Godwin has to stay fit and pull his finger out and to be honest we look short of a prop.

I expect we'll see a few games from Crossley, he's had plenty of good things said about him. Let's hope he makes that step up this season!

Morrison is always injured? Is he? Remind me...
Sam is rubbish isn't he. I'd rather Luke any day.
What are you on?

The Bulls pack for next year does look very strong and one of the best in the league, being a Leeds fan I would have to take ours over yours but only because it has proved itself over the past few years, I’ve seen plenty of potentially world beating packs at headingley that did nothing.

Probably is the strongest pack in the league, certainley better than Leeds.

Lets compare probable starting packs for start of SL

Burgess Vs Leuluai - Burgess by 10 mile
Newton Vs Buderus - nothing in it really, Newton is as good as anybody, Buderus might not even be fit
Lynch Vs Peacock - Peacock just
Menzies Vs Buchanan - Menzies by 10 mile
Morrison Vs Lauitiiti - Morrison by 10 mile
Langley Vs Sinfield - Sinfield by a bit

Its our 5/8 and 3/4 that worry me.

Burrow couldnt lace Deacons boots if he tried, he's got one game, thats run. Mcguire I like, I think its harsh to say he's just a support player, hes much more than that, Jeffries is a poor one in my mind.

Leeds have the edge in the back s though by a 10 mile.

Platt Vs Webb - Webb by 10 mile
Sheriffe Vs Donald - Donald by 10 Mile
Sykes Vs Senior - Senior by 10 mile
Nero vs Smith - Smith is ordinary, and definatley not a centre
Tadulala Vs Hall - Tadulala by 10 mile

Are you a Bradford fan by any chance?

Yes I am

The Punisher, Hail Stewie Griffin, GBBB, Father O'Donaghue and many more alter ego's.

Pardon?

The quads tear last season was a bit of a problem. On the plus side he does heal quickly

Comparing Leeds, Saints and Bradford:

Hookers

You would have to say that the combination of Newton and Godwin comes some way behind those of Cunningham and Roby, and Diskin and Buderus. All three combinations have an injury prone experience player so it really comes down to the back up - Roby and Diskin are far superior to journeyman Godwin

Props

Saints: Graham, Fa'asavalu, Cayless, Hargreaves
Leeds: Peacock, Leuluai, Burgess, Bailey, Kirke, Worrall
Bradford: Lynch, Burgess, Scruton, Kopczak

Saints seem to have the edge in numbers and quality, although many of their players are injury prone. Leeds look lighter than last year with Scruton missing although Kirke will be expected to play more and I wouldn't be surprised to see Eastwood play there. Bradford have lost Big Joe and Feather and only brought Scruton in, although I would expect Kopczak to play there more. This is a tight department to call - if Peacock, Lynch or Graham gets injured any of the three sides will be in big trouble.

My concern is that Sam Burgess will be wasted at prop - the British SBW should not be relegated to a biff and barge role. Sadly, the Bulls backrow is stock with aged antipodeans so he will probably be forced to play there.

Backrowers

Saints: Puletua, Wilkin, ?Gilmour (if not at centre), Flannery, Clough
Bulls: Solomona, Menzies, Morrison, Worrincy, Langley
Leeds: JJB, Lauitiiti, Eastwood, Ablett, Sinfield

Bradford certainly have a strong back row on paper, but how many games (or minutes for that matter) will Solomona, Menzies and Morrison play together? That said the other back-rows look very stong as well, and certainly contain younger and fitter players than the Bulls. This one is on a knife edge for me.

All in all there's not much in it - except perhaps at hooker. Although Bradford may be able to compete in the forwards their backline is very weak compared to Leeds and Saints. Gilmour slotting in at centre will still be a better option than Sykes or Nero, whilst even if Lee Smith doesn't work out in this role Leeds have the option of playing Ablett there again or bringing in Kallum Watkins (who incidently carved up the Bulls backline in Cardiff). Also Bradford are the weakest in the halves - even with a fit Deacon, Jeffries is just too inconsistent and is prone to making lots of errors.