1 Brett Kearney
2 Adrian Purtell
3 Keith Lulia
4 Chev Walker
5 Elliot Kear
6 Ben Jeffries
7 Luke Gale
8 Nick Scruton
9 Heath L'Estrange
10 Craig Kopczak
11 Olivier Elima
12 Elliott Whitehead
13 Jamie Langley
14 Matt Diskin
15 Bryn Hargreaves
16 Manase Manuokafoa
17 Ian Sibbit
18 Shaun Ainscough
19 Tom Olbison
20 James Donaldson
21 Tom Burgess
22 Jarrod Sammut
23 Danny Addy
24 Jason Crookes
25 Adam O'Brien
26 John Bateman
27 Kyle Briggs
28 Paul Sykes
29 Michael Platt.

According to the T and A 1-17 is Potter's first choice side which is deeply concerning if true. Walker in the left centre and Jeffries at 6 does not fill me with optimism.

phew, Sykes and Platt have really been told!

added to squad list thread.

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I had a feeling Potter would have Purtell ear-marked to play on the wing, as he was for much of the season at Penrith...Enabling Chev to play Centre. As for Jeffries at Stand Off, i have to agree thats a little concerning given we have Briggs and Sammut both fit and available...

I was thinking that myself.

They are only numbers, but, if players see their omission from the “17” as a kick in the teeth, it might push one or two of them (like Sammutt) to try harder in training and push the current incumbent?

And Briggs, it would appear?

If thats honestly potters starting 17 then we might aswell pack up now. Jefferies at 6? you must be joking

Yeah, the thing that jumps out is [i'Hey, Sykes and Platt, there's the door' [/i

I mean Platt had the No 1 shirt last season for goodness sake - he's gone from the top of the list to the very bottom

I would say that Sammut really does need to be part of the 17 man squad, especially in place of Sibbit as he is an excellent impact player against a tiring defence.

Jeffries probably did enough to deserve keeping the number 6 shirt, rightly or wrongly, as he came in last season and did a better job than any of the other half backs and therefore probs deserves a chance to keep the shirt.

Slightly concerned with Chev in the centres though.

He's not good enough. Simple.

He's closer to good enough than Ben Jeffries and who in their right mind would pick Ian Sibbit on the bench before Tom Burgess.

Well squad numbers mean very little in this day and age. It may give people an idea of what Potter's first choice team may be. However, given the squad depth we have, I wouldn't put too much stock in that.

I'm just hoping we don't end up with the injury list we had this year and Potter can pick a squad based on form rather than squad numbers.

Really, I think the numbers mean more to the players than anyone else. If you've got 1-17 on your back then you're top of the pecking order. Doesn't mean you're guaranteed a spot in the team that takes the field and in fact, can be used as motivation to the players who don't have 1-17 as their squad number to push harder for their inclusion into match day squads