next season for saints?

What about this?

1 - wello
2 - armstrong
3 - gidley
4 - soliola
5 - pryce
6 - eastmond
7 - moore
8 - fozzard
9 - cunningham
10 - graham
11 - flannery
12 - clough
13 - wilkin

14 - roby
15 - wheeler
16 - lomax
17 - ??

Put Dixon in at 17 and that team will finish closer to bottom than top.

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Fozzard
Cunningham
Graham
Flannery
Puletua
Wilkin

Roby
Clough
Fa'asavalu
Wheeler

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Fozzard
Flannery
Roby
Wilkin

Clough
Fa'asavalu
Puletua
Moore

EDIT: Forgot about Moore, so put him in, in place of Hargreaves and moved Roby to second row, Clough to the bench.

My choice

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Pryce
5. Meli
6. Eastmond
7. Moore
8. Fozzard
9. KC
10. Graham
11. Flannery
12. Wilkin
13. Clough

14. Roby
15. Puletua
16. Fa'asavalu
17. Soliolia

Not trolling but just a thought.

You have brought Soliola in place of Gilmour and Moore in place of Long. That equates to even less pace in the squad.

Does it not worry you?

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Pryce
Wheeler
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Fozzard
Flannery
Clough
Wilkin

Moore
Fa'asavalu
Puletua
Meli

That gives us more creativity at half back, a bit more pace out wide. From the bench we have pace and power (Meli playing two 20 minute spells in the forwards) and Moore gives us a better passing option from dummy half and a better kicking game........Roby misses out from the starting 17 but will fit in as the injuries come along

Yes. We probably had the slowest backline in the game this season and I bet Gilmour and Long weren't far off being our quickest two.

I like that team or i'd go for.....

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Soliola
5. Pryce
6. Wheeler
7. Eastmond
8. Graham
9. Cunningham
10. Puletua
11. Flannery
12. Roby
13. Wilkin

14, Moore
15. Fozzard
16. Clough
17. Faasavalu

Roby could run the sam sort of lines as Gilmour in the second row imo. I'd use Meli as a impact second row this season.

Paul Wellens
Ade Gardner
Matt Gidley
Sia Soliola
Francis Meli
Leon Pryce
Kyle Eastmond
Tony Puletua
Keiron Cunningham
James Graham
Jon Wilkin
Chris Flannery
James Roby

Scott Moore
Nick Fozzard
Maurie Fa'asavalu
Paul Clough

And as squad players : Jonny Lomax, Tom Armstrong, Jamie Foster, Gary Wheeler, Jamie Ellis, Bryn Hargreaves, Andrew Dixon, Matty Ashurst, Shaun Magennis, Chris Dean, Gareth Frodsham and Jake Emmitt.

Yes, following the trend of previous years too.

Never going to happen, but rather than be obvious:

Wellens
Armstrong/Meli/Gardner (depending on form)
Gidley
Pryce
Wheeler
Roby
Eastmond
Fozzard
Cunningham
Graham
Soliola
Puletua
Wilkin

Moore
Faasavalu
Flannery
Clough

The halves would be a worry, but Roby needs a new position for himself if Cunningham and Moore stay fit.

I don't understand why you would split up a proven hoocker rotation system just because a new player is available. Why can't Moore play a different position?

My current starting 17 for opening day next year.

1 - Wellens
2 - Gardner
3 - Gidley
4 - Dean/Wheeler
5 - Meli
6 - Pryce
7 - Eastmond
8 - Graham
9 - Moore
10 - Puletua
11 - Flannery
12 - Soliola
13 - Wilkin

14 - Roby
15 - Fozzard
16 - Fa'asavalu
17 - Clough

Moores distribution is better, and with the way the rules are this season (they may change again once Australia crucify us) scooting from acting half-back is much less effective. That doesn't mean that just because Roby isn't named at 9 he couldn't chime in at the play the ball like an on-form Pryce often does.