with the signings at the moment I'd go with that line up but hopefully we've still got one or two to come in.

I think Godwin at 9 and starting should be a cert. Godwins best performances for us have come recently when he's been starting, L'Estrange's best performances (and most of them) have come off the bench and he's good at providing impact when he comes on. A no-brainer imo.

That would be fine as long as the boo-boys don't start up every time he catches a ball. Another season of that will drive me bonkers.

Platt can be a good player, and he has proved that. But he will remain a scapegoat unless he plays consistently well for a long time. I don't mind him, he's solid defensively, and -apart from the occasional brain fart- he is quite dangerous with ball in hand.

Does anyone else have the concern that if Hall is starting 2nd rower then we've only Kopczak from the bench for prop?

I'd rather put Langley in the 2nd row and start with Donaldson loose or Langley loose and Olbison or Whitehead alternating second row.

tend to agree with that. and its generally more recoverable if he makes a mistake out wide rather than as last line of defence. I'd like to see platt given a run on the wing personally. maybe alongside crookes giving us the option of dropping sheriffe if his defence doesnt improve. That said I think rikki was left in no mans land a lot of the time with sykes going missing. sheriffes alleged poor defense was a lot less noticeable once platt was playing alongside him at back end of season imo.

Agree with all of that, but I think i'd rather see him given a shot at centre first. I'd be happy to see anything which keeps Sykes out of the 3 shirt though.

If we sign a new prop Hall will play SR. If we sign a SR Hall will play prop, simple as.


I'd rather see us get a prop, and I think we probably will with the talent we have coming through in the back row.

If we get a new prop and Hall goes 2nd row we'd be looking at 4 prop forwards (Kopczak,Lynch,Scruton,+1) with Hall able to play there. I'd like us to play 4 dedicated props so we can rotate them properly but that leaves Crossley to cover injury/loss of form who, unless I missed it, hasn't played a first team game.

Although Crookes looks like a decent prospect it is not really known whether he is going to be any good at SL level, so saying he should be our starting centre in the No 3 shirt is madness. He has only played 3 games in SL, and has not played since easter, so he will be not where he needs to be physically, so to think someone like that is going to be/should be our starting centre from the start of the season is not very realistic. Hopefully we will see him play a number of games to see if he can cut it at that level.

I admit I am not a coach, but I don't understand why we don't think about Langley at prop ??? Runs hard (ish), tackles well, never passes . Seriously, can someone explain why we wouldn't use Langers at prop ?? Cheers

That, plus he doesn't make enough metres at prop. He probably won't be playing Loose in a couple of years when Donno breaks through though.

Just wandering around the t'internet and came across this quote I've not seen before, from the titans playoff game back in Sept. I did predict a while ago walker/kearney as our 2 overseas sigings left, plus picking up someone like reardon and a fed trained prop... we'll see I guess.

rlchris walkerrl

[i"While tonight's match could also be his last in the NRL, Walker, who is going to play for the Bradford Bulls in Super League, has not ruled out a return to the Australian competition."

"I've only signed in England for two years, so you never know," said Walker of a return. "I could be back in the NRL, if I'm feeling right and playing well."[/i

Must still be some red tape to untangle before any announcement unless either side has changed their minds?