www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=15657 A few absent 'Names'

www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=15657 A few absent 'Names'

Oh dear

Plus Sykes and Bridge

Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves, Waterhead)
Shaun Briscoe (Hull Kingston Rovers, Wigan St Patricks)
Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls, Dewsbury Moor)
Garreth Carvell (Warrington Wolves, Stanningley)
Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield YMCA)
Kyle Eastmond (St Helens, Oldham St Annes)
Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers, Castleford Lock Lane)
Peter Fox (Hull Kingston Rovers, York Acorn)
James Graham (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Ryan Hall (Leeds, Oulton Raiders)
Danny McGuire (Leeds, East Leeds)
Scott Moore (Huddersfield Giants, Blackbrook)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves, Eccles)
Richard Myler (Salford City Reds, Halton West Bank)
Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds, Stanningley Rangers) (captain)
James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers, Upton)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, Waterhead)
Lee Smith (Leeds, Drighlington)
Paul Sykes (Bradford Bulls, Thornhill Trojans)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton Knights)
Jon Wilkin (St Helens, East Hull

interesting....pick a team out of that!

No Rob Burrow, Leon Pryce or Paul Wellens. Intersting choices.

So what have we got?

1. Briscoe
2. Hall or Briscoe 3. Shenton 4. Bridge 5. Fox
6. Tomkins 7. Myler (or Danny McGuire in either slot)
8. Peacock 9. Moore 10. Graham
11. Burgess 12. Ellis
13 O'Loughlin

14. Roby 15. Carvell 16. Morley 17. Westwood

As usual, the forwards look better than the (inexperienced) backs, but the real challenge is to bring them all together without them playing like a bunch of f*ckwits like they did las year.

No idea who will play in the halfbacks, centres or back row. The props look good though.

The squad does a least offer Smith a lot of options to introduce variety. There is no one obvious strongest 13.

Full Back
Shaun Briscoe (Hull Kingston Rovers, Wigan St Patricks)

Wing
Ryan Hall (Leeds, Oulton Raiders)
Peter Fox (Hull Kingston Rovers, York Acorn)

Centre
Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers, Upton)

Utility Backs
Lee Smith (Leeds, Drighlington)
Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves, Waterhead)
Kyle Eastmond (St Helens, Oldham St Annes)
Paul Sykes (Bradford Bulls, Thornhill Trojans)

Halfback
Danny McGuire (Leeds, East Leeds)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)
Richard Myler (Salford City Reds, Halton West Bank)

Hooker
Scott Moore (Huddersfield Giants, Blackbrook)
James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)

Second Row
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton Knights)
Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers, Castleford Lock Lane)

Lock
Jon Wilkin (St Helens, East Hull
Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, Waterhead)

Prop
Garreth Carvell (Warrington Wolves, Stanningley)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds, Stanningley Rangers) (captain)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves, Eccles)
James Graham (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls, Dewsbury Moor)
Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield YMCA)

briscoe
fox
ellis
sykes
smith
tomkins
eastmond
morley
roby
peacock
westwood
shenton
sinfield

SUBS
myler
lockers
burgess
crabtree

From that. For me it's...

1. Briscoe
2. Smith
3. Eastmond
4. Shenton
5. Hall
6. Tomkins
7. McGuire
8. Graham
9. Moore
10. Peacock
11. Ellis
12. Burgess
13. O'Loughlin

14. Roby
15. Morley
16. Carvell
17. Wilkin

Briscoe
Fox
Smith
Eastmond
Hall

Maguire
Myler/Tomkins

Peacock
Roby
Graham
Ellis
O'Loughlin

Sinfield

Subs: Burgress, Morley, Crabtree, Moore (if he needs two hookers) otherwise Wilkin

I think that squad is an embarrassing indictment for the standard of super league.

What the hell is Smith doing in the squad anyway as he's offsky to RU.

Lack of quality in the outside backs.

Its quite important to do well in this tournament, so pick the best players. Who cares what he does once its over.

Briscoe
Smith
Shenton
Bridge
Hall
Sinfield
McGuire
Peacock
Moore
Morley
Ellis
Burgess
O'Loughlin

Crabtree
Carvell
Roby
Tomkins

poor squad