A lot depends of form but personally my starting 17 would begood authority that Mitchell will be at Cas Tigers on loan next season, with possibly McCarthy going on loan to somewhere else. Higham future seems bleak at the moment, he was struggling at the back of the season for form.

He progressed through Leigh's service area, scholarship and youth ranks before making his first and currently only first-grade appearance whilst Leigh were in Super League in Super League X (2005), during a 74-8 drubbing by St Helens.

wrong again

oh.... well that changes everything then.

I can't think of one reason why Hill should start before Cooper unless he proves himself in the U20s first. Cooper is an established SL player and Hill is not.

Hodgson
Joel
Ratchford
Atkins
Riley (how many times does he have to prove his critics wrong?)
Briers
Myler
Moz
Monas
Carvell
Waterhouse
Super Ben
Bridge

Woody
Solomona
Grix
Harrison

Really not sure where Ratchford fits in to be honest, but the only place I can see is at centre and that's based on Bridge being a very effective 13 and Grix being a very versatile 2nd rower/13/half back.
Coops misses out but he'll play a big part again in 2012 as injuries strike.
Can't see Ratchford missing out because TS wouldn't have fought for him unless he saw a future for him. (If he doesn't play then it'll be Bridge at 3 and Grix at 13 and Coops at sub (although Ratchford could get in here for his versatility).
I don't think Hill will get a look in this year, but again one for the future - unless injuries strike.
Evans will play at some point and O'Brien is definately in with a shout.
McCarthy, Blythe, Mitchell, Laithwaite and others are there waiting in the wings. They could get a run out too.

Still think we're really weakened by losing King - a real massive blow - only partly offset by the extra experience gained by Evans, O'Brien and the other youngsters.

24 players from the squad mentioned here! Not bad all in all.