins
Hurrell
Handley
Lolohea
Myler
Crosby
Parcell
Singleton
Ward
Ablett
Merrin

Subs
Cuthbertson
Dwyer
Ferres
Peteru

From recent interviews it sounds as if Tui will get 1st crack at being the 1st choice kicker

Providing Watkins is fit and I think he should be by then I would say pretty much the same team as Frosties for me.
If he`s not fit for that game I would go Handley at centre Golding on the wing.

Walker
Briscoe Watkins Hurrell Handley
Lolohea Myler
Singleton Parcell Peteru
Ward Ablett
Merrin

Dwyer Cuthbertson Crosby Ferres- Smith and Oledzski to make up the 19

This is what I'm expecting.

Will be interesting to see what he goes with though and how consistent he is with his choices.

Definately Tui imo at least to start with KW is returning from a big injury.

1. Walker
2. T Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Hurrell
5. Golding
6. Tui
7. Myler
8. Peteru
9. Parcell
10. Singleton
11. Ward
12. Ferres
13. Merrin

14. Crosby
15. Oledzski
16. Smith
17. Dwyer

Just to be controversial.
Golding outside Hurrell because I think Hurrell might need a good defender outside him, and to be fair I reckon I could score a few tries outside Konnie on attack.
Ferres in to 2nd row IF fully fit for once. He adds starch and skill.
We have to play Oledzski, although he needs to reduce his errors, because he's about the only player we have who can bend the line.

Myler played OK last year to be fair, but I wouldn't hesitate to put McLelland in at scrum half.

I like Cuthbo as a bloke but he's caught between two stools for me: I don't like him at prop and we have more mobile back rowers, so...

Fail to see how Ablett or Ferres start 1st up fit or not.

Crosby for Peteru - Smith for Oledzski