Wello
lomax
gidley
wheeler
meli
pryce
eastmond
graham
kc
fozzard
flannery
soliola
wilkin

roby
maurie
tony p
Moore/clough


I'd go for something like that. Maybe switch roby to 13 and wilkin to 2nd row.

The are other options in moving Moore into hooker, soliola to centre.

I'd start with the 17 and see how it goes.

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Soliola
5. Lomax
6. Pryce
7. Eastmond
8. Fozzard
9. Cunningham
10. Graham
11. Puletua
12. Wilkin
13. Flannery
14. Roby/Moore
15. Wheeler
16. Clough
17. Maurie

Pretty good side is that. Especially if Lomax and Wheeler come on strong.

1. Wellens
2. Foster
3. Gidley
4. Soliola
5. Lomax
6. Pryce
7. Eastmond
8. Fozzard
9. Moore
10. Graham
11. Puletua
12. Flannery
13. Wilkin

14. Roby/Cunningham
15. Wheeler/Meli/A.N.Other
16. Clough
17. Maurie

Means we are a bit light in replacement forwards off the bench but there is sufficient size on the field that if we spell sensibly there will always be enough grunt going forward. Failing that and us not signing an additional prop before feb, we'll have to continue using TP out of position.

Gardner after his season, and after the final alone Meli, need to earn their places from the reserves for mine.

Pryce is only in at 6 for the reasons other posters have stated in other threads regarding playing two rookies. Wilkin needs to be given a more creative chance and plenty of off season practice in in field kicking.

No [iScott Moore[/i Blobbs?

Well, Potter has announced post Grand Final that we need to sort out our kicking game.

Yeah, just noticed that. Oh feck it, I don't know who I'd pick.

Well given we haven't got one at all now Shaun's gone i'd say that was an understatement

Crazy.

Not that crazy McLa, if he can bulk up enough in the off season there no reason why he can't be spelled there (85kg to Ade's 94kg), he's a centre by trade anyway so is used to that area of the field, and if what we hear is true his step is bound to be better than Ade's. I expect he'll have closer to 20:20 vision than Ade, was only a cm shorter according to last season's stats. Plus he'll be playing inside one of the best defenders in the team.

In fairness I would've put Armstrong in there given he has already been tried in that position but i'm led to believe he'll be at Widnes next year.

We have tried kids in every other position this year chief and Gardner has hardly been outstanding this year and hasn't shown any signs of improving his game, what's wrong with trying?

The only half-way genuine reason I can see for promoting Foster to the first team is his goal-kicking.

Aside from that - what has he done?

How many games has he played at first grade? IIRC he didn't appear once last year and yet you're suggesting that with a bit of work on the weights he can step in the place of a relatively seasoned pro. Crazy idea. There's every chance he may get a break or force his way into the team and he may do that next year. However I'm not prepared to take that chance on the back of a hunch that extra weight will render him more effective and more game aware than a guy who has played in four consecutive Grand Finals.

I won't argue with the choice of Lomax because he's already shown he has some potential at first grade. If we'd have thrown Lomax in at the start of last year it would also have been crazy. You can't just throw youngsters to the lions especially when the terraces are full of bloodthirsty Romans waiting to jump on who they deem to be the next expendable slave to our cause.

Why on earth are people picking Eastmond, Wheeler and, lord love a duck, Roby ahead of Pryce at number six. Pryce has a dip in form and all of a sudden we're shipping him out to centre or wing (wing ffs!). Wasn't Pryce our top try scorer least year despite not hitting his best form? (He topped our try assists column as well). Absolute madness.

Donk
The Cabbage
Gidley
Wheeler
Franny

Leon Pryce
Kyle Eastmond

Big Red
The King
Fozz
Soliola
TP
Roby

Moore
Clough
Maurie
Bryn/Frodsham/Emmitt/Ashurst/Dixon

I see what you did there

Or not.