One more prop with Hargreaves dropping to squad player and we're there IMO.

Not enough pace and not enough depth. You can almost guarantee we'll have 3 players on average missing through the season and they are instantly replaced by children.

Another big forward would be nice.

Expect to see Roby and Moore in at 9 with KC taking up Prop when necessary!!!!

True. If we don't get one I'd play Wheels centre and bring Soliola into the back row for added size and impact, whilst bringing in some extra pace in the centres where Wheeler has looked accomplished.

I don't buy into the opinion that TP must play in the back row, I think he does a great job as an impact prop provided he has some support and Graham/Fozzard/TP/Faasavalu is up there with the best props in the country, with Hargreaves/Emmitt/Frodsham as squad players.

Back row choices: 4 from Wilkin/Flannery/Roby/Soliola/Clough are also very strong, with Dixon/Ashurst/Maggenis as back up.

Wello
Gardner
Gidley
Wheeler
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Fozzard
Wilkin
Flannery
Roby

Puletua
Faasavalu
Soliola
Moore

It's not that he does a bad job at prop, it's just that he's so much more dangerous out wide. At the moment we're getting a decent/good impact prop when we could have a devastating back rower.

As Saddened says we still lack a bit of pace, but with Eastmond in a full time role (RU rumours aside) and hopefully Wheeler getting more games there is the potential for some added zip in the backs.

That squad's one good prop away from being ready IMO.

Surely Clough will be in the 17?

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

14. Moore
15. Puletua
16. Faasavalu
17. Clough

With Hargreaves still to play a lot of games as injuries and rests will obviously kick in!

Back up…


Backs… Dean, Lomax & Armstrong, Foster
Halfs… Wheeler (Already Moore but in side already).
Pack… Frodsham, Ashurst, Hargreveaves, Dixon

That’s 26 players so maybe add one more so not as much pressure on young guns and still a very strong squad!

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Moore
Puletua
Wilkin
Flannery
Roby

Cunningham
Fozzard
Fa'asavalu
Clough

Back-Up Backs Foster, Armstrong, Ellis, Lomax, Dean, Wheeler

Back-Up Forwards Hargreaves, Ashurst, Dixon, Emmitt

Compare that to Leeds:

Brent Webb
Scott Donald
Brett Delaney
Keith Senior
Ryan Hall
Danny McGuire
Rob Burrow
Kylie Leuluai
Danny Buderus
Jamie Peacock
Jamie Jones-Buchanan
Greg Eastwood
Kevin Sinfield

Matt Diskin
Ali Lauitiiti
Ryan Bailey
Luke Burgess

Ian Kirke
Carl Ablett
Jay Pitts
Kyle Amor
Luke Ambler
Paul McShane
Kallum Watkins
Dane Manning
Michael Coady
Danny Allan
Ben Jones-Bishop

When did Leeds sign Danny Buderus? I thought he'd retired.

Were these the losers who got the asses smacked at our place the other night...?

Indeed 6 of 'em played, does that mean that the Saints players will all adapt better to the 1st team stuff? hope so for your sake as Leeds have far more strength in depth outside the first 17.

I dont think so. Ablett and Kirke are awfull the rest are untried. Kyle Amor looks good but super league is a different kettle of fish.

No excuses then Saints should do a clean sweep next year then.

that the same ablett and kirke with 2 GF winners rings?

both are players, like bennett at saints, who do a lot of unnoticed work and don't take up much cap space.