Well, I'm still not convinced Walker has what it takes to be a decent centre. I can't see his winger getting put away by him that much, and I'm not sure he has the agility to beat his opposite either.

But, I'm not going to judge properly until I've seen him in a few games against decent opposition. Hopefully I'll be proven wrong.

Well Ryan is a winger, so I'd hope he knows what he is on about. But its a fair call about seeing how players go against decent opposition. I've quite high hopes for Walker tbh, but - like you - I'm quite prepared to be proved wrong. From the discussion, they are not looking for extreme pace, or extreme agility - but they DO envisage strength and power to crash through. I still have a feeling he'd be better-utilised in the second row, but we have strength there. To me, how he performs will be one of the more interesting aspects of the early games.

Well here's mine fwiw, to start the season

1. Platt
2. Ainscough
3. Walker
4. Sykes
5. Ah Van
6. Kearney
7. Herbert
8. Scruton
9. L'estrange
10. Lynch
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13 Langley

14. Diskin
15. Hargreaves
16. Sibbit
17. Royston

Interesting. No Briggs. Kearney at 6. Sykes in squad. No Raynor. And Platt at FullBack. Like how you've gone with the bench of Hooker, 2 pack players and a utility back.

Too soon for Briggs IMO. I think Kearney offers us more experience at stand off and Platt as a confidence player will perform much better at Full back and offer us better attacking options supporting the threequarters. Sykes back to his natural position with Chev Walker gives us a secure experienced back line. I would probably go with Raynor as opposed to Ainscough but feel he needs to be eased into the side following his stint inside. Don't forget Royston can play loose as well as in the backs!

Although he performed excellently all last season, I can't see L'Estrange starting unless Diskins being rested.

L'Estrange does play well as a starting hooker, don't get me wrong, but I feel he would be more benefit to us coming on and running at tired defences and putting people through gaps. That's the role he played in the NRL GF winning team.

Why?

Big step up from championship to super league and he has lots to learn and in my opinion will not be quite ready.I'm sure MP will recognise that and go with more experience to start. Great prospect that he is , i'd hate to see his confidence wrecked by putting him in the team too soon.

I've said it before, start Briggs. He's got to play at somepoint so it might as well be sooner than later.

I think he will go really well. Looked good in the highlights of the Dewsbury game and can only get better the more he trains as a full time player.

I was thinking the same about easing briggs in gradually. but after seeing dewbury highlights I've changed my opinion. He made the transition look effortless. Providing he doesnt have a howler on sunday I wouldnt have any qualms throwing him in against leeds.

As long as Briggs and Herbert kick Leeds to death then I'm happy

we all knew briggs looks good against championship team. Lets see the wakey game to see how he does against a SL team

Really looking forward to the wakey game, hopfully will come though it without any injuries;


Royston
Raynor
Ah Van
Platt
Ainscough
Kearney
Herbert
Scruton
L’Estrange
Lynch
Elima
Walker
Langley

Whitehead
Diskin
Hargreaves
Kopczak


possibly with Briggs at SO and Kearny aat FB

given its only friendly that briggs and herbert have opportunity to play together before leeds thinks its pretty much a certainty that briggs will start at standoff. And would imagine we wont be restricted to a 4 man bench.