I'm pleased with Salford's squad for this season. Know there isn't loads of competition but is comfortably the best we've had in SL with a few more out of the first 17 that would have regulars for us in previous seasons (Morley, Adam Walne, Evalds, Walton, Hood, Caton-Brown) and some promising young forwards from the Academy and Lower Leagues. Still this is Salford so who knows.........

Think the league will be really competitive now it's down to 12. All teams capable of beating each other on the day. Wakefield look stronger than I expected but not much depth, think Cas fans on here are underestimating the impact of the players they've lost but we'll see what Powell can do (relying on perennial underachievers Jewitt and Boyle doesn't bode well although Jewitt has gig to come good eventually was sorry to see him leave the reds). Widnes have some pace but look lacking compared to others to me. Not sure how Hull's half backs will go. Leeds 1-5 is incredible but is ageing after that so be interesting to see how they get on (but I'd take an ageing peacock any day and probably sinfield too!)
Gonna be an interesting season

I think Warrington have the best 17, but Ratchford has to play FB. I think with the addition of Clark they should romp SL.

CATALANS DRAGONS

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Michael Oldfield, William Tonga, Benjamin Pomeroy, Vincent Duport,

Todd Carney
Thomas Bosc/Scott Dureau

Jason Baitieri
John Zebolon Taia, Elliot Whitehead,
Remi Casty, Ian Henderson, Louis Anderson.
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Interchange: [iEloi Pelissier, Olivier Elima, Jeffrey Lima, Gregory Mounis[/i

Reserves: [iJulian Bousquet, Antoni Maria, Benjamin Garcia, Damien Cardace, Matthias Pala[/i


This team, if Todd Carney stays fit for most of the season, should sew up a top 4 spot.
If Todd Carney can find his 2010 form then he is a strong contender for Man of Steel.
This team will be strong enough to ensure that no other club will "romp" Super League.

Who?

William Tonga is a centre who has played for Canterbury Bulldogs, and most recently for Parramatta Eels, as well as for Australia. He is very good, and perhaps one of the most talented centres to have played in the Super League.

Villiami Sione Tonga

Good call.

CATALANS DRAGONS

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Michael Oldfield, Villiami Sione Tonga, Benjamin Pomeroy, Vincent Duport,

Todd Carney
Thomas Bosc/Scott Dureau

Jason Baitieri
John Zebolon Taia, Elliot Whitehead,
Remi Casty, Ian Henderson, Louis Anderson.
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Interchange: [iEloi Pelissier, Olivier Elima, Jeffrey Lima, Gregory Mounis[/i

Reserves: [iJulian Bousquet, Antoni Maria, Benjamin Garcia, Damien Cardace, Matthias Pala[/i


This team, if Todd Carney stays fit for most of the season, should sew up a top 4 spot.
If Todd Carney can find his 2010 form then he is a strong contender for Man of Steel.
This team will be strong enough to ensure that no other club will "romp" Super League.

Normally an above average year constitutes a team finishing 7th or 8th that finished 12th/13th the year before. Not a side finishing top four. We may regress but I doubt we'll regress 5-8 places.

But Castleford has lost a key play maker, Darryl Clarke, who happens to have been the Man of Steel in 2014. That is a major loss. His replacement is inferior. It suggests a major fall is imminent

Compare with Catalans who have lost three very good players -- centre/winger Darryl Millard and props Mickael Simon and Lopini Paea -- and an inconsistent player -- five eighth Leon Pryce. But Catalans has gained two outstanding players --- five eighth Todd Carney and centre Villiame Sione Tonga --- and regained a very good prop Remi Casty, with a talented French junior likely to replace Paea. So Catalans have made a significant net gain in 2015, while Castleford have suffered a net loss.

*Daryl Clark,no E!!!

Losing one player wont drop us all way down the table,people predicted us to do that when rangi left and we know how that went

Castleford still have the Tank on the Flank, and have acquired the enigmatic Samoan international Benjamin Roberts. But there is still a gaping hole in the ranks with the loss of Darryl Clark.