Wigan
Wire
Hull
Saints
Cats
Hudds
Leeds
Cas
Wakefield
Salford
Widnes
Leigh

Warrington
Wigan
Castleford
Hull FC

Saints
Catalans
Salford
Wakefield

Leeds
Widnes
Huddersfield
Leigh

I don't see how Huddersfield and Leeds have strengthened as yet.
I think Leigh will find the intensity of playing in SL every week more difficult that they might imagine. They have made some decent signings but once the inevitable injuries strike, they look paper thin.
Zak Hardaker, if he can rediscover his form under Powell, should improve Castleford's defence. Whether the attacking ability of Dorn and the finishing of Solomona can be replaced is another matter.
Saints will be relying on new overseas signings to settle and play well.
As always, injuries will play a key part in the success of every club. Last season seemed to be beset by injury problems for all teams (apart from Hull FC).

Cas had key injuries last year so have some good fresh players like Roberts to add in along with Hardaker.
I reckon Cas will be pushing for 4th.

Wakefield look slightly better than last year so woeful is well short of the mark.
Still think 8 will be a descent finish with other teams improving too.

Another prediction.
When your team loses, it will be a match officials fault and this site will go into overdrive.
If your team wins there will be no comment.

Another prediction.
You will come on here in 2017 and moan about people moaning. Constantly.

Happy Christmas

Yes PT. Add Mick Shenton to that as well.

They were right when they said how unpredictable SL was last season
Leeds and Huddersfield falling from grace, Widnes as pace setters early in the season (that seems like years ago), Trinity's mid season run (thrashing Wigan 62 - 0 along the way and Millers amazing DG to beat Les Cats), Hull braking their Wembley jinx, Wire, probably the most consistent team and Wigan as Champions.
Plus, the absolute drama of the MPG, together with Leigh finally getting into SL.
It's just a pity that the sport doesn't know how to sell itself !

2016 was a fantastic season, unless you are a Leeds or KR fan

Next season you expect Leeds to improve, see how Leigh perform in the top flight and find out if FC can compete at the top.
Plus, Cas with a fit squad could really shake up the top 4.

Cant wait till Feb.

Especially if you are from Wigan.

One simple rule would help with the ' Wresting disease ' we have , once a player contacts the floor ( and is effectively ' held ') no defender is allowed to change their grip on the tackled player , this includes touching the player as he plays the ball

We need to get rid of ' interpretation ' as much as we can , simple rules rigidly followed by the refs , ignoring the moaning coaches , so everybody knows where they stand

Clamp down on time wasting at drop outs and conversions/drop outs

It's simple enough now, if the ref calls "held", anything after that is then a penalty.

but that doesnt happen does it? how often did we see games on tv, where the ref screams held and players still refuse to move/roll away from the ptb area


cant see anything changing much next season either! we may get the first game penalised to the max then the refs will be told to be more lenient

Quite right , so why are they not complying ? , and why are refs allowing it ?

Posted often that Danny Buderus was incapable of standing at ' marker ' without leaning on the player playing the ball , a penalty every time , and yet he was never penalised for it