Come on! You were never going to go anyway

very close to my selection

Briscoe
Fox
Smith
Eastmond
Hall
Tomkins
Myler
Morley
Roby
Graham
Peacock
Ellis
Sinfield

Moore
Burgess
Wilkin
Crabtree

Exciting, fast, young backline with an experienced, hard working, tough set of forwards. A good mix.

I dont understand picking Eastmond at centre, he'll likely be facing Inglis, or if Smith puts Shenton at right centre as he has a bit of size about him then he'll be facing Hodges who's a big bloke. At least Bridge is a bit bigger, eastmond should either be halfback/replacement, wing or newt.

Because Eastmond has accelleration to burn, and that, combined with his balance and ball handling can prise a gap for a winger that no amount of size and power would.

I think its a good choice, just a question of how his defence holds up.

With richie Myler inside him? Not very well is your answer

Pryce has been extremely poor this season and doesn't deserve to get anywhere near the squad. He's also gone missing in th amajority of big games he's played in over the last couple of years. He left Bradford as he wanted to play 6 and had a bit of an impact for a while but he's just not consistent enough. When the going get tough, he grabs a glass

On the whole it's probably the best squad in terms of generating interest for some time. Not seeing a number of those who have continually failed at international level seems to be quite positive to the general RL public. At last the young guns will get a chance to really test themselves rather than looking good against weaker teams mid season.

In a horses-for-courses way, Eastmond has no chance of playing centre vs. Australia and NZ. Ellis will be playing there vs. the giants. This is what I think the team will be:

Smith

Eastmond
Ellis
Shenton
Hall

McGuire
Myler/Tomkins

Morley
Moore
Graham
Peacock
Burgess
Sinfield

Roby
O'Loughlin
Crabtree
Carvell

(Smith will probably do something perverse like have an impact back (Tompkins) instead of a prop on the bench, or letting Bridge or Sykes within sight of the pitch, but the above team is probably our best chance in the absence of Senior, Brough and Diskin, all of whom I'd have picked...that said the pack is strong, but the fact is that none of the backs, possibly excepting McGuire, would be first choice in any NRL backline

Tomkins must play, we aint going to beat them in the backs so Ellis at centre, Eastmond at FB for the unpredictability thats worked before.

ps Why does Scott Moore have Blackbrook against his name.

Why not?

Because he learned how to play RL at Leigh miners

could we call up chris ashton, andy farrell and danny williams? that should give RU a bit more publicity.

nahh but I just thought i'd let you know i've just got series 3 of Big Bang theory on..about as much relevance as your post

Great squad, three quarters and fb aside, really hope he is gonna play Tomkins and Maguire at hb, Myler will get eaten.., you cannot go from Salford A team training to matching Kiwis and Aussies...

Probably the best pack in world rugby league also...(if they were all playing at their peak), alas dreams dont happen....the weakness in the backs will ensure a thirty point beating..