hi all,

with mindboggling choice of players nexy year, who would your ideal 17 be? mine would be this -

FB- kearney
RW- ainscouh [ spelling ? )
C- Walker
C- Platt - he was good there last year.
LW- Rayner- Is he still a guest of her majesty ?
SO- Ah van - til we get recognised SO
SH- Herbie
P-Lynch
Diskin
P- Hargreaves
SR- Elima
SR- Whitehead
LF- Langley

S- Scruton
S- Royston
S- Donaldson
S- Stranger- 20 min periods with Diskin

thats my tean, what about yours?

1. Royston (Kearney if we ever get a new 6)
2. Ah Van
3. Sykes
4. Walker
5. Raynor
6. Kearney
7. Herbert
8. Hargreaves
9. Diskin
10. Lynch
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13. Langley

14. L'Strange
15. Scruton
16. Hall
17. Donaldson/Addy

1. kearney
2.royston
3.sykes
4.walker
5.ainscough
6.(NEW PLAYER HERE)
7.herbert
8.scruton
9.diskin
10.lynch
11.elima
12.whitehead
13.langley

14.l'strange
15.hargreaves
16.platt or raynor or halley (in that order, or should i say poorder)
17.sibbit (could be a new finnigan for me,i thought he was a cracking player)

1. Royston
2. Ah Van
3. Sykes
4. Platt
5. Ainscough
6. Kearney
7. Herbert (Goal Kicker)
8. Scruton
9. L'Estrange
10. Lynch
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13. Langley (Captain)

14. Diskin
15. Donaldson
16. Hargreaves
17. Hall

remaining squad
Addy
Burgess
Crookes
Crossley
Halley
Kopzak
O'Brien
Olbison
Raynor
Sibbit
Southernwood
Walker

looks a better squad in depth than this time last year, alot more covers for injuries.

Platt
ah van
sykes
walker
ainscough
kearney
herbert
scruton
diskin
lynchelima
langley
royston

lestrange
hall
kopzcak
hargreaves

with
raynor
halley
sibbit
whitehead??
donaldson ?? possibly in the 25..cant see anyone else being on 20K..I know for a fact crossley/addy dont touch it.

If we manage to get he who shalln`t be named off of salary cap then we must be way underneath it.

id like to go a bit different

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

14. L'estrange
15. Hargreaves
16. Kopczak
17. Donaldson

Doesnt look like were getting a new 6 so Id go with the following.

Royston
Ah Van
Platt
Walker
Raynor
Kearney
Herbert
Lynch
Diskin
Hargreaves
Elima
Whithead
Langley

Hall
Le'strange
Scruton
Addy

If you want the best out of Royston then the only option is Fullback.

i know you have other options in that position but having watched Royston play the last couple of years, there won't be one of them with better support play.

I have a feeling, sir, you may be proved right. Kearney is great at FB but I suspect Royston will be the man if not him. Halley just runs the ball out at the biggest bugger in the defensive line...very very brave but not the best strategy surely?

I think that, unless we can find a specialist #6 very very soon (and Leon is going nowhere after the Baaaaath RahRahs have said their bit), Kearney will be our SO. And I think Raynor and probably Ah Van will be on the wings. And a bloody strong wing pair too. Walker will surely be in the centres - I think he will do SO good for us there - and I think Platty too. If they put Ah Van in the centres then its Ainscough on the wing. Either way its a much stronger threequarter line than many give us credit for. Most of them will SO want to show the Sky and press waknerey that they know Jack Shît. We have guys there with something to prove.

And I think they will.

Herbert has the greatest opportunity a Bulls player has had for ages. Ten thousand or more Bulls fans will be willing him on. Its there waiting for you, son. The opportunity of a lifetime. Go for it!!!!

IF the squad stays the same as it is now:

Royston
Ah Van
Walker
Platt/Sykes
Raynor
Kearney
Herbert
Scruton
Diskin
Lynch
Whitehead
Elima
Langley

Heath
Hargreaves
Kopzcak
Big choice here! : Addy, Sibbit, Donaldson, Olbison, Hall etc.

Royston
Ainscough
Walker
Sykes
Ah Van
Kearney
Herbert
Hargreaves
Diskin
Lynch
Elima
Whitehead
Langley

Scruton
L'Estrange
Kopzcak
Donaldson

Next in line and in something like this order: Addy, Platt, Raynor, Sibbit, Hall, Olbison, Southernwood, Halley, O'Brien, Crossley, Burgess, Crookes

a few thinking hall won't even make the 17 this year?

The whole point of Potter putting together such a large squad is that - injuries permitting - he'll be able to vary his starting 17 each week and rotate the forwards at will.

Many people might not select the likes of Hall and Sibbit in their starting 17, but you can be sure that they will be used on more than one occasion throughout the season. I'm actually looking forward to seeing Hall play in his preferred position, when we have Scruton, Lynch, Hall, Elima and Langley all on the pitch at the same time (if it ever happens), we should have some pretty good go-forward.

Unless he's improved drastically from last year, he doesn't deserve to be.

If he has improved, excellent, let's see the ability he's supposed to have. If he hasn't, there's better options in the squad.

I'll reserve judgement on hall until we see him playing his prefered position at 2nd row. Whilst we originally brought him over with the intention off him playing prop, he certainly proved last year that he isnt suited to it. After watching him the year before he came over playing for manly he certainly looked a lot more effective in 2nd row.


on a side note does anyone know the rules re loaning out a quota player? if we loaned hall out would that free up a quota spot to register herbert if orford situation isnt resolved before season starts?. We'd probably have to carry on paying halls wages but we're doing that if he's sat on sidelines anyway. If we could loan him out to crusaders say at least he'd be match fit if recalled once orford is resolved.