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13. Willie Manu
3. Jordan Turner
25. Alex Walmsley

Danny Yates, Mark Percival and Dom Speakman have been promoted to the top squad from the academy.

No real surprise most keep same number and turner taking shenton and Manu flannerys

Lets hope that squad numbers don't count and u get to play less means like Gaskell walmsley jones and makinson won't play much

Full list:

(1)1. Paul Wellens
(2)2. Ade Gardner
(-)3. Jordan Turner
(-)4. Sia Soliola
(5)5. Francis Meli
(6)6. Lance Hohaia
(7)7. Jonny Lomax
(icon_cool.gif8. Josh Perry
(9)9. James Roby
(10)10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
(11)11. Tony Puletua
(12)12. Jon Wilkin
(-)13. Willie Manu
(14)14. Anthony Laffranchi
(15)15. Mark Flanagan
(16)16. Paul Clough
(17)17. Gary Wheeler
(1icon_cool.gif18. Shaun Magennis
(26)19. Josh Jones
(20)20. Lee Gaskell
(21)21. Thomas Makinson
(25)22. Carl Forster
(24)23. Nathan Ashe
(2icon_cool.gif24. Joe Greenwood
(-)25. Alex Walmsley
(35)26. Adam Swift
(29)27. Anthony Walker
(30)28. Jordan Hand
(-)29. Danny Yates
(-)30. Mark Percival
(-)31. Dom Speakman.

The number in brackets is last years number for comparison.

I know it doesn't matter, [ireally[/i, but Soliola being number 4 annoys me! Maybe I need to get out more...

Has Manu been given number 13 just because it was vacant or for another reason? I would have thought they would have moved Wilkin to 13, Manu to 12. Unless Wilkin wants to keep #12 as it is involved with all his testimonial events/marketing?

Looking at our squad we pick up a few injuries we will be struggling last season we was Lucky with injuries

Stay injury free, and you'll be top 3. Otherwise it could be a difficult season, especially if it's Roby that goes down.

The same could be said of the Pies, Wire and Leeds.

Without Tomkins the Pies look ordinary. Wires pack doesn't look the same without Westwood, And if Sinfield gets injured Leeds will struggle.

It's the backs were going struggle

Not really most of our backs apart from wellens makinson meli and gardner can play 1-6

Full Back
1. Paul Wellens, 26. Adam Swift, 23. Nathan Ashe,

Wing
21. Thomas Makinson, 5. Francis Meli, 2. Ade Gardner,

Centre
3. Jordan Turner, 17. Gary Wheeler, 19. Josh Jones, 30. Mark Percival,

Half Backs
6. Lance Hohaia, 7. Jonny Lomax, 20. Lee Gaskell, 29. Danny Yates

Props
10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook,14. Anthony Laffranchi, 8. Josh Perry, 16. Paul Clough, 18. Shaun Magennis, 22. Carl Forster, 24. Joe Greenwood, 25. Alex Walmsley 27. Anthony Walker, 28. Jordan Hand,

Hookers
9. James Roby, 31. Dom Speakman.

Back Row
11. Tony Puletua, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Willie Manu, 4. Sia Soliola, 15. Mark Flanagan

Breaking the squad down by position it actually looks more balanced than other seasons. Less in the back row and more elsewhere especially prop (which is where you need depth). Hopefully Puletua and Laffranchi will get moved out wide. I would have liked to see another half back in there but apart from that it looks pretty good.

Greenwood is a second row though!!

The club views him as a prop long term. Given the number of Props we have I guess that could change.

I really dislike squad numbers , positional numbering 1-17 for me everytime

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