It's only the truth, Leeds squad is the strongest ...... on paper anyway

They say that every year

And paper can be ripped, torn and blown away, as well as being used in the loo etc.

Salford

1. Gibson
2. Broughton
3. Tyrer
4. Talau
5. Henry
6. Ratchford
7. M.Smith
8. Cashmere
9. Alker
10. Parker
11. Adamson
12. Sibbit
13. Swain

14. Holdsworth
15. J.Smith
16. Leuluai
17. Boyle/ Jewitt


think we could suprise a few this season

huddersfield possible 17:

brett hodgson
leroy cudjoe
jamahl lolesi
paul whatuira
david hodgson
kevin brown
luke robinson
keith mason
shaun lunt
darrell griffin
lee gilmour
steven wild
david faiumu

eorl crabtree
simon grix
David Fa'alogo
graeme horne

making up the numbers ,micheal lawrence,martin aspinwall,larne patrick,danny kirmond,andy raleigh,brad drew,greg mcnally,jermaine mcgilvaray


pretty strong squad i'd say

Our 17 doesn't look any better in real life than they do on paper.

Lynch will be captaining the Bulls with Langley as vice-captain

Although the above is a possibility, i'd like to see:

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Fozzard
Flannery
Puletua/Clough
Wilkin

Roby/Moore
Puletua/Clough
Fa'asavalu
Wheeler

We have quite a few options through-out the team this season and it will be interesting to see what Potter decides to do on Saturday against Hull. The problem with Saints is the strength in depth, we seem reluctant to sign players, and are relying purely on youth, which although many will say is a good thing, if there not good enough then it is not good for Saints. I can't see all of them making it and being good enough.

I think the Hull fans opinion of what is the best 17 is changing daily. It seems like a long time since we've had a full strength squad to choose from and our strength in depth is one of our best assets this year. For the Saints game I would probably go with:

1: Tansey
2: Calderwood
3: Yeaman
4: Hall
5. Briscoe
6: Horne
7: Long
8: Dowes
9: Berrigan
10: Radford
11: Manu
12: Fitzgibbon
13: Washbrook

14: Lauaki
15: Moa
16: O'Meley
17: Houghton

That leaves out Burnett, Cusack, Whiting, Turner and Tickle, all highly regarded players.

Huge bench at Hull.

It is.

Dowes and Radford (or possibly Cusack) to start the game and get through some graft, then bring on the big guns to really hammer into the opposition.

I can't decide whether to go for Turner instead of Houghton though, it depends whether Berrigan is capable of 80 minutes. The fact that he hasn't played a pre season game means that he will probably need spelling, thats if he makes the game at all (he is our only injury doubt afaik).

Hull's pack is immense and you can tell that's where the cap was spent, as their backs are pretty poor IMO.

no doubt Agar will have them running it up the middle all game, stand by for another season of free flowing RL FC fans!

If the derby was anything to go by it will be anything but, for every try we scored we bombed another two, we played some really smart and expansive stuff but the final pass wasn't quite there at times but hopefully that will come.

Fear the vee, our pack is obviously our strength, but I think you do our backs a disservice. I reckon it's easily in the top 6/7 set of backs in the league.

Hudds look to have great depth but I don't think the first 13 is the best out there. I think they'll probably drop a couple of places this year.
I genuinely think Crusaders will not finish bottom, Quins and Salford will