Nah. I reckon he'll be Gilmour part 2 with dodgy knees. I'm hoping Wheeler will be first choice centre for next year, but the way Eastmond played there on Saturday I could see him doing just as well there as Wheeler did.

I can't make my mind up on soliola or wheeler for centre next year. I've been told that soliola has no speed but not sure how true that is but I'd go with wheeler in centre.

Wello
Gardner
gidley
wheeler
meli
pryce
eastmond
graham
KC
fozzard
soliola
wilkin
roby

Moore
maurie
tony p
flannery

The is a lot of options in that squad. The is a lot you could change which wil be massive help.

He'll fit in perfectly with the rest of the squad then

we seem to have cover in every position, which is nice. I'd still like a monster prop though, but i can dream

For next season I think we should get rid of Gardner and use whatever money we can to get a very fast winger that knows how to go on the outside of someone. Failing that play Lomax at winger and get an extra prop.

My team would be:

Wellans
Lomax
Gidley
Wheeler
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Puletua
Soliola
Wilkin
Roby

Moore
Fa'asavalu
Fozzard
Clough

Some great options in the forwards with Flannery, Hargreaves and all the younger players that will be that bit older and better next year to. We do have problems with speed in the backs but Eastmond and Lomax are lightning and Pryce is no slouch.

Why? He wont be at Leeds next season FWIR

HTH.

This time last year the whole of the British rl media, the fans, redhall, the players all thought saints were unbeatable apart fron the Leeds club and some of the fans!! Look how that turned out!! I would not be suprised at all if Leeds don't win the gf and you lot do!! I would go as far to say I wouldn't be too shocked if Leeds or saints arnt there!! You only need to clock off for ten mins or have a few dodgy calls go against ya or the bounce of the ball doesn't go your way and the dream is over!!

Looks a big strong squad does that for you guys. You'll be there or there abouts again. Only slight weakness is lack of pace.

It's not a slight weakness it's a massive one ! We need more pace through the squad but especially in the back line. Losing Gilmour in the pack is a massive loss and having a back 3 of Wellens,Gardner and Meli means we couldn't afford to give a RU vets team a few yards start and hope to catch em !!

Meli for all his faults is not a 'pace' winger so he can be excused I suppose but Gardner , the 'Barrow Arrow' is there for his pace supposedly but watching him run you'd think his boots were made of solid concrete

dont panic! Soliola will be in the pack and wheels at centre to inject some much needed pace, eastmond will be about with some pace as well.

Soliola is strong In defence but is not the quickest and his ball skills arnt the best but no doubt he's a good player!! I know a few Aussie pundits think he could be a better backrower than a centre but really he hasn't played that much backrow!! why sign a centre then play him in the pack??

i dont think anyone expected wheeler to do such a good job in the centres, is an answer, dont know if its the answer mind

Who is going to do your field and positional kicking?You look light in that department.

Put it one way. Soliola might not be the quickest but he is far and away a much better player than Brett Delaney.

your question implies we have that ability now?